[Senate Report 118-81]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


                                                      Calendar No. 181
118th Congress    }                                      {      Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session      }                                      {      118-81

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            DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2024

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                 July 27, 2023.--Ordered to be printed

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           Mr. Tester, from the Committee on Appropriations, 
                        submitted the following

                                 REPORT

                         [To accompany S. 2587]

    The Committee on Appropriations reports an original bill 
(S. 2587) making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 
purposes, reports favorably thereon without amendment and 
recommends that the bill do pass.



New obligational authority

Total of bill as reported to the Senate.................$831,751,268,000
Amount of 2023 appropriations........................... 833,994,228,000
Amount of 2024 budget estimate.......................... 826,648,377,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
    2023 appropriations.................................  -2,242,900,000
    2024 budget estimate................................  +5,102,891,000


















                                CONTENTS

                              ----------                              
Background:
                                                                   Page
    Purpose of the Bill..........................................     5
    Hearings.....................................................     5
    Summary of the Bill..........................................     5
    Classified Program Adjustments...............................     6
    Definition of Program, Project and Activity..................     6
    Reprogramming Guidance.......................................     7
    Funding Increases............................................     7
    Congressional Special Interest Items.........................     7
    Committee Initiatives........................................     8
    Additional Emergency Appropriations..........................     9
    Multi-year Procurement Contracts for Critical Munitions......     9
    Homeland Defense Capability Acceleration.....................    10
    Artificial Intelligence......................................    10
    Joint All-Domain Command and Control.........................    11
    Improving Cooperation with Partners and Allies...............    12
    Addressing Readiness Shortfalls and Emergent Requirements....    13
    Marine Corps Force Design 2030...............................    14
    Homeland Defense to Counter Advanced Missile Threats.........    14
    Homeland Defense Radar--Hawaii...............................    14
    Defense of Guam..............................................    14
    Information Technology Systems and Coordination Affecting 
      Operations of Department of Veterans Affairs...............    15
    Integrated Visual Augmentation System........................    16
    Joint Strike Fighter.........................................    17
    Loans and Loan Guarantee Funding.............................    17
    MQ-25 Programmatic Delays and Transfer.......................    18
    United States Cyber Command..................................    19
    The Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain.................    19
    Department of Defense Workforce..............................    19
    Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce..................    20
    Budget Justification Materials...............................    21
    Chemical and Biological Defense Program Budget Materials.....    21
    Complete and Timely Financial Reporting......................    21
    Department of the Air Force Technical Adjustments............    22
    Appropriations for Department of Defense-Identified Unfunded 
      Requirements...............................................    22
    Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform........    23
    Innovation...................................................    25
    Budget or Appropriations Liaison Support to the Senate 
      Defense Appropriations Subcommittee........................    28
Title I:
    Military Personnel:
        Reprogramming Guidance for Military Personnel Accounts...    31
        Military Personnel Special Interest Items................    31
        Military Personnel Overview..............................    31
        Military Personnel, Army.................................    33
        Military Personnel, Navy.................................    35
        Military Personnel, Marine Corps.........................    37
        Military Personnel, Air Force............................    39
        Military Personnel, Space Force..........................    40
        Reserve Personnel, Army..................................    42
        Reserve Personnel, Navy..................................    43
        Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps..........................    44
        Reserve Personnel, Air Force.............................    45
        National Guard Personnel, Army...........................    46
        National Guard Personnel, Air Force......................    47
Title II:
    Operation and Maintenance:
        Reprogramming Guidance for Operation and Maintenance 
          Accounts...............................................    50
        Reprogramming Guidance for Special Operations Command....    51
        Operation and Maintenance Budget Execution Data..........    51
        Operation and Maintenance Special Interest Items.........    51
        Operation and Maintenance Overview.......................    52
        Operation and Maintenance, Army..........................    56
        Operation and Maintenance, Navy..........................    59
        Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps..................    64
        Operation and Maintenance, Air Force.....................    65
        Operation and Maintenance, Space Force...................    69
        Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide..................    70
        Counter-Isis Train and Equip Fund........................    78
        Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve..................    79
        Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve..................    80
        Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve..........    81
        Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve.............    82
        Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard...........    83
        Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard............    85
        U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces...............    87
        Environmental Restoration, Army..........................    87
        Environmental Restoration, Navy..........................    87
        Environmental Restoration, Air Force.....................    88
        Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide..................    88
        Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites...    88
        Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid...........    88
        Cooperative Threat Reduction Account.....................    88
    Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.    89
Title III:
    Procurement:
        Funding Increases........................................    91
        Procurement Special Interest Items.......................    91
        Procurement Overview.....................................    91
        Aircraft Procurement, Army...............................    94
        Missile Procurement, Army................................    97
        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army.   100
        Procurement of Ammunition, Army..........................   103
        Other Procurement, Army..................................   108
        Aircraft Procurement, Navy...............................   117
        Weapons Procurement, Navy................................   123
        Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps.........   128
        Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy........................   132
        Other Procurement, Navy..................................   138
        Procurement, Marine Corps................................   147
        Aircraft Procurement, Air Force..........................   151
        Missile Procurement, Air Force...........................   160
        Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force.....................   165
        Other Procurement, Air Force.............................   167
        Procurement, Space Force.................................   173
        Procurement, Defense-Wide................................   176
        Defense Production Act Purchases.........................   181
        National Guard and Reserve Equipment.....................   183
Title IV:
    Research, Development, Test and Evaluation:
        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army.........   189
        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy.........   204
        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force....   219
        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force..   235
        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide.   243
        Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense.................   258
Title V:
    Revolving and Management Funds:
        Defense Working Capital Funds............................   260
Title VI:
    Other Department of Defense Programs:
        Defense Health Program...................................   261
        Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense.......   270
        Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense...   270
        Office of the Inspector General..........................   271
Title VII:
    Related Agencies:
        Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
          System 
          Fund...................................................   272
        Intelligence Community Management Account................   272
Title VIII: General Provisions...................................   273
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the 
  Senate.........................................................   282
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate..................................................   282
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................   283
Budgetary Impact of Bill.........................................   283
Disclosure of Congressionally Directed Spending Items............   283
Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority....................   284

                               BACKGROUND

                          Purpose of the Bill

    This bill makes appropriations for the military functions 
of the Department of Defense for the period October 1, 2023, 
through September 30, 2024. Functional areas include the pay, 
allowances, and support of military personnel, operation and 
maintenance of the forces, procurement of equipment and 
systems, and research, development, test and evaluation. 
Appropriations for foreign military assistance, military 
construction, family housing, nuclear weapons programs, and 
civil defense are provided in other bills.

                                Hearings

    The Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense began hearings 
on March 28, 2023 and concluded them on June 20, 2023, after 
six separate sessions. The subcommittee heard testimony from 
representatives of the Department of Defense and the 
Intelligence Community.

                          Summary of the Bill

    The Committee recommendation of $831,781,268,000 includes 
funding to develop, maintain, and equip the military forces of 
the United States and for other purposes, including 
$514,000,000 in mandatory spending and $8,000,000,000 in 
emergency funding.
    The fiscal year 2024 budget request for activities funded 
in the Department of Defense appropriations bill totals 
$826,678,377,000 in new budget authority, including 
$514,000,000 in mandatory spending.
    In fiscal year 2023, the Congress appropriated 
$834,034,228,000 for activities funded in this bill. This 
amount included $798,249,750,000 in base appropriations of 
which $514,000,000 was mandatory spending. Additionally, the 
Congress appropriated $35,784,478,000 in emergency 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 in Public Law 117-180 and 
Public Law 117-328.
    The Committee recommendation in this bill is 
$25,531,518,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2023, 
excluding all emergency funding, and $5,102,891,000 above the 
amount requested for fiscal year 2024 including emergency 
funding.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The following table displays the recommendations for each 
title:

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Fiscal year
           Account             Fiscal year      2024         Committee
                              2023 enacted    estimate    Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title I--Military Personnel.   172,708,964   178,875,510     176,538,766
Title II--Operation and        278,075,177   290,071,993     289,919,031
 Maintenance................
Title III--Procurement......   162,241,330   169,056,946     169,446,717
Title IV--Research,            139,760,526   144,879,625     143,382,724
 Development, Test and
 Evaluation.................
Title V--Revolving and           1,654,710     1,682,708       1,795,079
 Management Funds...........
Title VI--Other Department      41,751,419    40,917,595      41,696,900
 of Defense Programs........
Title VII--Related Agencies.     1,076,265     1,164,000       1,115,442
Title VIII--General                941,359  ............       7,856,609
 Provisions (Includes
 emergency).................
Ukraine Supplemental             7,810,497  ............  ..............
 Appropriations Act, 2023
 (Public Law 117-180).......
Additional Ukraine              27,867,748  ............  ..............
 Supplemental Appropriations
 Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-
 328).......................
Disaster Relief Supplemental       106,233  ............  ..............
 Appropriations Act, 2023
 (Public Law 117-328).......
                             -------------------------------------------
      Net grand total.......   833,994,228   826,648,377     831,751,268
                             ===========================================
      Total mandatory and      834,034,228   826,678,377     831,781,268
       discretionary (incl.
       scorekeeping
       adjustments).........
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee has displayed recommended adjustments in 
tables presented under each appropriation account.
    These adjustments reflect the following Committee actions: 
removal of funds excess to need based on contract award savings 
or changes to a program's acquisition strategy; elimination of 
funds requested for programs which are lower priority, 
duplicative, or not supported by firm requirements with out-
year development or procurement appropriations; deletion of 
excess funds based on program delays or slow execution; 
addition of funds to reflect congressional priorities, to 
include executable unfunded requirements, and to rectify 
shortfalls in the budget estimate; and implementation of 
recommendations in S.2226, the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024, as reported by the Senate Armed 
Services Committee.

                     CLASSIFIED PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS

    The Committee recommends adjustments to certain classified 
programs, as explained in the classified annex to the 
Committee's report.

              Definition of Program, Project and Activity

    The terms ``program, project, and activity'' for 
appropriations contained in this act shall be defined as the 
most specific level of budget items identified in the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024, the related 
classified annexes and Committee report, and P-1 and R-1 budget 
justification documents as subsequently modified by 
congressional action.
    The following exception to the above definition shall 
apply: the military personnel and the operation and maintenance 
accounts, for which the term ``program, project, and activity'' 
is defined as the appropriations accounts contained in the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
    At the time the President submits the budget request for 
fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of Defense is directed to 
transmit to the congressional defense committees budget 
justification documents to be known as the ``M-1'' and ``O-1'' 
which shall identify, at the budget activity, activity group, 
and sub-activity group level, the amounts requested by the 
President to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for 
military personnel and operation and maintenance in any budget 
request, or amended budget request, for fiscal year 2025.

                         Reprogramming Guidance

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
the reprogramming guidance for acquisition accounts as 
specified in the report accompanying the House version of the 
Department of Defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008 
(House Report 110-279). The dollar threshold for reprogramming 
funds shall be $10,000,000 for military personnel; $15,000,000 
for operation and maintenance; $15,000,000 procurement; and 
$15,000,000 research, development, test and evaluation.
    Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
committees annual DD Form 1416 reports for titles I and II and 
quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports for service 
and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of this act. 
Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with guidance 
specified in the explanatory statement accompanying the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2006. 
The Department shall continue to follow the limitation that 
prior approval reprogrammings are set at either the specified 
dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or research, 
development, test and evaluation line, whichever is less. These 
thresholds are cumulative from the base for reprogramming value 
as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, if the combined 
value of transfers into or out of a military personnel (M-1), 
an operation and maintenance (O-1), a procurement (P-1), or a 
research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) line exceeds 
the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense must submit 
a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional defense 
committees. In addition, guidelines on the application of prior 
approval reprogramming procedures for congressional special 
interest items are established elsewhere in this report.

                           Funding Increases

    The funding increases outlined in the tables accompanying 
each appropriation account shall be provided only for the 
specific purposes indicated in the tables of Committee 
Recommended Adjustments. The Committee directs that funding 
increases shall be competitively awarded, or provided to 
programs that have received competitive awards in the past.

                  Congressional Special Interest Items

    Items for which additional funds have been recommended or 
items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in the 
tables detailing Committee Recommended Adjustments or in 
paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' are 
congressional special interest items for the purpose of the 
Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must 
be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount, as 
specifically addressed elsewhere in this report. In addition, 
section 8006 of this act provides direction on the treatment of 
increases which appear in the tables of the Committee 
Recommended Adjustments, including certain limitations on the 
use of reprogramming authority in relation to these items.

                         Committee Initiatives

    The Committee reaffirms the importance of resourcing the 
U.S. defense strategy, military capabilities, and the defense 
industrial base to meet the increased challenge of strategic 
competition with China, as outlined in the 2022 National 
Defense Strategy and its predecessor, the 2018 National Defense 
Strategy. The Committee is encouraged to see continued 
investments in modern capabilities appropriately tailored for 
the changing nature of warfare. Further, many investments 
designed to bolster the United States' ability to compete with 
China support broader strategic objectives, including 
reassuring allies and partners and enhancing deterrence vis-a-
vis Russia.
    In its review of the budget request, the Committee 
recommends fully funding those programs and initiatives that 
support the efforts outlined above, to include multi-year 
procurement acquisitions of weapons and nuclear modernization 
programs. Further, the Committee identified and recommends 
targeted increases for key areas of investment, both at 
combatant commands, as well as in support of the Department's 
enabling capabilities that are integral to equipping and 
managing a more capable force. As detailed elsewhere in this 
report, these congressional special interest items include, but 
are not limited to:
  --$534,000,000 to improve deterrence posture in INDOPACOM;
  --$293,500,000 to improve domain awareness for U.S. homeland 
        defense and U.S. Northern Command;
  --$400,000,000 for the United States Africa Command and the 
        United States Southern Command to expand cooperation, 
        share information, to train and ultimately improve the 
        abilities of our partner nations in their specific 
        areas of responsibility;
  --$200,000,000 to increase domestic defense manufacturing 
        readiness;
  --$200,000,000 for the U.S. National Defense Stockpile;
  --$141,000,000 to implement the recommendation of the 
        National Security Commission on Artificial 
        Intelligence;
  --$90,000,000 to accelerate cybersecurity enhancements 
        through the implementation of Zero Trust Architecture 
        on DOD networks;
  --$200,000,000 to improve defense acquisition oversight, 
        contracting and execution;
  --$145,000,000 to expand military service recruiting 
        initiatives to address end-strength shortfalls;
  --$129,000,000 for National Guard counter-drug activities, 
        including efforts to counter the scourge of fentanyl;
  --$10,000,000 to improve insider threat detection; and
  --$1,700,000,000 to address facility infrastructure repairs 
        and upgrades across the military services.

                  ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS

    The Committee recommendation includes $8,000,000,000 in 
additional emergency appropriations to address further, 
pressing national security challenges and shortfalls in 
military preparedness, including: $2,000,000,000 for unfunded 
requirements of the military services and Combatant Commands, 
as detailed elsewhere in this report; $1,900,000,000 to 
increase military readiness, as detailed elsewhere in this 
report; $1,500,000,000 to address increased acquisition program 
costs stemming from inflation or other changes in economic 
assumptions; $1,100,000,000 to replace Department of Defense 
stocks upon the exercise of Presidential Drawdown Authority for 
Taiwan authorized in the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263); 
$1,000,000,000 to address high priority defense industrial base 
capacity shortfalls and promote resilience in associated supply 
chains and workforces; and $500,000,000 to address anticipated 
fuel funding shortfalls in fiscal year 2024.
    The Committee notes that recommending these funds for 
inclusion in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 
does not preclude the Committee from making additional 
emergency supplemental recommendations at a later time based on 
the Department's needs, particularly as relates to continuing 
support for Ukraine and Taiwan.

        Multi-year Procurement Contracts for Critical Munitions

    In fiscal year 2023, the Committee urged the Department of 
Defense to exercise greater use of multi-year procurement 
contracts for critical munitions in order to increase the 
Department's stocks of such munitions, improve warfighting 
readiness, provide the defense industrial base with predictable 
production opportunities and firm contractual commitments, 
ensure consistent funding across the Department's Future Years 
Defense Program, increase and expand defense industrial 
capacity, and coordinate the timing and funding for capital 
expenditures with defense contractors. The Committee notes that 
the fiscal year 2024 President's budget requests this authority 
for seven weapons programs. The Committee recommends providing 
this authority for all requested programs with sufficient 
funding to allow the Department to negotiate those proposed 
agreements and associated economic order quantities to ensure 
timely delivery of weapons at reduced costs. However, the 
Committee notes that in some cases, the Department is 
requesting funding to increase production capacity well above 
what is required by the proposed multi-year contract without 
firm private sector co-investment commitments. The Committee 
notes that this is inconsistent with other long-term 
acquisition programs.
    The Committee believes that greater and more consistent 
industry co-investment is warranted to more equitably share 
both the costs and benefits of stable, multi-year procurement 
contracts. The Committee notes that one of the production lines 
for which multi-year procurement authority is requested 
established its current capacity entirely with private industry 
investment, another was established through a fifty-fifty cost 
share, and another had no industry investment. Accordingly, in 
light of such disparities in funding strategies, and to 
encourage greater industry co-investment, the Committee 
recommends adjustments to facilitization investments.
    The Committee directs the Department to negotiate multi-
year procurement contracts which yield unit cost savings 
commensurate with the stabilizing effect of economic order 
quantities, and industry commitments in facilitization with a 
particular focus on subcontractors in line with best practices 
including the ongoing approach to the VIRGINIA and COLUMBIA-
class, as well as other shipbuilding programs. The Committee 
further directs the Secretary of Defense to provide reports on 
each munitions multi-year procurement award on a semi-annual 
basis until all such munitions have been delivered, to include 
projected and realized cost savings; impact of government and 
industry investment on capacity and associated supply chain, 
identifying potential risks and weaknesses; and analysis of 
whether the multi-year procurement has created stability in the 
supply chain.

                Homeland Defense Capability Acceleration

    As detailed at a Committee briefing on February 9, 2023, 
the Committee is concerned by the incursion into U.S. airspace 
of a high altitude surveillance balloon from the People's 
Republic of China in January and February 2023. It is 
imperative to ensure homeland defense systems are fully capable 
to provide situational awareness so similar incidents do not 
occur in the future. Recognizing the critical role of the Over-
the-Horizon Radar [OTHR] program in detecting airborne and 
surface targets of interest, the Committee recommends an 
additional $55,000,000 over the fiscal year 2024 President's 
budget request to procure a testbed to integrate OTHR with 
space-based sensors. The Committee also recommends an 
additional $211,500,000 over the fiscal year 2024 President's 
budget request to acquire three additional radars for the 
Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar program. 
Finally, the Committee recommends a total of $27,000,000 for 
the ARCHER program. These additions fully fund the top three 
unfunded priorities of U.S. Northern Command. The Committee 
encourages the Department to act expeditiously in executing 
these improvements to homeland defense networks.

                        Artificial Intelligence

    The Committee is supportive of efforts by the Department of 
Defense [DOD] to develop clear policies and governance 
structures for the ethical use of artificial intelligence, to 
strengthen its internal technical expertise, and to leverage 
the benefits of artificial intelligence for more effective 
outcomes in support of the National defense. The Committee 
notes that the Department of Defense established the Chief 
Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office [CDAO] in February 
2022 to break down stovepipes within the DOD, and provide a 
common policy and technical foundation for the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, the military services, combatant 
commands, and defense agencies. The Committee remains 
supportive of the CDAO and sees its maturation as a key enabler 
to further adoption of artificial intelligence throughout the 
Department of Defense.
    The Committee makes two recommendations to accelerate the 
Department's artificial intelligence work in fiscal year 2024 
and transparently structure spending within the CDAO. First, 
the Committee recommends the creation of a new Program Element, 
Alpha-1, accelerating the CDAO's development of a new 
enterprise capability that enables DOD entities to responsibly 
develop and deploy AI/ML capabilities. Recognizing that the 
development of artificial intelligence capabilities across the 
Department is an inherently decentralized task requiring 
implementation within the military services, combatant 
commands, and other DOD entities, Alpha-1 is intended to 
centrally offer best-of-breed capabilities through an 
enterprise pipeline, empowering DOD users to better utilize 
existing data and reduce technical risk.
    Therefore, the Committee recommends the realignment of 
$172,723,000 of requested CDAO resources to support the 
creation of Alpha-1, and recommends an increase of $50,000,000 
to create an autonomy enterprise platform. Additionally, as a 
component of the creation of a new Program Element for Joint 
All-Domain Command and Control [JADC2], the Committee 
recommends the realignment of $235,287,000 of resources 
requested by the CDAO for the purposes of JADC2 to the JADC2 
Program Element. The Committee notes the inclusion of 
additional language on this matter elsewhere in this report. 
Further, the Committee recommends an additional $141,000,000 
for implementation of National Security Commission on 
Artificial Intelligence recommendations at DARPA, as well as 
other targeted increases elsewhere in the Department.
    Given the importance of responsible and efficient adoption 
of artificial intelligence, the Committee remains committed to 
working with the DOD to ensure expedient and widespread 
implementation of new capabilities developed by the CDAO. 
Therefore, not later than 60 days following the enactment of 
this act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer 
shall provide a report to the congressional defense committees 
identifying collaborative objectives for fiscal year 2024 for 
each military service, combatant command, and defense agency 
participating in Alpha-1. Further, the report shall include 
each implementing partner's funding profile for initiatives 
associated with Alpha-1 in fiscal year 2024. The Committee 
encourages the DOD to further refine its presentation of 
requested spending in support of artificial intelligence 
development and implementation in the fiscal year 2025 
President's budget request.

                  Joint All-Domain Command and Control

    The Department of Defense has identified the development of 
Joint All-Domain Command and Control [JADC2] as one of its 
highest priorities, noting that improved Joint Force command 
and control [C2] will lead to more coordinated and effective 
outcomes. The Department of Defense's ``Summary of the Joint 
All-Domain Command and Control Strategy'' identifies five 
lines-of-effort, as well as a JADC2 cross-functional team as 
key enablers in the implementation of its JADC2 strategy.
    The Committee acknowledges that development of a true Joint 
Force C2 system is an inherently complex task, requiring the 
coordination of the military services, combatant commands, and 
defense agencies. While the Committee commends the Department 
for achieving progress in the requirements definition process, 
it remains concerned that the Department has not placed 
adequate emphasis on the acquisition and resourcing strategy 
associated with this effort.
    Further, the Committee notes that the fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request includes resources for a Joint Fires 
Network, which the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has 
identified as a high-priority requirement. It is the 
Committee's understanding that the development of the Joint 
Fires Network is distinct from the work of the JADC2 cross-
functional team, despite both activities sharing the goal of 
enhancing command and control outcomes for the Joint Force. In 
some instances, the Department has described the Joint Fires 
Network as a near-term solution, and the work of the JADC2 
cross-functional team to be focused on enduring outcomes. 
Additionally, the Navy's Project Overmatch, the Army's Project 
Convergence, and the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management 
System are service-led initiatives in pursuit of outcomes 
similar to those of JADC2. It is the Committee's position that 
these investments should be mutually reinforcing, adequately 
balancing the need for immediate outcomes with sustainable 
long-term architectures, and retaining focus on delivering 
capability to the warfighter.
    The Committee finds the current funding structure for 
Defense-Wide JADC2-related investments to be diffuse, limiting 
oversight entities' ability to clearly identify what discrete 
activities comprise JADC2 related work, and which officials are 
responsible for achieving the goals outlined in the 
Department's JADC2 strategy. Therefore, the Committee 
recommends centralizing all Defense-Wide JADC2 resources and 
Joint Fires Network resources into a consolidated Program 
Element to increase unity of effort, traceability, and 
accountability.
    Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to 
deliver a report to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than 90 days after the enactment of this act, that 
identifies a single acquisition executive responsible and 
accountable for the development and implementation of JADC2, 
provides a resourcing and programming strategy for investment 
in common enterprise-level JADC2 capabilities across the Future 
Years Defense Program, and establishes a framework for 
prioritizing near-term versus long-term capability 
developments. In addition, following the delivery of this 
report, the Secretary of the Defense is directed to brief the 
congressional defense committees semi-annually on the 
Department's progress in implementing the topics included in 
the aforementioned report.

             Improving Cooperation with Partners and Allies

    The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public 
Law 117-328) included $200,000,000 for the United States Africa 
Command [USAFRICOM] and the United States Southern Command 
[USSOUTHCOM] to expand cooperation, share information, to train 
and ultimately improve the abilities of our partner nations in 
their specific areas of responsibility. The Committee maintains 
the belief that a misconception exists that USAFRICOM and 
USSOUTHCOM mission sets revolve solely around counter-terror 
and counter-drug activities. In reality, both combatant 
commands are deeply immersed in peer-competition with China 
that has direct implications for our Nation's overall security 
posture: China's first overseas base in Djibouti allows for 
power projection in the Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean. In 
South America, China has built a space ground station in 
Argentina that can monitor the United States' space assets. 
China has also secured rights to build infrastructure near the 
Straits of Magellan, and is competing in projects related to 
the Panama Canal, both of which are key chokepoints for the 
United States Navy. In both commands, illegal Chinese fishing 
vessels have systematically violated sovereign territory 
through the use of gray zone pressure tactics. Additionally, 
illegal mining and resource acquisition by Chinese-owned 
entities is a growing concern. While the Department's force 
management process excels at meeting immediate and pressing 
warfighting needs, the Committee remains concerned that 
underinvestment in these key geographic areas today fails to 
meet the Nation's long-term security needs. The Committee notes 
that today's security situation has resulted in the systematic 
de-prioritization of USAFRICOM and USSOUTHCOM with respect to 
force allocation and resources by the Department. As a result, 
the Committee believes that the Department of Defense is 
underfunded in these regions.
    The Committee believes that while expanding any partnership 
is a complex and multifaceted process, there are unrealized 
opportunities to increase our military cooperation and improve 
the capabilities of our partners in these regions. Therefore, 
the Committee recommends an additional $400,000,000 only for 
USSOUTHCOM and USAFRICOM to improve the capabilities of its 
allies and partners in their respective regions. This includes 
training partner forces, joint exercises, purchasing equipment, 
intelligence activities, and other security cooperation 
activities as determined by the Commander, USSOUTHCOM and 
Commander, USAFRICOM. The Committee directs that none of these 
funds may be obligated or expended until the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Comptroller), in coordination with Commander, 
USSOUTHCOM and Commander, USAFRICOM presents an execution plan 
to the congressional defense committees. Further, the Committee 
notes that while some of these activities may be undertaken 
through title 10 United States Code section 333, the Commander, 
AFRICOM and Commander, SOUTHCOM may propose projects utilizing 
any existing authorities.

       Addressing Readiness Shortfalls and Emergent Requirements

    The Committee recommends $3,300,000,000 to increase 
military readiness, of which $1,900,000,000 is designated 
emergency funding, for emergent depot-level maintenance; weapon 
systems maintenance; training and exercises; airlift and 
sealift movements; and spare parts. This funding shall be 
transferred to the operation and maintenance accounts and be 
divided proportionately among the services and the National 
Guard and reserve components. The funding provided is a 
congressional special interest item. The Secretary of Defense 
and the Service Secretaries are directed to submit a detailed 
spending plan by sub-activity group to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
not less than 30 days prior to the obligation of these funds. 
These transfers may be implemented 30 days after congressional 
notification unless an objection is received from either the 
House or Senate Appropriations Committees.

                     Marine Corps Force Design 2030

    The Marine Corps' Force Design 2030 initiative prioritizes 
investments in updated technologies, formations, and 
capabilities that will enable the Marine Corps to modernize and 
act as a stand-in force in future contingencies, while 
continuing to fulfill its historic mission of serving as an 
expeditionary crisis response force. In particular, the 
Committee commends the Marine Corps' budget-neutral approach to 
Force Design 2030, which serves as an example of disciplined 
financial management, as well as the Marine Corps' commitment 
to a continued campaign of learning. The fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request includes $16,911,970,000 for Force 
Design 2030 initiatives, an increase of $503,313,000 above the 
fiscal year 2023 enacted amount. The Committee strongly 
supports Force Design 2030 and appreciates the commitment of 
the Commandant of the Marine Corps to carry through with this 
plan and sufficiently resource the transition.

          Homeland Defense to Counter Advanced Missile Threats

    The Missile Defense Agency [MDA]'s current architecture 
provides persistent protection to the United States, including 
Hawaii and Alaska, from a diverse range of missile threats. In 
order to continue to keep pace with rapidly evolving threats, 
the Committee recommends additional investments to accelerate 
MDA's development of near-term solutions to such capabilities 
such as hypersonic glide and advanced ballistic missiles. In 
addition, the Committee directs the Director, MDA, to provide a 
report to the congressional defense committees not later than 
90 days after enactment of this act which outlines technologies 
and investments across the Future Years Defense Program which 
will allow MDA to keep pace with these advanced threats to the 
homeland.

                     Homeland Defense Radar--Hawaii

    The Committee directs the Director of the Missile Defense 
Agency, in consultation with the Commander of United States 
Indo-Pacific Command, to provide a report to the congressional 
defense committees not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this act on the status of funds for the Homeland Defense 
Radar--Hawaii, as well as key deliverables from previously 
appropriated funding in unclassified and classified form, as 
required.

                            Defense of Guam

    The fiscal year 2024 President's budget request includes 
$1,482,000,000 to accelerate procurement of key enablers for 
the defense of Guam, and notes further that the protection of 
U.S. military operations on Guam is a critical national 
security priority in the Indo-Pacific Command and is vital to 
our security posture in the Pacific. The Committee notes that 
successful execution of these investments entails significant 
coordinated, sequential actions across multiple defense 
agencies and military services. Therefore, the Committee 
directs the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, in 
coordination with the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air 
Force, to provide an update not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this act, and quarterly updates thereafter, to the 
congressional defense committees on the status of the mission 
to support the defense of Guam. The update shall include: the 
status of environmental impact statements and site surveys 
required to support placement of weapon systems supporting the 
defense of Guam; the upgrades to Guam's infrastructure required 
to support the mission; development and acquisition schedules 
of anticipated weapons systems and corresponding deployment 
schedules of such systems; manning requirements for the defense 
of Guam mission; and obligation and expenditure data on all 
funding related to the defense of Guam. These updates shall be 
provided at an unclassified and classified level, as required.
    Further, the Committee is concerned that the Department has 
not implemented several policies which would strengthen 
execution of the defense of Guam. In particular, the Secretary 
of Defense lacks a single point person for the synchronization 
of activities on Guam among the various defense agencies and 
military services, and the Secretary of the Army has not yet 
entered into the Joint Memorandum of Agreement [JMOA] with the 
other military services for the defense of Guam. Therefore, the 
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report 
to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this act which outlines the Secretary's 
evaluation of the need for such a coordinator, as well as the 
individual's roles, responsibilities, reporting structure, 
estimates of funding required across the Future Years Defense 
Program to support these activities, and any other details 
deemed necessary. In addition, the Committee directs the 
Secretary of the Army to submit a report to the congressional 
defense committees not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this act which outlines the Secretary's evaluation of the need 
for the Department of the Army to enter into the JMOA and the 
timetable for doing so.

Information Technology Systems and Coordination Affecting Operations of 
                     Department of Veterans Affairs

    The Committee is concerned about the uptime, governance, 
and maintenance of information technology and related systems 
and infrastructure of the Department of Defense that are 
impacting critical services to our Nation's veterans and their 
families provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, which 
has operational dependencies connected to these systems of the 
Department of Defense.
    The Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate on information technology systems and services 
of the Department of Defense upon which the Department of 
Veterans Affairs has an operational dependency not later than 
90 days after the enactment of this act, and every 6 months 
thereafter over the next 12 months. The brief shall include the 
following deliverables: (1) steps taken by the Secretary of 
Defense to improve information technology governance, 
coordination, and policy decisions conducted with the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs; (2) a schedule for the modernization or 
replacement of jointly agreed upon key systems, including, but 
not limited to, the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting 
System and those systems that are relied upon to operate the 
modernized electronic health record; (3) a schedule for the 
movement of the MHS GENESIS software and related systems to the 
cloud; and (4) a definition of uptime, stability, and 
performance goals of all jointly agreed upon key systems and 
services and a presentation of the actual data in comparison to 
those goals.

                 Integrated Visual Augmentation System

    The President's budget request includes $136,737,000 in 
research, development, test and evaluation funding and 
$89,451,000 in procurement funding for the Integrated Visual 
Augmentation System [IVAS]. The Committee remains supportive of 
the development and operational testing of IVAS and notes that 
the IVAS program has the potential to improve soldier 
battlefield capabilities. Further, the committee notes that the 
IVAS program represents an important step in the Department of 
Defense's efforts to engage with non-traditional defense 
contractors capable of delivering innovative capabilities that 
meet warfighter requirements.
    The Committee understands that, following continued 
challenges with user acceptance and the technology maturity 
readiness of IVAS v1.1, the Army opted to reduce planned 
procurement quantities of v1.0 and v1.1 devices, and instead 
invest in the development and maturation of IVAS v1.2. The 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-
328) provided additional appropriations to support the further 
development and maturation of IVAS v1.2 in fiscal year 2023.
    The Committee notes that the Chief of Staff of the Army's 
fiscal year 2024 unfunded priority list requests additional 
funding for the development of IVAS v1.2, as well as funding 
for the initial procurement of units to support an operational 
assessment. While the Committee remains supportive of 
additional funding to further develop IVAS v1.2, providing 
additional procurement funding ahead of successfully completing 
test activities is ill-advised and contrary to acquisition best 
practices. The Committee remains concerned that, despite 
continued program delays, the Army is proposing to accelerate a 
program prior to its technical maturity date being 
demonstrated. This approach places undue risk on the U.S. 
government and the taxpayer. Therefore, the Committee does not 
recommend funds to procure IVAS 1.2 devices for fielding.
    However, the Committee recognizes the benefits associated 
with the initiation and completion of a full-scale operational 
demonstration to validate that IVAS v1.2 meets established 
acquisition criteria. Therefore, the Committee recommends an 
additional $38,429,000 only to procure IVAS v1.2 assets for a 
full-scale operational demonstration. Such an operational 
demonstration shall be coordinated with the Director, 
Operational Test and Evaluation, to ensure that the 
demonstration meaningfully addresses deficiencies identified in 
IVAS v1.0 and v1 and validates the development objectives that 
were established for v1.2. Additionally, the Committee 
recommends the requested realignment of $42,600,000 to build 
test articles, and an additional $22,400,000 to address the 
unfunded requirement to complete technology insertion within 
the IVAS program's research, development, test and evaluation 
program element.

                          Joint Strike Fighter

    The Committee's recommendation fully funds the fiscal year 
2024 President's budget request to procure 83 aircraft, which 
is an increase of six aircraft above what was appropriated by 
Congress for Joint Strike Fighter procurement in the Department 
of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) to 
complete the procurement of all requested fiscal year 2023 
aircraft. The Committee expects the Secretary of Defense to 
keep the Committee apprised of ongoing development and testing 
of advanced Block IV capabilities and to request sufficient 
funding in future budget submissions to ensure the retrofit of 
earlier aircraft to newer configurations.

                    Loans and Loan Guarantee Funding

    The fiscal year 2024 President's budget request includes 
$99,000,000 for the Office of Strategic Capital [OSC]. The 
Committee notes that a portion of this funding is intended to 
support a loan guarantee program that supports investment in 
companies pursuing critical technologies of interest to the 
Department of Defense. The Committee supports the use of 
existing loan, loan guarantee, and other authorities available 
to the Department pursuant to Chapter 55 of Title 50, United 
States Code. The Committee is concerned that the Administration 
has not formally requested new authorities for OSC that would 
allow for the requested funds to be executed. A formal request 
of this authority is essential to understand how Government-
issued loans and loan guarantees would be implemented, 
particularly as such actions could require actions by 
Government entities other than the Department of Defense. 
Therefore, the Committee views the funding requested within the 
President's budget request for OSC as unexecutable.
    In contrast, the Committee notes section 831 of S. 2226, 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, as 
reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee, would 
authorize an Advanced Defense Capabilities Pilot program. This 
provision establishes a public-private partnership to provide 
financial support to companies in the defense industrial base 
based on guidelines from the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Acquisition and Sustainment). The public-private partnership 
model limits direct government involvement in the 
administration of the program, which manages the risk to the 
Government. In particular, the provision requires the public-
private partnership to invest in not less than 10 businesses, 
with no businesses representing more than 20 percent of the 
partnerships' total investment. Moreover, such an arrangement 
would allow the public-private partnership to draw on the past 
successes of In-Q-Tel, which the Committee notes has delivered 
meaningful results to the United States and its allies for more 
than two decades. Additionally, the Advanced Defense 
Capabilities Pilot distinguishes itself from other innovation 
proposals by focusing investments on strengthening domestic 
defense supply chain resilience and manufacturing, which the 
Committee deems to be of urgent concern.
    Therefore, the Committee recommends $20,000,000 only for 
the Advanced Defense Capabilities Pilot, as authorized in 
section 831 of S.2226, which is to be administered by the 
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and 
Sustainment).

                 MQ-25 Programmatic Delays and Transfer

    The fiscal year 2024 President's budget requests 
$201,945,000 in Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
Navy [RDT&E,N], as well as $545,697,000 in Aircraft 
Procurement, Navy [AP,N] for the MQ-25 Stingray Unmanned 
Carrier Aviation air system program. Additionally, the request 
includes $50,576,000 in AP,N advanced procurement funding to 
procure long lead materials for future air systems. The budget 
request would procure three low-rate initial production [LRIP] 
aircraft in fiscal year 2024 in addition to the four air 
systems requested and appropriated in the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328). Both the planned 
fiscal year 2023 acquisition and fiscal year 2024 request are 
predicated on the program successfully delivering engineering 
development model air systems and receiving milestone C 
approval in fiscal year 2023 to proceed into production.
    However, the Committee notes that since the Engineering and 
Manufacturing Development [EMD] phase of the program began in 
August 2018, extensive delays due to engineering development 
model [EDM] build issues and significant obsolescence issues 
have occurred. These delays and issues have driven large cost 
overruns and rendered the acquisition strategy unexecutable. 
The projected cost of additional system demonstration test 
articles [SDTAs] required to sustain the production line has 
increased by roughly 231 percent since the original option for 
SDTAs was awarded in April 2020. The Committee notes that the 
Department of the Navy requested to redirect appropriations in 
fiscal year 2023 and realign fiscal year 2024 funding to 
finance a new acquisition strategy that extends the EMD phase 
and delays the milestone C decision to at least fiscal year 
2025.
    The Committee recommendation includes funding to procure 
two SDTAs to sustain the production line, as well as to address 
engineering and obsolescence issues, to put this program on a 
sustainable path forward. The Committee will continue working 
with the Department of the Navy to identify appropriate 
resourcing needs to meet the evolving requirements as the 
acquisition strategy is further refined. Finally, the Committee 
directs the Program Executive Officer, Unmanned Aviation and 
Strike Weapons to submit quarterly reports to the congressional 
defense committees detailing the program status until a 
milestone C decision is made. The Committee expects the 
Department of the Navy to work with the defense committees on 
an agreeable format for these quarterly reports.

                      United States Cyber Command

    The Committee recommends $2,477,403,000 for United States 
Cyber Command [USCYBERCOM] in fiscal year 2024, $359,090,000 
above the fiscal year 2023 enacted level. The Committee 
supports the consolidation of cyber mission force resources 
under USCYBERCOM and notes that these significant increases are 
properly focused on readiness and the expansion of the 
financial management staff necessary to fully implement the 
planning, programming, budgeting, and execution processes 
associated with enhanced budget control provided by Congress. 
However, the Committee is concerned with the lack of detail in 
the budget justification materials provided with the submission 
of the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request. Prior to 
the submission of the fiscal year 2025 President's budget 
request, the Committee directs the Commander, USCYBERCOM to 
consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate on developing detailed budget 
justification materials commensurate with the levels of funding 
requested.

              The Defense Industrial Base and Supply Chain

    The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2024 President's 
budget request includes investments to increase the capacity 
and capability of the Nation's defense industrial base, 
particularly with respect to critical munitions. While the 
Committee notes the work that the Department of Defense has 
done to increase focus and attention to this matter, the 
Committee believes that additional work remains to empower a 
resilient and responsive defense industrial base.
    The Committee continues to encourage the Department of 
Defense to develop and adhere to a Future Years Defense Program 
that provides stability and predictability to the defense 
industrial base. Consistent and transparent budget projections 
enable the industrial base to better support the Department's 
requirements, including improving acquisition outcomes.
    Additionally, the Committee notes the importance of 
fostering healthy competition within the defense industrial 
base. The Committee believes that the Department of Defense 
would benefit from additional data-driven analysis that 
identifies discrete sources of supply chain fragility. The 
Committee is concerned that the Department lacks visibility 
into the supplier base of many key programs, limiting its 
ability to target investments to smaller suppliers that 
simultaneously support multiple key defense programs. This 
analysis should, in turn, inform Department investments at the 
sub-tier supplier level, which has the potential to drive 
efficiencies within multiple production lines. The Committee 
remains committed to engaging with the Department in order to 
promote a resilient and responsive defense industrial base.

                    Department of Defense Workforce

    The Committee recognizes that people are the most important 
resource in the joint force and that taking care of the 
workforce is a critical readiness issue. The Committee fully 
funds the pay raise of 5.2 percent for both military and 
civilian personnel as requested in the fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request.
    The Committee recommendation reflects the challenging 
recruiting and retention environment the military services are 
currently facing caused by various factors including, but not 
limited to, a shrinking pool of eligible candidates and a 
competitive job market. As a result, many of the military 
service components are well below their projected strength 
plans.
    The civil service is experiencing similar types of 
challenges as the military workforce. From competing with 
opportunities offered by private companies to seeking more 
flexibility in the post-pandemic job market, the military 
services and defense agencies are not meeting civilian 
personnel hiring targets. The Committee recommends reductions 
to the growth in civilian compensation requested in the fiscal 
year 2024 President's budget request to account for this 
projected underexecution. Until the Department can demonstrate 
significant improvements in workforce hiring, the Committee 
expects the Department to not request funding in excess of what 
the Department can realistically execute.
    The Committee notes that reductions to the military and 
civilian workforce should not result in growth in the 
contractor workforce. Therefore, the Committee includes a 
provision in title VIII decreasing the growth in the 
procurement of contract advisory and assistance services.
    Despite the recommendation including reductions based on 
the current challenges, the Committee recognizes that the 
Department of Defense is committed to recruiting and retaining 
a talented workforce. The Service Secretaries are directed to 
provide detailed military and civilian personnel funding 
updates as a part of the execution meetings regularly scheduled 
with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate.

              Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce

    The Committee remains committed to ensuring that the 
Department of Defense acquisition workforce has the capacity, 
in both personnel and skills, needed to properly perform its 
mission and recommends funding, as requested, in the services' 
operation and maintenance and research, development, test and 
evaluation accounts; as well as in the Department of Defense 
Acquisition Workforce Account and Defense Working Capital 
Funds. Therefore, with the submission of the fiscal year 2025 
President's budget request, the Committee directs the Service 
Acquisition Executives of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space 
Force to provide a report to the congressional defense 
committees identifying its acquisition workforce requirements 
in support of the acquisition programs included in the Fiscal 
Year 2025 Future Years Defense Program. Further, the Service 
Financial Managers and Comptrollers of the Army, Navy, and Air 
Force are directed to certify, with submission of the fiscal 
year 2025 President's budget request, to the congressional 
defense committees, that these acquisition workforce 
requirements are fully funded in the fiscal year 2025 
President's budget request. Finally, in order to maintain 
visibility into and oversight of funding for the defense 
acquisition workforce, these funds are designated as 
congressional special interest items for the purpose of the 
Base for Reprogramming, DD Form 1414.
    The Committee includes an additional $200,000,000 for 
Department of Defense acquisition management initiatives to 
enable the workforce to improve oversight capabilities and 
achieve more effective and efficient outcomes for the 
warfighter and taxpayer.

                     Budget Justification Materials

    The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2024 President's 
budget request included both baseline and contingency 
operations funding within the baseline budget request. The 
Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
and the Assistant Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force 
(Financial Management and Comptroller) to continue to account 
for both baseline and contingency operations funding in the 
fiscal year 2025 President's budget request exhibits for all 
appropriations.
    Further, the Committee commends the Department for the 
improvements in the budget materials made over the past several 
years, particularly in the case of cross-cutting issues that 
impact multiple appropriations and line items. The Committee is 
concerned, however, about the accuracy of some of the budget 
details in the Mitigating Climate Risk budget exhibit. Based on 
the Committee's analysis, at least thirty-five percent of newly 
requested funding identified for climate resiliency relates to 
ongoing, routine facility and sustainment investments, research 
and development in support of operational imperatives, and 
training exercises. The Committee notes that other budget 
exhibits lacked information by fiscal year to fully analyze the 
Department's budget request. To better inform the congressional 
review of future budget requests, the Committee directs that 
prior year, current year, and budget year data be included in 
the following justification materials: the Defense Force 
Structure Changes exhibit (this shall continue to include 
funding levels for each fiscal year in the Future Years Defense 
Program as well); the Mitigating Climate Risk exhibit only for 
those activities for which the primary purpose is the 
mitigation of climate risk; the European Deterrence Initiative 
exhibit; and the Pacific Deterrence Initiative exhibit.

        Chemical and Biological Defense Program Budget Materials

    The Committee commends the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological programs for submitting 
significantly improved budget materials with the fiscal year 
2024 President's budget request for the Chemical Biological 
Defense Program [CBDP]. The Committee continues to support the 
critical work performed by the CBDP, which provides enduring 
and impactful capabilities to the warfighter.

                Complete and Timely Financial Reporting

    As specified in the Joint Explanatory Statement 
accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 
(Public Law 117-328), the Undersecretary of Defense 
(Comptroller) is directed to continue to provide the 
congressional defense committees comprehensive obligation and 
execution data, including expenditure data for funds with a 
tenure longer than 1 year.

           Department of the Air Force Technical Adjustments

    Subsequent to the submission of the fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request, the Secretary of the Air Force 
submitted a technical adjustments package to the congressional 
defense committees containing zero sum realignments between 
appropriations and line items for various programs. The 
Department of the Air Force described the majority of these 
technical adjustments as programming errors that occurred 
during the budget formulation process. The Committee 
accommodated a number of these adjustments, totaling nearly 
$1,350,000,000, which are noted in the tables of Committee 
Recommended Adjustments as Air Force or Space Force-requested 
transfers. All of these technical adjustments are designated as 
congressional special interest items for the purpose of the 
Base for Reprogramming, DD Form 1414.

     Appropriations for Department of Defense-Identified Unfunded 
                              Requirements

    In accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 
222(a) the military services and combatant commands submitted 
to the congressional defense appropriations committees unfunded 
mission requirements in excess of $14,900,000,000 with 
submission of the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request. 
As in previous years, the Committee has reviewed these 
requests, their underlying requirements, costs, and schedules, 
and recommends additional appropriations in fiscal year 2024 to 
address these shortfalls, as identified in the tables of 
Committee Recommended Adjustments in this report; as well as in 
section 8133.
    As previously stated, the Committee is concerned about 
instances where appropriations for unfunded requirements 
remained unobligated until proposed for realignment. While the 
Committee understands that requirements evolve and associated 
funding requirements change during execution of the budget, 
such unexecuted appropriations suggest that additional details 
regarding the execution of appropriations provided specifically 
for unfunded requirements identified by the Department of 
Defense is warranted.
    Therefore, the Committee reiterates direction included in 
the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2023, and directs that any 
submission of unfunded requirements by the military services, 
defense agencies, and combatant commands with the fiscal year 
2025 President's budget request be accompanied by updated 
requirements and programmatic and execution plans for unfunded 
requirements that received appropriations in fiscal year 2024. 
Further, the Committee directs the Assistant Secretaries 
(Financial Management and Comptroller) for the Air Force, Navy, 
and Army to incorporate in the congressional budget brief 
templates distinct programmatic and execution data for 
appropriations provided in the previous three fiscal years for 
unfunded requirements pertaining to the program/effort.

         Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform

    The Committee has no higher priority than providing needed 
resources to the warfighter and recognizes that a return to 
near-peer competition and an increasingly unstable geopolitical 
environment necessitate robust investments in our National 
defense, and an appropriations process that meets the moment.
    The Committee is aware of proposals that seek to modify the 
Department of Defense's [DOD] Planning, Programming, Budgeting 
and Execution [PPBE] process, including by relaxing financial 
controls and oversight mechanisms that were put in place as the 
result of previous instances of financial mismanagement, 
unacceptable cost growth, or the expenditure of resources that 
more prudently applied would likely have led to capabilities 
fielded sooner than the unrealistic timeframes set for many of 
these programs. At a time when the Department's financial 
statement audits continue to result in disclaimers of opinion, 
caution is in order to relax financial controls put in place as 
corrective actions to past systemic failures. This includes the 
process governing the realignment of appropriated funds in 
accordance with section 8005 of this act.
    Section 8005 of the annual Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act allows the Secretary of Defense to transfer 
enacted appropriations in the year of execution for higher 
priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than 
those for which originally appropriated. In addition to 
submitting reprogrammings for congressional review on a near-
monthly basis, the Department of Defense submits a large, mid-
year omnibus reprogramming action each year that proposes to 
realign billions of dollars across dozen of programs. 
Typically, the initial congressional adjudication of that mid-
year omnibus reprogramming action does not exceed 35 days, 
which allows the Department to move forward with adjusted 
programs prior to funds expiring at the end of the fiscal year. 
With respect to end-of-fiscal year reprogramming requests that 
the Department of Defense routinely submits in the last month 
of the fiscal year, there were 11 such reprogramming actions 
submitted to the Congress between fiscal year 2020 and 2022. 
Ten of those 11 reprogrammings were adjudicated within two 
weeks, and all responses were adjudicated prior to the end of 
the fiscal year. Factors that impact approval times of 
reprogrammings include the timeliness and quality of amplifying 
information provided by the Department, as well as internal 
processing timelines at the Office of Management and Budget and 
the Department of Defense.
    The Committee is also sympathetic to senior DOD leaders and 
service acquisition executives seeking to establish new starts 
in the middle of a fiscal year through reprogrammings, and 
notes that typically, most new starts requested by the 
Department in the middle of the budget cycle are approved by 
the congressional defense committees. In fiscal years 2020 
through 2022, the Department requested 39 new start programs 
via reprogramming in the middle of a fiscal year. Of those, 25 
were approved in full by all four congressional defense 
committees. Only seven were not explicitly approved by the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives or 
the Senate. Granting the Department blanket authority to 
establish new starts outside of the traditional budget review 
cycle would undermine the constitutional authority of the 
Congress regarding the expenditure of taxpayer funds. Congress' 
track record with respect to these requests demonstrates that 
the congressional defense committees have largely used this 
authority judiciously and that used effectively, reprogramming 
actions serve as a necessary part of congressional oversight 
that still lend themselves to innovation and flexible 
employment by the Department. In recent years, several major 
changes and new start programs have been approved via 
reprogrammings, including the establishment of the Army Futures 
Command and several of its cornerstone programs, and the 
initiation of the Air Force's E-7 Wedgetail program.
    Further, the Committee notes that the Department has not 
fully exercised the reprogramming authority available to it. 
The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 
116-260) directed a report from the Comptroller General on the 
use of general transfer authority [GTA] and special transfer 
authority provided annually in the appropriations bills. The 
report indicates that from fiscal year 2011 through 2021, only 
1 year--fiscal year 2012--required 100 percent of GTA at a 
total of $3,750,000,000. Over a 4-year period from fiscal year 
2014 through fiscal year 2017, the Department never utilized 
more than 52 percent of its GTA. As of May 2023, the Department 
had used $2,028,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 GTA or 34 percent 
of the $6,000,000,000 allotment.
    Recognizing that long-established reprogramming thresholds 
have not kept pace with the growing cost of doing business, and 
to further address concerns about funding flexibility, the 
Committee recommends increasing the prior approval 
reprogramming thresholds for certain operation and maintenance 
activities and the acquisition accounts, as detailed elsewhere 
in this report.
    In addition to processing reprogrammings in an expeditious 
manner, the Committee has also demonstrated a willingness to 
work with the Department of Defense to improve the 
executability of appropriations, address out of cycle fact-of-
life changes, or enact changes to budget structures in response 
to specific, identified problems: For instance, the Committee 
established a pilot program for a portion of ship maintenance, 
repair, and modernization, which has shifted more than 
$1,000,000,000 annually in funding from 1 year Operation and 
Maintenance, Navy funding to 3-year Other Procurement, Navy 
funding. The pilot program has proven successful in providing 
the Department of the Navy with a solution to the challenges 
associated with dynamic timing of ship maintenance 
availabilities by extending the fiscal period of availability 
to address a specific problem. Further, in support of the 
Department of the Army's Modernization Strategy, the 
congressional defense committees enacted budget line item 
consolidations in fiscal year 2020. The Committee notes this 
consolidation supported or fully funded 31 modernization 
programs, eliminated 93 programs, and truncated 93 programs. As 
addressed elsewhere in this report, the Committee includes 
direction this year to the Secretary of the Army to study 
proposals for further budget line consolidation within Other 
Procurement, Army account. Finally, in the last two budget 
cycles alone, the Air Force has requested 64 zero-sum budget 
changes following submission of the budget request, affecting 
144 budget lines across multiple appropriations totaling over 
$6,000,000,000. The Committee has addressed many of these 
requested realignments and notes that this relief allows the 
Air Force to properly phase funding for critical programs.
    Ongoing, consistent, out-of-cycle dialogue between the 
Department of Defense and the Appropriations Committee also 
allows the Committee to address urgent needs throughout the 
fiscal year. For example, last year, the Committee accelerated 
the efforts of the Navy's Goalkeeper program with an additional 
$140,000,000 following close collaboration with the Navy on 
out-of-cycle program objectives and funding needs, provided 
additional resources to address recruiting shortfalls, and 
addressed inflationary impacts on the Department of Defense. 
This year, the Committee recommends additional resources to 
implement the recommendations of the suicide prevention 
commission, to address continued recruiting shortfalls, and to 
shore up the acquisition workforce. The Committee notes that 
none of these items were included in the budget request, or on 
unfunded priority lists submitted to the Congress along with 
the budget request, but are based on consistent interaction 
between the Committee and the military services.
    The Committee notes that the Department of Defense's PPBE 
process is currently under review by an independent Commission 
established by Congress. The Committee looks forward to 
reviewing the recommendations of the Commission backed by 
clear, measurable outcomes or quantitative data.
    The Committee looks forward to continuing partnering with 
the Department of Defense, the defense industrial base, and 
other stakeholders to strike the proper balance of flexibility, 
accountability, and oversight in resourcing our National 
defense. The Committee directs that unless specified elsewhere 
in this report, no changes shall be made to the appropriations 
structure with submission of the President's fiscal year 2025 
budget request without prior consultation of the defense 
appropriations committees of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate.

                               Innovation

    The Committee shares the view that the Department of 
Defense [DOD] can speed up acquisition timelines to execute 
critical acquisition programs. However, the end goal of 
acquisition must remain to field the most advanced capabilities 
to the warfighter at scale, thereby strengthening our Nation's 
defense. Many of the controls and oversight mechanisms in place 
within statute and regulation are the result of previous 
instances of financial or acquisition mismanagement, 
unacceptable cost growth, or wasteful acquisition strategies 
that delayed fielding timeframes for programs. Therefore, it is 
imperative that speed and innovation do not come at the expense 
of sound financial, acquisition, and management best practices 
essential to delivering capability to the warfighter on time 
and on budget.
    The Committee recommends substantial resources to the 
Department for flexible, innovation-focused spending, including 
more than $1,208,314,000 for the military services and for 
department-wide transition funds that promote the prototyping 
and maturation of promising, early-stage, and commercial 
capabilities. For instance, within the Army's Technical 
Maturation Initiative, following the selection of a project by 
the Technology Maturation Board, performance metrics and 
transition agreements are established to integrate successful 
technologies within established program baselines to ensure 
fielding. The Air Force's Future AF Integrated Technology Demo 
program element identifies pathfinders and prospects to support 
the Air Force's operational imperatives, with the goal of 
transitioning these activities to formal programs upon 
successful demonstration. The Navy and Marine Corps utilize 
their Innovative Naval Prototype, Future Naval Capabilities, 
and USMC Advanced Technology Demonstration program elements to 
fund promising technology through partnerships with program 
executive offices to enable transitions from the later science 
and technology phases to programs of record. Collectively, 
these funds offer ample resources to incubate promising 
prototypes prior to their transition to military services for 
further fielding. Finally, the Department of Defense's annual 
budget for Small Business Innovation Research and Small 
Business Technology Transfer programs is approximately 
$2,000,000,000 annually and continues to offer a key and 
underutilized pathway to fund innovative and promising 
technologies.
    In addition to these innovation funds, the Department of 
Defense continues to request funding for activities under the 
auspices of the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve [RDER]. 
The Committee is supportive of the development of joint 
capabilities that can be successfully fielded and integrated at 
scale. However, the Committee remains concerned that 
production, fielding, and sustainment of resources for 
successful RDER projects have not been fully budgeted for 
within the Future Years Defense Program. Therefore, the 
Committee continues to fund innovative, experimental activities 
of this nature through the military service technology 
transition funds, as detailed above.
    Additionally, to further enhance the Department's ability 
to tap into innovative commercial solutions, the Committee 
recommends $20,000,000 to support the Advanced Defense 
Capabilities Pilot program that will enable a public-private 
partnership to make loans and loan guarantees in partnership 
with the Department for the first time. The Committee notes 
that this recommendation is in addition to DOD's expansive 
existing authorities, including those provided via the Defense 
Production Act, which enable the Department to directly invest 
in capabilities critical to the National defense, including 
through the provision of loans and loan guarantees.
    The Committee also notes that the Department of Defense and 
Congress have substantially grown and expanded the 
organizations focused on the development and fielding of 
innovative capabilities at speed in recent years. Today, the 
Defense Innovation Unit [DIU], the Strategic Capabilities 
Office, Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies 
Office, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, and the Space 
Development Agency focus on the early adoption and quick 
deployment of capabilities.
    The Committee is concerned that, in an effort to create and 
harness innovative concepts, acquisition authority is becoming 
overly dispersed horizontally to Department of Defense 
organizations such as DARPA, DIU, SCO, and the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. This 
dispersal has the potential to degrade the defense acquisition 
executive [DAE] and service acquisition executives' [SAEs] 
ability to exercise their statutory responsibilities, and 
dilutes meaningful acquisition leadership. The Committee 
continues to believe that the vertical delegation of 
acquisition authority down the chain-of-command from the DAE to 
SAEs and SAE designees has, in general, resulted in faster and 
more sound decision-making and acquisition outcomes. This 
reduces bureaucratic barriers and enables innovative investment 
decisions through closer collaboration among the individuals 
responsible for requirements, acquisition, sustainment, and 
most importantly operational employment.
    Finally, it is the Committee's position that ample 
authorities exist to enable these organizations to adopt 
innovative and agile acquisition practices, but that the 
Department of Defense has underutilized many of them. A June 
2023 report to congressional defense committees from the 
Government Accountability Office found that Congress has 
provided the Department of Defense at least 26 new authorities 
to increase flexibility in research and development, 
innovation, and modernization activities from fiscal year 2017 
to fiscal year 2021. For example, Other Transaction Authority 
[OTA] provides the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of 
the military services the authority to enter into non-
traditional transactions in support of research and 
development, deployment and even-follow-on production projects. 
Rapid Acquisition Authority [RAA] allows the Department the use 
of $650,000,000 annually to fund higher priority requirements 
in support of urgent operational needs without requiring a 
reprogramming action. However, over the last 3 years, only 
$83,690,000 of the $1,950,000,000 in RAA authority has been 
utilized. The rise of the Adaptive Acquisition Pathway and 
other flexible acquisition authorities have also continued to 
offer numerous avenues for prototypes funded through the above-
mentioned flexible funds to graduate to programs-of-record, 
leading to the fielding of capabilities at scale. Finally, the 
Middle Tier of Acquisition authority [MTA] provides the 
Department with 5-year periods to rapidly develop and/or field 
prototypes that incorporate proven commercial technologies and 
require minimal development.
    The Committee believes that the Department must be clear-
eyed that utilizing innovative or rapid acquisition authorities 
carries inherent acquisition risk to cost, schedule, and 
performance. For example, the Air Force's Air-Launched Rapid 
Response Weapon is a MTA program that began in fiscal year 
2018, after originating as a Tactical Boost Glide demonstrator 
through DARPA. The program intended to develop an air-launched 
hypersonic glide vehicle capability by fiscal year 2023. 
However, lack of development success and multiple test failures 
prevented the program from achieving an early operational 
capability, ultimately leading to program termination. The Navy 
in January 2015 identified advanced mining as a Joint Emergent 
Operational Need [JEON]. In fiscal year 2017, the Navy 
identified the Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle [XLUUV] 
as a solution to address the JEON and established a plan to 
purchase up to five XLUUVs as a rapid acquisition program with 
all five XLUUVs planned for delivery by January 2023. The 
Committee notes that this effort is at least $242,000,000, or 
64 percent, over its original cost estimate and over 3 years 
late, with no XLUUVs delivered to date. The Army's Extended 
Range Cannon Artillery [ERCA] program intended to provide a new 
capability for the self-propelled howitzer through increased 
range and rate of fire. ERCA entered the MTA rapid prototyping 
pathway in 2018, with a plan to equip the first unit by fiscal 
year 2025. The Committee understands that technical development 
challenges persist, and the program is not prepared to 
transition to the major capability acquisition pathway at the 
end of the 5-year MTA timeframe. At present, equipping the 
first unit is scheduled for fiscal year 2027, 2 years later 
than originally planned. The Committee notes that these 
examples do not necessarily mean that MTAs are an inappropriate 
tool for fielding capability, but they each case points to the 
need to understand requirements, technical risk, systems 
engineering, and the industrial base capabilities upfront 
before pursuing this acquisition path.
    When appropriate, the Committee will continue to support 
recommendations to further enhance innovation that advances the 
Nation's defense while balancing risk and opportunity. The 
Committee directs the SAE of each of the military Services to 
provide a report to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than 90 days after enactment of this act, that details 
processes and authorities used to ``pull'' innovation from the 
various innovation organizations within the Department. 
Further, that report shall details procedural or budgetary 
obstacles to further enhancing the integration of the above-
described entities and efforts.

    Budget or Appropriations Liaison Support to the Senate Defense 
                      Appropriations Subcommittee

    The Committee again retains a provision in title II of this 
act from previous years that prohibits the use of funds in this 
act to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or 
appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, 
or the Service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a 
legislative affairs or legislative liaison office. The Senate 
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee relies heavily on these 
offices to conduct its oversight responsibilities and make 
funding recommendations for the Department of Defense. The 
Committee notes that while the separate offices of legislative 
affairs within the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the 
military departments offer assistance to the authorizing 
committees of the Congress, such assistance is provided on a 
parallel and separate track from the assistance provided to 
this Committee and its members by the budget or appropriations 
liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the 
office of the Secretary of a military department, or the 
Service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces. As the offices 
of legislative affairs do not possess the expertise and direct 
relationship to the Financial Management and Comptroller 
organizations, which are essential to the effective 
communication between the Department and the Committees on 
Appropriations, it is critical that the budget or 
appropriations liaison offices remain independent from the 
legislative liaison offices, and retain the authority to 
respond directly and promptly with the information required by 
the Committee and its members.
    Report and Plan on Foreign Ownership of Land Near 
Installations of the Department of Defense in the United 
States.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that contains a 
thorough review of ownership by foreign persons of agricultural 
land near installations of the Department of Defense in the 
United States; an assessment of the threat such ownership poses 
to the National security of the United States; and in 
coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States under 
section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4565), a plan for addressing foreign ownership of land, 
including farmland, and the risk to the National security of 
the United States that ownership presents near installations of 
the Department of Defense.
    Voting-related Activities.--The Committee directs the 
Secretary of Defense to provide to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
briefing, not later than 90 days after enactment of this act, 
regarding any strategic plans developed by the Department of 
Defense since January 20, 2021 outlining the ways that the 
Department of Defense has promoted voter registration and voter 
participation, including for American citizens residing abroad.
    Transnational Repression.--The Committee directs the 
Director of National Intelligence to provide an assessment to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after the 
enactment of this act on foreign governments' use of 
transnational repression, including individuals, networks, and 
tools used to perpetrate transnational repression against 
communities in the United States on behalf of foreign 
governments.
    Enhanced Ukraine Air Defenses.--The Committee supports 
United States assistance to Ukraine for enhanced air defense 
capabilities to protect its citizens and its territory against 
Russian aggression. The Committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense, not later than 30 days after the enactment of this 
act, to provide a briefing to the congressional defense 
committees on the status of efforts to provide Ukraine with air 
defense systems and capabilities.

                                TITLE I

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

    Funds appropriated under this title provide the resources 
required for basic pay, retired pay accrual, employers' 
contribution for Social Security taxes, basic allowance for 
subsistence, basic allowance for housing, special and incentive 
pays, permanent change of station travel, and other personnel 
costs for uniformed members of the Armed Forces.
    The President's fiscal year 2024 budget requests a total of 
$178,875,510,000 for military personnel appropriations. This 
request funds an Active component end strength of 1,305,400 and 
a Reserve component end strength of 768,600.

                      SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

    The Committee recommends military personnel appropriations 
totaling $176,538,766,000 for fiscal year 2024. This is 
$2,336,744,000 below the budget estimate.
    Committee recommended military personnel appropriations for 
fiscal year 2024 are summarized below:

                                  SUMMARY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                    Change from
                             Account                                2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Military Personnel:
    Military Personnel, Army....................................      50,363,906      49,576,005        -787,901
    Military Personnel, Navy....................................      38,020,388      37,400,340        -620,048
    Military Personnel, Marine Corps............................      15,579,629      15,482,551         -97,078
    Military Personnel, Air Force...............................      36,766,530      36,118,107        -648,423
    Military Personnel, Space Force.............................       1,266,573       1,210,928         -55,645
 
Reserve Personnel:
    Reserve Personnel, Army.....................................       5,367,436       5,333,436         -34,000
    Reserve Personnel, Navy.....................................       2,504,718       2,481,249         -23,469
    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps.............................         903,928         879,613         -24,315
    Reserve Personnel, Air Force................................       2,471,408       2,450,005         -21,403
 
National Guard Personnel:
    National Guard Personnel, Army..............................       9,783,569       9,786,667          +3,098
    National Guard Personnel, Air Force.........................       5,292,425       5,264,865         -27,560
 
Tricare Accrual (permanent, indefinite authority)...............      10,555,000      10,555,000  ..............
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Total.......................................................     178,875,510     176,538,766      -2,336,744
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Committee recommended end strengths for fiscal year 2024 
are summarized below:

                                            RECOMMENDED END STRENGTH
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                2023           2024 budget        Committee        Change from
                                            authorization       estimate       recommendation    budget estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Active:
    Army................................           452,000           452,000           452,000  ................
    Navy................................           354,000           347,000           342,000            -5,000
    Marine Corps........................           177,000           172,300           172,300  ................
    Air Force...........................           325,344           324,700           320,000            -4,700
    Space Force.........................             8,600             9,400             9,400  ................
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal........................         1,316,944         1,305,400         1,295,700            -9,700
 
Selected Reserve:
    Army Reserve........................           177,000           174,800           174,800  ................
    Navy Reserve........................            57,000            57,200            57,200  ................
    Marine Corps Reserve................            33,000            33,600            33,600  ................
    Air Force Reserve...................            70,000            69,600            69,600  ................
    Army National Guard.................           325,000           325,000           325,000  ................
    Air National Guard..................           108,400           108,400           105,000            -3,400
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal........................           770,400           768,600           765,200            -3,400
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    TOTAL...............................         2,087,344         2,074,000         2,060,900           -13,100
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         Reprogramming Guidance for Military Personnel Accounts

    The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit 
the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the 
fiscal year 2024 appropriation accounts not later than 60 days 
after the enactment of this act. The Secretary of Defense is 
prohibited from executing any reprogramming or transfer of 
funds for any purpose other than originally appropriated until 
the aforementioned report is submitted to the congressional 
defense committees. The Committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense to use the normal prior approval reprogramming 
procedures to transfer funds in the services' military 
personnel accounts between budget activities in excess of 
$10,000,000.

               Military Personnel Special Interest Items

    Items for which additional funds have been provided or have 
been specifically reduced as shown in the project level tables 
or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' 
in this explanatory statement are congressional special 
interest items for the purpose of the Base for Reprogramming 
(DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be carried on the DD 
Form 1414 at the stated amount as specifically addressed in the 
Committee explanatory statement. Below threshold reprogrammings 
may not be used to either restore or reduce funding from 
congressional special interest items as identified on the DD 
Form 1414.

                      Military Personnel Overview

    Uniformed Members of the Armed Forces.--The Committee 
recognizes the many sacrifices made by servicemembers in 
defending our Nation at home and abroad, as well as those made 
by their military families. In further recognition and support 
to servicemembers and their families, the Committee's 
recommendation fully funds the 5.2 percent pay raise as 
requested in the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request. 
The Committee recommendation also fully funds basic allowance 
for subsistence and basic allowance for housing. Finally, the 
Committee recommendation fully funds the operation, renovation, 
and repair of child development centers and the expansion of 
full-day pre-kindergarten requested in the fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request to expand access to child care for 
members of the armed forces. The Committee directs the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate if 
additional funding is required for these efforts based on 
projected shortfalls.
    Strength Reporting.--The Committee directs the Service 
Secretaries to provide monthly strength reports for all 
components to the congressional defense committees beginning 
not later than 30 days after enactment of this act. The first 
report shall provide actual baseline end strength for officer, 
enlisted, and cadet personnel, and the total component. The 
second report shall provide the end of year projection for 
average strength for officer, enlisted, and cadet personnel 
using the formula in the Department of Defense Financial 
Management Regulation Volume 2A, Chapter Two. For the active 
components, this report shall break out average strength data 
by base and direct war and enduring costs, and differentiate 
between the active and reserve components. It should also 
include the actuals and projections compared to the fiscal year 
2024 budget request.
    Reserve Component Budget Reporting.--The Committee 
continues its requirement for the Department of Defense to 
provide a semi-annual detailed report to the congressional 
defense committees showing transfers between subactivities 
within the military personnel appropriation. Reports shall be 
submitted not later than 30 days following the end of the 
second quarter and 30 days following the end of the fiscal 
year.
    Space Force Personnel Management.--The Committee is aware 
of title 17 included in S. 2226, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, as reported, and 
directs the Secretary of the Air Force to keep the 
congressional defense committees apprised of plans to implement 
this title, if enacted. Further, should a realignment of funds 
be required to implement the proposed authorities, the 
Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 
to use normal prior approval reprogramming procedures in 
accordance with section 8005.
    National Guard Bureau Active Guard and Reserve Budgeting.--
The Committee is concerned that efforts by the National Guard 
Bureau to grow its full time Active Guard and Reserve [AGR] 
force in recent years has led to budget shortfalls impacting 
readiness and training. These shortfalls have resulted in 
multiple prior approval reprogramming actions and the furlough 
of some AGR personnel. Therefore, the Committee directs the 
Assistant Secretaries of the Army and Air Force (Financial 
Management and Comptroller) to include AGR strength and funding 
obligation data in its quarterly briefings to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
    Travel Reimbursement for National Guard.--The Committee is 
concerned about the readiness and retention of National Guard 
Soldiers and Airmen residing in rural States. The Committee 
notes that National Guard personnel in rural States often have 
to travel hours to weekend Inactive Duty Training [IDT], which 
can become a financial strain on Soldiers, Airmen, and their 
families. The Committee understands the Department of Defense 
currently has authority to reimburse travel for certain 
National Guard personnel performing IDT outside the normal 
commuting distance of the servicemember's permanent residence. 
The Committee encourages the Chief of the National Guard Bureau 
to maximize the use of this authority in order to lessen the 
financial burdens on those servicemembers. Further, the 
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report 
to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this act that includes the following: (1) 
any existing authorities to reimburse National Guard personnel 
for travel from home to IDT duty locations; (2) the number of 
National Guard personnel who report to a duty location for 
weekend IDT 150 miles or more from their home of record, 
including a breakdown by State and rank; (3) the costs 
associated with implementing a travel reimbursement plan for 
weekend IDT; and (4) the level of funding available within the 
Department of Defense's fiscal year 2024 budget request for 
reimbursement of travel expenses of personnel performing IDT. 
In addition, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force, with the submission 
of the fiscal year 2025 President's budget request, to clearly 
identify requested funds which will be used to reimburse 
National Guard personnel for travel expenses incurred commuting 
to IDT duty locations.
    Advanced Trauma and Public Health Direct Training 
Services.--The Committee directs the Chief of the National 
Guard Bureau to continue state-of-the-art trauma, critical 
care, behavioral health, public health, and other ancillary 
direct medical training utilizing academic medical centers. 
These disciplines for Air National Guard and Army National 
Guard medical and non-medical personnel, and State Partnership 
Program/Global Health Engagement international partners are 
intended to minimize civilian-military and international 
coalition medical operational gaps in the event of a 
catastrophic incident. Further, these preparedness programs 
shall be delivered through direct training services, to include 
advanced trauma, public health, and combat lifesaver 
curriculums focusing on critical life-saving procedures, 
epidemiology of public health diseases, prevention and 
treatment, mass casualty triage, and psychological health.

                        Military Personnel, Army

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $50,363,906,000
Committee recommendation................................  49,576,005,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$49,576,005,000. This is $787,901,000 below the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                       MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY
        ACTIVITY 1: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS
      5 BASIC PAY                                                    9,125,119       9,125,119  ..............
     10 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL                                          2,689,228       2,689,228  ..............
     11 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                     100,934         100,934  ..............
     25 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING                                  2,736,833       2,736,833  ..............
     30 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE                                381,692         381,692  ..............
     35 INCENTIVE PAYS                                                  99,364          99,364  ..............
     40 SPECIAL PAYS                                                   380,166         380,166  ..............
     45 ALLOWANCES                                                     155,377         155,377  ..............
     50 SEPARATION PAY                                                  73,610          73,610  ..............
     55 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX                                            695,596         695,596  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                16,437,919      16,437,919  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 2: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
     60 BASIC PAY                                                   15,838,264      15,838,264  ..............
     65 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL                                          4,679,458       4,679,458  ..............
     66 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                     296,009         296,009  ..............
     80 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING                                  5,544,896       5,544,896  ..............
     85 INCENTIVE PAYS                                                  83,975          83,975  ..............
     90 SPECIAL PAYS                                                 1,120,730       1,120,730  ..............
     95 ALLOWANCES                                                     648,509         648,509  ..............
    100 SEPARATION PAY                                                 314,443         314,443  ..............
    105 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX                                          1,211,627       1,211,627  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2                                29,737,911      29,737,911  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 3: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CADETS
    110 ACADEMY CADETS                                                 107,478         107,478  ..............
 
        ACTIVITY 4: SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
    115 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE                              1,542,267       1,542,267  ..............
    120 SUBSISTENCE-IN-KIND                                            790,328         790,328  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                 2,332,595       2,332,595  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 5: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
    125 ACCESSION TRAVEL                                               131,529         131,529  ..............
    130 TRAINING TRAVEL                                                167,460         167,460  ..............
    135 OPERATIONAL TRAVEL                                             441,015         441,015  ..............
    140 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL                                              678,526         678,526  ..............
    145 SEPARATION TRAVEL                                              231,136         231,136  ..............
    150 TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS                                        5,181           5,181  ..............
    155 NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE                                           14,740          14,740  ..............
    160 TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSE                                      160,247         160,247  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 5                                 1,829,834       1,829,834  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 6: OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS
    170 APPREHENSION OF MILITARY DESERTERS                                  86              86  ..............
    175 INTEREST ON UNIFORMED SERVICES SAVINGS                           1,977           1,977  ..............
    180 DEATH GRATUITIES                                                34,400          34,400  ..............
    185 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS                                           57,231          57,231  ..............
    195 EDUCATION BENEFITS
    200 ADOPTION EXPENSES                                                  231             231  ..............
    210 TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY                                           4,631           4,631  ..............
    215 PARTIAL DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE                                      300             300  ..............
    216 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS                                       3,358           3,358  ..............
    217 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS [ROTC]                         104,684         104,684  ..............
    218 JUNIOR ROTC                                                     24,660          24,660  ..............
    219 TRAUMATIC INJURY PROTECTION COVERAGE [T-SGLI]                      500             500  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 6                                   232,058         232,058  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        LESS REIMBURSABLES                                            -313,889        -313,889  ..............
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT                                ..............        -787,901        -787,901
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TITLE I, MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY                50,363,906      49,576,005        -787,901
                                                               =================================================
 
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--OFFICERS                             593,000         593,000  ..............
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--ENLISTED                           2,254,000       2,254,000  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT,              2,847,000       2,847,000  ..............
             INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL, ARMY                         53,210,906      52,423,005        -787,901
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Underexecution of strength    ..............        -787,901        -787,901
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        Military Personnel, Navy

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $38,020,388,000
Committee recommendation................................  37,400,340,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$37,400,340,000. This is $620,048,000 below the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                       MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY
 
        ACTIVITY 1: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS
      5 BASIC PAY                                                    5,396,209       5,396,209  ..............
     10 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL                                          1,614,147       1,614,147  ..............
     11 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                      80,484          80,484  ..............
     25 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING                                  2,033,804       2,033,804  ..............
     30 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE                                219,578         219,578  ..............
     35 INCENTIVE PAYS                                                 172,751         172,751  ..............
     40 SPECIAL PAYS                                                   483,232         483,232  ..............
     45 ALLOWANCES                                                     116,422         116,422  ..............
     50 SEPARATION PAY                                                  43,046          43,046  ..............
     55 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX                                            412,085         412,085  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                10,571,758      10,571,758  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 2: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
     60 BASIC PAY                                                   12,128,900      12,128,900  ..............
     65 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL                                          3,633,621       3,633,621  ..............
     66 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                     184,961         184,961  ..............
     80 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING                                  6,172,591       6,172,591  ..............
     85 INCENTIVE PAYS                                                 114,539         114,539  ..............
     90 SPECIAL PAYS                                                 1,348,387       1,348,387  ..............
     95 ALLOWANCES                                                     464,554         464,554  ..............
    100 SEPARATION PAY                                                 114,504         114,504  ..............
    105 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX                                            927,945         927,945  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2                                25,090,002      25,090,002  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 3: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF MIDSHIPMEN
    110 MIDSHIPMEN                                                     110,242         110,242  ..............
 
        ACTIVITY 4: SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
    115 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE                              1,074,172       1,074,172  ..............
    120 SUBSISTENCE-IN-KIND                                            536,995         536,995  ..............
    121 FAMILY SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE                            5               5  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                 1,611,172       1,611,172  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 5: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
    125 ACCESSION TRAVEL                                               103,198         103,198  ..............
    130 TRAINING TRAVEL                                                114,694         114,694  ..............
    135 OPERATIONAL TRAVEL                                             304,458         304,458  ..............
    140 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL                                              250,005         250,005  ..............
    145 SEPARATION TRAVEL                                              127,644         127,644  ..............
    150 TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS                                       31,505          31,505  ..............
    155 NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE                                           15,647          15,647  ..............
    160 TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSE                                       41,227          41,227  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 5                                   988,378         988,378  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 6: OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS
    170 APPREHENSION OF MILITARY DESERTERS                                  84              84  ..............
    175 INTEREST ON UNIFORMED SERVICES SAVINGS                             510             510  ..............
    180 DEATH GRATUITIES                                                20,200          20,200  ..............
    185 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS                                           50,854          50,854  ..............
    195 EDUCATION BENEFITS                                                 752             752  ..............
    200 ADOPTION EXPENSES                                                  157             157  ..............
    210 TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY                                           2,585           2,585  ..............
    215 PARTIAL DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE                                       58              58  ..............
    216 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS                                       5,010           5,010  ..............
    217 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS [ROTC]                          22,326          22,326  ..............
    218 JUNIOR ROTC                                                     16,534          16,534  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 6                                   119,070         119,070  ..............
                                                               =================================================
        LESS REIMBURSABLES                                            -470,234        -470,234  ..............
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT                                ..............        -620,048        -620,048
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TITLE I, MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY                38,020,388      37,400,340        -620,048
                                                               =================================================
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--OFFICERS                             363,000         363,000  ..............
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--ENLISTED                           1,813,000       1,813,000  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT,              2,176,000       2,176,000  ..............
             INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL, NAVY                         40,196,388      39,576,340        -620,048
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Underexecution of strength    ..............        -620,048        -620,048
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $15,579,629,000
Committee recommendation................................  15,482,551,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$15,482,551,000. This is $97,078,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
 
        ACTIVITY 1: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS
      5 BASIC PAY                                                    1,974,868       1,974,868  ..............
     10 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL                                            590,553         590,553  ..............
     11 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                      34,551          34,551  ..............
     25 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING                                    686,747         686,747  ..............
     30 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE                                 78,085          78,085  ..............
     35 INCENTIVE PAYS                                                  53,412          53,412  ..............
     40 SPECIAL PAYS                                                    15,873          15,873  ..............
     45 ALLOWANCES                                                      37,236          37,236  ..............
     50 SEPARATION PAY                                                  20,429          20,429  ..............
     55 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX                                            144,939         144,939  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 3,636,693       3,636,693  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 2: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
     60 BASIC PAY                                                    5,683,202       5,683,202  ..............
     65 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL                                          1,701,521       1,701,521  ..............
     66 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                     184,452         184,452  ..............
     80 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING                                  1,920,801       1,920,801  ..............
     85 INCENTIVE PAYS                                                   7,794           7,794  ..............
     90 SPECIAL PAYS                                                   298,736         298,736  ..............
     95 ALLOWANCES                                                     244,792         244,792  ..............
    100 SEPARATION PAY                                                 105,270         105,270  ..............
    105 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX                                            434,425         434,425  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2                                10,580,993      10,580,993  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 4: SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
    115 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE                                487,335         487,335  ..............
    120 SUBSISTENCE-IN-KIND                                            404,239         404,239  ..............
    121 FAMILY SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE                           10              10  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                   891,584         891,584  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 5: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
    125 ACCESSION TRAVEL                                                67,249          67,249  ..............
    130 TRAINING TRAVEL                                                 16,999          16,999  ..............
    135 OPERATIONAL TRAVEL                                             176,291         176,291  ..............
    140 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL                                               92,267          92,267  ..............
    145 SEPARATION TRAVEL                                               94,787          94,787  ..............
    150 TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS                                          343             343  ..............
    155 NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE                                            8,637           8,637  ..............
    160 TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSE                                        3,388           3,388  ..............
    165 OTHER                                                            1,857           1,857  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 5                                   461,818         461,818  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 6: OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS
    170 APPREHENSION OF MILITARY DESERTERS                                 256             256  ..............
    175 INTEREST ON UNIFORMED SERVICES SAVINGS                              73              73  ..............
    180 DEATH GRATUITIES                                                13,600          13,600  ..............
    185 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS                                           14,843          14,843  ..............
    195 EDUCATION BENEFITS
    200 ADOPTION EXPENSES                                                   80              80  ..............
    210 TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY                                             558             558  ..............
    215 PARTIAL DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE                                       26              26  ..............
    216 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS                                       1,726           1,726  ..............
    218 JUNIOR ROTC                                                      4,079           4,079  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 6                                    35,241          35,241  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        LESS REIMBURSABLES                                             -26,700         -26,700  ..............
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT                                ..............         -97,078         -97,078
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TITLE I, MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS        15,579,629      15,482,551         -97,078
                                                               =================================================
 
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--OFFICERS                             139,000         139,000  ..............
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--ENLISTED                             964,000         964,000  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT,              1,103,000       1,103,000  ..............
             INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS                 16,682,629      16,585,551         -97,078
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
   Line                             Item                            2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Underexecution of          ..............         -97,078         -97,078
            strength
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $36,766,530,000
Committee recommendation................................  36,118,107,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$36,118,107,000. This is $648,423,000 below the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                     MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
 
        ACTIVITY 1: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS
      5 BASIC PAY                                                    6,144,316       6,144,316  ..............
     10 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL                                          1,822,432       1,822,432  ..............
     11 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                      98,618          98,618  ..............
     25 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING                                  1,905,549       1,905,549  ..............
     30 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE                                245,227         245,227  ..............
     35 INCENTIVE PAYS                                                 445,356         445,356  ..............
     40 SPECIAL PAYS                                                   381,481         381,481  ..............
     45 ALLOWANCES                                                     123,972         123,972  ..............
     50 SEPARATION PAY                                                  38,784          38,784  ..............
     55 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX                                            469,428         469,428  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                11,675,163      11,675,163  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 2: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
     60 BASIC PAY                                                   11,534,996      11,534,996  ..............
     65 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL                                          3,427,716       3,427,716  ..............
     66 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                     243,532         243,532  ..............
     80 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING                                  5,005,076       5,005,076  ..............
     85 INCENTIVE PAYS                                                  71,182          71,182  ..............
     90 SPECIAL PAYS                                                   398,310         398,310  ..............
     95 ALLOWANCES                                                     652,095         652,095  ..............
    100 SEPARATION PAY                                                  68,674          68,674  ..............
    105 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX                                            882,428         882,428  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2                                22,284,009      22,284,009  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 3: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF CADETS
    110 ACADEMY CADETS                                                 100,522         100,522  ..............
 
        ACTIVITY 4: SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
    115 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE                              1,368,139       1,368,139  ..............
    120 SUBSISTENCE-IN-KIND                                            322,990         322,990  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                 1,691,129       1,691,129  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 5: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION
    125 ACCESSION TRAVEL                                                95,864          95,864  ..............
    130 TRAINING TRAVEL                                                 66,338          66,338  ..............
    135 OPERATIONAL TRAVEL                                             338,094         338,094  ..............
    140 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL                                              579,562         579,562  ..............
    145 SEPARATION TRAVEL                                              136,259         136,259  ..............
    150 TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS                                       13,521          13,521  ..............
    155 NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE                                           32,038          32,038  ..............
    160 TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSE                                       99,166          99,166  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 5                                 1,360,842       1,360,842  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 6: OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COSTS
    170 APPREHENSION OF MILITARY DESERTERS                                  26              26  ..............
    175 INTEREST ON UNIFORMED SERVICES SAVINGS                           1,644           1,644  ..............
    180 DEATH GRATUITIES                                                16,300          16,300  ..............
    185 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS                                           29,781          29,781  ..............
    195 EDUCATION BENEFITS                                                   4               4  ..............
    200 ADOPTION EXPENSES                                                  407             407  ..............
    210 TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY                                           7,610           7,610  ..............
    215 PARTIAL DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE                                   24,647          24,647  ..............
    216 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS                                       5,680           5,680  ..............
    217 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS [ROTC]                          36,823          36,823  ..............
    218 JUNIOR ROTC                                                     24,657          24,657  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 6                                   147,579         147,579  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        LESS REIMBURSABLES                                            -492,714        -492,714  ..............
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT                                ..............        -648,423        -648,423
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TITLE I, MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE           36,766,530      36,118,107        -648,423
                                                               =================================================
 
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--OFFICERS                             391,000         391,000  ..............
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--ENLISTED                           1,657,000       1,657,000  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT,              2,048,000       2,048,000  ..............
             INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE                    38,814,530      38,166,107        -648,423
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
   Line                             Item                            2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Underexecution of          ..............        -648,423        -648,423
            strength
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    Military Personnel, Space Force

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $1,266,573,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,210,928,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$1,210,928,000. This is $55,645,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                    MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE
 
        ACTIVITY 1: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF OFFICERS
      5 BASIC PAY                                                      437,872         437,872  ..............
     10 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL                                            130,516         130,516  ..............
     11 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                       2,840           2,840  ..............
     25 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING                                    139,278         139,278  ..............
     30 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE                                 17,586          17,586  ..............
     40 SPECIAL PAYS                                                     1,917           1,917  ..............
     45 ALLOWANCES                                                       2,627           2,627  ..............
     50 SEPARATION PAY                                                   3,606           3,606  ..............
     55 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX                                             33,435          33,435  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                   769,677         769,677  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 2: PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
     60 BASIC PAY                                                      216,094         216,094  ..............
     65 RETIRED PAY ACCRUAL                                             64,058          64,058  ..............
     66 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                       4,834           4,834  ..............
     80 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING                                    109,856         109,856  ..............
     90 SPECIAL PAYS                                                     8,298           8,298  ..............
     95 ALLOWANCES                                                       7,697           7,697  ..............
    100 SEPARATION PAY                                                   1,376           1,376  ..............
    105 SOCIAL SECURITY TAX                                             16,531          16,531  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2                                   428,744         428,744  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 4: SUBSISTENCE OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
    115 BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE                                 27,027          27,027  ..............
 
        ACTIVITY 5: PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION TRAVEL
    125 ACCESSION TRAVEL                                                 6,504           6,504  ..............
    130 TRAINING TRAVEL                                                  2,880           2,880  ..............
    135 OPERATIONAL TRAVEL                                              11,287          11,287  ..............
    140 ROTATIONAL TRAVEL                                                9,180           9,180  ..............
    145 SEPARATION TRAVEL                                                4,616           4,616  ..............
    150 TRAVEL OF ORGANIZED UNITS                                           87              87  ..............
    155 NON-TEMPORARY STORAGE                                            1,243           1,243  ..............
    160 TEMPORARY LODGING EXPENSE                                        2,422           2,422  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 5                                    38,219          38,219  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        ACTIVITY 6: OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL COST
    180 DEATH GRATUITIES                                                 1,600           1,600  ..............
    185 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS                                            1,086           1,086  ..............
    200 ADOPTION EXPENSES                                                    8               8  ..............
    210 TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY                                             170             170  ..............
    216 SGLI EXTRA HAZARD PAYMENTS                                          42              42  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 6                                     2,906           2,906  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT                                ..............         -55,645         -55,645
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TITLE I, MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE          1,266,573       1,210,928         -55,645
                                                               =================================================
 
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--OFFICERS                              29,000          29,000  ..............
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--ENLISTED                              29,000          29,000  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT,                 58,000          58,000  ..............
             INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, MILITARY PERSONNEL, SPACE FORCE                   1,324,573       1,268,928         -55,645
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
   Line                             Item                            2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Unobligated balances       ..............         -55,645         -55,645
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $5,367,436,000
Committee recommendation................................   5,333,436,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$5,333,436,000. This is $34,000,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY
 
        ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
     10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48)                1,592,538       1,592,538  ..............
     20 PAY GROUP B TRAINING (BACKFILL FOR ACTIVE DUTY)                 47,438          47,438  ..............
     30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS)                                239,074         239,074  ..............
     40 PAY GROUP P TRAINING (PIPELINE RECRUITS)                         6,336           6,336  ..............
     60 MOBILIZATION TRAINING                                            2,678           2,678  ..............
     70 SCHOOL TRAINING                                                238,216         238,216  ..............
     80 SPECIAL TRAINING                                               365,520         365,520  ..............
     90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT                                   2,735,707       2,735,707  ..............
     94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                      25,635          25,635  ..............
    100 EDUCATION BENEFITS                                              14,665          14,665  ..............
    120 HEALTH PROFESSION SCHOLARSHIP                                   60,890          60,890  ..............
    130 OTHER PROGRAMS (ADMIN & SUPPORT)                                38,739          38,739  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 5,367,436       5,367,436  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT                                ..............         -34,000         -34,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TITLE I, RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY                  5,367,436       5,333,436         -34,000
                                                               =================================================
 
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT                    503,000         503,000  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT,                503,000         503,000  ..............
             INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, RESERVE PERSONNEL, ARMY                           5,870,436       5,836,436         -34,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
   Line                             Item                            2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    UNDIST Undistributed Adjustment: Prior year unobligated     ..............         -34,000         -34,000
            balances
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $2,504,718,000
Committee recommendation................................   2,481,249,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$2,481,249,000. This is $23,469,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                        RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY
 
        ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
     10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48)                  795,087         795,087  ..............
     20 PAY GROUP B TRAINING (BACKFILL FOR ACTIVE DUTY)                 11,602          11,602  ..............
     30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS)                                 53,811          53,811  ..............
     60 MOBILIZATION TRAINING                                           16,085          16,085  ..............
     70 SCHOOL TRAINING                                                 68,856          68,856  ..............
     80 SPECIAL TRAINING                                               151,068         151,068  ..............
     90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT                                   1,333,883       1,333,883  ..............
     94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                      10,968          10,968  ..............
    100 EDUCATION BENEFITS                                               2,323           2,323  ..............
    120 HEALTH PROFESSION SCHOLARSHIP                                   61,035          61,035  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 2,504,718       2,504,718  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT                                ..............         -23,469         -23,469
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TITLE I, RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY                  2,504,718       2,481,249         -23,469
                                                               =================================================
 
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT                    184,000         184,000  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT,                184,000         184,000  ..............
             INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, RESERVE PERSONNEL, NAVY                           2,688,718       2,665,249         -23,469
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
   Line                             Item                            2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Underexecution of          ..............         -23,469         -23,469
            strength
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $903,928,000
Committee recommendation................................     879,613,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $879,613,000. 
This is $24,315,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                    RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS
 
        ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
     10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48)                  266,019         266,019  ..............
     20 PAY GROUP B TRAINING (BACKFILL FOR ACTIVE DUTY)                 54,276          54,276  ..............
     30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS)                                137,336         137,336  ..............
     60 MOBILIZATION TRAINING                                            1,426           1,426  ..............
     70 SCHOOL TRAINING                                                 27,169          27,169  ..............
     80 SPECIAL TRAINING                                                65,086          65,086  ..............
     90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT                                     331,318         331,318  ..............
     94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                       7,747           7,747  ..............
     95 PLATOON LEADER CLASS                                             7,469           7,469  ..............
    100 EDUCATION BENEFITS                                               6,082           6,082  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                   903,928         903,928  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT                                ..............         -24,315         -24,315
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TITLE I, RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS            903,928         879,613         -24,315
                                                               =================================================
 
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT                     94,000          94,000  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT,                 94,000          94,000  ..............
             INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, RESERVE PERSONNEL, MARINE CORPS                     997,928         973,613         -24,315
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
   Line                             Item                            2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Underexecution of          ..............         -24,315         -24,315
            strength
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $2,471,408,000
Committee recommendation................................   2,450,005,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$2,450,005,000. This is $21,403,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                     RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
 
        ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
     10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48)                  757,342         757,342  ..............
     20 PAY GROUP B TRAINING (BACKFILL FOR ACTIVE DUTY)                113,309         113,309  ..............
     30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS)                                 60,515          60,515  ..............
     40 PAY GROUP P TRAINING (PIPELINE RECRUITS)                         5,146           5,146  ..............
     60 MOBILIZATION TRAINING                                              769             769  ..............
     70 SCHOOL TRAINING                                                198,725         198,725  ..............
     80 SPECIAL TRAINING                                               333,078         333,078  ..............
     90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT                                     902,980         902,980  ..............
     94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                      15,734          15,734  ..............
    100 EDUCATION BENEFITS                                              10,404          10,404  ..............
    120 HEALTH PROFESSION SCHOLARSHIP                                   72,435          72,435  ..............
    130 OTHER PROGRAMS (ADMIN & SUPPORT)                                   971             971  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 2,471,408       2,471,408  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT                                ..............         -21,403         -21,403
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TITLE I, RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE             2,471,408       2,450,005         -21,403
                                                               =================================================
 
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT                    198,000         198,000  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT,                198,000         198,000  ..............
             INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, RESERVE PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE                      2,669,408       2,648,005         -21,403
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
   Line                             Item                            2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    UNDIST Undistributed adjustment: Underexecution of          ..............         -21,403         -21,403
            strength
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $9,783,569,000
Committee recommendation................................   9,786,667,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$9,786,667,000. This is $3,098,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                    NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY
 
        ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
     10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48)                2,720,787       2,720,787  ..............
     30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS)                                600,118         600,118  ..............
     40 PAY GROUP P TRAINING (PIPELINE RECRUITS)                        60,361          60,361  ..............
     70 SCHOOL TRAINING                                                591,765         592,765          +1,000
     80 SPECIAL TRAINING                                               819,779         843,223         +23,444
     90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT                                   4,941,628       4,941,628  ..............
     94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                      38,840          38,840  ..............
    100 EDUCATION BENEFITS                                              10,291          10,291  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 9,783,569       9,808,013         +24,444
                                                               =================================================
 
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT                                ..............         -21,346         -21,346
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TITLE I, NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY           9,783,569       9,786,667          +3,098
                                                               =================================================
 
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT                    972,000         972,000  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT,                972,000         972,000  ..............
             INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, ARMY                   10,755,569      10,758,667          +3,098
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
   Line                             Item                            2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       070 School Training                                             591,765         592,765          +1,000
               Program increase: Army Mountain Warfare School   ..............  ..............          +1,000
                operations
       080 Special Training                                            819,779         843,223         +23,444
               Program increase: Wildfire training              ..............  ..............          +8,500
               Program increase: Advanced trauma and public     ..............  ..............          +3,044
                health direct training services
               Program increase: Irregular warfare training     ..............  ..............          +3,500
                exercises
               Program increase: State Partnership Program      ..............  ..............          +8,400
    UNDIST     Undistributed adjustment: Revised budget         ..............         -30,846         -30,846
               estimate
    UNDIST     Program increase: Exercise Northern Strike       ..............           8,500          +8,500
    UNDIST     Program increase: National Guard Mission         ..............           1,000          +1,000
                Assurance Program
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $5,292,425,000
Committee recommendation................................   5,264,865,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$5,264,865,000. This is $27,560,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                  NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE
 
        ACTIVITY 1: RESERVE COMPONENT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
     10 PAY GROUP A TRAINING (15 DAYS & DRILLS 24/48)                1,125,121       1,125,121  ..............
     30 PAY GROUP F TRAINING (RECRUITS)                                106,460         106,460  ..............
     40 PAY GROUP P TRAINING (PIPELINE RECRUITS)                         4,405           4,405  ..............
     70 SCHOOL TRAINING                                                319,496         319,496  ..............
     80 SPECIAL TRAINING                                               217,458         229,098         +11,640
     90 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT                                   3,475,783       3,475,783  ..............
     94 THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS                      27,540          27,540  ..............
    100 EDUCATION BENEFITS                                              16,162          16,162  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 5,292,425       5,304,065         +11,640
                                                               =================================================
 
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT                                ..............         -39,200         -39,200
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TITLE I, NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR            5,292,425       5,264,865         -27,560
             FORCE
                                                               =================================================
 
    300 HEALTH CARE CONTRIBUTION--RESERVE COMPONENT                    372,000         372,000  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, TRICARE ACCRUAL PAYMENTS (PERMANENT,                372,000         372,000  ..............
             INDEFINITE AUTHORITY)(PUBLIC LAW 108-375)
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL, AIR FORCE               5,664,425       5,636,865         -27,560
                                                               =================================================
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
   Line                             Item                            2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       080 Special Training                                            217,458         229,098         +11,640
               Program increase: Advanced trauma and public     ..............  ..............          +2,840
                health direct training services
               Program increase: State Partnership Program      ..............  ..............          +2,800
               Program increase: Wildfire training              ..............  ..............          +6,000
    UNDIST     Undistributed adjustment: Revised budget         ..............         -41,200         -41,200
               estimate
               Program increase: Exercise Northern Strike       ..............           2,000          +2,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                TITLE II

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

    Funds appropriated under this title provide the resources 
required to prepare for and conduct combat operations and other 
peace time missions. These funds are used to purchase fuel and 
spare parts for training operations, pay supporting civilian 
personnel, and purchase supplies, equipment, and service 
contracts for the repair of weapons and facilities.
    The President's fiscal year 2024 budget requests a total of 
$290,071,993,000 for operation and maintenance appropriations.

                      SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

    The Committee recommends operation and maintenance 
appropriations totaling $289,919,031,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
This is $152,962,000 below the budget estimate.
    Committee recommended operation and maintenance 
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 are summarized below:

          SUMMARY OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE APPROPRIATIONS

                               SUMMARY OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE APPROPRIATIONS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
                             Account                                2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operation and Maintenance:
    Operation and Maintenance, Army.............................      59,554,553      59,904,900        +350,347
    Operation and Maintenance, Navy.............................      72,244,533      72,224,550         -19,983
    Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps.....................      10,281,913      10,299,917         +18,004
    Operation and Maintenance, Air Force........................      62,750,095      62,449,894        -300,201
    Operation and Maintenance, Space Force......................       5,017,468       4,958,408         -59,060
    Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide.....................      52,768,263      52,508,990        -259,273
    Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and Equip Fund         397,950         372,950         -25,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve.....................       3,630,948       3,623,948          -7,000
    Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve.....................       1,380,810       1,384,310          +3,500
    Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve.............         329,395         329,895            +500
    Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve................       4,116,256       4,003,756        -112,500
    Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard..............       8,683,104       8,706,797         +23,693
    Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard...............       7,253,694       7,268,605         +14,911
    United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.........          16,620          16,620  ..............
    Environmental Restoration, Army.............................         198,760         265,860         +67,100
    Environmental Restoration, Navy.............................         335,240         405,240         +70,000
    Environmental Restoration, Air Force........................         349,744         406,744         +57,000
    Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide.....................           8,965           8,965  ..............
    Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites......         232,806         232,806  ..............
    Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid..............         114,900         114,900  ..............
    Cooperative Threat Reduction Account........................         350,999         350,999  ..............
    Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development               54,977          79,977         +25,000
     Account....................................................
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................     290,071,993     289,919,031        -152,962
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS

    The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit 
the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) for each of the 
fiscal year 2024 appropriation accounts not later than 60 days 
after the enactment of this act. The Secretary of Defense is 
prohibited from executing any reprogramming or transfer of 
funds for any purpose other than originally appropriated until 
the aforementioned report is submitted to the House and Senate 
Appropriations Committees.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to use the 
normal prior approval reprogramming procedures to transfer 
funds in the services' operation and maintenance accounts 
between O-1 budget activities, or between subactivity groups in 
the case of Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, in excess 
of $15,000,000. In addition, the Secretary of Defense shall 
follow prior approval reprogramming procedures for transfers in 
excess of $15,000,000 out of the following readiness activity 
groups or sub-activity groups:
        Army:
                Activity Group 11 Land Forces
                Activity Group 12 Land Forces Readiness
                Activity Group 13 Land Forces Readiness Support
                Activity Group 32 Base Skill and Advanced 
                Training
        Navy:
                Activity Group 1A Air Operations
                Activity Group 1B Ship Operations
                Activity Group 1C Combat Operations/Support
                Activity Group BS Base Support
        Marine Corps:
                Activity Group 1A Expeditionary Forces
                Activity Group BS Base Support
        Air Force:
                Activity Group ``Air Operations'', which 
                includes Sub-activity Groups 011A Primary 
                Combat Force and 011C Combat Enhancement Forces
                Activity Group ``Weapons Systems Sustainment'', 
                which includes Sub-activity groups 011M Depot 
                Purchase Equipment Maintenance, 011V Cyberspace 
                Sustainment, and 011W Contractor Logistics 
                Support and System Support
                Activity Group ``Installations'', which 
                includes Sub-activity groups 011R Facilities 
                Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization, 
                and 011Z Base Support
                Activity Group ``Flying Hours'', which is only 
                Sub-activity group 011Y Flying Hour Program
        Space Force:
                Sub-activity Group 013C Space Operations
                Sub-activity Group 013W Contractor Logistics 
                Support and System Support
                Sub-activity Group 042A Administration
        Air Force Reserve:
                Sub-activity Group 011A Primary Combat Forces
        Air National Guard:
                Sub-activity Group 011F Aircraft Operations
    Additionally, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense to use normal prior approval reprogramming procedures 
when implementing transfers in excess of $15,000,000 into the 
following budget sub-activity groups:
        Army National Guard:
                Sub-activity Group 131 Base Operations Support
                Sub-activity Group 132 Facilities Sustainment, 
                Restoration, and Modernization
                Sub-activity Group 133 Management and 
                Operational Headquarters
        Air National Guard:
                Sub-activity Group 011W Contractor Logistics 
                Support and System Support

         Reprogramming Guidance for Special Operations Command

    The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a 
baseline report that shows the United States Special Operations 
Command's operation and maintenance funding by sub-activity 
group for the fiscal year 2024 appropriation, not later than 60 
days after the enactment of this act. The Secretary of Defense 
is further directed to submit quarterly execution reports to 
the congressional defense committees not later than 45 days 
after the end of each fiscal quarter that addresses the 
rationale for the realignment of any funds within and between 
budget sub-activities. Finally, the Secretary of Defense is 
directed to notify the congressional defense committees 30 days 
prior to the realignment of funds in excess of $15,000,000 
between sub-activity groups.

            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET EXECUTION DATA

    The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense and Service 
Secretaries to continue to provide the congressional defense 
committees with quarterly budget execution data. Such data 
should be provided not later than 45 days after the close of 
each quarter of the fiscal year, and should be provided for 
each O-1 budget activity, activity group, and sub-activity 
group for each of the active, defense-wide, reserve, and 
National Guard components. For each O-1 budget activity, 
activity group, and sub-activity group, these reports should 
include the budget request and actual obligation amount, the 
distribution of unallocated congressional adjustments to the 
budget request, all adjustments made by the Department in 
establishing the Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414) report, 
all adjustments resulting from below threshold reprogrammings, 
and all adjustments resulting from prior approval reprogramming 
requests.

            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

    Items for which additional funds have been provided or have 
been specifically reduced as shown in the project level tables 
or in paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' 
in the Committee explanatory statement are congressional 
special interest items for the purpose of the Base for 
Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must be 
carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount as 
specifically addressed in the Committee explanatory statement. 
Below threshold reprogrammings may not be used to either 
restore or reduce funding from congressional special interest 
items as identified on the DD Form 1414.

                   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OVERVIEW

    Civilian Workforce.--The Committee expects the Department 
of Defense to maintain a stable, effective, and right-sized 
civilian cadre. The Committee further expects the hiring 
process to be responsive and efficient in order to build the 
workforce needed to achieve its mission and strategic goals. 
The Committee recognizes the critical role that the civilian 
workforce plays every day in ensuring the mission success of 
the Armed Forces.
    Exceptional Children.--The Committee recognizes the role of 
early intervention services in providing developmental services 
for infants and toddlers with disabilities in a child's natural 
environment at overseas and Stateside installations. The 
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report 
to the congressional defense committees examining the unmet 
needs at installations with the exceptional family member 
programs not later than 180 days after enactment of this act. 
This report shall include the implementation, compliance, and 
coordination of child care activities in accordance with 
Department of Defense policy (32 CFR Sec. 57.4) and the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Public Law 101-
476) including but not limited to the following subject 
matters: (1) special education and related services, including 
physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy, 
availability and wait times for evaluations and delivery for 
these services; (2) time and frequency of evaluations for 
suspected or known infants, toddlers, and children with 
disabilities; (3) the ratio of qualified early intervention 
service providers to infants, toddlers, or children with 
disabilities in various settings; and (4) the transitional 
services available to transition infants, toddlers, or children 
with disabilities from their natural environment to a local 
education agency when they become of age.
    Implementation of the Recommendations of the Suicide 
Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee.--The 
Committee commends the Suicide Prevention and Response 
Independent Review Committee [SPRIRC] for its comprehensive 
review of the Department of Defense's activities, policies, and 
programs to prevent and respond to suicides of servicemembers 
as directed by Section 738 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81). The 
Committee recommends $10,000,000 above the budget request for 
the Department of Defense to implement the SPRIRC's 
recommendations. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a spend plan for the additional funds to the 
Committees on Appropriations on the House of Representatives 
and the Senate not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
act.
    Addressing Sexual Assault.--The Committee continues to 
support the Department of Defense's efforts to eradicate the 
crime of sexual assault, and implement the recommendations of 
the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the 
Military. The Committee recommends $47,000,000 above the budget 
request for the Department of Defense to continue the Special 
Victims' Counsel Program.
    United States-Japan Alliance and Exercises in the Indo-
Pacific Theater.--The Committee reaffirms that the United 
States-Japan alliance has served as a cornerstone of peace, 
security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific for over six 
decades. The Committee believes that military exercises in the 
Indo-Pacific are key to advancing bilateral goals, and the 
Committee notes that concrete metrics are important for both 
Congress and the Department of Defense in making informed 
policy decisions.
    Accordingly, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense 
to provide a report to the congressional defense committees, 
not later than 90 days after the enactment of this act, 
detailing how exercises in the Indo-Pacific theater that 
utilize Joint Exercise Life Cycle [JELC] methodology and 
include participation of Japanese Self Defense Forces [JSDF]: 
(1) promote the modernization of the U.S.-Japan alliance, 
including enhanced technological capabilities to increase 
deterrence, (2) expand U.S.-Japan alliance partnerships such as 
increasing trilateral training and exercises to enhance 
interoperability, and (3) optimize U.S.-Japan alliance posture 
by supporting improved operational concepts and enhanced 
capabilities to address security challenges in the region, 
including the defense of the Southwestern islands of Japan. The 
report shall further detail how the JELC exercises that include 
the JSDF adhere to goals outlined in the January 11, 2023 Joint 
Statement of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee 
(2+2).
    Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.--The Committee 
supports the defueling and closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel 
Storage Facility and encourages the Secretary of Defense to 
continue to work with the State of Hawaii to accomplish these 
plans in a safe and timely manner. The Committee further 
supports efforts to rapidly pursue dispersed fuel storage 
strategies that will not require the use of the Red Hill Bulk 
Fuel Storage Facility and that will more strategically meet 
national security interests. The Committee expects the 
Secretary of Defense to stand by the commitment to not 
reutilize the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility for fuel 
operations or fuel storage in the future.
    Life Safety and Accessibility-Compliant Doors for Sensitive 
Compartmentalized Information Facilities.--The Committee notes 
the importance of sensitive compartmentalized information 
facilities [SCIFs] being compliant with the Americans with 
Disability Act and the Architectural Barriers Act to provide 
access to differently abled staff and authorized personnel 
working with classified information. The Committee encourages 
Secretary of Defense and Service Secretaries to update facility 
and construction guidelines with applicable specifications, 
guidance, and technical documentation to address inclusion of 
life safety and accessibility hardware for SCIF doors at the 
time of construction, renovation, or replacement.
    Cybersecurity Workforce Expertise Management.--The 
Committee notes the disparate tracking of cybersecurity 
workforce qualifications and training across the military 
services. The Committee understands that the Army has had 
success using a commercial-off-the-shelf software tracking 
technology with real-time access to cyber workforce data that 
allows it to consistently and accurately catalogue each 
individual's existing and required training and qualifications. 
The Committee encourages the Secretaries of the Navy and Air 
Force to pursue the use of an automated cybersecurity workforce 
system to inventory and validate individual qualifications and 
training pertaining to cyber work roles.
    Environmental Restoration Program Transparency.--The 
Committee recommends an increase of $194,100,000 for the 
military services' environmental restoration accounts for the 
Installation Restoration Program, Military Munitions Response 
Program and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances remediation. 
The Committee remains concerned about the limited visibility 
into how the Secretary of Defense and Service Secretaries 
evaluate and prioritize remediation projects for annual 
funding. The Committee notes that the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) included new 
reporting requirements relating to these programs which have 
not been met by the Secretary of Defense and Service 
Secretaries. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense and the Service Secretaries to provide a report on 
Environmental Restoration Program implementation to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this act. The report shall include an explanation 
of the evaluation processes and criteria, and a spend plan for 
account activities along with project location, funding 
history, and total cost. In addition, the Committee directs the 
Secretary of Defense and the Service Secretaries to provide 
quarterly budget execution briefings to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate not 
later than 45 days after the enactment of this act.
    Drinking Water Contamination.--The Committee remains 
concerned about the health implications of contaminated 
drinking water caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
[PFAS]. Therefore, the Committee recommends $67,134,000 above 
the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request in the 
operation and maintenance and environmental restoration 
accounts for the Department of Defense and the military 
services to remediate drinking water contaminated by PFAS. The 
Committee directs the Service Secretaries to provide a spend 
plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate for these additional funds not 
later than 90 days after the enactment of this act.
    The Committee recognizes that the Department of Defense has 
identified more than 700 active and former installations where 
it is conducting or has completed an assessment of PFAS use or 
potential release. The Committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense to prioritize PFAS remediation activities at the 
installations with the highest risk of exposure to PFAS from 
Department of Defense activities, focusing on installations in 
the United States where the Department of Defense was the 
drinking water purveyor and the perfluorooctane sulfonate 
[PFOS] and/or perfluorooctanoic acid [PFOA] water 
concentrations were above the Environmental Protection Agency's 
[EPA] lifetime health advisories level of 70 parts-per-
trillion. At the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, 
the Department of Defense had completed the preliminary 
assessment and site inspection phase at 425 installations, 60 
percent of the more than 700 identified installations. The 
Committee directs the Department of Defense to enhance its 
efforts to complete the preliminary assessment and site 
inspection for all remaining installations to help determine 
where remediation activities are needed.
    Further, the Committee notes with concern that the 
Department of Defense is using lifetime drinking water health 
advisories for PFOS and PFOA that were issued by the EPA in 
2016. However, the EPA proposed a national drinking water 
standard for six PFAS, including PFOS and PFOA, on March 14, 
2023. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense and the 
Service Secretaries to brief the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 
90 days after enactment of this act on its preparations to 
incorporate EPA's final regulatory standards into the 
Department of Defense's cleanup program and again not later 
than 90 days following issuance of a final rule on how the 
Department of Defense has complied with the new regulatory 
standards, to include an estimate of the anticipated costs 
incurred during fiscal year 2024 to comply with the new 
standards. In addition, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense and the Service Secretaries to include separate budget 
justification materials on PFAS remediation and aqueous film 
forming foam removal and disposal activities in the operation 
and maintenance and environmental restoration accounts to the 
congressional defense committees no later than 30 days after 
the fiscal year 2025 President's budget request is delivered to 
Congress that includes an updated assessment of the entire 
funding requirement for those known costs.
    Aqueous Film Forming Foam.--The Committee recommends an 
additional $179,500,000 in the operation and maintenance 
accounts for aqueous film forming foam [AFFF] removal, 
disposal, and replacement activities in both mobile and fixed 
fire suppression systems. The Committee understands that each 
military service has its own plan for AFFF replacement and that 
the Department of the Navy is now qualifying fluorine-free 
firefighting foam under the new military specification.
    National Guard Bureau Environmental Cleanup.--The Committee 
directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report to the 
congressional defense committees on the progress of remediation 
of hazardous substances on land surrounding National Guard 
installations not later than 180 days after the enactment of 
this act. The report shall also address the rate of cleanup of 
land surrounding National Guard installations, an evaluation of 
such progress when compared to active duty locations, and 
recommendations for additional resources or authorities needed 
to achieve parity in cleanup between National Guard and active 
duty locations. The Secretary of Defense shall take into 
consideration delays caused by the National Guard's exclusion 
from the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for several 
years and the unique needs of National Guard installations and 
surrounding communities. In addition, the report shall detail 
available opportunities for municipalities to enter into 
agreements with State and Federal National Guard entities, 
existing efforts to inform municipalities of such 
opportunities, and recommendations for ways to improve outreach 
and simplify application processes.
    Military Munitions at Former Naval Defense Sea Areas.--The 
Committee is aware of efforts to develop advanced underwater 
search technologies to enable more accurate surveys of military 
munition disposal sites in deeper waters, which is inhibited by 
currently available technology. The Committee encourages the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy to continue 
monitoring the development of these technologies, and to 
conduct preliminary assessments and remedial investigations of 
deep water munitions disposal sites as appropriate and 
permitted under law when such technologies are matured and 
available. Further, the Committee directs the Secretary of the 
Navy to provide a briefing not later than 90 days after the 
enactment of this act on developments in new underwater search 
technologies, as well as the Department of the Navy's plans for 
further surveying of the former Naval defense sea areas as 
these future technologies become available.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $59,554,553,000
Committee recommendation................................  59,904,900,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$59,904,900,000. This is $350,347,000 above the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
 
        LAND FORCES
     10 MANEUVER UNITS                                               3,943,409       4,113,409        +170,000
     20 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES                                       225,238         225,238  ..............
     30 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADES                                        947,395         947,395  ..............
     40 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS                                         2,449,141       2,449,141  ..............
     50 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT                               1,233,070       1,233,070  ..............
     60 AVIATION ASSETS                                              2,046,144       2,006,144         -40,000
 
        LAND FORCES READINESS
     70 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT                           7,149,427       7,090,127         -59,300
     80 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS                                  475,435         475,435  ..............
     90 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE                                1,423,560       1,423,560  ..............
    100 MEDICAL READINESS                                              951,499         917,499         -34,000
 
        LAND FORCES READINESS SUPPORT
    110 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT                                      9,943,031       9,965,362         +22,331
    120 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION, & MODERNIZATION         5,381,757       5,831,757        +450,000
    130 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS                        313,612         313,612  ..............
    140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES                                          454,565         434,565         -20,000
    150 RESET                                                          447,987         447,987  ..............
 
        COMBATANT COMMAND SUPPORT
    160 US AFRICA COMMAND                                              414,680         415,230            +550
    170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND                                            408,529         409,589          +1,060
    180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND                                            285,692         286,267            +575
    190 US FORCES KOREA                                                 88,463          88,463  ..............
 
        CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES
    200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS                   507,845         507,845  ..............
    210 CYBER SPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY                          704,667         704,667  ..............
    220 JOINT CYBER MISSION FORCES
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                39,795,146      40,286,362        +491,216
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 2: MOBILIZATION
 
        MOBILITY OPERATIONS
    230 STRATEGIC MOBILITY                                             470,143         470,143  ..............
    240 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS                                      433,909         433,909  ..............
    250 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS                                          4,244           4,244  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2                                   908,296         908,296  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: TRAINING AND RECRUITING
 
        ACCESSION TRAINING
    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         552,312            +850
 
        BASIC SKILL AND ADVANCED TRAINING
    300 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING                                   1,147,431       1,132,431         -15,000
    310 FLIGHT TRAINING                                              1,398,415       1,398,415  ..............
    320 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION                             200,779         200,779  ..............
    330 TRAINING SUPPORT                                               682,896         682,896  ..............
 
        RECRUITING AND OTHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
    340 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING                                     690,280         780,280         +90,000
    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 OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS                         204,895         206,895          +2,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3                                 5,953,094       6,030,944         +77,850
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
        LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
    400 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION                                     718,323         718,323  ..............
    410 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES                                      900,624         875,624         -25,000
    420 LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES                                   828,059         822,659          -5,400
    430 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT                                          464,029         464,029  ..............
 
        SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
    440 ADMINISTRATION                                                 537,837         537,837  ..............
    450 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS                                   1,962,059       1,926,059         -36,000
    460 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT                                            361,553         353,553          -8,000
    470 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT                                        829,248         829,248  ..............
    480 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT                                        2,370,107       2,353,107         -17,000
    490 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES                                         203,323         203,323  ..............
    500 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT                                         286,682         291,682          +5,000
    510 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS                       455,928         455,928  ..............
    520 DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT               39,867          69,867         +30,000
 
        SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS
    530 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS                            610,201         610,201  ..............
    540 MISC SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS                                   38,948          38,948  ..............
 
        OTHER PROGRAMS
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                          2,291,229       2,278,560         -12,669
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                12,898,017      12,828,948         -69,069
                                                               =================================================
 
        Public Law 115-68 IMPLEMENTATION                        ..............             350            +350
        PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION                                ..............        -150,000        -150,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY                  59,554,553      59,904,900        +350,347
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    111 Maneuver Units                                               3,943,409       4,113,409        +170,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............        -190,000
            Program increase: Expanding INDOPACOM campaigning   ..............  ..............        +360,000
             activities
    116 Aviation Assets                                              2,046,144       2,006,144         -40,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -40,000
    121 Force Readiness Operations Support                           7,149,427       7,090,127         -59,300
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............        -116,000
            Program increase: Improvements to warfighter limb   ..............  ..............          +2,000
             protection
            Tactical Electronic Surveillance System--Adv        ..............  ..............         +14,700
             Development; Air Vigilance Operations and
             Sustainment
            Program increase: Ultra-lightweight Camouflage net  ..............  ..............         +40,000
             system increment 1
    124 Medical Readiness                                              951,499         917,499         -34,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -34,000
    131 Base Operations Support                                      9,943,031       9,965,362         +22,331
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -27,669
            Program increase: Aqueous film forming foam         ..............  ..............         +50,000
             replacement related activities
    132 Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization          5,381,757       5,831,757        +450,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............        +450,000
    135 Additional Activities                                          454,565         434,565         -20,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -20,000
    141 US Africa Command                                              414,680         415,230            +550
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............            +550
    142 US European Command                                            408,529         409,589          +1,060
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............          +1,060
    143 US Southern Command                                            285,692         286,267            +575
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............            +575
    314 Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps                         551,462         552,312            +850
            Program increase: ROTC helicopter training program  ..............  ..............            +850
    321 Specialized Skill Training                                   1,147,431       1,132,431         -15,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -15,000
    331 Recruiting and Advertising                                     690,280         780,280         +90,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +90,000
    335 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps                          204,895         206,895          +2,000
            Program increase: JROTC STEM training and           ..............  ..............          +2,000
             education
    422 Central Supply Activities                                      900,624         875,624         -25,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -25,000
    423 Logistic Support Activities                                    828,059         822,659          -5,400
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -15,000
            Program increase: Next generation transponders      ..............  ..............          +9,600
    432 Servicewide Communications                                   1,962,059       1,926,059         -36,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -36,000
    433 Manpower Management                                            361,553         353,553          -8,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -8,000
    435 Other Service Support                                        2,370,107       2,353,107         -17,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -17,000
    437 Real Estate Management                                         286,682         291,682          +5,000
            Program increase: Real estate inventory tool        ..............  ..............          +5,000
    43Q Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account               39,867          69,867         +30,000
            Program increase: Acquisition workforce training    ..............  ..............         +30,000
    999 Security Programs                                            2,291,229       2,278,560         -12,669
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         -12,669
 UNDIST Projected underexecution                                ..............        -150,000        -150,000
 UNDIST Program increase: Public Law 115-68 Implementation      ..............             350            +350
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Army Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization 
and Facility Reduction Funding.--The Committee recommends a 
robust funding level in fiscal year 2024 for facilities 
sustainment, restoration, and modernization. The Secretary of 
the Army is encouraged to use a portion of these funds for the 
following types of projects: repair and modernization of 
facilities in arctic locations, remediation and prevention of 
mold in military facilities, and continued demolition of 
obsolete and condemned military infrastructure.
    Army Intermodal Rail Yard Improvements.--The Committee is 
aware of the importance of the Robert J. Dole intermodal rail 
yard to the Army's ability to rapidly deploy brigade combat 
teams [BCT] such as the First Infantry from Fort Riley, Kansas 
and encourages the Secretary of the Army to evaluate and 
consider making investments to the rail yard infrastructure 
consistent with the Army's surface deployment study to ensure 
high levels of BCT deployment readiness capability.
    Cyber Special Skills Training.--The Committee encourages 
the Secretary of the Army to prioritize cyber special skills 
training resources for the U.S. Army Cyber Command workforce to 
address the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals with 
the proper training and certifications.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $72,244,533,000
Committee recommendation................................  72,224,550,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$72,224,550,000. This is $19,983,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
 
        AIR OPERATIONS
     10 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS                          7,882,504       7,882,504  ..............
     20 FLEET AIR TRAINING                                           2,773,957       2,773,957  ..............
     30 AVIATION TECHNICAL DATA AND ENGINEERING SERVICES                73,047          73,047  ..............
     40 AIR OPERATIONS AND SAFETY SUPPORT                              213,862         213,862  ..............
     50 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT                                          1,155,463       1,155,463  ..............
     60 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE                                   1,857,021       1,857,021  ..............
     70 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT                               66,822          66,822  ..............
     80 AVIATION LOGISTICS                                           1,871,670       1,871,670  ..............
 
        SHIP OPERATIONS
     90 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS                            7,015,796       6,955,796         -60,000
    100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND 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       2,688,712         -40,000
 
        COMBAT OPERATIONS/SUPPORT
    130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS                                        1,776,881       1,776,881  ..............
    140 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE                                 389,915         389,915  ..............
    150 WARFARE TACTICS                                              1,005,998         999,298          -6,700
    160 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY                       455,330         455,330  ..............
    170 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES                                        2,350,089       2,212,089        -138,000
    180 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT             189,044         189,044  ..............
    190 CYBER MISSION FORCES                                    ..............  ..............  ..............
    200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS                            92,504          92,504  ..............
    210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT                    352,980         365,078         +12,098
    230 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES                                          522,180         522,180  ..............
 
        WEAPONS SUPPORT
    240 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE                                      1,763,238       1,763,238  ..............
    250 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE                                          1,640,642       1,608,642         -32,000
    260 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT                                   696,653         696,653  ..............
 
        BASE SUPPORT
    270 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION                                       1,780,645       1,780,645  ..............
    280 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION                   4,406,192       4,966,192        +560,000
    290 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT                                       6,223,827       6,152,578         -71,249
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                61,750,329      61,974,478        +224,149
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 2: MOBILIZATION
 
    300 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE                                  475,255         475,255  ..............
    310 READY RESERVE FORCE                                            701,060         701,060  ..............
 
        ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS
    320 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS                                 302,930         302,930  ..............
 
        MOBILIZATION PREPARATION
    330 EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS                          151,966         151,966  ..............
    340 COAST GUARD SUPPORT                                             21,464          21,464  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2                                 1,652,675       1,652,675  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: 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  ..............
 
        BASIC SKILLS AND ADVANCED TRAINING
    380 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING                                   1,238,894       1,188,894         -50,000
    390 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION                             335,603         322,898         -12,705
    400 TRAINING SUPPORT                                               390,931         390,931  ..............
 
        RECRUITING, AND OTHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
    410 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING                                     269,483         269,483  ..............
    420 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION                                90,452          90,452  ..............
    430 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING                                 73,406          73,406  ..............
    440 JUNIOR ROTC                                                     58,970          60,970          +2,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3                                 2,850,986       2,790,281         -60,705
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
        SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
    450 ADMINISTRATION                                               1,350,449       1,330,449         -20,000
    460 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT                     242,760         242,760  ..............
    470 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT                     745,666         732,666         -13,000
    490 MEDICAL ACTIVITIES                                             323,978         323,978  ..............
 
        LOGISTICS OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
    500 DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT               67,357          97,357         +30,000
    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  ..............
 
        INVESTIGATIONS AND SECURITY PROGRAMS
    550 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES                            888,508         888,508  ..............
 
        OTHER PROGRAMS
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                            655,281         654,554            -727
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                 5,990,543       5,986,816          -3,727
                                                               =================================================
 
        Public Law 115-68 IMPLEMENTATION                        ..............             300            +300
        PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION                                ..............        -180,000        -180,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY                  72,244,533      72,224,550         -19,983
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1B1B Mission and Other Ship Operations                            7,015,796       6,955,796         -60,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -60,000
   1B5B Ship Depot Operations Support                                2,728,712       2,688,712         -40,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -40,000
   1C4C Warfare Tactics                                              1,005,998         999,298          -6,700
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -6,700
   1C6C Combat Support Forces                                        2,350,089       2,212,089        -138,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............        -130,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............          -8,000
   1CCM Combatant Commanders Direct Mission Support                    352,980         365,078         +12,098
            Program increase: INDOPACOM AI integration          ..............  ..............         +10,848
             activities
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............          +1,250
   1D4D Weapons Maintenance                                          1,640,642       1,608,642         -32,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -32,000
   BSM1 Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization                   4,406,192       4,966,192        +560,000
            Early to need: Non-tactical vehicle infrastructure  ..............  ..............         -92,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............        +492,000
            Program increase: Naval shipyard infrastructure     ..............  ..............        +110,000
             and seismic repairs
            Program increase: Shipyard infrastructure           ..............  ..............         +50,000
             optimization program
   BSS1 Base Operating Support                                       6,223,827       6,152,578         -71,249
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -97,249
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -42,000
            Program increase: Sec. 2205 of Public Law 117-263   ..............  ..............         +18,000
            Program increase: Aqueous film forming foam         ..............  ..............         +50,000
             replacement effort
   3B1K Specialized Skill Training                                   1,238,894       1,188,894         -50,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -50,000
   3B3K Professional Development Education                             335,603         322,898         -12,705
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -12,705
   3C5L Junior ROTC                                                     58,970          60,970          +2,000
            Program increase: JROTC STEM training and           ..............  ..............          +2,000
             education
   4A1M Administration                                               1,350,449       1,330,449         -20,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -20,000
   4A4M Military Manpower and Personnel Management                     745,666         732,666         -13,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -13,000
   4B1A Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account               67,357          97,357         +30,000
            Program increase: Acquisition workforce training    ..............  ..............         +30,000
    999 Classified Programs                                            655,281         654,554            -727
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............            -727
 UNDIST Projected underexecution                                ..............        -180,000        -180,000
 UNDIST Public Law 115-68 Implementation                        ..............             300            +300
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Naval Shipyard Apprentice Program.--The Committee directs 
that during fiscal year 2024 the Navy shall induct classes of 
no fewer than 100 apprentices, respectively, at each of the 
naval shipyards. The Committee further directs the Navy to 
include the costs of the fiscal year 2025 class of apprentices 
in its budget request.
    U.S. Coast Guard.--The Committee is aware that Department 
of Defense [DoD] regulations currently restrict DoD mission 
appropriated funded activities from offering reimbursable rates 
to non-DoD agencies. This restriction forces the Navy to charge 
the U.S. Coast Guard fully burdened rates for drydocking 
services at Navy shipyards rather than reimbursable rates. 
Therefore, the Committee directs that funds appropriated under 
Operation and Maintenance, Navy, may be used to pay overhead 
costs incurred by a Naval Shipyard when drydocking U.S. Coast 
Guard ships.
    Fallon Range Training Complex.--The Committee directs the 
Secretary of the Navy to provide a written report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate not later than 60 days after the enactment of 
this act providing the remaining unfunded requirements, with 
cost estimates, broken down by appropriation and fiscal year, 
for all items within Title XXIX of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
    Commercially Available Intelligence, Surveillance, and 
Reconnaissance Data.--The Committee notes the recent apparent 
success by the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Task Force 
59, and the Office of Naval Research, which have demonstrated 
that commercially available long-endurance unmanned surface 
vehicles [USV] could potentially have a high value role in the 
Navy's future Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance 
[ISR] architecture. The Committee encourages broader use of 
commercially available ISR data obtained from long endurance 
USVs.
    Commercial Off-The-Shelf Supply Chain Risk Management 
Tools.--The Committee notes the Navy's response to the growing 
need for supply chain awareness throughout its information 
technology systems, networks, and weapon systems and encourages 
the Secretary of the Navy to utilize commercial off-the-shelf 
supply chain risk management tools to address issues such as 
understanding supply chains with precision, identifying cyber 
vulnerabilities, and providing continuous critical information 
for organizations to make effective responses when specific 
threats are identified.
    Advanced Foam Engine Performance and Restoration Program.--
The Committee understands that advanced 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 
encourages broader use of nucleated foam engine wash testing 
across naval aviation platforms.
    Navy Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization Funding.--
The Committee recommends a robust funding level in fiscal year 
2024 for facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization. 
The Secretary of the Navy is encouraged to use a portion of 
these funds to bring outdoor firing ranges into compliance with 
standards for public safety and environmental protection.
    Reporting Requirement for Conventionally Powered Surface 
Combatant Maintenance Backlog.--Not later than 180 days after 
the enactment of this act, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
submit a report to the congressional defense committees 
detailing the Navy's conventionally powered surface combatant 
maintenance backlogs. The report shall include: (1) a list of 
all vessels currently in or awaiting depot level maintenance as 
of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023; (2) the average 
length of time conventionally powered surface combatant ships 
are in depot level maintenance; (3) any difference between 
planned and actual maintenance availabilities; and (4) how 
maintenance backlogs have changed over the previous 10 years. 
The report shall also provide an analysis of factors that 
contribute to maintenance backlogs, including but not limited 
to, shipyard capacity, a shortage of skilled personnel, or 
operational considerations. Finally, the report shall include a 
strategy for addressing the backlog, complete with forecasted 
benchmarks for resolving it, and any new necessary legislative 
proposals.
    Camp Lejeune Justice Act Claims.--The Committee is 
concerned with delays in the processing of administrative 
claims filed pursuant to the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (Section 
804, Public Law 117-168). The Committee urges the Secretary of 
the Navy to prioritize the adjudication of claims filed during 
fiscal year 2024, and to appropriately budget for all personnel 
and information technology requirements necessary to adjudicate 
expected claims in the fiscal year 2025 President's budget 
request. Additionally, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide 
a briefing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate on specific personnel and 
information technology requirements necessary to expedite the 
processing of claims not later than 90 days after enactment of 
this act.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $10,281,913,000
Committee recommendation................................  10,299,917,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$10,299,917,000. This is $18,004,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
 
        EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
     10 OPERATIONAL FORCES                                           1,799,964       1,785,964         -14,000
     20 FIELD LOGISTICS                                              1,878,228       1,853,228         -25,000
     30 DEPOT MAINTENANCE                                              211,460         211,460  ..............
 
        USMC PREPOSITIONING
     40 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING                                        137,831         137,831  ..............
 
        COMBAT OPERATIONS/SUPPORT
     50 CYBER MISSION FORCES                                    ..............  ..............  ..............
     60 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES                                          205,449         205,449  ..............
 
        BASE SUPPORT
     70 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION                     1,211,183       1,311,183        +100,000
     80 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT                                       3,124,551       3,094,551         -30,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 8,568,666       8,599,666         +31,000
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: TRAINING AND RECRUITING
 
        ACCESSION TRAINING
     90 RECRUIT TRAINING                                                26,284          26,284  ..............
    100 OFFICER ACQUISITION                                              1,316           1,316  ..............
 
        BASIC SKILLS AND ADVANCED TRAINING
    110 SPECIALIZED SKILLS TRAINING                                    133,176         133,176  ..............
    120 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION                              66,213          66,213  ..............
    130 TRAINING SUPPORT                                               570,152         570,152  ..............
 
        RECRUITING AND OTHER TRAINING EDUCATION
    140 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING                                     246,586         301,586         +55,000
    150 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION                                55,230          55,230  ..............
    160 JUNIOR ROTC                                                     29,616          31,616          +2,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3                                 1,128,573       1,185,573         +57,000
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
        SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
    180 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION                                      90,366          90,366  ..............
    190 ADMINISTRATION                                                 428,650         428,650  ..............
 
        OTHER PROGRAMS
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                             65,658          65,312            -346
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                   584,674         584,328            -346
                                                               =================================================
 
        PROGRAM INCREASE--Public Law 115-68 IMPLEMENTATION      ..............             350            +350
        PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION                                ..............         -70,000         -70,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS          10,281,913      10,299,917         +18,004
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1A1A Operational Forces                                           1,799,964       1,785,964         -14,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -14,000
   1A2A Field Logistics                                              1,878,228       1,853,228         -25,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -25,000
   BSM1 Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization                     1,211,183       1,311,183        +100,000
            Early to need: Non-tactical vehicle infrastructure  ..............  ..............         -20,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............        +120,000
   BSS1 Base Operating Support                                       3,124,551       3,094,551         -30,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -50,000
            Program increase: Aqueous film forming foam         ..............  ..............         +20,000
             replacement effort
   3C1F Recruiting and Advertising                                     246,586         301,586         +55,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +55,000
   3C3F Junior ROTC                                                     29,616          31,616          +2,000
            Program increase: JROTC STEM training and           ..............  ..............          +2,000
             education
   9999 Classified Programs                                             65,658          65,312            -346
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............            -346
 UNDIST Projected underexecution                                ..............         -70,000         -70,000
 UNDIST Public Law 115-68 Implementation                        ..............             350            +350
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Marine Corps Logistics in Degraded Environments.--The 
Committee notes that the Marine Corps uses the Global Combat 
Support System-Marine Corps [GCSS-MC] to conduct daily supply 
and maintenance operations worldwide. However, Marines 
operating in remote locations without reliable network 
connections struggle to manage logistics functions when they 
are unable to connect to GCSS-MC. The Committee supports 
ongoing work by the Marine Corps Logistics Command to develop 
applications to overcome this challenge and allow logisticians 
to synchronize repair records to the GCSS-MC, even in degraded 
network environments.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $62,750,095,000
Committee recommendation................................  62,449,894,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$62,449,894,000. This is $300,201,000 below the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
 
        AIR OPERATIONS
     10 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES                                          980,768         936,068         -44,700
     20 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES                                    2,665,924       2,505,924        -160,000
     30 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS)               1,630,552       1,611,552         -19,000
     40 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE                         4,632,693       4,632,693  ..............
     50 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION          4,252,815       4,832,113        +579,298
     60 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT                                         229,440         239,440         +10,000
     70 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT              9,537,192       9,537,192  ..............
     80 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM                                          6,697,549       6,567,549        -130,000
     90 BASE SUPPORT                                                11,633,510      11,449,548        -183,962
 
        COMBAT RELATED OPERATIONS
    100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING                                 1,350,827       1,333,827         -17,000
    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  ..............
 
        SPACE OPERATIONS
    140 LAUNCH FACILITIES                                       ..............  ..............  ..............
 
        COCOM
    160 US NORTHCOM/NORAD                                              245,263         253,328          +8,065
    170 US STRATCOM                                                    541,720         541,970            +250
    180
 
        US CYBERCOM
    190 US CENTCOM                                                     335,220         335,695            +475
    200 US SOCOM                                                        27,511          28,461            +950
    210 US TRANSCOM                                                        607             957            +350
    220 CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT                                   1,415           1,415  ..............
    230 USSPACECOM                                                     373,989         378,539          +4,550
 
        MOBILITY OPERATIONS
    240 MEDICAL READINESS                                              564,880         541,690         -23,190
 
        CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES
    250 JOINT CYBER MISSION FORCE PROGRAMS                      ..............  ..............  ..............
 
        OTHER PROGRAMS
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                          1,465,926       1,465,926  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                50,061,323      50,087,409         +26,086
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 2: MOBILIZATION
 
        MOBILITY OPERATIONS
    260 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS                                           3,012,287       3,012,287  ..............
    270 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS                                      241,918         241,918  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 2                                 3,254,205       3,254,205  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: TRAINING AND RECRUITING
 
        ACCESSION TRAINING
    280 OFFICER ACQUISITION                                            202,769         202,769  ..............
    290 RECRUIT TRAINING                                                28,892          28,892  ..............
    300 RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS [ROTC]                          137,647         142,647          +5,000
 
        BASIC SKILLS AND ADVANCED TRAINING
    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  ..............
 
        RECRUITING, AND OTHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
    350 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING                                     204,318         204,318  ..............
    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          77,666          +2,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3                                 3,222,759       3,229,759          +7,000
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
        LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
    400 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS                                         1,062,199       1,062,199  ..............
    410 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES                                   162,919         162,919  ..............
 
        ADMIN SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
    420 ADMINISTRATION                                               1,409,015       1,309,015        -100,000
    430 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS                                      30,268          30,268  ..............
    440 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES                                 1,851,856       1,851,856  ..............
    450 CIVIL AIR PATROL                                                30,901          55,100         +24,199
    460 ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT                       42,759          72,759         +30,000
 
        SUPPORT TO OTHER NATIONS
    480 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT                                          115,267         115,267  ..............
 
        OTHER PROGRAMS
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                          1,506,624       1,518,338         +11,714
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                 6,211,808       6,177,721         -34,087
                                                               =================================================
 
        Public Law 115-68 IMPLEMENTATION                        ..............             800            +800
        PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION                                ..............        -300,000        -300,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE             62,750,095      62,449,894        -300,201
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   011A Primary Combat Forces                                          980,768         936,068         -44,700
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -30,000
            Air Force-requested transfer: From OMAF line 011A   ..............  ..............         -14,700
             to OMAF line 011Z for AFCENT requirements
   011C Combat Enhancement Forces                                    2,665,924       2,505,924        -160,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............        -160,000
   011D Air Operations Training (OJT, Maintain Skills)               1,630,552       1,611,552         -19,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -19,000
   011R Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization          4,252,815       4,832,113        +579,298
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............        +485,000
            Program increase: Aqueous film forming foam         ..............  ..............         +30,000
             removal and disposal for firefighting vehicles
             and facilities
            Program increase: FSRM planning and design          ..............  ..............         +27,900
            Program increase: Munition storage improvements     ..............  ..............          +3,000
            Program increase: NORAD Long-range radar stations   ..............  ..............         +45,000
             infrastructure
            Program increase: NORAD Long-range radar stations   ..............  ..............          +5,000
             long term repair and modernization
            Program increase: Renovation and repair of child    ..............  ..............         +20,000
             development centers
            Air Force-requested transfer: From RDAF line R-87   ..............  ..............         +20,000
             to OMAF line 011R due to programming error for
             LRSO facility costs
            Air Force-requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............          -1,974
             to OPAF line P-4 for vehicles programming error
            Air Force-requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............          -3,440
             to OPAF line P-7 for vehicles programming error
            Air Force-requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............          -1,805
             to OPAF line P-9 for vehicles programming error
            Air Force-requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............         -18,233
             to OPAF line P-11 for vehicles programming error
            Air Force-requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............          -5,950
             to OPAF line P-60 for vehicles programming error
            Air Force-requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............         -25,200
             to OPAF line P-61 for vehicles programming error
   011V Cyberspace Sustainment                                         229,440         239,440         +10,000
            Program increase: Cyber Operations for Base         ..............  ..............         +10,000
             Resilient Architecture
   011Y Flying Hour Program                                          6,697,549       6,567,549        -130,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............        -130,000
   011Z Base Support                                                11,633,510      11,449,548        -183,962
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............        -130,000
            Early to need: Non-tactical vehicle leases and      ..............  ..............         -85,000
             infrastructure
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -30,000
            Program increase: Facility operations drinking      ..............  ..............         +11,000
             water and replacement foam
            Program increase: European Communications           ..............  ..............         +32,838
             Infrastructure (ECI)
            Program increase: Long-range radar site backup      ..............  ..............          +2,500
             generator
            Air Force-requested transfer: From OMAF line 011A   ..............  ..............         +14,700
             to OMAF line 011Z for AFCENT requirements
   012A Global C3I and Early Warning                                 1,350,827       1,333,827         -17,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -20,000
            Program increase: Commercial GNSS-RO data for       ..............  ..............          +3,000
             world-wide DOD operations
   015C US NORTHCOM/NORAD                                              245,263         253,328          +8,065
            Program increase: Arctic forward operating          ..............  ..............          +2,000
             location
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............          +1,065
            Program increase: Quality of life equipment for     ..............  ..............          +5,000
             Alaskan Command
   015D US STRATCOM                                                    541,720         541,970            +250
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............            +250
   015F US CENTCOM                                                     335,220         335,695            +475
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............            +475
   015G US SOCOM                                                        27,511          28,461            +950
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............            +950
   015H US TRANSCOM                                                        607             957            +350
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............            +350
   015X USSPACECOM                                                     373,989         378,539          +4,550
            Program increase: USSPACECOM academic engagement    ..............  ..............          +4,000
             enterprise
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............            +550
   012Q Medical Readiness                                              564,880         541,690         -23,190
            Air Force-requested transfer: From OMAF line 012Q   ..............  ..............          -2,284
             to OPAF line P-60 for Radiological Detection
             Systems and Radioisotope Identification Devices
             programming error
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -20,906
   031D Reserve Officers Training Corps [ROTC]                         137,647         142,647          +5,000
            Program increase: Section 519 of Public Law 116-    ..............  ..............          +5,000
             283
   033E Junior ROTC                                                     75,666          77,666          +2,000
            Program increase: JROTC STEM training and           ..............  ..............          +2,000
             education
   042A Administration                                               1,409,015       1,309,015        -100,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............        -100,000
   042I Civil Air Patrol                                                30,901          55,100         +24,199
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +24,199
   042W Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account               42,759          72,759         +30,000
            Program increase: Acquisition workforce training    ..............  ..............         +30,000
    999 Classified Programs                                          1,506,624       1,518,338         +11,714
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         +11,714
 UNDIST Projected underexecution                                ..............        -300,000        -300,000
 UNDIST Public Law 115-68 Implementation                        ..............             800            +800
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Feasibility of Co-Locating MQ-9 Elements.--The Committee 
understands that with the advent of auto takeoff and land 
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 Secretary of 
the Air Force to consider the extent to which 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.
    Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell at Yokota Airbase 
Japan.--The Committee recognizes the recent investments to 
bolster bilateral information sharing operations in the Indo-
Pacific and encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to 
prioritize resources and personnel in order to support the 
Bilateral Intelligence Analysis Cell at Yokota Airbase Japan.

                 Operation and Maintenance, Space Force

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $5,017,468,000
Committee recommendation................................   4,958,408,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$4,958,408,000. This is $59,060,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
 
        AIR OPERATIONS
     10 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING                                     642,201         617,201         -25,000
     20 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS                                        356,162         356,162  ..............
     30 SPACE OPERATIONS                                               866,547         854,790         -11,757
     40 EDUCATION & TRAINING                                           199,181         221,610         +22,429
     50 SPECIAL PROGRAMS                                               383,233         383,233  ..............
     60 DEPOT MAINTENANCE                                               67,757          67,757  ..............
     70 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION            678,648         713,648         +35,000
     80 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS & SYSTEM SUPPORT                        1,380,350       1,355,350         -25,000
     90 SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS                                          188,760         188,760  ..............
 
        OTHER PROGRAMS
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                             71,475          59,915         -11,560
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 4,834,314       4,818,426         -15,888
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
        AIR OPERATIONS
    100 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS                                            34,046          34,046  ..............
    110 ADMINISTRATION                                                 149,108         130,936         -18,172
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                   183,154         164,982         -18,172
                                                               =================================================
 
        PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION                                ..............         -25,000         -25,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE            5,017,468       4,958,408         -59,060
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   012A Global C3I & Early Warning                                     642,201         617,201         -25,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -25,000
   013C Space Operations                                               866,547         854,790         -11,757
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............          -2,500
            Space Force-requested transfer: From line 013C to   ..............  ..............          -9,257
             line 013E for Space Training and Readiness
             Command Talent Management Office
   013E Education & Training                                           199,181         221,610         +22,429
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............          -5,000
            Space Force-requested transfer: From line 042A to   ..............  ..............         +18,172
             line 013E for recruiting and advertising
             programming correction
            Space Force-requested transfer: From line 013C to   ..............  ..............          +9,257
             line 013E for Space Training and Readiness
             Command Talent Management Office
   013R Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization          678,648         713,648         +35,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +35,000
   013W Contractor Logistics & System Support                        1,380,350       1,355,350         -25,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -25,000
    999 Classified Programs                                             71,475          59,915         -11,560
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         -11,560
   042A Administration                                                 149,108         130,936         -18,172
            Space Force-requested transfer: From line 042A to   ..............  ..............         -18,172
             line 013E for recruiting and advertising
             programming correction
 UNDIST Projected underexecution                                ..............         -25,000         -25,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $52,768,263,000
Committee recommendation................................  52,508,990,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$52,508,990,000. This is $259,273,000 below the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
     10 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF                                          461,370         431,370         -30,000
     20 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--JTEEP                                   701,081         698,081          -3,000
     30 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER                                     8,210           8,210  ..............
     40 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--MISO                       252,480         252,480  ..............
     60 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT                2,012,953       2,017,982          +5,029
         ACTIVITIES
     70 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE                       1,210,930       1,178,917         -32,013
     80 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL              202,574         199,968          -2,606
         HEADQUARTERS
     90 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES                    3,346,004       3,351,943          +5,939
    100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES                49,757          49,757  ..............
    110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE                      1,391,402       1,385,402          -6,000
    120 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT               1,438,967       1,438,967  ..............
    130 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS                                        1,318,614       1,184,807        -133,807
    140 USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS                                        332,690         288,518         -44,172
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                12,727,032      12,486,402        -240,630
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 3: TRAINING AND RECRUITING
 
        DEFENSEWIDE ACTIVITIES
    150 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY                                 183,342         213,342         +30,000
 
        RECRUITING, OTHER TRAINING & EDUCATION
    160 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF                                          118,172         118,172  ..............
 
        DEFENSEWIDE ACTIVITIES
    170 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT             33,855          33,855  ..............
         EDUCATION
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 3                                   335,369         365,369         +30,000
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
    180 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS                                        142,240         227,240         +85,000
    190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY--CYBER                             4,870           4,870  ..............
    200 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY                                  667,943         667,943  ..............
    210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY                           1,567,119       1,587,119         +20,000
    220 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY--CYBER                       30,279          30,279  ..............
    230 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY              1,062,123       1,004,123         -58,000
    250 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY--CYBER           9,835           9,835  ..............
    260 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY--CYBER                         27,517          27,517  ..............
    270 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY                             1,033,789       1,120,789         +87,000
    300 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY                           2,567,698       2,497,698         -70,000
    310 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY--CYBER                      526,893         502,893         -24,000
    320 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY                                  241,779         231,779         -10,000
    330 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY                                       446,731         461,731         +15,000
    340 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY                                         246,840         243,840          -3,000
    360 DEFENSE PERSONNEL ACCOUNTING AGENCY                            195,959         195,959  ..............
    370 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY                          2,379,100       2,241,600        -137,500
    380 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY AGENCY                              41,722          71,722         +30,000
    390 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY                                984,272         973,272         -11,000
    410 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY--CYBER                          70,548          70,548  ..............
    420 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY                     3,451,625       3,506,625         +55,000
    430 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY                                         564,078         564,078  ..............
    440 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION--OSD         118,216         168,216         +50,000
    480 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE--CYBER                       92,176          97,176          +5,000
    490 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE                           2,676,416       2,661,101         -15,315
    530 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES                               440,947         440,947  ..............
 
        OTHER PROGRAMS
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                         20,115,147      20,021,019         -94,128
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                39,705,862      39,629,919         -75,943
                                                               =================================================
 
        PROGRAM INCREASE: VIETNAM DIOXIN REMEDIATION            ..............          15,000         +15,000
        PROGRAM INCREASE: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUICIDE         ..............          10,000         +10,000
         PREVENTION AND RESPONSE INDEPENDENT REVIEW
         COMMITTEE'S FINAL REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
        Public Law 115-68 IMPLEMENTATION                        ..............           2,300          +2,300
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE          52,768,263      52,508,990        -259,273
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1PL1 Joint Chiefs of Staff                                          461,370         431,370         -30,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -23,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............          -7,000
   8PL1 Joint Chiefs of Staff-JTEEP                                    701,081         698,081          -3,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............          -3,000
   1PL6 Special Operations Command Combat Development                2,012,953       2,017,982          +5,029
         Activities
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............          -1,971
            Program increase: Female body armor                 ..............  ..............          +7,000
   1PL7 Special Operations Command Maintenance                       1,210,930       1,178,917         -32,013
            Overestimation of MQ-9 operations                   ..............  ..............          -4,716
            AbMN CLS delay                                      ..............  ..............          -8,660
            Armed Overwatch early to need                       ..............  ..............          -7,000
            Overestimation of CCA                               ..............  ..............          -7,450
            MPE ahead of need                                   ..............  ..............          -4,187
   1PLM Special Operations Command Management/Operational              202,574         199,968          -2,606
         Headquarters
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............          -2,606
   1PLR Special Operations Command Theater Forces                    3,346,004       3,351,943          +5,939
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............          -4,561
            Program increase: Subterranean training facility    ..............  ..............         +10,500
   1PLU Special Operations Command Intelligence                      1,391,402       1,385,402          -6,000
            Overestimation of LEA orbits                        ..............  ..............          -6,000
    12D Cyberspace Operations                                        1,318,614       1,184,807        -133,807
            Excess to need: Enhanced sensing and mitigation     ..............  ..............         -26,000
            Unjustified growth: CRRP                            ..............  ..............          -9,000
            Unjustified growth: Training                        ..............  ..............         -36,445
            Unjustified growth: Travel                          ..............  ..............         -10,000
            Unjustified growth: Unified Platform                ..............  ..............            -884
             Infrastructure
            Unjustified growth: Deployable Mission Support      ..............  ..............          -4,254
             Systems
            Unjustified growth: CMF Teams CPT contractor        ..............  ..............          -9,990
             support
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............          -6,400
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -32,834
            Program increase: Internet operations management    ..............  ..............          +2,000
    15E CYBERCOM Headquarters                                          332,690         288,518         -44,172
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -44,572
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............            +400
   3EV2 Defense Acquisition University                                 183,342         213,342         +30,000
            Program increase: Acquisition workforce training    ..............  ..............         +30,000
   4GT3 Civil Military Programs                                        142,240         227,240         +85,000
            Program increase: Innovative Readiness Training     ..............  ..............         +15,000
            Program increase: National Guard Youth Challenge    ..............  ..............         +50,000
            Program increase: STARBASE                          ..............  ..............         +20,000
   4GTO Defense Contract Management Agency                           1,567,119       1,587,119         +20,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -10,000
            Program increase: Defense contract management       ..............  ..............         +30,000
   4GTE Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency              1,062,123       1,004,123         -58,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -35,000
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -23,000
   4GT8 Defense Human Resources Activity                             1,033,789       1,120,789         +87,000
            Program increase: Beyond Yellow Ribbon              ..............  ..............         +25,000
            Program increase: Defense language training         ..............  ..............         +15,000
             centers
            Program increase: Special Victims' Counsel          ..............  ..............         +47,000
   4GT9 Defense Information Systems Agency                           2,567,698       2,497,698         -70,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -56,000
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -21,000
            Program increase: Army-led interagency critical     ..............  ..............          +2,000
             infrastructure protection training
            Program increase: Movement or consolidation of      ..............  ..............          +5,000
             Joint Spectrum Center
   4GU9 Defense Information Systems Agency-Cyber                       526,893         502,893         -24,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -18,000
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............          -6,000
   4GTA Defense Legal Services Agency                                  241,779         231,779         -10,000
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -10,000
   4GTB Defense Logistics Agency                                       446,731         461,731         +15,000
            Program increase: Aqueous film forming foam         ..............  ..............         +15,000
             destruction pilot
   ES18 Defense Media Activity                                         246,840         243,840          -3,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -3,000
   4GTD Defense Security Cooperation Agency                          2,379,100       2,241,600        -137,500
            Unjustified request: Coalition support funds        ..............  ..............         -10,000
            Unjustified growth: Border security                 ..............  ..............        -150,000
            Unjustified growth: Assessment, Monitoring, and     ..............  ..............          -5,000
             Evaluation
            Program increase: Public Law 115-68                 ..............  ..............          +3,000
            Program increase: Baltic Security Initiative        ..............  ..............         +20,000
            Program increase: Regional Centers                  ..............  ..............          +4,500
   4GTH Defense Technology Security Administration                      41,722          71,722         +30,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +30,000
   4GTI Defense Threat Reduction Agency                                984,272         973,272         -11,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -11,000
   4GTJ Department of Defense Education Activity                     3,451,625       3,506,625         +55,000
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -25,000
            Program increase: Impact Aid                        ..............  ..............         +50,000
            Program increase: Impact Aid for children with      ..............  ..............         +20,000
             disabilities
            Program increase: World language grants             ..............  ..............         +10,000
   4GTM Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation                  118,216         168,216         +50,000
            Program increase: Defense Community Infrastructure  ..............  ..............         +50,000
             Program
   4GTC Office of the Secretary of Defense-Cyber                        92,176          97,176          +5,000
            Program increase: Cyber scholarship program         ..............  ..............          +5,000
   4GTN Office of the Secretary of Defense                           2,676,416       2,661,101         -15,315
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -60,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -31,443
            Program increase: CDC water contamination study     ..............  ..............          +5,000
             and assessment
            Program increase: Congressionally mandated          ..............  ..............         +15,000
             commissions
            Program increase: Procurement Technical Assistance  ..............  ..............         +29,893
             Program
            Program increase: Readiness and Environmental       ..............  ..............         +20,235
             Protection Integration Program
            Program increase: USTTI Defense training            ..............  ..............          +1,000
            Program increase: Implementation of findings and    ..............  ..............          +5,000
             recommendations of security programs, policies
             and procedures
   9999 Classified Programs                                         20,115,147      20,021,019         -94,128
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         -94,128
 UNDIST Program increase: Vietnam dioxin remediation            ..............          15,000         +15,000
 UNDIST Program increase: Implementation of the Suicide         ..............          10,000         +10,000
         Prevention and Response Independent Review
         Committee's final report recommendations
 UNDIST Public Law 115-68 Implementation                        ..............           2,300          +2,300
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Defense Language and National Security Education Office.--
The Committee recognizes that, in partnership with universities 
across the country, the Defense Language and National Security 
Education Office provides critical college accredited training 
for servicemembers and government officials in a number of 
languages and strategic cultures. The Committee encourages the 
Department of Defense, and Special Operations Command in 
particular, to continue placing a high priority on the Language 
Training Centers and the Language Flagship program, with an 
emphasis on quality of instruction and a preference for 
programs that provide college credit. The Committee designates 
the funding provided for the Language Training Centers as a 
congressional special interest item for the purpose of the Base 
for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). The Committee further directs 
that the funding profiles for the Language Training Centers and 
the Language Flagship Program in total for the prior year, 
current year, and budget year be included in the Performance 
Criteria section of the Defense Human Resources Activity OP-5 
budget exhibit in future submissions.
    Department of Defense SkillBridge Program.--The Committee 
understands that the Department of Defense SkillBridge program 
is an opportunity for service members to gain valuable civilian 
work experience through specific industry training, 
apprenticeships, or internships during the last 180 days of 
service. SkillBridge connects servicemembers with industry 
partners in real-world job experiences. The Committee 
encourages the Secretary of Defense to expand access to 
enhanced workforce development and economic opportunity 
services through programs such as Skillbridge.
    Department of Defense Battery Recycling.--The Committee 
encourages the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency [DLA] 
to explore opportunities for partnerships with local retailers 
to improve battery recycling outcomes, including the potential 
for mutually beneficial agreements in local communities to 
improve the logistics capabilities for DLA battery disposal. 
The Committee further encourages the disposition of spent 
Department of Defense advanced batteries through reusable 
dissolution recycling methods.
    Use of Publicly Available Information by Defense 
Counterintelligence and Security Agency.--The Committee 
believes that the use of publicly available electronic 
information can provide value to the Department of Defense in 
screening against a wide range of risks considered by the 
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. Therefore, the 
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report, 
not later than 120 days after the enactment of this act, which 
details the following: (1) the extent to which the Department 
utilizes publicly available electronic information to screen 
against risks to national security in areas such as foreign 
ownership, control and influence, background investigations and 
continuous evaluation, detecting insider threats, and supply 
chain vulnerabilities; (2) current and planned Department 
regulations or guidance enabling or directing the use of 
publicly available electronic information to screen against 
such risks to national security; and (3) an explanation of how 
the Department protects the privacy of individuals in its 
utilization of publicly available information in its screening 
activities.
    Special Operations Cyber Capabilities.--The Committee 
supports the development and sustainment of Special Operations 
Forces [SOF] cyber capabilities. SOF personnel employ unique-
cyber effects in operational and tactical environments that 
enable, enhance, or protect SOF personnel while executing 
missions. To enhance these capabilities further, the Committee 
encourages the Commander, Special Operations Command to 
increase the investment in training, equipping, and sustainment 
of the SOF-unique cyber capabilities and SOF personnel who 
employ them. In particular, the Committee supports the work 
being done through the Marine Special Operations Forces 
Technical Surveillance Cyber Course to support the full 
spectrum of special reconnaissance skills including advanced 
digital collection, surveillance detection, physical and 
technical surveillance, Source Operations, close target 
reconnaissance and tactical cyber operations.
    Air Force Special Operations Command.--The Committee 
acknowledges the importance of Air Force Special Operations 
Command [AFSOC] headquartered at Hurlburt Field Air Force Base 
and notes the important historic and economic role AFSOC has 
played in the community for more than thirty years. The 
Committee is concerned that the Air Force is considering a 
potential relocation of AFSOC headquarters and units. 
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force 
to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this act, which details the impacts of such 
decisions. The report shall at a minimum include the following: 
a detailed force structure assessment of the current AFSOC 
laydown at Hurlburt Field by unit, including the number of 
personnel and platforms assigned; the annual economic impact to 
the local community; a strategic assessment of AFSOC's basing 
at Hurlburt Field; the total projected costs associated with 
relocating AFSOC headquarters and/or units; an assessment of 
the basing criteria that would inform such moves; a comparison 
of Hurlburt against that criteria; and a detailed basing plan 
to replace any transferred force structure in the outyears.
    Aqueous Film Forming Foam Destruction Pilot.--Given the 
limited disposal options available to the Department of Defense 
for Aqueous Film Forming Foam [AFFF] waste and the potential 
benefits of complete, operational destruction technologies, the 
Committee recommendation includes $15,000,000 for the Defense 
Logistics Agency to execute an AFFF destruction pilot in 
support of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, 
Installations and Environment, and the Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment. The pilot 
shall utilize existing scalable destruction technologies that 
have been verified as effective in the field, successful at 
destroying a variety of AFFF formulations, and capable of 
destroying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the lowest 
detectable limits without any hazardous byproducts.
    Community Noise Mitigation Program.--The Committee 
recognizes the importance of supporting communities surrounding 
military installations and commends the work of the Office of 
Local Defense Community Cooperation [OLDCC]. Further, the 
Committee acknowledges the challenges faced by residential 
communities bordering aviation units and has appropriated 
funding to make grants to communities impacted by military 
aviation noise in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2022 (Public Law 117-103). The Committee understands OLDCC has 
been working to establish the Community Noise Mitigation 
Program which requires coordination with the military services 
and the Federal Aviation Administration [FAA]. However, the 
Committee is concerned by the delays encountered coordinating 
with the military services and FAA which has subsequently moved 
the timeline for grant solicitation into the 2024 calendar 
year. Therefore, the Committee directs Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Director of OLDCC, to move expeditiously 
to award these previously appropriated funds, including by 
publishing a final Notice of Funding Opportunity and requiring 
responses during the 2023 calendar year.
    Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration 
Program.--The Committee recommends an additional $20,235,000 
for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration 
[REPI] program. Further, the Committee designates this funding 
and the $179,765,000 included in the fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request for the REPI program as a 
congressional special interest item for the purpose of the Base 
for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). The Committee recognizes the 
success that the REPI program has achieved in addressing 
encroachment and in maintaining and improving military 
installation resilience. Further, the Committee encourages the 
military services to establish and resource additional staff to 
increase capacity to more effectively implement REPI funds and 
to take full advantage of the benefits of the REPI program to 
military readiness and military installation resilience.
    Ex Gratia Payments.--The Committee recommendation includes 
sufficient funding for the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
under Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, for payments 
made to redress injury and loss pursuant to section 1213 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public 
Law 116-92).
    Security Assistance Reporting Requirements.--The Secretary 
of Defense is directed to submit reports, on a quarterly basis, 
to the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days 
after the last day of each quarter of the fiscal year that 
detail commitment, obligation, and expenditure data by sub-
activity group for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
    Baltic Security Initiative.--The Committee recommends 
$228,133,000, an increase of $20,000,000 above the fiscal year 
2024 President's budget request, for the Baltic Security 
Initiative in strong support of ongoing security cooperation 
with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The Committee strongly 
supports the U.S.-Baltic Dialogue, and the Security Cooperation 
Roadmaps 2019-2024 as critical partnerships in support of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO]'s security and 
deterrence posture. The Committee encourages the Secretary of 
Defense to continue robust security cooperation with the Baltic 
States, especially in the areas of integrated air and missile 
defense; long-range precision fires; maritime domain awareness; 
land forces development; and command, control, communications, 
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Finally, the 
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to brief the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate not later than 90 days after the enactment of 
this act regarding the Baltic Security Initiative's multi-year 
strategy and spend plan in light of continued Russian 
aggression in Europe.
    Defense Security Cooperation Agency Programs.--The 
Committee is concerned by the delays in the execution of 
International Security Cooperation Programs [ISCP] within the 
2-year period of availability of appropriations. The Committee 
notes that the Defense Security Cooperation Agency [DSCA] has 
the statutory authority to build the capacity of foreign forces 
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Sec. 333, Sec. 332, andSec. 1263, and 
that these activities do not represent new projects or 
activities in the budget year. Further, the Committee notes 
that the annual appropriation bill requires notification, but 
not prior approval for its security cooperation activities. As 
a result, the Committee directs the Director, DSCA to 
efficiently execute security cooperation programs by using the 
entire period of availability of funding to the greatest extent 
possible.
    The Committee supports the goal of DSCA's Significant 
Security Cooperation Initiative [SSCI], which eliminates 
arbitrary Combatant Command allocations and more closely aligns 
security cooperation funding with the National Defense 
Strategy. However, the Committee notes that it has not yet 
received a briefing on how the Secretary of Defense plans to 
focus and deepen security cooperation in order to more closely 
align program execution with the SSCI strategy, as required by 
the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2023.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense, not later 
than 90 days after enactment of this act and annually 
thereafter, to provide the appropriate congressional committees 
with a report on the activities of the Golden Sentry End-Use 
Monitoring program, including a review of program processes 
before, during, and after arms transfers, accounting of program 
costs and personnel, and data on inspections and inspection 
findings for defense article transfers under the program. The 
report should also describe all alleged incidents of misuse of 
U.S.-government provided equipment in the preceding calendar 
year as well as actions taken to investigate and mitigate 
against misuse incidents.
    The Committee is encouraged by the Department's 
establishment and use of regional centers for security studies 
to further outreach and provide for more focused research to 
help promote global security cooperation efforts to include the 
Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies and the Daniel 
K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Therefore, 
the Committee recommends an additional $4,500,000 for Regional 
Centers, and directs the Director, DSCA, within 60 days of 
enactment of this act to provide the congressional defense 
committees with a briefing on the status of the programs, 
objectives, milestones, execution plans and any other 
quantitative and qualitative data determined by the Director 
for each of the six current regional centers.
    Finally, the Committee is concerned with the significant 
increases in overseas border security cooperation in the last 
three budget requests in the absence of clears objectives or a 
long-term plan. The Committee notes that it has not yet 
received a report on the Secretary of Defense's multi-year 
goals and objectives for the border security program, including 
funding across the Future Years Defense Program, as directed by 
the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2023.

                   Counter-Isis Train and Equip Fund

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $397,950,000
Committee recommendation................................     372,950,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $372,950,000. 
This is $25,000,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table details the program recommended by the 
Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Iraq                                                           241,950         226,750         -15,200
            Historical unobligated balances                     ..............  ..............         -15,200
        Syria                                                          156,000         146,200          -9,800
            Historical unobligated balances                     ..............  ..............          -9,800
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
              Total, Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund                 397,950         372,950         -25,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Detainees.--The Committee 
is concerned about the burden on the Syrian Democratic Forces 
[SDF] of holding thousands of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
[ISIS] detainees and notes that the makeshift detention 
facilities are overcrowded and vulnerable to the types of ISIS 
attacks that led to the rise of the organization in 2012. The 
Committee supports efforts of the Department of Defense and 
international partners to fortify and construct detention 
facilities to alleviate overcrowding, enhance humane detention, 
and ensure the security of dangerous detainees. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional 
defense committees no later than 30 days prior to obligation of 
funds for any construction activity and prioritizes detention 
facilities repair and construction ahead of any other 
construction activity. Moreover, the Committee directs the 
Secretary of Defense to engage with the SDF on ensuring that 
detainees are afforded all protections due under the Geneva 
Conventions.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $3,630,948,000
Committee recommendation................................   3,623,948,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$3,623,948,000. This is $7,000,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
 
        LAND FORCES
     10 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES                                        15,208          15,208  ..............
     20 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADES                                        720,802         720,802  ..............
     30 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS                                           143,400         143,400  ..............
     40 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT                                 707,654         707,654  ..............
     50 AVIATION ASSETS                                                134,346         134,346  ..............
 
        LAND FORCES READINESS
     60 FORCES READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT                            451,178         451,178  ..............
     70 LAND FORCES SYSTEM READINESS                                    97,564          97,564  ..............
     80 DEPOT MAINTENANCE                                               45,711          45,711  ..............
 
        LAND FORCES READINESS SUPPORT
     90 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT                                        608,079         606,079          -2,000
    100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION            495,435         520,435         +25,000
    110 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS                          28,783          28,783  ..............
 
        CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES
    120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS                     3,153           3,153  ..............
    130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY                            19,591          19,591  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 3,470,904       3,493,904         +23,000
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
        LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
    140 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION                                      19,155          19,155  ..............
 
        SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
    150 ADMINISTRATION                                                  21,668          21,668  ..............
    160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS                                      44,118          44,118  ..............
    170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT                                              7,127           7,127  ..............
    180 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT                                         67,976          67,976  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                   160,044         160,044  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION                                ..............         -30,000         -30,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE           3,630,948       3,623,948          -7,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    131 Base Operations Support                                        608,079         606,079          -2,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -2,000
    132 Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization            495,435         520,435         +25,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +25,000
 UNDIST Projected underexecution                                ..............         -30,000         -30,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $1,380,810,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,384,310,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$1,384,310,000. This is $3,500,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
 
        AIR OPERATIONS
     10 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS                            731,113         731,113  ..............
     20 INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE                                        10,122          10,122  ..............
     30 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE                                     167,811         167,811  ..............
     40 AIRCRAFT DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT                                  103             103  ..............
     50 AVIATION LOGISTICS                                              29,185          29,185  ..............
 
        COMBAT OPERATIONS/SUPPORT
     60 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS                                           20,806          20,806  ..............
     70 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES                                          186,590         186,590  ..............
     80 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES                                              296             296  ..............
 
        BASE SUPPORT
     90 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION                                          32,467          32,467  ..............
    100 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION                        63,726          67,226          +3,500
    110 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT                                         121,064         121,064  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 1,363,283       1,366,783          +3,500
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
        SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
    120 ADMINISTRATION                                                   2,025           2,025  ..............
    130 MILITARY MANPOWER & PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT                        13,401          13,401  ..............
 
        LOGISTICS OPERATIONS & TECHNICAL SUPPORT
    140 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT                               2,101           2,101  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                    17,527          17,527  ..............
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE           1,380,810       1,384,310          +3,500
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   BSMR Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization                      63,726          67,226          +3,500
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............          +3,500
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $329,395,000
Committee recommendation................................     329,895,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $329,895,000. 
This is $500,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
 
        EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
     10 OPERATING FORCES                                               128,468         128,468  ..............
     20 DEPOT MAINTENANCE                                               20,967          20,967  ..............
 
        BASE SUPPORT
     30 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION                        46,589          49,089          +2,500
     40 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT                                         120,808         120,808  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                   316,832         319,332          +2,500
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
        SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
     50 ADMINISTRATION                                                  12,563          10,563          -2,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                    12,563          10,563          -2,000
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS               329,395         329,895            +500
             RESERVE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   BSM1 Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization                      46,589          49,089          +2,500
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............          +2,500
   4A4G Administration                                                  12,563          10,563          -2,000
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............          -2,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $4,116,256,000
Committee recommendation................................   4,003,756,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$4,003,756,000. This is $112,500,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
 
        AIR OPERATIONS
     10 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES                                        2,088,949       2,051,449         -37,500
     20 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS                                     198,213         198,213  ..............
     30 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE                           647,758         633,758         -14,000
     40 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION            122,314         129,314          +7,000
     50 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT                374,442         361,442         -13,000
     60 BASE SUPPORT                                                   543,962         543,962  ..............
 
        CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES
     70 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES                                            1,742           1,742  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 3,977,380       3,919,880         -57,500
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
        SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
     80 ADMINISTRATION                                                 107,281         107,281  ..............
     90 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING                                       9,373           9,373  ..............
    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  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                   138,876         138,876  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION                                ..............         -55,000         -55,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE              4,116,256       4,003,756        -112,500
             RESERVE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   011A Primary Combat Forces                                        2,088,949       2,051,449         -37,500
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -40,000
            Program increase: Atmospheric rivers research       ..............  ..............          +2,500
   011M Depot Purchase Equipment Maintenance                           647,758         633,758         -14,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -14,000
   011R Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization            122,314         129,314          +7,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............          +7,000
   011W Contractor Logistics Support and System Support                374,442         361,442         -13,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -13,000
 UNDIST Projected underexecution                                ..............         -55,000         -55,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Joint Use Agreements.--The Committee expects the Air Force 
and Air Force Reserve to comply with section 2874 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117-263) which prohibits the Secretary of the Air Force 
from entering into joint use agreements between the Air Force 
and civilian aircraft at Homestead Air Reserve Base. 
Additionally, the Committee expects that neither the Air Force 
nor Air Force Reserve will undertake any planning or assessment 
activities towards such agreements while the prohibition is in 
place.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $8,683,104,000
Committee recommendation................................   8,706,797,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$8,706,797,000. This is $23,693,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
            OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
 
        LAND FORCES
     10 MANEUVER UNITS                                                 925,071         936,571         +11,500
     20 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES                                       201,781         196,781          -5,000
     30 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE                                         840,373         790,373         -50,000
     40 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS                                           107,392         102,392          -5,000
     50 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT                                  62,908          62,908  ..............
     60 AVIATION ASSETS                                              1,113,908       1,101,908         -12,000
 
        LAND FORCES READINESS
     70 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT                             832,946         820,605         -12,341
     80 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS                                   50,696          51,496            +800
     90 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE                                  231,784         231,784  ..............
 
        LAND FORCES READINESS SUPPORT
    100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT                                      1,249,066       1,253,800          +4,734
    110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION          1,081,561       1,176,561         +95,000
    120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS                      1,468,857       1,481,857         +13,000
 
        CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES
    130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS                     9,566           9,566  ..............
    140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--CYBERSECURITY                            15,710          16,710          +1,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 8,191,619       8,233,312         +41,693
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
        LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
    150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION                                       7,251           7,251  ..............
 
        SERVICEWIDE SUPPORT
    160 ADMINISTRATION                                                  66,025          68,025          +2,000
    170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS                                     113,366         113,366  ..............
    180 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT                                              8,663           8,663  ..............
    190 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT                                        292,426         292,426  ..............
    200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT                                           3,754           3,754  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                   491,485         493,485          +2,000
                                                               =================================================
 
        PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION                                ..............         -20,000         -20,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL            8,683,104       8,706,797         +23,693
             GUARD
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    111 Maneuver Units                                                 925,071         936,571         +11,500
            Program increase: Exercise Northern Strike          ..............  ..............         +11,500
    112 Modular Support Brigades                                       201,781         196,781          -5,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -5,000
    113 Echelons Above Brigade                                         840,373         790,373         -50,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -50,000
    114 Theater Level Assets                                           107,392         102,392          -5,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -5,000
    116 Aviation Assets                                              1,113,908       1,101,908         -12,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -12,000
    121 Force Readiness Operations Support                             832,946         820,605         -12,341
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -20,000
            Program increase: Irregular warfare training        ..............  ..............          +3,500
             exercises
            Program increase: Advanced trauma and public        ..............  ..............          +1,909
             health direct training services
            Program increase: International advanced trauma     ..............  ..............            +750
             and public health training
            Program increase: Wildfire training                 ..............  ..............          +1,500
    122 Land Forces Systems Readiness                                   50,696          51,496            +800
            Program increase: Enhanced National Guard           ..............  ..............            +800
             emergency satellite communications capability
    131 Base Operations Support                                      1,249,066       1,253,800          +4,734
            Program increase: Aqueous film forming foam         ..............  ..............          +2,600
             replacement related activities
            Program increase: PFAS cleanup and restoration      ..............  ..............          +2,134
    132 Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization          1,081,561       1,176,561         +95,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +60,000
            Program increase: Army National Guard MQ-1C AATS    ..............  ..............         +35,000
    133 Management and Operational Headquarters                      1,468,857       1,481,857         +13,000
            Program increase: Mental health providers           ..............  ..............          +8,000
            Program increase: Star behavioral health program    ..............  ..............          +5,000
    153 Cyberspace Activities-Cybersecurity                             15,710          16,710          +1,000
            Program increase: National Guard Mission Assurance  ..............  ..............          +1,000
             Program
    431 Administration                                                  66,025          68,025          +2,000
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............          -4,000
            Program increase: State Partnership Program         ..............  ..............          +6,000
 UNDIST Projected underexecution                                ..............         -20,000         -20,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Army National Guard Sustainment, Restoration and 
Modernization Funding.--The Committee recommends a robust 
funding level in fiscal year 2024 for facility sustainment, 
restoration and modernization. The Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau is encouraged to use a portion of these funds to update 
facilities and armories to address the needs of female 
servicemembers.
    Virtual Language Training.--The Committee notes that 
foreign language skills are instrumental in building and 
maintaining global alliances and partnerships and encourages 
the National Guard Bureau to continue its virtual language 
training program. The Committee directs the Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau to submit a report to the congressional 
defense committees, not later than 180 days after the enactment 
of this act, that includes the number of Guardsmen receiving 
virtual language training and level of proficiency achieved, a 
description of program marketing and sign-up procedures, a 
listing of classes and languages taught, a comparison of 
language training offered with current State Partnership 
Program participants, and funding programmed for National Guard 
language training through the Future Years Defense Program.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $7,253,694,000
Committee recommendation................................   7,268,605,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$7,268,605,000. This is $14,911,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 1: OPERATING FORCES
 
        AIR OPERATIONS
     10 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS                                          2,498,675       2,478,675         -20,000
     20 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS                                     656,714         669,748         +13,034
     30 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE                         1,171,901       1,149,901         -22,000
     40 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION            370,188         482,065        +111,877
     50 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT              1,280,003       1,260,003         -20,000
     60 BASE SUPPORT                                                 1,089,579       1,071,579         -18,000
     70 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT                                          19,708          19,708  ..............
 
        CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES
     80 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES                                           49,476          49,476  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 1                                 7,136,244       7,181,155         +44,911
                                                               =================================================
 
        BUDGET ACTIVITY 4: ADMIN & SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
 
        SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES
     90 ADMINISTRATION                                                  68,417          68,417  ..............
    100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING                                      49,033          49,033  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BUDGET ACTIVITY 4                                   117,450         117,450  ..............
                                                               =================================================
 
        PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION                                ..............         -30,000         -30,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL GUARD       7,253,694       7,268,605         +14,911
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   011F Aircraft Operations                                          2,498,675       2,478,675         -20,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -20,000
   011G Mission Support Operations                                     656,714         669,748         +13,034
            Program increase: Advanced trauma and public        ..............  ..............          +2,034
             health direct training services
            Program increase: Mental health providers           ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: State Partnership Program         ..............  ..............          +2,500
            Program increase: Training and equipment for KC-    ..............  ..............          +2,000
             135 classic associations
            Program increase: Wildfire training                 ..............  ..............          +1,500
   011M Depot Purchase Equipment Maintenance                         1,171,901       1,149,901         -22,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -22,000
   011R Facilities Sustainment, Restoration & Modernization            370,188         482,065        +111,877
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +20,000
            Program increase: Additional facility enhancements  ..............  ..............         +90,977
             for future foreign military pilot training sites
            Program increase: Repair hangar fire systems        ..............  ..............            +900
   011W Contractor Logistics Support and System Support              1,280,003       1,260,003         -20,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -20,000
   011Z Base Support                                                 1,089,579       1,071,579         -18,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -18,000
 UNDIST Projected underexecution                                ..............         -30,000         -30,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Combat Readiness Training Centers.--The Committee 
recognizes the strategic value that Air National Guard combat 
readiness training centers provide to the readiness and 
capabilities of the joint force. Therefore, in fiscal year 
2024, the Committee expects the Secretary of the Air Force and 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to continue resourcing 
personnel and operations at all four combat readiness training 
centers at no less than the funding levels included in the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-
328). The Committee directs the Secretary of the Air Force, in 
coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to 
provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, not later than 90 days 
after the enactment of this act, detailing plans for the 
operations, manning, and anticipated annual funding 
requirements for each of the combat readiness training centers 
from fiscal year 2024 through the Future Years Defense Program.
    Joint Terminal Attack Controller Training.--The Committee 
is concerned that the Air National Guard has been unable to 
meet Joint Terminal Attack Controller [JTAC] training 
requirements for initial qualification training or re-
qualification, which could negatively impact readiness. The 
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct 
additional training with airborne aircraft to reduce this 
backlog and support JTAC training requirements.
    Air National Guard Tuition Assistance.--The Committee 
supports the establishment of an Air National Guard tuition 
assistance program similar to that of the Army National Guard 
and encourages the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, to 
include the tuition assistance program for both the Army and 
Air Guard in its future budget requests.

               U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Budget estimate, 2024...................................     $16,620,000
Committee recommendation................................      16,620,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,620,000. 
This is equal to the budget estimate.

                    Environmental Restoration, Army

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $198,760,000
Committee recommendation................................     265,860,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $265,860,000. 
This is $50,000,000 above the budget estimate for the 
Installation Restoration Program and $17,100,000 above the 
budget estimate for the Military Munitions Response Program.

                    Environmental Restoration, Navy

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $335,240,000
Committee recommendation................................     405,240,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $405,240,000. 
This is $60,000,000 above the budget estimate for the Navy to 
address costs associated with remediating contamination caused 
by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and $10,000,000 above 
the budget estimate for the Military Munitions Response 
Program.

                  Environmental Restoration, Air Force

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $349,744,000
Committee recommendation................................     406,744,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $406,744,000. 
This is $5,000,000 above the budget estimate for the Air Force 
and Air National Guard to address costs associated with 
remediating contamination caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances, $50,000,000 above the budget estimate for the 
Installation Restoration Program, and $2,000,000 above the 
budget estimate for the Military Munitions Response Program.

                Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide

Budget estimate, 2024...................................      $8,965,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,965,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,965,000. 
This is equal to the budget estimate.

         Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $232,806,000
Committee recommendation................................     232,806,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $232,806,000. 
This is equal to the budget estimate.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $114,900,000
Committee recommendation................................     114,900,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $114,900,000. 
This is equal to the budget estimate.

                  Cooperative Threat Reduction Account

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $350,999,000
Committee recommendation................................     350,999,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $350,999,000. 
This is equal to the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    2024 budget      Committee      Change from
                              Item                                   estimate     recommendation     Estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Strategic Offensive Arms Elimination............................           6,815           6,815  ..............
Chemical Security & Elimination.................................          16,400          16,400  ..............
Global Nuclear Security.........................................          19,406          19,406  ..............
Biological Threat Reduction Program.............................         228,030         228,030  ..............
Proliferation Prevention........................................          46,324          46,324  ..............
Other Assessments/Administrative Costs..........................          34,024          34,024  ..............
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total, Cooperative Threat Reduction Account...............         350,999         350,999  ..............
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account

Budget estimate, 2024...................................     $54,977,000
Committee recommendation................................      79,977,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $79,977,000. 
This is $25,000,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

 
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Change from
 Line         Item          2024 budget      Committee        budget
                             estimate     recommendation     estimate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
     1 Recruiting and            3,000           8,000          +5,000
        Hiring
           Program      ..............  ..............          +5,000
            increase:
            Recruiting
            a diverse
            classified
            workforce
     2 Training and             50,577          50,577  ..............
        Development
     3 Recognition and           1,400           1,400  ..............
        Retention
UNDIST Undistributed    ..............          20,000         +20,000
UNDIST     Program      ..............  ..............         +20,000
            increase:
            Defense
            Civilian
            Training
            Corps
                       -------------------------------------------------
             Total,             54,977          79,977         +25,000
              Departme
              nt of
              Defense
              Acquisit
              ion
              Workforc
              e
              Developm
              ent
              Account
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Reporting 
Requirements.--The Committee directs the Under Secretary for 
Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) to provide the Department 
of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account annual 
report to the congressional defense committees not later than 
30 days after submission of the fiscal year 2025 President's 
budget request. Further, as in previous years, the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) is directed 
to provide the congressional defense committees with the fiscal 
year 2025 President's budget request additional details 
regarding total funding for the acquisition workforce by 
funding category and specific appropriations accounts in the 
Future Years Defense Program, to include an explanation of 
changes from prior year's submission.
    Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development 
Account Reprogramming Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense is 
directed to follow reprogramming guidance for the Department of 
Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account [DAWDA] 
consistent with reprogramming guidance for acquisition accounts 
detailed elsewhere in this explanatory statement. The dollar 
threshold for reprogramming DAWDA funds is $15,000,000.

                               TITLE III

                              PROCUREMENT

    Funds appropriated under this title provide the resources 
required to purchase military equipment and hardware, including 
aircraft, ships, missiles, combat vehicles, ammunition, 
weapons, electronic sensors and communications equipment, and 
other procurement items.
    The President's fiscal year 2024 budget requests a total of 
$169,056,946,000 for procurement appropriations.

                      SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

    The Committee recommends procurement appropriations 
totaling $169,446,717,000 for fiscal year 2024. This is 
$389,771,000 above the budget estimate.
    Committee recommended procurement appropriations for fiscal 
year 2024 are summarized below:

                                      SUMMARY OF PROCUREMENT APPROPRIATIONS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
                             Account                                2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Procurement:
    Aircraft Procurement, Army..................................       3,012,440       3,154,007        +141,567
    Missile Procurement, Army...................................       4,962,017       4,826,906        -135,111
    Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army....       3,765,521       4,070,011        +304,490
    Procurement of Ammunition, Army.............................       2,967,578       2,888,332         -79,246
    Other Procurement, Army.....................................       8,672,979       8,402,000        -270,979
    Aircraft Procurement, Navy..................................      17,336,760      18,759,061      +1,422,301
    Weapons Procurement, Navy...................................       6,876,385       6,124,220        -752,165
    Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps............       1,293,273       1,187,912        -105,361
    Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy...........................      32,848,950      33,250,631        +401,681
    Other Procurement, Navy.....................................      14,535,257      14,711,311        +176,054
    Procurement, Marine Corps...................................       3,979,212       3,957,695         -21,517
    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force.............................      20,315,204      20,114,772        -200,432
    Missile Procurement, Air Force..............................       5,530,446       5,590,622         +60,176
    Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force........................         703,158         636,579         -66,579
    Other Procurement, Air Force................................      30,417,892      30,397,452         -20,440
    Procurement, Space Force....................................       4,714,294       4,034,798        -679,496
    Procurement, Defense-Wide...................................       6,156,975       6,059,196         -97,779
    Defense Production Act Purchases............................         968,605         431,212        -537,393
    National Guard and Reserve Equipment........................  ..............         850,000        +850,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................     169,056,946     169,446,717        +389,771
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

            REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report 
accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense 
appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008 (House Report 110-
279). The dollar threshold for reprogramming funds will 
increase to $15,000,000 for procurement and research, 
development, test and evaluation.
    Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports 
for service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of 
this act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with 
guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying 
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
2006. The Department shall continue to follow the limitation 
that prior approval reprogrammings are set at either the 
specified dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or 
research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever is 
less. These thresholds are cumulative from the base for 
reprogramming value as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, 
if the combined value of transfers into or out of a procurement 
(P-1), or a research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) 
line exceeds the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense 
must submit a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional 
defense committees. In addition, guidelines on the application 
of prior approval reprogramming procedures for congressional 
special interest items are established elsewhere in this 
explanatory statement.

                           Funding Increases

    The funding increases outlined in the tables accompanying 
each appropriation account shall be provided only for the 
specific purposes indicated in the tables of Committee 
Recommended Adjustments. The Committee directs that funding 
increases shall be competitively awarded, or provided to 
programs that have received competitive awards in the past.

                   PROCUREMENT SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

    Items for which additional funds have been recommended or 
items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in the 
tables detailing Committee recommended adjustments or in 
paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' are 
congressional special interest items for the purpose of the 
Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must 
be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount, as 
specifically addressed elsewhere in this explanatory statement.

                          PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW

    Army Organic Industrial Base.--The Committee directs the 
Secretary of the Army to provide 45-day written notification to 
the congressional defense committees prior to the Secretary 
approving civilian reductions in force that will result in an 
employment loss of 50 or more full-time employees at any Army 
organic industrial base facility. The notification shall 
include the impact that the proposed reduction in force will 
have on the ability to maintain the organic industrial base 
critical manufacturing capabilities as delineated in the Army 
Organic Industrial Base Strategy Report, a detailed accounting 
of the costs of implementing the reduction in force, and an 
assessment of the cost of, and time necessary, to restore any 
lost capability to meet future organic wartime manufacturing 
needs.
    Arsenal Sustainment Initiative.--The Committee continues to 
support the Department of the Army's efforts to ensure that the 
critical manufacturing capabilities of the Nation's organic 
industrial base are maintained, and commends the Army for 
issuing a definitive make-or-buy directive for the 
manufacturing arsenals. The guidance ensures that the arsenals 
will be given fair consideration for every Army acquisition; 
provides for a 30-day review of all such decisions by the Army 
Acquisition Executive; requires all private sector companies to 
consider the arsenals as a potential supplier of component 
parts; and provides for an annual review of this overall 
process. The Committee encourages the Army to implement the 
directive consistently to ensure the arsenals have the workload 
necessary to maintain the proficiency and capacity to meet the 
manufacturing needs of the Nation during war and peacetime. The 
Committee notes that it has not yet received detailed 
recommendations from the Secretary of Defense on how the Air 
Force, Navy, and Marine Corps can better use the arsenals for 
their manufacturing needs, or what opportunities may exist for 
the arsenals to assist the services and the Defense Logistics 
Agency to procure for the Department's spare parts inventory, 
as required by Senate Report 114-63.
    Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems.--The Committee 
supports the development and procurement of Counter-Small 
Unmanned Aircraft System [C-sUAS] capabilities to defend 
against the increasingly complex and proliferating threats 
posed by sUAS. The fiscal year 2024 President's budget request 
includes $100,000,000 for C-sUAS procurement within the 
Procurement, Defense-Wide appropriations account, with the 
intent to transfer the funding to other military service 
appropriation procurement accounts within the year-of-execution 
based on assumed, but not yet identified, emergent capability 
gaps and operational needs. The Committee believes that 
investment in these capabilities is most appropriately 
resourced within the services and coordinated through the 
existing Army-led Joint C-sUAS office [JCO] which, as the 
Executive Agent for C-sUAS, is responsible for the rapid 
development, test and evaluation, demonstration, or 
modification of systems to allow for a more agile transition of 
the capability to the services who can use a common procurement 
contract. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Army, as 
Executive Agent for C-sUAS, in coordination with the Secretary 
of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, to review 
programs of record and non-standard items of equipment 
dedicated to C-sUAS capabilities. Not later than 90 days after 
the enactment of this act, the Secretary of Army shall deliver 
a report to the congressional defense committees with 
recommendations on how to bolster and streamline programs-of-
record across the services, as well as any enduring investments 
required across the Future Years Defense Program to address 
this capability gap.
    Army Vehicle Procurement.--The Committee is concerned that 
the Army continues to submit annual budget requests that 
significantly underfund the Army's validated procurement 
strategies or do not support minimum sustaining rates [MSR] of 
production that are needed to sustain a diverse vehicle 
industrial base, thereby underfunding the Army's requirements. 
For example, the Army again requested a fraction of the number 
of Abrams tanks needed to meet the acquisition strategy, 
relying on Congress to again add funds to sustain ongoing 
production and maintain the ready workforce. The Committee 
recommends the transfer of $102,440,000 from the proposed 
Abrams advance procurement line, and adding an additional 
$430,000,000, to make up the shortfall in current tank 
production. Further, the Army continues to request funding 
levels below the MSR for the high mobility multipurpose wheeled 
vehicle [HMMWV] production line, despite an ongoing requirement 
to modernize the HMMWV fleet. Therefore the Committee directs 
the Secretary of the Army to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 90 days 
following the enactment of this act that accounts for all Army 
requirements to modernize the tactical wheeled vehicle fleet 
and maintain a viable and competitive industrial base necessary 
to satisfy the Army's requirements. This report shall include 
tactical wheeled vehicle production lines anticipated to close 
within the next 5 years based on the Army's proposed investment 
in the Future Years Defense Program, including any lost capital 
investments, workforce, supplier networks, and overall 
capacity, and an evaluation of how the Army could minimize such 
losses in future fiscal years.
    Satisfying Future Requirements.--The Committee notes that 
the Department of the Air Force plans to divest older aircraft 
in order to invest in future capabilities. The Committee 
supports the divestment of older aircraft no longer capable of 
operating in a denied environment and investing those resources 
in research, development, test, and evaluation efforts of 
future platforms to include the Next Generation Air Dominance 
system, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the B-21 Raider, and 
future Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance [ISR] 
aircraft. However, the Committee is concerned that the 
divestment of legacy platforms prior to future capabilities 
being ready for employment creates a capability gap, resulting 
in combatant command requirements being unsatisfied. The 
Assistant Secretary of Air Force (Acquisition, Technology, and 
Logistics) in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Acquisition and Sustainment) and the Chairman of the Joint 
Requirements Oversight Council is directed to provide to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this act a comprehensive plan explaining how the 
Department of the Air Force intends to satisfy combatant 
command requirements for fighter aircraft, bomber capacity, and 
tactical ISR capabilities for the fiscal year 2024 Future Years 
Defense Program.
    Further, the Committee is aware that the divestment of 
aircraft without the commensurate procurement of replacement 
capabilities results in a gap in the mission and requirements 
of fielded aircraft and platforms. The Secretary of the Air 
Force is directed to submit a report with the fiscal year 2025 
President's budget submission that describes the plan for 
mitigating the gap between divestments and future platforms, 
both in terms of timing and total fielded capabilities.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $3,012,440,000
Committee recommendation................................   3,154,007,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$3,154,007,000. This is $141,567,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY
 
     AIRCRAFT
 
     FIXED WING
   2 MQ-1 UAV                                           ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
   3 FUTURE UAS FAMILY                                  ..............          53,453  ..............  ..............  ..............         -53,453
   5 SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM                     ..............          20,769  ..............          20,769  ..............  ..............
 
     ROTARY
   6 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN                                  42         718,578              42         718,578  ..............  ..............
   7 AH-64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN (AP-CY)              ..............         110,360  ..............         110,360  ..............  ..............
   8 UH-60 BLACKHAWK (MYP)                                          24         668,258              24         668,258  ..............  ..............
   9 UH-60 BLACKHAWK (MYP) (AP-CY)                      ..............          92,494  ..............          92,494  ..............  ..............
  10 UH-60 BLACKHAWK L AND V MODELS                                 26         153,196              26         153,196  ..............  ..............
  11 CH-47 HELICOPTER                                                6         202,487              10         379,987              +4        +177,500
  12 CH-47 HELICOPTER (AP-CY)                           ..............          18,936  ..............          18,936  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, AIRCRAFT                              ..............       2,038,531  ..............       2,162,578  ..............        +124,047
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
  13 MQ-1 PAYLOAD                                       ..............          13,650  ..............          13,650  ..............  ..............
  14 GRAY EAGLE MODS2                                   ..............          14,959  ..............          14,959  ..............  ..............
  15 MULTI SENSOR ABN RECON                             ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  16 AH-64 MODS                                         ..............         113,127  ..............         113,127  ..............  ..............
  17 CH-47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP)                  ..............          20,689  ..............          35,689  ..............         +15,000
  20 EMARSS SEMA MODS                                   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  22 UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS                            ..............          35,879  ..............          40,879  ..............          +5,000
  23 NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN                           ..............          32,418  ..............          33,168  ..............            +750
  24 COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE                            ..............          74,912  ..............          74,912  ..............  ..............
  25 DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT                        ..............          16,838  ..............          16,838  ..............  ..............
  26 AVIATION ASSURED PNT                               ..............          67,383  ..............          67,383  ..............  ..............
  27 GATM ROLLUP                                        ..............           8,924  ..............           8,924  ..............  ..............
  29 UAS MODS                                           ..............           2,258  ..............           2,258  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT              ..............         401,037  ..............         421,787  ..............         +20,750
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
 
     GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS
  30 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT                   ..............         161,731  ..............         156,501  ..............          -5,230
  31 SURVIVABILITY CM                                   ..............           6,526  ..............           6,526  ..............  ..............
  32 CMWS                                               ..............          72,041  ..............          72,041  ..............  ..............
  33 COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM)                       125         261,384             125         261,384  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER SUPPORT
  34 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT                            ..............          25,752  ..............          27,752  ..............          +2,000
  35 AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS                         ..............          22,097  ..............          22,097  ..............  ..............
  36 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL                                ..............          21,216  ..............          21,216  ..............  ..............
  37 LAUNCHER, 275 ROCKET                               ..............           2,125  ..............           2,125  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES      ..............         572,872  ..............         569,642  ..............          -3,230
                                                       =================================================================================================
           TOTAL, AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY            ..............       3,012,440  ..............       3,154,007  ..............        +141,567
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                             [Dollars in thousands]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      2024 budget      Committee      Change from
Line                      Item                         estimate     recommendation     estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3 Future UAS Family                                    53,453  ..............         -53,453
         Inc. 2 early to need                     ..............  ..............         -53,453
  11 CH-47 Helicopter                                    202,487         379,987        +177,500
         Program increase: Additional             ..............  ..............        +177,500
          helicopters
  17 CH-47 Cargo Helicopter Mods [MYP]                    20,689          35,689         +15,000
         Program increase: Hybrid enhanced        ..............  ..............         +15,000
          ballistic protection systems
  22 Utility Helicopter Mods                              35,879          40,879          +5,000
         Program increase: 60kVA generators for   ..............  ..............          +2,000
          UH-60
         Program increase: Litter basket          ..............  ..............          +3,000
          stabilization technology for search
          and rescue
  23 Network And Mission Plan                             32,418          33,168            +750
         Program increase: Flight scheduling      ..............  ..............            +750
          software
  30 Aircraft Survivability Equipment                    161,731         156,501          -5,230
         B-Kit unit cost adjustment               ..............  ..............          -5,230
  34 Common Ground Equipment                              25,752          27,752          +2,000
         Program increase: Aviation ground        ..............  ..............          +2,000
          support equipment
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       Missile Procurement, Army

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $4,962,017,000
Committee recommendation................................   4,826,906,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$4,826,906,000. This is $135,111,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                 MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY
 
     OTHER MISSILES
 
     SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM
   1 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD)           ..............           6,625  ..............           6,625  ..............  ..............
   2 LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) (AP-CY)   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
   3 M-SHORAD--PROCUREMENT                                          22         400,697              22         342,220  ..............         -58,477
   4 MSE MISSILE                                                   230       1,212,832             230         960,832  ..............        -252,000
  4a MSE Missile--AP                                    ..............  ..............  ..............         252,000  ..............        +252,000
   5 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ARMY MISSILE               ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
   6 PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM)                               110         384,071             110         377,821  ..............          -6,250
   7 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2--I       ..............         313,189  ..............         260,167  ..............         -53,022
   8 MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC)                         ..............         169,519  ..............         169,519  ..............  ..............
 
     AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM
   9 HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY                               ..............          21,976  ..............          21,976  ..............  ..............
  10 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM)                               901         303,409             901         303,409  ..............  ..............
  11 LONG RANGE PRECISION MUNITION                      ..............  ..............  ..............           5,000  ..............          +5,000
  12 LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON                       ..............         156,821  ..............         156,821  ..............  ..............
 
     ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYSTEM
  13 JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY                               541         199,509             187         122,147            -354         -77,362
  14 TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY                                          850         120,475             850         120,475  ..............  ..............
  15 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)                                   5016         886,367           5,016         886,367  ..............  ..............
  16 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) (AP-CY)                 ..............          55,913  ..............          55,913  ..............  ..............
  17 MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR)                    366          10,334             366          10,334  ..............  ..............
  18 HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS)                 28         179,230              28         179,230  ..............  ..............
  19 ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS (ATACMS)--SYS SUM            ..............           7,307  ..............          12,307  ..............          +5,000
  20 LETHAL MINIATURE AERIAL MISSILE SYSTEM (LMAMS      ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, OTHER MISSILES                        ..............       4,428,274  ..............       4,243,163  ..............        -185,111
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
 
     MODIFICATIONS
  21 PATRIOT MODS                                       ..............         212,247  ..............         212,247  ..............  ..............
  22 STINGER MODS                                       ..............          36,484  ..............          36,484  ..............  ..............
  23 AVENGER MODS                                       ..............          22,274  ..............          22,274  ..............  ..............
  24 ITAS/TOW MODS                                      ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  25 MLRS MODS                                          ..............         168,198  ..............         168,198  ..............  ..............
  26 HIMARS MODIFICATIONS                               ..............          76,266  ..............          76,266  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, MODIFICATION OF MISSILES              ..............         515,469  ..............         515,469  ..............  ..............
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
  27 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS                            ..............           6,573  ..............          56,573  ..............         +50,000
 
     SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
  28 AIR DEFENSE TARGETS                                ..............          11,701  ..............          11,701  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY             ..............       4,962,017  ..............       4,826,906  ..............        -135,111
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      3 M-SHORAD--Procurement                                          400,697         342,220         -58,477
            Unit cost adjustment                                ..............  ..............         -15,477
            Unjustified growth: Initial spares and repair       ..............  ..............         -43,000
             parts
      4 MSE Missile                                                  1,212,832         960,832        -252,000
            Transfer to line 4a: Advance procurement            ..............  ..............        -252,000
     4a MSE Missile--AP                                         ..............         252,000        +252,000
            Transfer from line 4: Advance procurement (FY 2024  ..............  ..............        +126,000
             for FY2025)
            Transfer from line 4: Advance procurement (FY 2024  ..............  ..............        +126,000
             for FY2026)
      6 PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE [PRSM]                                384,071         377,821          -6,250
            Unjustified growth: Software maintenance            ..............  ..............          -6,250
      7 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2-I                    313,189         260,167         -53,022
            Unjustified growth: Integrated logistics support    ..............  ..............         -37,122
            Contractor management                               ..............  ..............         -15,900
     11 Long Range Precision Munition                           ..............           5,000          +5,000
            Program increase: Long Range Precision Munition     ..............  ..............          +5,000
     13 Javelin [AAWS-M] System Summary                                199,509         122,147         -77,362
            AUR excess to capacity                              ..............  ..............         -77,362
     19 ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS [ATACMS]--SYS SUM                          7,307          12,307          +5,000
            Program increase: ATACMS                            ..............  ..............          +5,000
     27 Spares And Repair Parts                                          6,573          56,573         +50,000
            Program increase: Spares and repair parts           ..............  ..............         +50,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Javelin missiles.--The Committee strongly supports the 
Javelin missile system program and recognizes its exceptional 
operational value and effectiveness for the Ukrainian Armed 
Forces and for the military services. However, the Committee 
understands that the Army no longer plans to procure additional 
missiles with fiscal year 2024 funding as proposed in the 
President's budget request, in light of the $1,839,715,000 in 
Ukraine replenishment funding directed to the Javelin program 
over the last 15 months. Therefore, the Committee recommends a 
reduction of $77,362,000. Finally, the Committee supports the 
multi-year facilitization plan to expand annual production from 
2,100 missiles per year to 4,000 per year by the end of 2026, 
and recommends $18,459,000 to complete this effort.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $3,765,521,000
Committee recommendation................................   4,070,011,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$4,070,011,000. This is $304,490,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
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                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
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         PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT
 
     TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
   1 ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV)                           91         554,777              91         399,625  ..............        -155,152
   2 ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE (ABV)                     ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
   3 MOBILE PROTECTED FIREPOWER                                     33         394,635              33         394,635  ..............  ..............
 
     MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
   4 STRYKER UPGRADE                                                85         614,282              85         585,913  ..............         -28,369
   5 BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE                     128           5,232             128           5,232  ..............  ..............
   6 BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD)                              ..............         158,274  ..............         192,070  ..............         +33,796
   7 M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS                             ..............          90,986  ..............          90,986  ..............  ..............
   8 PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM)                            24         469,152              24         469,152  ..............  ..............
   9 IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88A2 HERCULES)         ..............          41,058  ..............          41,058  ..............  ..............
  12 JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE                                           24         159,804              24         159,804  ..............  ..............
  13 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM                                         34         697,883              87       1,230,323             +53        +532,440
  14 ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM (AP-CY)                     ..............         102,440  ..............  ..............  ..............        -102,440
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES               ..............       3,288,523  ..............       3,568,798  ..............        +280,275
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES
  16 PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL)                     ..............             510  ..............             150  ..............            -360
  17 M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (762MM)                    ..............             425  ..............          12,500  ..............         +12,075
  18 MULTI-ROLE ANTI-ARMOR ANTI-PERSONNEL WEAPONS       ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  19 MACHINE GUN, CAL 50 M2 ROLL                        ..............           3,420  ..............           3,420  ..............  ..............
  20 MORTAR SYSTEMS                                     ..............           8,013  ..............           8,013  ..............  ..............
  21 LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS      ..............           3,174  ..............           3,174  ..............  ..............
  22 XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM)                ..............          14,143  ..............          14,143  ..............  ..............
  23 PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE                             ..............           5,248  ..............           7,748  ..............          +2,500
  24 CARBINE                                            ..............             571  ..............             571  ..............  ..............
  25 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON                       ..............         292,850  ..............         292,850  ..............  ..............
  26 HANDGUN                                            ..............              32  ..............              32  ..............  ..............
  27 MK-19 Grenade Machine Gun MODS                     ..............  ..............  ..............          10,000  ..............         +10,000
 
     MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH
  28 M777 MODS                                          ..............          18,920  ..............          18,920  ..............  ..............
  29 M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN MODS                         ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  31 M119 MODIFICATIONS                                 ..............          13,097  ..............          13,097  ..............  ..............
  32 MORTAR MODIFICATION                                ..............             423  ..............             423  ..............  ..............
 
     SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
  33 ITEMS LESS THAN $50M (WOCV-WTCV)                   ..............           1,148  ..............           1,148  ..............  ..............
  34 PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV)                ..............         115,024  ..............         115,024  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES     ..............         476,998  ..............         501,213  ..............         +24,215
                                                       =================================================================================================
           TOTAL, PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY            ..............       3,765,521  ..............       4,070,011  ..............        +304,490
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Armored Multi Purpose Vehicle [AMPV]                           554,777         399,625        -155,152
            Program adjustment                                  ..............  ..............        -155,152
      4 Stryker Upgrade                                                614,282         585,913         -28,369
            DVHA1 30mm MCWS testing delays                      ..............  ..............         -17,676
            DVHA1 30mm MCWS production early to need            ..............  ..............         -10,693
      6 Bradley Program (MOD)                                          158,274         192,070         +33,796
            Unjustified growth: modification 7 installation     ..............  ..............          -6,204
            Program increase: Active protective system          ..............  ..............         +40,000
     13 Abrams Upgrade Program                                         697,883       1,230,323        +532,440
            Transfer from WTCV line 14                          ..............  ..............        +102,440
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............        +430,000
     14 Abrams Upgrade Program [AP-CY]                                 102,440  ..............        -102,440
            Transfer to WTCV line 13                            ..............  ..............        -102,440
     16 Personal Defense Weapon (Roll)                                     510             150            -360
            Excessive unit cost                                 ..............  ..............            -360
     17 M240 Medium Machine Gun (7.62 mm)                                  425          12,500         +12,075
            Program increase: M240 medium machine gun           ..............  ..............         +12,075
     23 Precision Sniper Rifle                                           5,248           7,748          +2,500
            Program increase: Precision Sniper Rifle            ..............  ..............          +2,500
     27 MK-19 Grenade Machine Gun MODS                          ..............          10,000         +10,000
            Program increase: Mk93 mounts                       ..............  ..............         +10,000
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    Armored Multipurpose Vehicle.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of the Armored Multipurpose Vehicle as the Army's 
primary next generation armored personnel carrier. However, the 
Committee notes that the current production line cannot support 
the number of vehicles requested in the budget request when 
taking into account current vehicle orders. Therefore, the 
Committee recommends a reduction of $155,152,000. To prevent 
further delays, the Committee encourages the Army and industry 
to conclude outstanding contract negotiations, complete the 
expansion of the production line in a timely manner, and 
resolve issues related to hexavalent chromium wash primer. The 
Committee notes that its recommendation retains the planned 
production rate.
    Grenade Launcher Sights.--The Committee notes the benefit 
of modern grenade launcher sights to enable soldiers to more 
effectively engage targets with the M320 Grenade Launcher 
Module. Modern grenade launcher sights provide soldiers with 
the ability to accurately engage targets in both daytime and 
nighttime, with a variety of different ballistic solutions. The 
Committee supports the Department of the Army's efforts to 
field the equivalent number of grenade launcher sights as 
M320s, and encourages the Chief of Staff of the Army to 
appropriately budget for additional systems as part of the 
President's fiscal year 2025 budget request in order to 
expedite delivery of this capability to the field.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $2,967,578,000
Committee recommendation................................   2,888,332,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$2,888,332,000. This is $79,246,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
              PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY
 
     AMMUNITION
 
     SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION
   1 CTG, 556MM, ALL TYPES                              ..............          90,853  ..............          88,409  ..............          -2,444
   2 CTG, 762MM, ALL TYPES                              ..............          65,370  ..............          59,232  ..............          -6,138
   3 NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON AMMUNITION            ..............         191,244  ..............         127,609  ..............         -63,635
   4 CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES                            ..............           6,597  ..............           6,420  ..............            -177
   5 CTG, 50 CAL, ALL TYPES                             ..............          41,534  ..............          49,034  ..............          +7,500
   6 CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES                               ..............           7,925  ..............          15,425  ..............          +7,500
   7 CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES                               ..............          38,760  ..............          31,503  ..............          -7,257
   8 CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES                               ..............         107,805  ..............          98,532  ..............          -9,273
   9 CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES                               ..............         148,970  ..............         148,970  ..............  ..............
  10 CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES                               ..............          28,000  ..............          28,000  ..............  ..............
 
     MORTAR AMMUNITION
  11 60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES                             ..............          35,160  ..............          35,160  ..............  ..............
  12 81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES                             ..............          40,562  ..............          40,562  ..............  ..............
  13 120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES                            ..............         106,784  ..............         110,689  ..............          +3,905
 
     TANK AMMUNITION
  14 CTG TANK 105MM AND 120MM: ALL TYPES                ..............         300,368  ..............         300,368  ..............  ..............
 
     ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
  15 CTG, ARTY, 75MM AND 105MM: ALL TYPES               ..............          21,298  ..............          21,298  ..............  ..............
  16 ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES             ..............         150,839  ..............         150,839  ..............  ..............
  18 PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS                      ..............          96,406  ..............          96,406  ..............  ..............
  19 ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL      ..............         172,947  ..............         172,947  ..............  ..............
      TYPES
 
     MINES
  20 MINES AND CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES              ..............          71,182  ..............          71,182  ..............  ..............
  21 CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE                     ..............          55,374  ..............          17,410  ..............         -37,964
 
     ROCKETS
  22 SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES             ..............          18,630  ..............          18,630  ..............  ..............
  23 ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES                        ..............          87,293  ..............         120,293  ..............         +33,000
 
     OTHER AMMUNITION
  24 CAD/PAD ALL TYPES                                  ..............           6,564  ..............           6,564  ..............  ..............
  25 DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES                    ..............          24,238  ..............          24,238  ..............  ..............
  26 GRENADES, ALL TYPES                                ..............          48,374  ..............          50,874  ..............          +2,500
  27 SIGNALS, ALL TYPES                                 ..............          23,252  ..............          13,489  ..............          -9,763
  28 SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES                              ..............          11,309  ..............          11,309  ..............  ..............
 
     MISCELLANEOUS
  30 AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES                         ..............           3,976  ..............           3,976  ..............  ..............
  31 NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES                   ..............           3,281  ..............           3,281  ..............  ..............
  32 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION                         ..............          17,436  ..............          17,436  ..............  ..............
  33 AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT                      ..............          13,133  ..............          13,133  ..............  ..............
  34 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO)            ..............          18,068  ..............          18,068  ..............  ..............
  35 CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES                               ..............             102  ..............             102  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, AMMUNITION                            ..............       2,053,634  ..............       1,971,388  ..............         -82,246
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
             AMMUNITION PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT
 
     PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT
  36 INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES                              ..............         726,135  ..............         729,135  ..............          +3,000
  37 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION            ..............         183,752  ..............         183,752  ..............  ..............
  38 ARMS INITIATIVE                                    ..............           4,057  ..............           4,057  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, AMMUNITION PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT    ..............         913,944  ..............         916,944  ..............          +3,000
                                                       =================================================================================================
           TOTAL, PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY       ..............       2,967,578  ..............       2,888,332  ..............         -79,246
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Ctg, 5.56mm, All Types                                          90,853          88,409          -2,444
            Excess to need: Ctg, 5.56mm, short range training,  ..............  ..............          -2,444
             M1037, single round
      2 Ctg, 7.62mm, All Types                                          65,370          59,232          -6,138
            Excess to need: Ctg, 7.62mm blank, M82 w/M13 link   ..............  ..............            -595
            Excess to need: Ctg, 7.62mm 4 ball M80A1/1 tracer   ..............  ..............         -13,043
             M62A1 lead free
            Program increase: 7.62mm ammunition                 ..............  ..............          +7,500
      3 Next Generation Squad Weapon Ammunition                        191,244         127,609         -63,635
            Excess to need: Next Generation Reduced Range       ..............  ..............         -63,635
             Round
      4 Ctg, Handgun, All Types                                          6,597           6,420            -177
            Excess to need: Ctg 9mm marking red                 ..............  ..............            -177
      5 Ctg, .50 Cal, All Types                                         41,534          49,034          +7,500
            Program increase: .50 caliber ammunition            ..............  ..............          +7,500
      6 Ctg, 20mm, All Types                                             7,925          15,425          +7,500
            Program increase: 20mm ammunition                   ..............  ..............          +7,500
      7 Ctg, 25mm, All Types                                            38,760          31,503          -7,257
            Excess to need: Ctg 25mm TPDS-T M910                ..............  ..............          -7,257
      8 Ctg, 30mm, All Types                                           107,805          98,532          -9,273
            Excess to need: Ctg, 30mm TP, M788, single, f/gun   ..............  ..............          -9,273
             M230
     13 120mm Mortar, All Types                                        106,784         110,689          +3,905
            Excess to need: Ctg, 120mm mortar FRTR, M931        ..............  ..............          -1,095
             series w/ pract fuze
            Program increase: 120mm mortar WP smoke             ..............  ..............          +5,000
     21 Close Terrain Shaping Obstacle                                  55,374          17,410         -37,964
            Program reduction: Close Terrain Shaping Obstacle,  ..............  ..............         -37,964
             XM204
     23 Rocket, Hydra 70, All Types                                     87,293         120,293         +33,000
            Program increase: Hydra 70 rockets                  ..............  ..............         +33,000
     26 Grenades, All Types                                             48,374          50,874          +2,500
            Program increase: 66mm vehicle launched white       ..............  ..............          +1,000
             smoke training grenade
            Program increase: M18 green smoke hand grenade      ..............  ..............            +500
            Program increase: M18 yellow smoke hand grenade     ..............  ..............            +500
            Program increase: M18 violet smoke hand grenade     ..............  ..............            +500
     27 Signals, All Types                                              23,252          13,489          -9,763
            Excess to need: Signal, hand held red star cluster  ..............  ..............          -1,680
             M158
            Early to need: Flare, aircraft countermeasure, RF   ..............  ..............          -8,083
             (Passive)
     36 Industrial Facilities                                          726,135         729,135          +3,000
            Program increase: Melt pour facility modernization  ..............  ..............          +3,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Aligning Munitions Requirements with Acquisition.--The 
Committee notes its past direction for the Secretary of the 
Army to align proposed munitions acquisition activities with 
validated requirements. Consistent with the Committee's 
position in prior years, the recommendation does not support 
the procurement of munitions that are both in excess to the 
Army's requirements and to the steady production rates.
    120 Millimeter Visual Light Illumination Mortar.--The 
Committee recognizes the current need for M930 120 millimeter 
visual light illumination mortars due to increased threats. 
Further, the Committee recognizes the specialized capability 
inherent at the Pine Bluff Arsenal to produce white phosphorus 
mortar ammunition. The Committee recommends support of the 
fiscal year 2024 President's budget request for continued 
production of M930 120 millimeter mortar ammunition.
    Army Ammunition Plant Modernization Plan.--The Committee 
notes the importance of the Army Ammunition Plant Modernization 
Plan and that the plan considers many critical priorities, 
including safety, readiness, and modernization that will 
require more than $6,500,000,000 in needed investments across 
the Future Years Defense Program. However, the Committee is 
concerned that the current plan does not sufficiently 
prioritize both production capacity and the need to rapidly and 
efficiently scale production by using modern technology and 
processes. The Committee directs the Secretary of the Army to 
submit an updated Army Ammunition Plant Modernization Plan with 
the submission of the fiscal year 2025 President's budget 
request that includes production capacity and scalability along 
with the current six objectives. Given the scale and severity 
of infrastructure needs across the facilities, the Committee 
directs the Secretary to include an analysis of construction or 
contracting for new, modern facilities as an additional 
alternative. This analysis shall include cost estimates and 
proposed schedules.

                        Other Procurement, Army

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $8,672,979,000
Committee recommendation................................   8,402,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$8,402,000,000. This is $270,979,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
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                  OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY
 
     TACTICAL AND SUPPORT VEHICLES
 
     TACTICAL VEHICLES
   1 SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED:                             ..............          22,751  ..............          22,751  ..............  ..............
   2 SEMITRAILERS, TANKERS                              ..............          40,359  ..............          36,486  ..............          -3,873
   3 HIGH MOBILITY MULTI-PURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE        ..............          25,904  ..............          25,904  ..............  ..............
      (HMMWV)
   4 GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV)                     ..............          36,223  ..............          36,223  ..............  ..............
   5 ARNG HMMWV MODERNIZATION PROGRAM                   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
   6 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES    ..............         839,413  ..............         541,334  ..............        -298,079
   7 TRUCK, DUMP, 20t (CCE)                             ..............          20,075  ..............          35,075  ..............         +15,000
   8 FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV)               ..............         110,734  ..............         110,734  ..............  ..............
   9 FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (C)     ..............          28,745  ..............          28,745  ..............  ..............
  10 FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMEN      ..............          55,340  ..............          55,340  ..............  ..............
  11 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV)           ..............          66,428  ..............         221,428  ..............        +155,000
  12 PLS ESP                                            ..............          51,868  ..............          47,925  ..............          -3,943
  14 TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS           ..............           3,792  ..............           3,792  ..............  ..............
  15 MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP                       ..............          80,326  ..............         127,826  ..............         +47,500
 
     NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
  16 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES                        ..............           2,203  ..............           2,203  ..............  ..............
  17 NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER                        ..............           8,246  ..............           2,984  ..............          -5,262
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, TACTICAL AND SUPPORT VEHICLES         ..............       1,392,407  ..............       1,298,750  ..............         -93,657
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT
 
     COMM--JOINT COMMUNICATIONS
  18 SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM                       ..............         161,585  ..............         161,585  ..............  ..............
  19 TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SERVICE         ..............         358,646  ..............         351,347  ..............          -7,299
  20 DISASTER INCIDENT RESPONSE COMMS TERMINAL (DI      ..............             254  ..............             254  ..............  ..............
  21 JCSE EQUIPMENT (USREDCOM)                          ..............           5,097  ..............           5,097  ..............  ..............
 
     COMM--SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
  24 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS         ..............         101,181  ..............         101,181  ..............  ..............
  25 TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS      ..............          54,849  ..............          60,149  ..............          +5,300
  26 SHF TERM                                           ..............          41,634  ..............          41,634  ..............  ..............
  27 ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING         ..............         202,370  ..............         202,370  ..............  ..............
  28 EHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION                        ..............          19,122  ..............          15,576  ..............          -3,546
  29 SMART-T (SPACE)                                    ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  30 GLOBAL BRDCST SVC--GBS                             ..............             531  ..............             531  ..............  ..............
 
     COMM--C3 SYSTEM
  31 COE TACTICAL SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI)           ..............          77,999  ..............          77,999  ..............  ..............
 
     COMM--COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS
  32 HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS)              ..............         765,109  ..............         736,297  ..............         -28,812
  33 ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS                               ..............          60,767  ..............          60,767  ..............  ..............
  34 TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SYSTEM      ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  35 UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE                              ..............          18,999  ..............          18,999  ..............  ..............
  36 COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT                      ..............         492,001  ..............         415,696  ..............         -76,305
  37 FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE        ..............           1,374  ..............           1,374  ..............  ..............
  38 ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS                  ..............          52,485  ..............          52,485  ..............  ..............
 
     COMM--INTELLIGENCE COMM
  39 CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE (MIP)                   ..............          16,767  ..............          16,767  ..............  ..............
  41 MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE                          ..............         119,989  ..............         100,789  ..............         -19,200
 
     INFORMATION SECURITY
  42 INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP           ..............             701  ..............             701  ..............  ..............
  43 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC)                   ..............         159,712  ..............         159,712  ..............  ..............
  44 DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS                         ..............          13,848  ..............  ..............  ..............         -13,848
  45 INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM--UNIT ACTIVITY MONITO       ..............           1,502  ..............  ..............  ..............          -1,502
  47 BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC)                ..............             453  ..............             453  ..............  ..............
  48 ARCYBER DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS                 ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 
     COMM--LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS
  49 BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS                        ..............          23,278  ..............          23,278  ..............  ..............
 
     COMM--BASE COMMUNICATIONS
  50 INFORMATION SYSTEMS                                ..............          32,608  ..............          32,608  ..............  ..............
  51 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM         ..............           4,949  ..............           4,949  ..............  ..............
  52 INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM       ..............         243,011  ..............         243,011  ..............  ..............
 
     ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA)
  55 JTT/CIBS-M (MIP)                                   ..............           8,543  ..............           8,543  ..............  ..............
  56 TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS (TLS)                    ..............          85,486  ..............          46,273  ..............         -39,213
  58 DCGS-A INTEL                                       ..............           2,980  ..............           2,980  ..............  ..............
  59 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATION (JTAGS)-INTEL        ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  60 TROJAN                                             ..............          30,649  ..............          30,649  ..............  ..............
  61 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT)                    ..............           4,169  ..............          14,169  ..............         +10,000
  62 BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION DEVICES              ..............             932  ..............             932  ..............  ..............
 
     ELECT EQUIP--ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW)
  63 EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT)             ..............          21,278  ..............          21,278  ..............  ..............
  64 AIR VIGILANCE (AV)                                 ..............           6,641  ..............           6,641  ..............  ..............
  65 MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRONIC WARFARE (MFEW) SYST      ..............          15,941  ..............          15,941  ..............  ..............
  67 COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES       ..............          22,833  ..............          22,833  ..............  ..............
  68 CI MODERNIZATION                                   ..............             434  ..............             434  ..............  ..............
 
     ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL SURV (TAC SURV)
  69 SENTINEL MODS                                      ..............         161,886  ..............         161,886  ..............  ..............
  70 NIGHT VISION DEVICES                               ..............         141,143  ..............         264,435  ..............        +123,292
  71 SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF          ..............          15,484  ..............          15,484  ..............  ..............
  73 FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS)                      ..............         185,634  ..............         185,634  ..............  ..............
  74 ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY FUZE SE      ..............           3,652  ..............           3,652  ..............  ..............
  75 FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (IFLIR)                   ..............          20,438  ..............          20,438  ..............  ..............
  76 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS)      ..............         365,376  ..............         296,475  ..............         -68,901
  77 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND--PLATFORM (JBC-P)             ..............         215,290  ..............         134,049  ..............         -81,241
  78 JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS)              ..............           8,932  ..............           8,932  ..............  ..............
  79 COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32                    ..............           2,965  ..............           1,653  ..............          -1,312
  80 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM                         ..............           8,024  ..............           8,024  ..............  ..............
  81 MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS           ..............           7,399  ..............           7,399  ..............  ..............
  82 COUNTERFIRE RADARS                                 ..............          99,782  ..............          73,799  ..............         -25,983
 
     ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS
  83 ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE        ..............          78,512  ..............          78,512  ..............  ..............
  84 FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY                             ..............          10,052  ..............          10,052  ..............  ..............
  85 AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS (AMD      ..............          68,892  ..............          68,892  ..............  ..............
  86 IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM                         ..............         412,556  ..............         346,695  ..............         -65,861
  87 LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS)                 ..............           4,270  ..............           4,270  ..............  ..............
  88 NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE      ..............          37,194  ..............          37,194  ..............  ..............
  89 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A)         ..............           1,987  ..............           1,987  ..............  ..............
  90 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY           ..............           5,318  ..............           5,318  ..............  ..............
  91 MOD OF IN-SERVICE EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE)               ..............           4,997  ..............           4,997  ..............  ..............
 
     ELECT EQUIP--AUTOMATION
  92 ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION                        ..............          10,130  ..............          10,130  ..............  ..............
  93 AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT                ..............          61,489  ..............          61,489  ..............  ..............
  94 ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE)           ..............           4,198  ..............           4,198  ..............  ..............
  95 GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM            ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  96 HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PROGRAM                    ..............          76,053  ..............          76,053  ..............  ..............
  97 CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM                            ..............           6,061  ..............           6,061  ..............  ..............
  98 CSS COMMUNICATIONS                                 ..............          56,804  ..............          56,804  ..............  ..............
 
     ELECT EQUIP--SUPPORT
 100 BCT EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES                          ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                ..............           1,781  ..............           1,781  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS        ..............       5,307,006  ..............       5,012,575  ..............        -294,431
            EQUIPMENT
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 
     CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT
 101 FAMILY OF NON-LETHAL EQUIPMENT (FNLE)              ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 102 BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS)                         ..............          70,781  ..............          70,781  ..............  ..............
 103 CBRN DEFENSE                                       ..............          63,198  ..............          50,467  ..............         -12,731
 
     BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
 104 TACTICAL BRIDGING                                  ..............           1,157  ..............           1,157  ..............  ..............
 105 TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON                      ..............          82,228  ..............          82,228  ..............  ..............
 106 BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL SET                            ..............           4,414  ..............           4,414  ..............  ..............
 107 COMMON BRIDGE TRANSPORTER RECAP                    ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 
     ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT
 108 HANDHELD STANDOFF MINEFIELD DETECTION SYS-HST      ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 110 ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS                      ..............          68,893  ..............          65,118  ..............          -3,775
 112 FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS                         ..............           4,785  ..............           4,785  ..............  ..............
 
     COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 113 HEATERS AND ECU'S                                  ..............           7,617  ..............           7,170  ..............            -447
 115 PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS)           ..............           5,356  ..............           5,356  ..............  ..............
 116 GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM                              ..............         167,129  ..............         154,262  ..............         -12,867
 117 MOBILE SOLDIER POWER                               ..............          15,967  ..............          13,284  ..............          -2,683
 118 FORCE PROVIDER                                     ..............          34,200  ..............          65,200  ..............         +31,000
 120 CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM      ..............          45,792  ..............          39,279  ..............          -6,513
 121 FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS        ..............          12,118  ..............          12,118  ..............  ..............
 122 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M (ENG SPT)                      ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 
     PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
 123 QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT18355                ..............           2,507  ..............           2,507  ..............  ..............
 124 DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER            ..............          40,989  ..............          40,989  ..............  ..............
 
     MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
 125 COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL                             ..............          86,829  ..............          86,829  ..............  ..............
 
     MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
 126 MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS               ..............          17,287  ..............         137,287  ..............        +120,000
 
     CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
 128 TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED                              ..............          29,878  ..............          29,878  ..............  ..............
 129 ALL TERRAIN CRANES                                 ..............          27,725  ..............          35,725  ..............          +8,000
 130 HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR (HMEE)            ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 131 FAMILY OF DIVER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                  ..............           1,811  ..............           1,811  ..............  ..............
 132 CONST EQUIP ESP                                    ..............           8,898  ..............           6,534  ..............          -2,364
 
     RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT
 133 ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP                                ..............          30,592  ..............          30,592  ..............  ..............
 134 MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL (MSV)                      ..............         149,449  ..............         149,449  ..............  ..............
 135 ITEMS LESS THAN $50M (FLOAT/RAIL)                  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 
     GENERATORS
 136 GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT                ..............          78,364  ..............          78,364  ..............  ..............
 137 TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER RECAPITALIZATION           ..............          11,088  ..............          11,088  ..............  ..............
 
     MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
 138 FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS                                ..............          12,982  ..............          12,982  ..............  ..............
 
     TRAINING EQUIPMENT
 139 COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT                    ..............          56,619  ..............          56,619  ..............  ..............
 140 TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM                        ..............         226,379  ..............         226,379  ..............  ..............
 141 SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (STE)               ..............         234,965  ..............         234,965  ..............  ..............
 142 GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING      ..............           9,698  ..............           9,698  ..............  ..............
 
     TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD)
 143 INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE)         ..............          36,149  ..............          36,149  ..............  ..............
 144 TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD)               ..............          32,623  ..............          32,623  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 145 PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3)                   ..............         132,739  ..............         132,739  ..............  ..............
 146 BASE LEVEL COM'L EQUIPMENT                         ..............          34,460  ..............          34,460  ..............  ..............
 147 MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA-3)           ..............          35,239  ..............          53,239  ..............         +18,000
 148 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE                     ..............          31,011  ..............          12,500  ..............         -18,511
 149 SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEST AND EVALUATION          ..............          52,481  ..............          52,481  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT               ..............       1,964,397  ..............       2,081,506  ..............        +117,109
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     SPARE AND REPAIR PARTS
 151 INITIAL SPARES--C&E                                ..............           9,169  ..............           9,169  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY               ..............       8,672,979  ..............       8,402,000  ..............        -270,979
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2023 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2 Semitrailers, tankers                                           40,359          36,486          -3,873
            Effort previously funded                            ..............  ..............          -3,873
      6 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICL                  839,413         541,334        -298,079
            Program decrease: Production phasing                ..............  ..............        -298,079
      7 TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE)                                          20,075          35,075         +15,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +15,000
     11 Family Of Heavy Tactical Vehicles [FHTV]                        66,428         221,428        +155,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............        +155,000
     12 PLS ESP                                                         51,868          47,925          -3,943
            Contract savings                                    ..............  ..............          -3,943
     15 Modification Of In Svc Equip                                    80,326         127,826         +47,500
            Program increase: HMMWV ABS/ESC retrofit kits       ..............  ..............         +47,500
     17 NonTactical Vehicles, Other                                      8,246           2,984          -5,262
            Prior year underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -6,762
            Program increase: Airfield deicing equipment        ..............  ..............          +1,500
     19 Tactical Network Technology Mod In Svc                         358,646         351,347          -7,299
            Effort previously funded                            ..............  ..............         -16,799
            Program increase: SATCOM on the move                ..............  ..............          +9,500
     25 Transportable Tactical Command Communications                   54,849          60,149          +5,300
            Program increase: Joint CONUS communications        ..............  ..............          +5,300
             support environment satellite communications
             upgrade
     28 EHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION                                     19,122          15,576          -3,546
            Contract delays                                     ..............  ..............          -3,546
     32 Handheld Manpack Small Form Fit [HMS]                          765,109         736,297         -28,812
            Unjustified unit cost growth: Manpack radio         ..............  ..............         -20,045
             flyaway cost
            Cost overestimation: Manpack radio support costs    ..............  ..............          -8,767
     36 COTS Communications Equipment                                  492,001         415,696         -76,305
            Phase program growth: Low cost tactical radios      ..............  ..............         -86,305
            Program increase: High frequency radios             ..............  ..............         +10,000
     41 MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE                                      119,989         100,789         -19,200
            Phase program growth                                ..............  ..............         -19,200
     44 Defensive CYBER Operations                                      13,848  ..............         -13,848
            Transfer to RDT&E, Army Line 228 Defensive Cyber    ..............  ..............         -13,848
             Operations
     45 Insider Threat Program--Unit Activity Monito                     1,502  ..............          -1,502
            Transfer to RDT&E, Army Line 228 Defensive Cyber    ..............  ..............          -1,502
             Operations
     56 TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS [TLS]                                 85,486          46,273         -39,213
            Early to need: TLS BCT manpack production           ..............  ..............         -39,213
     61 MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT)                                  4,169          14,169         +10,000
            Program increase: Prophet enhanced ESP kits         ..............  ..............         +10,000
     70 Night Vision Devices                                           141,143         264,435        +123,292
            Unjustified request: IVAS 1.0 and 1.1 fielding      ..............  ..............         -11,024
            Restore acquisition accountability: Government      ..............  ..............          -3,284
             program management costs
            Transfer to RDT&E, Army Line 101 Night Vision       ..............  ..............         -22,400
             Development
            Program increase: Enhanced Night Vision Google--    ..............  ..............        +160,000
             Binocular (ENVG-B)
     76 COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM [C-SUAS]                  365,376         296,475         -68,901
            Unjustified growth: Army operational division       ..............  ..............         -16,210
            Unjustified growth: Integrated logistics support    ..............  ..............         -52,691
     77 JOINT BATTLE COMMAND--PLATFORM [JBC-P]                         215,290         134,049         -81,241
            Acquisition objective met                           ..............  ..............         -81,241
     79 Computer Ballistics: LHMBC XM32                                  2,965           1,653          -1,312
            Prior year underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -1,312
     82 Counterfire Radars                                              99,782          73,799         -25,983
            Contract savings                                    ..............  ..............         -25,983
     86 IAMD Battle Command System                                     412,556         346,695         -65,861
            Unjustified growth: Engineering change proposals    ..............  ..............         -19,543
            Unjustified request: Component major item           ..............  ..............         -46,318
    103 CBRN Defense                                                    63,198          50,467         -12,731
            Early to need: NBCRV SSU                            ..............  ..............         -12,731
    110 Robotics and Applique Systems                                   68,893          65,118          -3,775
            Effort previously funded                            ..............  ..............          -8,775
            Program increase: Soldier borne sensor              ..............  ..............          +5,000
    113 Heaters and ECU's                                                7,617           7,170            -447
            Contract savings: Improved environmental control    ..............  ..............            -447
             units
    116 Ground Soldier System                                          167,129         154,262         -12,867
            Pricing adjustment: System fielding                 ..............  ..............         -12,867
    117 Mobile Soldier Power                                            15,967          13,284          -2,683
            Quantities previously funded: Universal battery     ..............  ..............          -2,683
             charger
    118 Force Provider                                                  34,200          65,200         +31,000
            Program increase: Expeditionary base modules--Army  ..............  ..............          +5,000
             National Guard
            Program increase: Expeditionary shelter protection  ..............  ..............         +26,000
             system
    120 Cargo Aerial Del & Personnel Parachute System                   45,792          39,279          -6,513
            Early to need: M-Code capabilities                  ..............  ..............          -6,513
    126 Mobile Maintenance Equipment Systems                            17,287         137,287        +120,000
            Program increase: Next generation HMMWVV shop       ..............  ..............        +120,000
             equipment contact maintenance vehicle
    129 All Terrain Cranes                                              27,725          35,725          +8,000
            Program increase: Type I all terrain cranes         ..............  ..............          +8,000
    132 Const Equip ESP                                                  8,898           6,534          -2,364
            Prior year underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -2,364
    134 Maneuver Support Vessel [MSV]                                  149,449         149,449  ..............
            Functional transfer: Two additional vessels         ..............  ..............         +99,545
            Functional transfer: Cost to complete prior year    ..............  ..............         +49,904
             vessels
            Fucntional transfer: Program delays                 ..............  ..............        -149,449
    147 Modification Of In-Svc Equipment (OPA-3)                        35,239          53,239         +18,000
            Program increase: Rough terrain crane handler       ..............  ..............         +18,000
             service life extension program
    148 BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE                                  31,011          12,500         -18,511
            Excess to need                                      ..............  ..............         -18,511
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    Budget Line Consolidation.--The Committee believes that the 
consolidation of budget lines, if done transparently and in 
accordance with existing acquisition best practices, has the 
potential to save time and resources in the development and 
review of the defense budget. Therefore the Committee directs 
the Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the 
Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the congressional 
defense committees, to develop a proposal to reduce and 
streamline the number of individual budget lines in the ``Other 
Procurement, Army'' appropriations account prior to submission 
of the President's fiscal year 2025 budget request to allow for 
sufficient congressional review and feedback prior to 
implementation in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2025.
    Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.--The Committee strongly 
supports the Department of Defense's investments in the Joint 
Light Tactical Vehicle program [JLTV] and notes that 
significant supplemental funding appropriated by Congress has 
been obligated in fiscal year 2023 to procure additional JLTVs 
beyond what was requested in the fiscal year 2023 and fiscal 
year 2024 President's budget requests. The Committee is 
concerned that, in light of additional supplemental 
appropriations provided and delays attributed to the re-compete 
of the JLTV contract, the funding requested in the fiscal year 
2024 President's budget request is improperly phased. 
Therefore, the Committee recommends a reduction of $298,079,000 
in order to appropriately phase production of JLTVs under the 
recently awarded follow-on contract.
    Family of Medium Tactical Wheeled Vehicles and Family of 
Heavy Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Budget Exhibits.--The Committee 
directs the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial 
Management and Comptroller) to submit with the fiscal year 2025 
President's budget request itemized breakdowns by platform 
within the Family of Medium Tactical Wheeled Vehicles and 
Family of Heavy Tactical Wheeled Vehicles budget lines' P-5 
cost analysis and associated procurement budget exhibits.
    Weigh-in-Motion Vehicle and Cargo Measurement Technology.--
The Committee understands that the Army has been procuring 
fixed and portable weigh-in-motion systems that rapidly and 
automatically weigh and measure vehicles and cargo in 
preparation for transport by aircraft or ships without 
establishing a program of record. The Committee further 
understands that these systems transfer weight and measurement 
data to Army logistics management systems and greatly 
accelerate deployment times, reduce human error and increase 
safety. The Committee is encouraged that the Army Combined Arms 
Support Command is developing requirements to establish a 
program of record for these capabilities. The Committee 
encourages the Secretary of the Army to leverage the previous 
investments including achievement of Authority to Operate on 
the Army network when establishing a program of record and to 
properly budget for these systems in the Future Years Defense 
Program.
    Reset of Tactical Vehicles for Ukraine.--The Committee 
understands that armored security vehicles that were approved 
for transfer to Ukraine a year ago have yet to complete 
required equipment reset activities, and that the projected 
time for reset completion is estimated to take an additional 18 
months. Given the urgent need to support and equip the 
Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Committee expects the Department to 
expeditiously complete these equipment reset activities. 
Therefore, the Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of the 
Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), to provide a 
briefing to the congressional defense committees, not later 
than December 15, 2023, on opportunities to accelerate the 
reset of armored security vehicles for delivery to Ukraine. The 
briefing shall address acceleration opportunities, including 
maximizing existing organic and commercial defense industrial 
base capacity, exercising expeditious contracting approaches 
consistent with existing authorities, and other matters the 
Assistant Secretary deems appropriate.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $17,336,760,000
Committee recommendation................................  18,759,061,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$18,759,061,000. This is $1,422,301,000 above the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
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                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
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                 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY
 
     COMBAT AIRCRAFT
   1 F/A-18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET (MYP)                   ..............          41,329  ..............          41,329  ..............  ..............
   2 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV                                        19       2,410,569              19       2,362,050  ..............         -48,519
   3 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV (AP-CY)                    ..............         189,425  ..............         189,425  ..............  ..............
   4 JSF STOVL                                                      16       2,126,317              16       2,083,651  ..............         -42,666
   5 JSF STOVL (AP-CY)                                  ..............         193,125  ..............         193,125  ..............  ..............
   6 CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT)                                            15       1,698,050              15       1,698,050  ..............  ..............
   7 CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT) (AP-CY)                        ..............         456,567  ..............         456,567  ..............  ..............
   8 V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT)                                 ..............          27,216  ..............          27,216  ..............  ..............
   9 H-1 UPGRADES (UH-1Y/AH-1Z)                         ..............           4,292  ..............          13,292  ..............          +9,000
  10 P-8A POSEIDON                                      ..............          31,257             +10       1,831,257              10      +1,800,000
  11 E-2D ADV HAWKEYE                                   ..............         182,817  ..............         182,817  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, COMBAT AIRCRAFT                       ..............       7,360,964  ..............       9,078,779  ..............      +1,717,815
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     TRAINER AIRCRAFT
  13 MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING SYSTEM (METS)                            26         289,141              26         289,141  ..............  ..............
  14 ADVANCED HELICOPTER TRAINING SYSTEM                ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, TRAINER AIRCRAFT                      ..............         289,141  ..............         289,141  ..............  ..............
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     OTHER AIRCRAFT
  15 KC-130J                                                         2         241,291               3         360,091              +1        +118,800
  16 KC-130J (AP-CY)                                    ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  17 MQ-4 TRITON                                                     2         416,010               2         416,010  ..............  ..............
  18 MQ-4 TRITON (AP-CY)                                ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  19 MQ-8 UAV                                           ..............           1,546  ..............           1,546  ..............  ..............
  20 STUASL0 UAV                                        ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  21 MQ-25                                                           3         545,697  ..............  ..............              -3        -545,697
  22 MQ-25 (AP-CY)                                      ..............          50,576  ..............          25,576  ..............         -25,000
  23 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS                                              5          89,563               5          86,063  ..............          -3,500
 23A UC-12W(ER)                                         ..............  ..............               3          57,053              +3         +57,053
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, OTHER AIRCRAFT                        ..............       1,344,683  ..............         946,339  ..............        -398,344
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT
  24 F-18 A-D UNIQUE                                    ..............         116,551  ..............         116,551  ..............  ..............
  25 F-18E/F AND EA-18G MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAIN       ..............         605,416  ..............         605,416  ..............  ..............
  26 MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES                          ..............          98,063  ..............          90,613  ..............          -7,450
  27 AEA SYSTEMS                                        ..............          24,110  ..............          24,110  ..............  ..............
  28 AV-8 SERIES                                        ..............          22,829  ..............          20,829  ..............          -2,000
  29 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST)                   ..............         179,193  ..............         179,193  ..............  ..............
  30 ADVERSARY                                          ..............          69,336  ..............          69,336  ..............  ..............
  31 F-18 SERIES                                        ..............         640,236  ..............         632,273  ..............          -7,963
  32 H-53 SERIES                                        ..............          41,414  ..............          41,414  ..............  ..............
  33 MH-60 SERIES                                       ..............         106,495  ..............         104,233  ..............          -2,262
  34 H-1 SERIES                                         ..............         114,284  ..............         114,284  ..............  ..............
  35 EP-3 SERIES                                        ..............           8,548  ..............           8,548  ..............  ..............
  36 E-2 SERIES                                         ..............         183,246  ..............         173,735  ..............          -9,511
  37 TRAINER A/C SERIES                                 ..............          16,376  ..............          16,376  ..............  ..............
  39 C-130 SERIES                                       ..............         198,220  ..............         184,398  ..............         -13,822
  40 FEWSG                                              ..............             651  ..............             651  ..............  ..............
  41 CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES                         ..............          13,930  ..............          13,930  ..............  ..............
  42 E-6 SERIES                                         ..............         164,571  ..............         172,012  ..............          +7,441
  43 EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES                       ..............          60,498  ..............          60,498  ..............  ..............
  44 T-45 SERIES                                        ..............         170,357  ..............         170,357  ..............  ..............
  45 POWER PLANT CHANGES                                ..............          21,079  ..............          21,079  ..............  ..............
  46 JPATS SERIES                                       ..............          28,005  ..............          28,005  ..............  ..............
  47 AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT MODS                         ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  48 COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT                               ..............          53,614  ..............          53,614  ..............  ..............
  49 COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES                            ..............         136,199  ..............         136,199  ..............  ..............
  50 COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM                     ..............           6,585  ..............          13,585  ..............          +7,000
  51 ID SYSTEMS                                         ..............          13,085  ..............          13,085  ..............  ..............
  52 P-8 SERIES                                         ..............         316,168  ..............         316,168  ..............  ..............
  53 MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION                              ..............          24,901  ..............          24,901  ..............  ..............
  54 MQ-8 SERIES                                        ..............          14,700  ..............          14,700  ..............  ..............
  55 V-22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY                      ..............         215,997  ..............         215,997  ..............  ..............
  56 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)                       ..............         426,396  ..............         423,876  ..............          -2,520
  57 F-35 STOVL SERIES                                  ..............         311,921  ..............         259,412  ..............         -52,509
  58 F-35 CV SERIES                                     ..............         166,909  ..............         126,909  ..............         -40,000
  59 QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY (QRC)                    ..............          28,206  ..............          28,206  ..............  ..............
  60 MQ-4 SERIES                                        ..............          93,951  ..............          88,271  ..............          -5,680
  61 RQ-21 SERIES                                       ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT              ..............       4,692,040  ..............       4,562,764  ..............        -129,276
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
  62 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS                            ..............       2,451,244  ..............       2,703,244  ..............        +252,000
 
     AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
  63 COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT                            ..............         566,156  ..............         565,590  ..............            -566
  64 AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES                     ..............         133,815  ..............         133,815  ..............  ..............
  65 WAR CONSUMABLES                                    ..............          44,632  ..............          44,632  ..............  ..............
  66 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES                           ..............          49,907  ..............          49,907  ..............  ..............
  67 SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                          ..............         404,178  ..............         384,850  ..............         -19,328
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &          ..............       1,198,688  ..............       1,178,794  ..............         -19,894
            FACILITIES
                                                       =================================================================================================
           TOTAL, AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY            ..............      17,336,760  ..............      18,759,061  ..............      +1,422,301
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2 Joint Strike Fighter CV                                      2,410,569       2,362,050         -48,519
            Excess to need: AME                                 ..............  ..............         -16,360
            Excess to need: NRE                                 ..............  ..............         -32,159
      4 JSF STOVL                                                    2,126,317       2,083,651         -42,666
            Excess to need: AME                                 ..............  ..............         -15,646
            Excess to need: NRE                                 ..............  ..............         -27,020
      9 H-1 Upgrades (UH-1Y/AH-1Z)                                       4,292          13,292          +9,000
            Program increase: Structural improvements and       ..............  ..............          +9,000
             electrical power upgrade
     10 P-8A Poseidon                                                   31,257       1,831,257      +1,800,000
            Program increase: Ten additional aircraft           ..............  ..............      +1,800,000
     15 KC-130J                                                        241,291         360,091        +118,800
            Program increase: Navy Unique Fleet Essential       ..............  ..............        +118,800
             Airlift Logistics KC-130J (+1 A/C Reserve)
     21 MQ-25                                                          545,697  ..............        -545,697
            Transfer funds to RDT&E,N line 164 from APN line    ..............  ..............         -75,187
             21 in support of two SDTA aircraft due to MS C
             delays
            Ahead of need                                       ..............  ..............        -470,510
     22 MQ-25                                                           50,576          25,576         -25,000
            AP early to need                                    ..............  ..............         -25,000
     23 Marine Group 5 UAS                                              89,563          86,063          -3,500
            Ancillary Equipment carryover                       ..............  ..............          -3,500
    23A UC-12W(ER)                                              ..............          57,053         +57,053
            Program increase: Unfunded requirement for 3 UC-    ..............  ..............         +57,053
             12W(ER) with Cargo Door and Initial Spares
     26 Marine Group 5 UAS Series                                       98,063          90,613          -7,450
            Insufficient justification                          ..............  ..............          -7,450
     28 AV-8 Series                                                     22,829          20,829          -2,000
            Historical underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -2,000
     31 F-18 Series                                                    640,236         632,273          -7,963
            ECP-6506 CPOMS Improvements installs ahead of need  ..............  ..............          -1,573
            ECP-6486 SATCOM E/F installs previously funded      ..............  ..............          -2,428
            ECP-6486 SATCOM G installs previously funded        ..............  ..............          -3,962
     33 MH-60 Series                                                   106,495         104,233          -2,262
            MH-60R/S Obsolescence excess to need                ..............  ..............          -2,262
     36 E-2 Series                                                     183,246         173,735          -9,511
            Radio Obsolescence mitigation kits ahead of need    ..............  ..............          -4,921
            Installs ahead of need                              ..............  ..............          -4,590
     39 C-130 Series                                                   198,220         184,398         -13,822
            STAR-XIII Mission Computer early to need            ..............  ..............          -7,822
            OSIP 019-14 GFE excess to need                      ..............  ..............          -6,000
     42 E-6 Series                                                     164,571         172,012          +7,441
            Program increase: Capability improvements           ..............  ..............          +7,441
     50 Common Defensive Weapon System                                   6,585          13,585          +7,000
            Program increase: Aviation infrared laser aiming    ..............  ..............          +7,000
             device
     56 Next Generation Jammer [NGJ]                                   426,396         423,876          -2,520
            Contract savings                                    ..............  ..............          -2,520
     57 F-35 STOVL Series                                              311,921         259,412         -52,509
            Early to need: Lot 19 modifications                 ..............  ..............         -52,509
     58 F-35 CV Series                                                 166,909         126,909         -40,000
            Early to need: Lot 19 modifications                 ..............  ..............         -40,000
     60 MQ-4 Series                                                     93,951          88,271          -5,680
            OSIP 003-23 installation ahead of need              ..............  ..............          -5,680
     62 Spares and Repair Parts                                      2,451,244       2,703,244        +252,000
            Program increase: F-35B/C engine spares             ..............  ..............        +132,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............        +120,000
     63 Common Ground Equipment                                        566,156         565,590            -566
            Unit cost growth                                    ..............  ..............            -566
     67 Special Support Equipment                                      404,178         384,850         -19,328
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         -19,328
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $6,876,385,000
Committee recommendation................................   6,124,220,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$6,124,220,000. This is $752,165,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                 WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY
 
     BALLISTIC MISSILES
   1 CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE                                      8         341,434  ..............  ..............              -8        -341,434
 
     MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
   2 TRIDENT II MODS                                    ..............       1,284,705  ..............       1,284,705  ..............  ..............
 
     SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
   3 MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES                      ..............           7,954  ..............           7,954  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, BALLISTIC MISSILES                    ..............       1,634,093  ..............       1,292,659  ..............        -341,434
                                                       =================================================================================================
     OTHER MISSILES
 
     STRATEGIC MISSILES
   4 TOMAHAWK                                           ..............          72,908  ..............          77,908  ..............          +5,000
 
     TACTICAL MISSILES
   5 AMRAAM                                                        374         439,153             374         439,153  ..............  ..............
   6 SIDEWINDER                                                    147          78,165             147          72,688  ..............          -5,477
   7 STANDARD MISSILE                                              125         969,525              97         683,026             -28        -286,499
   8 STANDARD MISSILE (AP-CY)                           ..............         227,320  ..............         227,320  ..............  ..............
   9 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II                                        250          65,863             250          63,035  ..............          -2,828
  10 RAM                                                           120         114,896             120         114,896  ..............  ..............
  11 JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)                               264          79,292             264          79,292  ..............  ..............
  12 HELLFIRE                                                       40           6,923              40           6,923  ..............  ..............
  13 AERIAL TARGETS                                     ..............         176,588  ..............         176,588  ..............  ..............
  14 OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT                              ..............           3,687  ..............           3,687  ..............  ..............
  15 LRASM                                                          91         639,636              91         599,636  ..............         -40,000
  16 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)                                     13          29,925              13          29,925  ..............  ..............
  17 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)                         ..............           5,755  ..............           5,755  ..............  ..............
 
     MODIFICATION OF MISSILES
  18 TOMAHAWK MODS                                      ..............         540,944  ..............         437,424  ..............        -103,520
  19 ESSM                                                          136         290,129             136         290,129  ..............  ..............
  20 AARGM                                                          83         162,429              86         167,429              +3          +5,000
  21 AARGM-ER (AP-CY)                                   ..............          33,273  ..............          33,273  ..............  ..............
  22 STANDARD MISSILES MODS                             ..............          89,255  ..............          89,255  ..............  ..............
 
     SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
  23 WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES                      ..............           2,037  ..............          21,037  ..............         +19,000
  24 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS                            ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 
     ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  25 ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                         ..............         208,154  ..............         146,747  ..............         -61,407
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, OTHER MISSILES                        ..............       4,235,857  ..............       3,765,126  ..............        -470,731
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
  26 SSTD                                               ..............           4,830  ..............           4,830  ..............  ..............
  27 MK-48 TORPEDO                                                  78         308,497              78         308,497  ..............  ..............
  28 ASW TARGETS                                        ..............          14,817  ..............          24,817  ..............         +10,000
 
     MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP
  29 MK-54 TORPEDO MODS                                 ..............         104,086  ..............         104,086  ..............  ..............
  30 MK-48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS                           ..............          20,714  ..............          20,714  ..............  ..............
  31 MARITIME MINES                                     ..............          58,800  ..............          58,800  ..............  ..............
 
     SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  32 TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                          ..............         133,187  ..............         133,187  ..............  ..............
  33 ASW RANGE SUPPORT                                  ..............           4,146  ..............           4,146  ..............  ..............
 
     DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION
  34 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION                   ..............           5,811  ..............           5,811  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT       ..............         654,888  ..............         664,888  ..............         +10,000
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     OTHER WEAPONS
 
     GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
  35 SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS                             ..............          14,165  ..............          14,165  ..............  ..............
 
     MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
  36 CIWS MODS                                          ..............           4,088  ..............           4,088  ..............  ..............
  37 COAST GUARD WEAPONS                                ..............          55,172  ..............          55,172  ..............  ..............
  38 GUN MOUNT MODS                                     ..............          82,682  ..............          82,682  ..............  ..............
  39 LCS MODULE WEAPONS                                             30           3,264              30           3,264  ..............  ..............
  40 AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS               ..............          14,357  ..............          14,357  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, OTHER WEAPONS                         ..............         173,728  ..............         173,728  ..............  ..............
                                                       =================================================================================================
  42 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS                            ..............         177,819  ..............         227,819  ..............         +50,000
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY             ..............       6,876,385  ..............       6,124,220  ..............        -752,165
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Conventional Prompt Strike                                     341,434  ..............        -341,434
            Early to need: Procurement support costs            ..............  ..............         -33,290
            Early to need: TI-22 AUR+C                          ..............  ..............        -192,589
            Transfer to RDT&E,N line 97                         ..............  ..............        -115,555
      4 Tomahawk                                                        72,908          77,908          +5,000
            Program increase: Tomahawk supply chain             ..............  ..............          +5,000
      6 Sidewinder                                                      78,165          72,688          -5,477
            Unit cost growth: AUR Block II                      ..............  ..............          -5,477
      7 Standard Missile                                               969,525         683,026        -286,499
            Block IB AURs development delays                    ..............  ..............         -85,408
            Block IB canisters development delays               ..............  ..............         -12,629
            Block IA AURs excess to capacity                    ..............  ..............         -75,862
            Production start up early to need                   ..............  ..............        -100,000
            Navy-requested transfer to RDT&E,N line 125 for     ..............  ..............         -12,600
             electronics unit obsolescence
      9 Small Diameter Bomb II                                          65,863          63,035          -2,828
            Unit cost growth: AUR                               ..............  ..............          -2,828
     15 LRASM                                                          639,636         599,636         -40,000
            Navy-requested transfer to RDT&E,N line 92 for      ..............  ..............         -40,000
             LRASM C-3
     18 Tomahawk Mods                                                  540,944         437,424        -103,520
            NAVCOMM A kits excess growth                        ..............  ..............         -28,620
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         -74,900
     20 AARGM-ER                                                       162,429         167,429          +5,000
            Program increase: Additional AURs                   ..............  ..............          +5,000
     23 Weapons Industrial Facilities                                    2,037          21,037         +19,000
            Program increase: Energetics capacity for solid     ..............  ..............         +19,000
             rocket motors
     25 Ordnance Support Equipment                                     208,154         146,747         -61,407
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         -61,407
     28 ASW Targets                                                     14,817          24,817         +10,000
            Program increase: Alternative ASW training target   ..............  ..............         +10,000
     42 Spares and Repair Parts                                        177,819         227,819         +50,000
            Program increase: Spares and repair parts           ..............  ..............         +50,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Conventional Prompt Strike.--The fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request for the Conventional Prompt Strike 
weapon system includes $341,434,000 in Weapons Procurement, 
Navy [WP,N] for lot 1 low-rate initial production [LRIP] of 
eight all-up rounds [AUR]. Additionally, $901,064,000 is 
requested in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, 
Navy [RDT&E,N] appropriations account to continue flight 
testing under the Middle Tier of Acquisition pathway to procure 
two AURs. The Committee strongly supports the Navy's plans to 
field this hypersonic, cold-gas launched missile system on 
Zumwalt class destroyers and fast attack submarines.
    The Committee notes, however, that an additional test is 
required, at a cost of $50,000,000 and an approximately six-
month delay, due to technical issues that occurred during the 
second Joint Flight Campaign test shot. The Committee further 
notes that the current program schedule will not demonstrate 
the Navy-specific configuration of the weapon system through a 
cold-gas launch and flight until the fourth quarter of fiscal 
year 2024. In light of these developments, the Committee 
recommends the transfer of $115,555,000 from WP,N to RDT&E,N 
for the purchase of 3 AURs for use on Zumwalt class destroyer 
deployments. This is in addition to the three AURs funded for 
the first deployment in fiscal year 2023 RDT&E,N. The Committee 
notes that absent additional test delays, LRIP will commence in 
fiscal year 2025. The Committee's recommendation supports the 
planned CPS deployment on a Zumwalt class destroyer in the 
fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, and permits additional 
rounds to be included on that deployment contingent on the 
Navy's adjusted test schedule.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $1,293,273,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,187,912,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$1,187,912,000. This is $105,361,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
          PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
 
     PROC AMMO, NAVY
 
     NAVY AMMUNITION
   1 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS                              ..............          43,519  ..............          35,159  ..............          -8,360
   2 JDAM                                                         1464          73,689           1,464          73,689  ..............  ..............
   3 AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES                        ..............          67,423  ..............          47,805  ..............         -19,618
   4 MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION                             ..............          11,862  ..............          11,862  ..............  ..............
   5 PRACTICE BOMBS                                     ..............          52,481  ..............          44,524  ..............          -7,957
   6 CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES                 ..............          72,426  ..............          72,426  ..............  ..............
   7 AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES                     ..............         104,529  ..............         104,529  ..............  ..............
   8 JATOS                                              ..............           7,433  ..............           7,433  ..............  ..............
   9 5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION                           ..............          30,871  ..............          10,871  ..............         -20,000
  10 INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION                ..............          41,261  ..............          27,870  ..............         -13,391
  11 OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION                          ..............          44,044  ..............          39,595  ..............          -4,449
  12 SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO                    ..............          48,478  ..............          48,478  ..............  ..............
  13 PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION                         ..............           9,521  ..............           9,498  ..............             -23
  14 AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION                    ..............           1,679  ..............           1,679  ..............  ..............
  15 EXPEDITIONARY LOITERING MUNITIONS                  ..............         249,575  ..............         249,575  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, PROC AMMO, NAVY                       ..............         858,791  ..............         784,993  ..............         -73,798
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     PROC AMMO, MARINE CORPS
  16 MORTARS                                            ..............          61,274  ..............          61,274  ..............  ..............
  17 DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS                           ..............          73,338  ..............          53,898  ..............         -19,440
  18 INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION                        ..............         178,240  ..............         174,237  ..............          -4,003
  19 COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS                           ..............          15,897  ..............          11,133  ..............          -4,764
  20 AMMO MODERNIZATION                                 ..............          17,941  ..............          17,941  ..............  ..............
  21 ARTILLERY MUNITIONS                                ..............          82,452  ..............          79,096  ..............          -3,356
  22 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION                         ..............           5,340  ..............           5,340  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, PROC AMMO, MARINE CORPS               ..............         434,482  ..............         402,919  ..............         -31,563
                                                       =================================================================================================
           TOTAL, PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MARINE    ..............       1,293,273  ..............       1,187,912  ..............        -105,361
            CORPS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 General Purpose Bombs                                           43,519          35,159          -8,360
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -8,360
      3 Airborne Rockets, All Types                                     67,423          47,805         -19,618
            Excess unit cost growth: MK66 rocket motor          ..............  ..............         -19,197
            Excess unit cost growth: Smokey Sam                 ..............  ..............            -421
      5 Practice Bombs                                                  52,481          44,524          -7,957
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -7,957
      9 5 Inch/54 Gun Ammunition                                        30,871          10,871         -20,000
            Insufficient justification                          ..............  ..............         -20,000
     10 Intermediate Caliber Gun Ammunition                             41,261          27,870         -13,391
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -13,391
     11 Other Ship Gun Ammunition                                       44,044          39,595          -4,449
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -4,449
     13 Pyrotechnic and Demolition                                       9,521           9,498             -23
            Unjustified unit cost increase: Sig Kit MK 189,     ..............  ..............             -23
             MOD 0
     17 Direct Support Munitions                                        73,338          53,898         -19,440
            Excess to need: 7.62mm training round               ..............  ..............            -435
            Excess to need: Cartridge, 30mm 1 HEI-T MK266 / 1   ..............  ..............          -4,619
             MPLD-T MK264 linked
            Excess to need: Cartridge, 30mm APFSDS-T MK258 Mod  ..............  ..............          -3,160
             1 linked
            Excess to need: 20mm training round                 ..............  ..............            -994
            Excess to need: 84mm TPT (700)                      ..............  ..............            -693
            Unjustified unit cost growth: 84mm anti structure   ..............  ..............          -5,954
            Excess to need: Rocket 21mm training                ..............  ..............          -3,585
     18 Infantry Weapons Ammunition                                    178,240         174,237          -4,003
            Excess to need: Cartridge, 7.62mm ball M80 linked   ..............  ..............          -1,543
            Excess to need: Cartridge, 9mm ball M882            ..............  ..............            -225
            Excess to need: Cartridge, caliber .50 4 API M8/1   ..............  ..............            -157
             API-T M20 linked
            Excess to need: Cartridge, 25mm TPDS-T M910 linked  ..............  ..............          -4,581
            Excess to need: Cartridge, 5.56mm short range       ..............  ..............            -380
             training M862
            Excess to need: Cartridge, 9mm blank single round   ..............  ..............            -118
            Excess to need: Cartridge, Caliber .50 Linked       ..............  ..............          -1,226
             MK322 Mod 1/Ball (1000m cap)
            Excess to need: M1041 9mm marking, blue             ..............  ..............             -95
            Excess to need: M1041 9mm marking, red              ..............  ..............             -90
            Excess to need: Cartridge, 5.56mm M1042 practice    ..............  ..............            -981
             ammunition rifle (blue)
            Excess to need: Cartridge, 5.56mm M1042 practice    ..............  ..............            -981
             ammunition rifle (red)
            Excess to need: Cartridge, 30mm x 113mm target      ..............  ..............            -626
             practice
            Program increase: Ctg, 40mm, Day/Night marker       ..............  ..............          +7,000
             M1110
     19 Combat Support Munitions                                        15,897          11,133          -4,764
            Excess to need: GG20 Grenade, Hand Diversionary     ..............  ..............            -894
             MK13 MOD
            Excess to need: G963 Grenade, Hand Riot CS M7A3     ..............  ..............            -307
            Excess to need: DWDN lightweight disposable         ..............  ..............            -467
             disruptor
            Excess to need: Ground burst projectile simulator   ..............  ..............          -3,096
             M115A2
     21 Artillery Munitions                                             82,452          79,096          -3,356
            M795 metal parts unjustified cost growth            ..............  ..............          -3,356
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                   Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $32,848,950,000
Committee recommendation................................  33,250,631,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$33,250,631,000. This is $401,681,000 above the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
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                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
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              SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY
 
     FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS
   1 COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE                           ..............       2,443,598  ..............       2,443,598  ..............  ..............
   2 COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE (AP-CY)                   ..............       3,390,734  ..............       3,390,734  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS         ..............       5,834,332  ..............       5,834,332  ..............  ..............
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     OTHER WARSHIPS
   3 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (CVN 80)               ..............       1,115,296  ..............       1,115,296  ..............  ..............
   4 CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM (CVN 81)               ..............         800,492  ..............         800,492  ..............  ..............
   5 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE                                        2       7,129,965               2       7,129,965  ..............  ..............
   6 VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE (AP-CY)                   ..............       3,215,539  ..............       3,158,782  ..............         -56,757
   7 CVN REFUELING OVERHAUL                             ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
   8 CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS (AP-CY)                    ..............         817,646  ..............         488,446  ..............        -329,200
   9 DDG 1000                                           ..............         410,400  ..............         410,400  ..............  ..............
  10 DDG-51                                                          2       4,199,179               2       4,499,179  ..............        +300,000
  11 DDG-51 (AP-CY)                                     ..............         284,035  ..............       1,641,335  ..............      +1,357,300
  12 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP                               ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  13 FFG-FRIGATE                                                     2       2,173,698               2       2,223,698  ..............         +50,000
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, OTHER WARSHIPS                        ..............      20,146,250  ..............      21,467,593  ..............      +1,321,343
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS
  14 LPD FLIGHT II                                      ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  15 LPD FLIGHT II (AP-CY)                              ..............  ..............  ..............         500,000  ..............        +500,000
  16 LPD-17                                             ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  18 LHA REPLACEMENT                                    ..............       1,830,149  ..............       1,830,149  ..............  ..............
  19 LHA REPLACEMENT (AP-CY)                            ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  20 EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT (EPF)                 ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS                      ..............       1,830,149  ..............       2,330,149  ..............        +500,000
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     AUXILIARIES, CRAFT, AND PRIOR-YEAR PROGRAM COSTS
  21 AS SUBMARINE TENDER                                ..............       1,733,234  ..............  ..............  ..............      -1,733,234
  22 TAO FLEET OILER                                                 1         815,420               1         815,420  ..............  ..............
  23 TAGOS Surtass Ships                                ..............  ..............  ..............         513,466  ..............        +513,466
  24 TOWING, SALVAGE, AND RESCUE SHIP (ATS)                          1  ..............               1  ..............  ..............  ..............
  25 LCU 1700                                           ..............          62,532  ..............          62,532  ..............  ..............
  26 OUTFITTING                                         ..............         557,365  ..............         513,937  ..............         -43,428
  27 SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR                                         2  ..............  ..............  ..............              -2  ..............
  28 SERVICE CRAFT                                      ..............          63,815               1          93,815              +1         +30,000
 29A AUXILIARY PERSONNEL LIGHTER (APL)                  ..............  ..............               1          72,000              +1         +72,000
  30 LCAC SLEP                                                       2          15,286               2          15,286  ..............  ..............
  31 AUXILIARY VESSELS                                               2         142,008               2         142,008  ..............  ..............
  32 COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS             ..............       1,648,559  ..............       1,390,093  ..............        -258,466
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, AUXILIARIES, CRAFT, AND PRIOR-YEAR    ..............       5,038,219  ..............       3,618,557  ..............      -1,419,662
            PROGRAM
                                                       =================================================================================================
           TOTAL, SHIPBUILDING & CONVERSION, NAVY       ..............      32,848,950  ..............      33,250,631  ..............        +401,681
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2 Columbia Class Submarine [AP-CY]                             3,390,734       3,390,734  ..............
            SSBN 828 AP (FF FY26)                                    [949,654]       [949,654]  ..............
            SSBN 829 AP (FF FY27)                                  [1,299,280]     [1,299,280]  ..............
            SSBN 830 AP (FF FY28)                                    [306,938]       [306,938]  ..............
            SSBN 831 AP (FF FY29)                                    [134,009]       [134,009]  ..............
            SSBN 832 AP (FF FY30)                                    [110,841]       [110,841]  ..............
            SSBN 833 AP (FF FY31)                                      [7,953]         [7,953]  ..............
            SSBN 834 AP (FF FY32)                                      [2,708]         [2,708]  ..............
            SSBN 835 AP (FF FY33)                                      [4,930]         [4,930]  ..............
            SSBN 836 AP (FF FY34)                                      [4,930]         [4,930]  ..............
            SSBN 837 AP (FF FY35)                                    [569,491]       [569,491]  ..............
      6 Virginia Class Submarine [AP-CY]                             3,215,539       3,158,782         -56,757
            Long Lead Time CFE Two Year AP prior year           ..............  ..............         -56,757
             execution delays
      8 CVN Refueling Overhauls [AP-CY]                                817,646         488,446        -329,200
            CVN 75 RCOH prior year execution delays             ..............  ..............        -329,200
     10 DDG-51                                                       4,199,179       4,499,179        +300,000
            Program increase: Large surface combatant shipyard  ..............  ..............        +300,000
             infrastructure
     11 DDG-51 [AP-CY]                                                 284,035       1,641,335      +1,357,300
            Program increase: Advance procurement for           ..............  ..............      +1,280,000
             additional FY25 DDG 51
            Realignment of fiscal year 2023 funds for advance   ..............  ..............         +77,300
             procurement of additional FY25 DDG 51
     13 FFG-Frigate                                                  2,173,698       2,223,698         +50,000
            Program increase: Frigate industrial base and       ..............  ..............         +50,000
             workforce development
     15 LPD Flight II [AP-CY]                                   ..............        +500,000        +500,000
            Program increase: Advance procurement of LPD 33     ..............  ..............        +250,000
            Realignment of fiscal year 2023 funds for advance   ..............  ..............        +250,000
             procurement of LPD 33
     21 A(S) Submarine Tender                                        1,733,234  ..............      -1,733,234
            Program adjustment                                  ..............  ..............      -1,718,234
            Transfer to RDN, line 45, for AS(X) design          ..............  ..............         -15,000
     23 TAGOS Surtass Ships                                     ..............  ..............        +513,466
            Transfer from line 32: T-AGOS                       ..............  ..............        +355,166
            Realignment of fiscal year 2022 funds for full      ..............  ..............        +158,300
             funding of T-AGOS construction
     26 Outfitting                                                     557,365         513,937         -43,428
            CVN 80 outfitting early to need                     ..............  ..............          -4,096
            CVN 74 RCOH outfitting excess growth                ..............  ..............         -17,862
            DDG 129 outfitting early to need                    ..............  ..............         -11,670
            EPF 16 outfitting early to need                     ..............  ..............          -3,822
            T-AGS outfitting early to need                      ..............  ..............          -5,978
     28 Service Craft                                                   63,815          93,815         +30,000
            Program increase: Additional YRBM                   ..............  ..............         +30,000
     29 Auxiiliary Personnel Lighter                            ..............         +72,000         +72,000
            Program increase: Additional APL                    ..............  ..............         +72,000
     32 Completion of PY Shipbuilding Programs                       1,648,559       1,390,093        -258,466
            Transfer to line 23: T-AGOS                         ..............  ..............        -355,166
            FY 2022 T-ATS CTC early to need                     ..............  ..............          -3,300
            Program increase: FY 2021 DDG 51s SEWIP Block III   ..............  ..............        +100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Managing Navy Shipbuilding Programs.--The fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request includes $1,648,559,000 to address 
fiscal year 2024 cost overruns on 17 previously fully funded 
ships, and the Committee understands that additional funds will 
be required in future years to pay for additional cost 
overruns. The Committee notes that increased prices of certain 
commodities, such as steel, as well as the growing cost of 
labor contribute substantially to these increased construction 
costs. The Committee further notes, however, that additional 
factors contribute to these liabilities, including changes to 
requirements, subsystem immaturity, and the failure to 
accurately estimate the full costs of shipbuilding programs. 
The Committee is concerned that failure to properly understand 
and budget for the costs of ships impacts the Navy's ability to 
procure and sustain the force structure it requires, and 
negatively impacts the stability of the shipbuilding industrial 
base, its suppliers and workforce.
    For instance, the Committee notes that in fiscal year 2022, 
the Navy requested and received appropriations to procure the 
first of seven new T-AGOS Class ocean surveillance ships. 
However, the Navy significantly underestimated the requirements 
and costs of those ships, resulting in the cost for the lead 
ship to increase by more than 80 percent. Given the criticality 
of this platform, the Committee recommends fully funding the 
lead ship and encourages the Navy and the industrial base to 
better manage costs for additional ships of this class planned 
to be procured. Similarly, in this year's budget request, the 
Navy included funds for Auxiliary Personnel Lighter [APL] 
berthing ships, but did not fully budget for the costs of these 
ships in the future years. The Committee recommends procurement 
of an additional APL to stabilize the industrial base and 
reduce costs of future ships. Further, the Committee notes that 
the Navy removed two T-AO Fleet Replenishment Oilers from its 
shipbuilding program despite congressional authority to award 
these ships en bloc and reduce costs. Finally, the Navy 
proposes to accelerate a new program for a submarine tender, 
yet it has failed to fully budget for the costs of these two 
ships, thereby creating future budget shortfalls.
    The Committee is well aware of the many factors that affect 
the acquisition and budgeting of ships, and points to those 
past Navy budgeting and acquisition best practices that have 
resulted in reducing costs and stabilizing the industrial base. 
The Committee believes the Navy would be well-served to 
rededicate itself to implementing and enforcing these 
practices. Further, the Committee believes such actions are 
necessary to re-introduce stability and predictability to Navy 
shipbuilding programs and budgets, and that the Secretary of 
Navy, through the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, 
Development and Acquisition) should manage the Navy's and 
Marine Corps' shipbuilding programs based on their identified 
force structure needs.
    Stability in Navy Shipbuilding.--The Committee notes that 
the fiscal year 2024 Navy shipbuilding plan projects a decline 
in fleet size from 299 ships in July 2023 to 290 ships in 
fiscal year 2030. However, the Chief of Naval Operations 
recently increased the Navy's fleet size requirement from 373 
ships to 381 ships. The Committee believes that Navy leaders 
must make a concerted effort to manage existing Navy 
shipbuilding production lines to ensure they are sustained, 
modified, or expanded to meet evolving Navy requirements in a 
manner that promotes shipbuilder, supplier, and workforce 
stability, and reverses the growing gap between the Navy's 
fleet requirements and the size of the fleet.
    Accordingly, the Committee recommends adding advance 
procurement funding for an amphibious ship, LPD-33, to continue 
SAN ANTONIO class production and advance procurement funding 
for a third fiscal year 2025 DDG-51 pursuant to the multi-year 
procurement authority for up to 15 DDG-51s provided in section 
8010 of the Defense Appropriations Act, 2023. Additionally, the 
Committee supports initiatives to improve the quality-of-life 
for Navy sailors serving in shipyards through recommendations 
to fund one additional Auxiliary Personnel Lighter and one 
additional Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge [YRBM], as well 
as supporting the request for multi-use and parking facilities 
at two shipbuilders.
    Submarine Construction Performance.--The Committee 
continues to be concerned by VIRGINIA Class Submarine [VCS] 
construction cost and schedule performance which impact not 
only the construction and delivery to the fleet of VCS, but 
also affect the COLUMBIA Class Submarine [COL] construction 
schedule. The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request includes funds for cost overruns of 
VCSs procured in fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017, and that 
cost overruns on additional ongoing new VCS construction 
programs are expected to exceed $3,000,000,000 in future years. 
The Secretary of the Navy is directed to submit to the 
congressional defense committees the most current cost and 
schedule estimates, by VCS and COL, with the submission of each 
annual President's budget request until delivery of the twelfth 
and final COLUMBIA hull. The report shall identify changes from 
the previous year, and include detailed explanations for all 
submarines not fully resourced to the Navy's cost estimate, as 
well as all projected cost-to-complete requirements for 
previously appropriated submarines.
    Domestic Source Content for Navy Shipbuilding Critical 
Components.--The Committee remains concerned with the fragility 
of the domestic shipbuilding supply base and notes the report 
on ``Domestic Source Content for Navy Shipbuilding'' submitted 
to the congressional defense committees in accordance with 
direction accompanying the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2023. Given the long-term impact of shipbuilding programs, 
the Committee believes that understanding and managing the 
domestic supply base is critical. Therefore, the Committee 
directs the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, 
Development and Acquisition) to submit to the congressional 
defense committees, concurrent with submission of the fiscal 
year 2025 President's budget request, a plan to incorporate 
upfront domestic sourcing requirements for key materials, 
components and subsystems into current and future acquisition 
strategies for shipbuilding programs. Further, the report shall 
identify a supply chain strategy that identifies existing 
horizontal and vertical gaps and redundancies in the domestic 
industrial base to support such acquisition strategies, and 
efforts by the Navy to ensure the domestic industrial base and 
supply chain can address domestic source content of Navy 
shipbuilding requirements. Finally, to the extent the Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 
plans to prioritize foreign content over domestic content, the 
Assistant Secretary is directed to provide the statutory basis 
for doing so, include a detailed risk assessment of such a 
strategy, as well as to provide the cost estimate of growing a 
commensurate domestic capability. Such report shall be 
delivered in unclassified format and may contain a classified 
annex.
    Hiring and retention of Navy shipbuilding trades 
workforce.--The Committee recognizes that the Navy shipbuilding 
industrial base is comprised of no fewer than three elements: 
facilities, suppliers, and workforce. Each of these elements is 
critical to building ships on cost and schedule and increasing 
the size of the Navy's fleet. With respect to workforce, the 
Committee notes the significant challenges in hiring and 
retaining the needed trades workforce [e.g. welders, 
electricians, pipefitters, and other] to meet Navy shipbuilding 
demands, and further notes an overall workforce participation 
decline over the last two decades. Therefore, the Committee 
directs the Comptroller General to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 120 days after 
the enactment of this act on key factors affecting hiring and 
retention of the Navy shipbuilding trades workforce. This 
report shall include an identification of such key factors, an 
assessment of the relative significance of such key factors, 
the extent to which a wage gap is impacting hiring and 
retention of such workforce, and recommendations for Navy and 
congressional action to improve the hiring and retention of 
such workforce.
    Australia-United Kingdom-United States Trilateral 
Partnership Agreement.--The Committee supports the Australia-
United Kingdom-United States Trilateral Partnership Agreement, 
which will strengthen allied presence and deterrence in the 
Indo-Pacific. Not later than 90 days after the enactment of 
this act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a long-term 
plan to the congressional defense committees on the planned 
schedule, milestones, costs, and funding requirements for the 
transfer of Virginia Class submarines from the United States 
and to meet the U.S. Navy's requirement for attack submarines. 
This plan shall include funding requirements and plans for U.S. 
and partner investments in the U.S. submarine industrial base.

                        Other Procurement, Navy

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $14,535,257,000
Committee recommendation................................  14,711,311,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$14,711,311,000. This is $176,054,000 above the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
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                  OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY
 
     SHIPS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 
     SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT
   1 SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT                            ..............          14,003  ..............          14,003  ..............  ..............
 
     GENERATORS
   2 SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E                             ..............         105,441  ..............         100,100  ..............          -5,341
 
     NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
   3 OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT                         ..............         110,286  ..............         105,245  ..............          -5,041
 
     OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT
   4 SUB PERISCOPES AND IMAGING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT       ..............         262,951  ..............         262,951  ..............  ..............
      PROGRAM
   5 DDG MOD                                            ..............         628,532  ..............         637,532  ..............          +9,000
   6 FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT                             ..............          34,782  ..............          34,782  ..............  ..............
   7 COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD                    ..............           2,458  ..............           2,458  ..............  ..............
   8 LHA/LHD MIDLIFE                                    ..............         104,369  ..............         102,403  ..............          -1,966
   9 LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM            ..............          10,529  ..............          10,529  ..............  ..............
  10 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT                        ..............          23,272  ..............          23,272  ..............  ..............
  11 SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                        ..............         112,526  ..............         112,526  ..............  ..............
  12 VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                   ..............          32,076  ..............          32,076  ..............  ..............
  13 LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                        ..............          18,832  ..............          18,832  ..............  ..............
  14 SUBMARINE BATTERIES                                ..............          28,221  ..............          28,221  ..............  ..............
  15 LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                        ..............          91,890  ..............          85,150  ..............          -6,740
  16 DDG-1000 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                         ..............         232,124  ..............         294,024  ..............         +61,900
  17 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP                   ..............          25,058  ..............          25,058  ..............  ..............
  18 DSSP EQUIPMENT                                     ..............           4,623  ..............           4,623  ..............  ..............
  19 CRUISER MODERNIZATION                              ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  20 LCAC                                               ..............          10,794  ..............          10,794  ..............  ..............
  21 UNDERWATER EOD PROGRAMS                            ..............          19,549  ..............          19,549  ..............  ..............
  22 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION                         ..............          86,001  ..............          86,001  ..............  ..............
  23 CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS                         ..............           3,288  ..............           3,288  ..............  ..............
 
     REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT
  24 SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION         ..............       2,746,313  ..............       2,746,313  ..............  ..............
  25 REACTOR POWER UNITS                                ..............           2,016  ..............           2,016  ..............  ..............
  26 REACTOR COMPONENTS                                 ..............         390,148  ..............         390,148  ..............  ..............
 
     OCEAN ENGINEERING
  27 DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT                       ..............          18,086  ..............          18,086  ..............  ..............
 
     SMALL BOATS
  28 STANDARD BOATS                                     ..............          74,963  ..............          83,963  ..............          +9,000
 
     PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT
  29 OPERATING FORCES IPE                               ..............         187,495  ..............         207,495  ..............         +20,000
 
     OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
  30 LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT               ..............          49,060  ..............          49,060  ..............  ..............
  31 LCS MCM MISSION MODULES                            ..............          93,961  ..............          93,961  ..............  ..............
  32 LCS ASW MISSION MODULES                            ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  33 LCS SUW MISSION MODULES                            ..............          12,102  ..............          12,102  ..............  ..............
  34 LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION                       ..............         171,704  ..............         154,674  ..............         -17,030
  35 SMALL & MEDIUM UUV                                 ..............          61,951  ..............          61,951  ..............  ..............
 
     LOGISTICS SUPPORT
  36 LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION                        ..............           7,594  ..............           7,594  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, SHIPS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT               ..............       5,776,998  ..............       5,840,780  ..............         +63,782
                                                       =================================================================================================
     COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT
 
     SHIP SONARS
  37 SPQ-9B RADAR                                       ..............           7,267  ..............           7,267  ..............  ..............
  38 AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM                   ..............         138,065  ..............         138,065  ..............  ..............
  39 SSN ACOUSTICS EQUIPMENT                            ..............         463,577  ..............         463,577  ..............  ..............
  40 UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                 ..............          23,452  ..............          23,452  ..............  ..............
 
     ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
  41 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM                  ..............          46,726  ..............          46,726  ..............  ..............
  42 SSTD                                               ..............          14,560  ..............          14,560  ..............  ..............
  43 FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM                          ..............         420,069  ..............         420,069  ..............  ..............
  44 SURTASS                                            ..............          33,910  ..............          33,910  ..............  ..............
 
     ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT
  45 AN/SLQ-32                                          ..............         329,513  ..............         329,513  ..............  ..............
 
     RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT
  46 SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT                               ..............         379,230  ..............         362,305  ..............         -16,925
  47 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS)              ..............           4,082  ..............           4,082  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
  48 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY                  ..............          37,677  ..............          37,677  ..............  ..............
  49 NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS)      ..............          15,374  ..............          15,374  ..............  ..............
  50 ATDLS                                              ..............          50,148  ..............          50,148  ..............  ..............
  51 NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS)             ..............           3,918  ..............           3,918  ..............  ..............
  52 MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT                    ..............          16,814  ..............          16,814  ..............  ..............
  54 NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE)                      ..............          37,319  ..............          37,319  ..............  ..............
  55 AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV                       ..............           2,750  ..............           2,750  ..............  ..............
  56 STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP                   ..............           6,437  ..............           6,437  ..............  ..............
 
     AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
  57 ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT                               ..............          89,237  ..............          88,173  ..............          -1,064
  58 AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT                               ..............          90,487  ..............          88,369  ..............          -2,118
  59 ID SYSTEMS                                         ..............          59,234  ..............          59,234  ..............  ..............
  60 JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM        ..............           3,343  ..............           3,343  ..............  ..............
  61 NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS                     ..............          39,180  ..............          34,750  ..............          -4,430
 
     OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
  62 MARITIME INTEGRATED BROADCAST SYSTEM               ..............           6,994  ..............           6,994  ..............  ..............
  63 TACTICAL/MOBILE C41 SYSTEMS                        ..............          52,026  ..............          52,026  ..............  ..............
  64 DCGS-N                                             ..............          16,579  ..............          16,579  ..............  ..............
  65 CANES                                              ..............         467,587  ..............         467,587  ..............  ..............
  66 RADIAC                                             ..............          16,475  ..............          16,475  ..............  ..............
  67 CANES-INTELL                                       ..............          48,207  ..............          48,207  ..............  ..............
  68 GPETE                                              ..............          25,761  ..............          25,761  ..............  ..............
  69 NETWORK TACTICAL COMMON DATA LINK                  ..............          16,475  ..............          16,475  ..............  ..............
  70 INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY                  ..............           6,345  ..............           6,345  ..............  ..............
  71 EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION                        ..............           4,282  ..............           4,282  ..............  ..............
  72 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION                         ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  73 IN-SERVICE RADARS AND SENSORS                      ..............         255,256  ..............         217,474  ..............         -37,782
 
     SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS
  74 BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL NETWORK                      ..............          74,180  ..............          74,180  ..............  ..............
  75 SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS                  ..............          29,776  ..............          29,776  ..............  ..............
  76 SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION                     ..............          96,916  ..............          96,916  ..............  ..............
  77 COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M                     ..............          14,107  ..............          14,107  ..............  ..............
 
     SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS
  78 SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT                        ..............          73,791  ..............          73,791  ..............  ..............
  79 SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT                  ..............          83,178  ..............          83,178  ..............  ..............
 
     SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
  80 SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS                   ..............          72,871  ..............          72,871  ..............  ..............
  81 NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT)                      ..............          37,921  ..............          37,921  ..............  ..............
 
     SHORE COMMUNICATIONS
  82 JCS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT                       ..............           5,065  ..............           3,858  ..............          -1,207
 
     CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
  83 INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP)               ..............         154,890  ..............         154,890  ..............  ..............
  84 MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM                        ..............           1,079  ..............           1,079  ..............  ..............
 
     CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT
  85 CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP                   ..............          17,483  ..............          17,483  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT
  86 COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT                              ..............          77,458  ..............          73,458  ..............          -4,000
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS        ..............       3,967,071  ..............       3,899,545  ..............         -67,526
            EQUIPMENT
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 
     SONOBUOYS
  88 SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES                               ..............         311,177  ..............         311,177  ..............  ..............
 
     AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  89 MINOTAUR                                           ..............           5,396  ..............           5,396  ..............  ..............
  90 WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                    ..............         147,556  ..............         147,556  ..............  ..............
  91 AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                         ..............         162,273  ..............         162,273  ..............  ..............
  92 ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)                      ..............          11,930  ..............          11,930  ..............  ..............
  93 ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM             ..............          17,836  ..............          17,836  ..............  ..............
  94 METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT                           ..............          19,703  ..............          19,703  ..............  ..............
  95 LEGACY AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES               ..............          12,202  ..............          12,202  ..............  ..............
  96 LAMPS EQUIPMENT                                    ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  97 AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                         ..............          82,115  ..............          82,115  ..............  ..............
  98 UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER AVIATION (UCA) MISSION CONTROL  ..............         152,687  ..............         145,687  ..............          -7,000
  99 ARCHITECT & CAP FOR AUTONOMY IN NAV ENTER (AR      ..............           1,612  ..............           1,612  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT            ..............         924,487  ..............         917,487  ..............          -7,000
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 
     SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
 100 SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT                         ..............           6,404  ..............           6,404  ..............  ..............
 
     SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT
 101 HARPOON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                          ..............             227  ..............             227  ..............  ..............
 102 SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                     ..............         294,511  ..............         289,995  ..............          -4,516
 103 TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                         ..............          92,432  ..............          92,432  ..............  ..............
 
     FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 104 STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP                    ..............         325,318  ..............         325,318  ..............  ..............
 
     ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 105 SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS                         ..............         133,063  ..............         133,063  ..............  ..............
 106 ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                              ..............          27,469  ..............          27,469  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 107 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP                  ..............          27,864  ..............          27,864  ..............  ..............
 108 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION                         ..............           6,171  ..............           6,171  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE
 109 ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DECOY SYSTEM                     ..............          56,630  ..............          56,630  ..............  ..............
 110 SUBMARINE TRAINING DEVICE MODS                     ..............          76,954  ..............          76,954  ..............  ..............
 111 SURFACE TRAINING EQUIPMENT                         ..............         209,487  ..............         207,369  ..............          -2,118
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT            ..............       1,256,530  ..............       1,249,896  ..............          -6,634
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 112 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES                        ..............           3,827  ..............           3,827  ..............  ..............
 113 GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS                             ..............           4,570  ..............           4,570  ..............  ..............
 114 CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP                   ..............          56,829  ..............          56,829  ..............  ..............
 115 FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT                            ..............          16,583  ..............          16,583  ..............  ..............
 116 TACTICAL VEHICLES                                  ..............          24,236  ..............          24,236  ..............  ..............
 117 AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT                               ..............           4,504  ..............           4,504  ..............  ..............
 118 POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT                        ..............           3,898  ..............           3,898  ..............  ..............
 119 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION                             ..............          67,286  ..............          67,286  ..............  ..............
 120 PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES                         ..............           1,286  ..............           1,286  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT   ..............         183,019  ..............         183,019  ..............  ..............
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 121 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT                                   ..............          33,258  ..............          33,258  ..............  ..............
 122 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION                   ..............           6,977  ..............           6,977  ..............  ..............
 123 SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS                     ..............         659,529  ..............         659,529  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT              ..............         699,764  ..............         699,764  ..............  ..............
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     PERSONNEL AND COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 
     TRAINING DEVICES
 124 TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                         ..............           2,083  ..............           2,083  ..............  ..............
 125 TRAINING AND EDUCATION EQUIPMENT                   ..............         106,542  ..............         106,542  ..............  ..............
 
     COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 126 COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                          ..............          44,448  ..............          44,448  ..............  ..............
 127 MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                          ..............          12,529  ..............           8,189  ..............          -4,340
 129 NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                        ..............           5,408  ..............           5,408  ..............  ..............
 130 OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                 ..............          12,105  ..............          12,105  ..............  ..............
 131 C4ISR EQUIPMENT                                    ..............           7,670  ..............           7,670  ..............  ..............
 132 ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                    ..............          52,597  ..............          52,597  ..............  ..............
 133 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT                        ..............         108,901  ..............         104,973  ..............          -3,928
 134 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY                  ..............          42,154  ..............          42,154  ..............  ..............
 139 NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE                 ..............         177,585  ..............         177,585  ..............  ..............
 140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES                              ..............          23,176  ..............          23,176  ..............  ..............
 141 CYBER MISSION FORCES                               ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                ..............          16,290  ..............          17,990  ..............          +1,700
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, PERSONNEL AND COMMAND SUPPORT         ..............         611,488  ..............         604,920  ..............          -6,568
            EQUIPMENT
                                                       =================================================================================================
     SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
 
 142 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS                            ..............         645,900  ..............         845,900  ..............        +200,000
 143 VIRGINIA CLASS (VACL) SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS      ..............         470,000  ..............         470,000  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS               ..............       1,115,900  ..............       1,315,900  ..............        +200,000
                                                       =================================================================================================
           TOTAL, OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY               ..............      14,535,257  ..............      14,711,311  ..............        +176,054
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2 Surface Combatant HM&E                                         105,441         100,100          -5,341
            DDG 51 ship control system cost growth              ..............  ..............          -5,341
      3 Other Navigation Equipment                                     110,286         105,245          -5,041
            Unjustified request                                 ..............  ..............          -5,041
      5 DDG Mod                                                        628,532         637,532          +9,000
            Program increase: Bromine free water systems        ..............  ..............          +9,000
      8 LHA/LHD Midlife                                                104,369         102,403          -1,966
            Amplified announcing system installation            ..............  ..............          -1,966
             unjustified request
     15 LPD Class Support Equipment                                     91,890          85,150          -6,740
            HW/SW obsolescence installation excess growth       ..............  ..............          -6,740
     16 DDG 1000 Class Support Equipment                               232,124         294,024         +61,900
            Program increase: Fund ZEUS for DDG-1000 class      ..............  ..............         +61,900
     28 Standard Boats                                                  74,963          83,963          +9,000
            Program increase: Diesel fuel outboard motor        ..............  ..............          +9,000
             testing
     29 Operating Forces Ipe                                           187,495         207,495         +20,000
            Program increase: Submarine cradles to mitigate     ..............  ..............         +20,000
             seismic risk during dry-docking availabilities
     34 LCS In-Service Modernization                                   171,704         154,674         -17,030
            Combat system installation excess growth            ..............  ..............         -17,030
     46 Shipboard IW Exploit                                           379,230         362,305         -16,925
            SSEE modification installation excess growth        ..............  ..............          -9,061
            SSEE Inc F ECPs unjustified growth                  ..............  ..............          -7,864
     57 Ashore ATC Equipment                                            89,237          88,173          -1,064
            ATNAVICS Precision Approach Radar Replacement unit  ..............  ..............          -1,064
             cost growth
     58 Afloat ATC Equipment                                            90,487          88,369          -2,118
            AN/SPN-50(V)1 excess support costs                  ..............  ..............          -2,118
     61 Naval Mission Planning Systems                                  39,180          34,750          -4,430
            Next generation naval mission planning system       ..............  ..............          -4,430
             unjustified growth
     73 In-Service Radars and Sensors                                  255,256         217,474         -37,782
            SPEIR Block I early to need                         ..............  ..............         -37,782
     82 Joint Communications Support Element [JCSE]                      5,065           3,858          -1,207
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -1,207
     86 Coast Guard Equipment                                           77,458          73,458          -4,000
            Historical underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -4,000
     98 UMCS-Unman Carrier Aviation[UCA]Mission Cntrl                  152,687         145,687          -7,000
            Historical underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -7,000
    102 Ship Missile Support Equipment                                 294,511         289,995          -4,516
            NATO SEASPARROW acquisition strategy adjustment     ..............  ..............          -1,134
            SSDS ship unit cost savings                         ..............  ..............          -3,382
    111 Surface Training Equipment                                     209,487         207,369          -2,118
            MB040 BFTT/ATD/TSTC installation excess growth      ..............  ..............          -2,118
    127 Medical Support Equipment                                       12,529           8,189          -4,340
            ERCS unjustified growth                             ..............  ..............          -4,340
    133 Physical Security Equipment                                    108,901         104,973          -3,928
            C-UAS unjustified growth                            ..............  ..............          -3,928
    999 Classified Programs                                             16,290          17,990          +1,700
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............          +1,700
    142 Spares and Repair Parts                                        645,900         845,900        +200,000
            Program increase: Spares and repair parts           ..............  ..............        +200,000
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    Virginia Class Material Strategy.--The Committee remains 
concerned with persistent delays in submarine repair 
maintenance activities that reduce operational availabilities 
of submarines. The Committee notes that the availability of 
VIRGINIA Class submarine [VCS] materials have been a 
significant driver of maintenance delays. Therefore, the 
Committee supports the fiscal year 2024 President's budget 
request of $470,000,000 for the procurement of VCS spares and 
repair parts in support of the Navy's revised VCS material 
strategy. In order to facilitate appropriate congressional 
oversight of this novel approach, the Committee directs the 
Secretary of the Navy not later than 90 days after the 
enactment of this act, and quarterly thereafter, to brief the 
congressional defense committees on the Navy's VCS materials 
strategy. The briefing shall include (1) updates on the 
implementation of the strategy; (2) plans for the obligation of 
funding appropriated for VCS spares and repair parts; (3) an 
assessment of the health of the defense industrial base for VCS 
materials; and (4) an updated analysis of estimated cost 
savings and reductions in availability delays resulting from 
the Navy's strategy. The Committee encourages the Secretary of 
the Navy to use predictive modeling and make adjustments to the 
budget development process and procurement lead times of VCS 
materials to improve material readiness.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $3,979,212,000
Committee recommendation................................   3,957,695,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$3,957,695,000. This is $21,517,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
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                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
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                 PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS
 
     WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES
 
     TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES
   1 AAV7A1 PIP                                         ..............           3,353  ..............           3,353  ..............  ..............
   2 AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES                   80         557,564              80         554,064  ..............          -3,500
   3 LAV PIP                                            ..............          42,052  ..............          42,052  ..............  ..............
 
     ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS
   4 155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER                   ..............             489  ..............             489  ..............  ..............
   5 ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM                           ..............         165,268  ..............         165,268  ..............  ..............
   6 WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION       ..............          14,004  ..............          14,004  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES           ..............         782,730  ..............         779,230  ..............          -3,500
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     GUIDED MISSILES AND EQUIPMENT
 
     GUIDED MISSILES
   7 TOMAHAWK                                                       34         105,192              34         105,192  ..............  ..............
   8 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)                                     90         169,726              90         169,726  ..............  ..............
   9 NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) (AP-CY)                 ..............          39,244  ..............          39,244  ..............  ..............
  10 GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE                           ..............         249,103  ..............         253,603  ..............          +4,500
  11 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE--JAVELIN                        ..............          54,883  ..............          54,883  ..............  ..............
  12 FAMILY OF ANTI-ARMOR WEAPON SYSTEMS                ..............          23,627  ..............          20,608  ..............          -3,019
  13 ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE--TOW                            ..............           2,007  ..............           2,007  ..............  ..............
  14 GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)                                     48           8,867              48           8,867  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, GUIDED MISSILES AND EQUIPMENT         ..............         652,649  ..............         654,130  ..............          +1,481
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT
 
     COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
  15 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM         ..............          75,382  ..............          74,688  ..............            -694
 
     REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT
  16 REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT                          ..............          53,590  ..............          53,590  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
  17 MODIFICATION KITS                                  ..............           1,782  ..............           1,782  ..............  ..............
 
     COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL)
  18 ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC)               ..............         122,917  ..............         111,993  ..............         -10,924
  19 AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS                          ..............          23,744  ..............          23,744  ..............  ..............
 
     RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)
  20 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR                     ..............          66,291  ..............          66,291  ..............  ..............
 
     INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)
  21 ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS (EMSO)        ..............         177,270  ..............         133,117  ..............         -44,153
  22 GCSS-MC                                            ..............           4,144  ..............           4,144  ..............  ..............
  23 FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM                                ..............          58,483  ..............          58,483  ..............  ..............
  24 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                     ..............         148,062  ..............         148,062  ..............  ..............
  26 UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL)                       ..............          52,273  ..............          48,909  ..............          -3,364
  27 DCGS-MC                                            ..............          68,289  ..............          73,419  ..............          +5,130
  28 UAS PAYLOADS                                       ..............          19,088  ..............          19,088  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL)
  31 EXPEDITIONARY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                    ..............           2,010  ..............           2,010  ..............  ..............
  32 MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK                    ..............         259,044  ..............         232,237  ..............         -26,807
  33 COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES                          ..............          27,966  ..............          27,966  ..............  ..............
  34 COMMAND POST SYSTEMS                               ..............          71,109  ..............          69,143  ..............          -1,966
  35 RADIO SYSTEMS                                      ..............         544,059  ..............         502,783  ..............         -41,276
  36 COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS                   ..............          46,276  ..............          46,276  ..............  ..............
  37 COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT                 ..............          27,111  ..............          27,111  ..............  ..............
  38 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES                              ..............          27,583  ..............          27,583  ..............  ..............
  40 UNMANNED EXPEDITIONARY SYSTEMS                     ..............          13,564  ..............          13,564  ..............  ..............
 999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                ..............           2,799  ..............           2,799  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS        ..............       1,892,836  ..............       1,768,782  ..............        -124,054
            EQUIPMENT
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     SUPPORT VEHICLES
 
     ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES
  43 COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES                          ..............          34,169  ..............          34,169  ..............  ..............
 
     TACTICAL VEHICLES
  44 MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS                      ..............          17,299  ..............          17,299  ..............  ..............
  45 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE                                  396         232,501             396         221,657  ..............         -10,844
  46 TRAILERS                                           ..............           2,034  ..............           2,034  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, SUPPORT VEHICLES                      ..............         286,003  ..............         275,159  ..............         -10,844
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
 
     ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
  47 TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS                              ..............          12,956  ..............          12,956  ..............  ..............
  48 POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED                           ..............          28,899  ..............          22,786  ..............          -6,113
  49 AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                       ..............          15,691  ..............          15,691  ..............  ..............
  50 EOD SYSTEMS                                        ..............          41,200  ..............          44,200  ..............          +3,000
 
     MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
  51 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT                        ..............          53,949  ..............          44,177  ..............          -9,772
 
     GENERAL PROPERTY
  52 FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT                            ..............           5,457  ..............          16,457  ..............         +11,000
  53 TRAINING DEVICES                                   ..............          96,577  ..............          96,577  ..............  ..............
  54 FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT                   ..............          29,883  ..............          29,883  ..............  ..............
  55 ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE                       ..............          17,034  ..............          13,319  ..............          -3,715
 
     OTHER SUPPORT
  56 ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION                         ..............          27,691  ..............          48,691  ..............         +21,000
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT          ..............         329,337  ..............         344,737  ..............         +15,400
                                                       =================================================================================================
  57 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS                            ..............          35,657  ..............         135,657  ..............        +100,000
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS             ..............       3,979,212  ..............       3,957,695  ..............         -21,517
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2 Amphibious Combat Vehicle Family of Vehicles                   557,564         554,064          -3,500
            Production support unjustified growth               ..............  ..............          -3,500
     10 Ground Based Air Defense                                       249,103         253,603          +4,500
            Program increase: Medium range intercept            ..............  ..............          +4,500
             capability
     12 Family Anti-Armor Weapon Systems (FOAAWS)                       23,627          20,608          -3,019
            Unit cost growth                                    ..............  ..............          -3,019
     15 Common Aviation Command and Control System (C                   75,382          74,688            -694
            AN/TSQ-297 small form factor unit cost growth       ..............  ..............            -694
     18 Items Under $5 Million (Comm & Elec)                           122,917         111,993         -10,924
            Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggle unit cost       ..............  ..............         -10,924
             growth
     21 Electro Magnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO)                    177,270         133,117         -44,153
            MEGFoS dismounted backpackable systems early to     ..............  ..............         -34,637
             need
            MEGFoS dismounted small form factor eary to need    ..............  ..............          -9,516
     26 Unmanned Air Systems (Intel)                                    52,273          48,909          -3,364
            Unit cost growth                                    ..............  ..............          -3,364
     27 Distributed Common Ground System-MC                             68,289          73,419          +5,130
            Program increase: Distributed Common Ground/        ..............  ..............          +5,130
             Surface System-Marine Corps All-Source SCI
             Workstations
     32 Marine Corps Enterprise Network (MCEN)                         259,044         232,237         -26,807
            Network transport unjustified growth                ..............  ..............         -26,807
     34 Command Post Systems                                            71,109          69,143          -1,966
            Unit cost growth                                    ..............  ..............          -1,966
     35 Radio Systems                                                  544,059         502,783         -41,276
            Unexecutable growth                                 ..............  ..............         -41,276
     45 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle                                   232,501         221,657         -10,844
            Vehicle kits previously funded                      ..............  ..............          -6,600
            Test support excess to need                         ..............  ..............          -4,244
     48 Power Equipment Assorted                                        28,899          22,786          -6,113
            Lack of requirement                                 ..............  ..............          -6,113
     50 EOD Systems                                                     41,200          44,200          +3,000
            Program increase: Demolition Equipment Set          ..............  ..............          +3,000
     51 Physical Security Equipment                                     53,949          44,177          -9,772
            Unobligated balance                                 ..............  ..............          -9,772
     52 Field Medical Equipment                                          5,457          16,457         +11,000
            Program increase: Family of Field Medical           ..............  ..............         +11,000
             Equipment Damage Control Resuscitation and Damage
             Control Surgery equipment sets
     55 Ultra-Light Tactical Vehicle (ULTV)                             17,034          13,319          -3,715
            Hardware and support costs previously funded        ..............  ..............          -3,715
     56 Items Less Than $5 Million                                      27,691          48,691         +21,000
            Program increase: Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Net  ..............  ..............         +21,000
             System
     57 Spares and Repair Parts                                         35,657         135,657        +100,000
            Program increase: Spares and repair parts           ..............  ..............        +100,000
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                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $20,315,204,000
Committee recommendation................................  20,114,772,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$20,114,772,000. This is $200,432,000 below the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
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                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
              AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
 
     COMBAT AIRCRAFT
 
     STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE
   1 B-21 RAIDER                                        ..............       1,617,093  ..............       1,454,093  ..............        -163,000
   2 B-21 RAIDER (AP-CY)                                ..............         708,000  ..............         708,000  ..............  ..............
 
     TACTICAL FORCES
   3 F-35                                                           48       4,877,121              48       4,773,381  ..............        -103,740
   4 F-35 (AP-CY)                                       ..............         402,000  ..............         402,000  ..............  ..............
   5 F-15EX                                                         24       2,670,039              24       2,406,756  ..............        -263,283
   6 F-15EX (AP-CY)                                     ..............         228,000  ..............         228,000  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, COMBAT AIRCRAFT                       ..............      10,502,253  ..............       9,972,230  ..............        -530,023
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT/TACTICAL AIRLIFT
   7 KC-46A TANKER                                                  15       2,882,590              15       2,825,409  ..............         -57,181
 
     OTHER AIRLIFT
   8 C-130J                                             ..............          34,921               8         874,921              +8        +840,000
   9 MC-130J                                            ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT                      ..............       2,917,511  ..............       3,700,330  ..............        +782,819
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     TRAINER AIRCRAFT
  10 ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING T-7A                       ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER AIRCRAFT
 
     HELICOPTERS
  11 MH-139A                                                         7         228,807               7         228,807  ..............  ..............
  12 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER                           ..............         282,533              10         597,408             +10        +314,875
 
     MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT
  13 CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C                               ..............           3,013  ..............          11,900  ..............          +8,887
 
     OTHER AIRCRAFT
  14 PALE ALE                                           ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  15 TARGET DRONES                                                  20          42,226              20          34,526  ..............          -7,700
  16 COMPASS CALL                                       ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  17 E-11 BACN/HAG                                                   1          67,367               1          67,367  ..............  ..............
  18 MQ-9                                               ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, OTHER AIRCRAFT                        ..............         623,946  ..............         940,008  ..............        +316,062
                                                       =================================================================================================
     MODIFICATION OF INSERVICE AIRCRAFT
 
     STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
  19 B-2A                                               ..............         107,980  ..............          91,080  ..............         -16,900
  20 B-1B                                               ..............          12,757  ..............           9,782  ..............          -2,975
  21 B-52                                               ..............          65,815  ..............          45,182  ..............         -20,633
  22 LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES            ..............          21,723  ..............          21,723  ..............  ..............
 
     TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
  23 A-10                                               ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  24 E-11 BACN/HAG                                      ..............          58,923  ..............          58,923  ..............  ..............
  25 F-15                                               ..............          34,830  ..............          28,580  ..............          -6,250
 25A F-15EX                                             ..............  ..............  ..............          79,800  ..............         +79,800
  26 F-16                                               ..............         297,342  ..............         255,501  ..............         -41,841
  27 F-22A                                              ..............         794,676  ..............         359,679  ..............        -434,997
  28 F-35 MODIFICATIONS                                 ..............         451,798  ..............         329,398  ..............        -122,400
  29 F-15 EPAW                                          ..............         280,658  ..............         246,849  ..............         -33,809
  30 KC-46A MODS                                        ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 
     AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
  31 C-5                                                ..............          24,377  ..............          24,377  ..............  ..............
  32 C-17A                                              ..............         140,560  ..............         122,117  ..............         -18,443
  33 C-32A                                              ..............          19,060  ..............          19,060  ..............  ..............
  34 C-37A                                              ..............          13,454  ..............          13,454  ..............  ..............
 
     TRAINER AIRCRAFT
  35 GLIDER MODS                                        ..............           5,270  ..............           5,270  ..............  ..............
  36 T-6                                                ..............           2,942  ..............           2,942  ..............  ..............
  37 T-1                                                ..............          10,950  ..............          10,950  ..............  ..............
  38 T-38                                               ..............         125,340  ..............         125,340  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER AIRCRAFT
  40 U-2 MODS                                           ..............          54,727  ..............          54,727  ..............  ..............
  41 KC-10A (ATCA)                                      ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  42 C-12                                               ..............             446  ..............             446  ..............  ..............
  43 C-21                                               ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  44 VC-25A MOD                                         ..............          29,707  ..............          29,707  ..............  ..............
  45 C-40                                               ..............           8,921  ..............           8,921  ..............  ..............
  46 C-130                                              ..............          71,177  ..............          91,177  ..............         +20,000
  47 C-130J MODS                                        ..............         121,258  ..............         121,258  ..............  ..............
  48 C-135                                              ..............         153,595  ..............         153,595  ..............  ..............
  49 COMPASS CALL MODS                                  ..............         144,686  ..............         144,686  ..............  ..............
  50 COMBAT FLIGHT INSPECTION--CFIN                     ..............             446  ..............             446  ..............  ..............
  51 RC-135                                             ..............         220,138  ..............         220,138  ..............  ..............
  52 E-3                                                ..............           1,350  ..............           1,350  ..............  ..............
  53 E-4                                                ..............          13,055  ..............          13,055  ..............  ..............
  56 H-1                                                ..............             816  ..............             816  ..............  ..............
  57 H-60                                               ..............           4,207  ..............           4,207  ..............  ..............
  58 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER MODIFICATION              ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  59 RQ-4 MODS                                          ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  60 HC/MC-130 MODIFICATIONS                            ..............         101,055  ..............         101,055  ..............  ..............
  61 OTHER AIRCRAFT                                     ..............          54,134  ..............          61,784  ..............          +7,650
  62 MQ-9 MODS                                          ..............          98,063  ..............          98,063  ..............  ..............
  64 SENIOR LEADER C3, SYSTEM--AIRCRAFT                 ..............          24,847  ..............          24,847  ..............  ..............
  65 CV-22 MODS                                         ..............         153,006  ..............         153,006  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, MODIFICATION OF INSERVICE AIRCRAFT    ..............       3,724,089  ..............       3,133,291  ..............        -590,798
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
  66 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS                        ..............         781,521  ..............         977,409  ..............        +195,888
 
     AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
 
     COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  67 AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP                 ..............         157,664  ..............         169,664  ..............         +12,000
 
     POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT
  68 B-2A                                               ..............           1,838  ..............           1,838  ..............  ..............
  69 B-2B                                               ..............          15,207  ..............          15,207  ..............  ..............
  70 B-52                                               ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  71 C-5 (BA07)                                         ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  72 MC-130J                                            ..............          10,117  ..............          10,117  ..............  ..............
  73 F-15                                               ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  74 F-16                                               ..............           1,075  ..............           1,075  ..............  ..............
  75 F-22A                                              ..............          38,418  ..............          38,418  ..............  ..............
  76 HC/MC-130J MODIFICATIONS                           ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  77 MQ9 POST PROD                                      ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  78 RQ-4 POST PRODUCTION CHARGES                       ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 
     INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS
  79 INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS                          ..............          18,874  ..............          18,874  ..............  ..............
 
     WAR CONSUMABLES
  80 WAR CONSUMABLES                                    ..............          27,482  ..............          27,482  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES
  81 OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES                           ..............       1,478,044  ..............       1,091,664  ..............        -386,380
     CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                           999          17,165             999          17,165  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND        ..............       1,765,884  ..............       1,391,504  ..............        -374,380
            FACILITIES
                                                       =================================================================================================
           TOTAL, AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE       ..............      20,315,204  ..............      20,114,772  ..............        -200,432
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 B-21 Raider                                                  1,617,093       1,454,093        -163,000
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        -163,000
      3 F-35                                                         4,877,121       4,773,381        -103,740
            Excess to need: NRE                                 ..............  ..............         -63,371
            Excess to need: AME                                 ..............  ..............         -40,369
      5 F-15EX                                                       2,670,039       2,406,756        -263,283
            Early to need: Depot activation                     ..............  ..............         -80,000
            Early to need: Retrofit funding                     ..............  ..............         -40,648
            Compliance with full funding policy                 ..............  ..............         -62,835
            Air Force requested technical adjustment, Line 25A  ..............  ..............         -79,800
             F-15EX
      7 KC-46A MDAP                                                  2,882,590       2,825,409         -57,181
            Cost overestimation: Other government costs         ..............  ..............          -9,071
            Phase program growth: Commodities activation        ..............  ..............         -48,110
      8 C-130J                                                          34,921         874,921        +840,000
            Program increase: 8 additional aircraft for the     ..............  ..............        +840,000
             Air National Guard
     12 Combat Rescue Helicopter                                       282,533         597,408        +314,875
            Reduce carryover: Obsolescence                      ..............  ..............         -34,175
            Reduce duplicative funding: Sustaining engineering  ..............  ..............         -32,600
             and program management
            Unjustified growth: Training systems                ..............  ..............         -18,350
            Program increase: Ten aircraft                      ..............  ..............        +400,000
     13 Civil Air Patrol A/C                                             3,013          11,900          +8,887
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............          +8,887
     15 Target Drones                                                   42,226          34,526          -7,700
            Excess to need: QF-16                               ..............  ..............          -7,700
     19 B-2A                                                           107,980          91,080         -16,900
            Excess to need: IFF transponder                     ..............  ..............          -3,600
            Contract savings: Display modernization             ..............  ..............          -4,700
            Early to need: Airborne integrated terminal group   ..............  ..............          -8,600
     20 B-1B                                                            12,757           9,782          -2,975
            Early to need: Radio crypto modernization           ..............  ..............          -2,975
     21 B-52                                                            65,815          45,182         -20,633
            Cost overestimation: Tactical data links program    ..............  ..............          -3,199
             support
            Air Force requested technical adjustment to RDAF    ..............  ..............         -14,017
             line 145 for crypto modernization
            Reduce carryover                                    ..............  ..............          -3,417
     25 F-15                                                            34,830          28,580          -6,250
            Reduce carryover: Advanced display core processor   ..............  ..............          -6,250
    25A F-15EX                                                  ..............          79,800         +79,800
            Air Force requested technical adjustment from line  ..............  ..............         +79,800
             5
     26 F-16                                                           297,342         255,501         -41,841
            SLEP costs previously funded                        ..............  ..............         -25,440
            Reduce carryover: Communication suite upgrades      ..............  ..............         -16,401
     27 F-22A                                                          794,676         359,679        -434,997
            Contract award delays: Sensor enhancement           ..............  ..............        -434,997
     28 F-35 Modifications                                             451,798         329,398        -122,400
            Unjustfified request: Lot 19                        ..............  ..............        -122,400
     29 F-15 EPAW                                                      280,658         246,849         -33,809
            Unjustified growth: Program management              ..............  ..............         -16,100
            Reduce carryover: Engineering change orders         ..............  ..............          -8,500
            Cost overestimation: Production kits                ..............  ..............          -9,209
     32 C-17A                                                          140,560         122,117         -18,443
            Schedule delays: Beyond line of sight               ..............  ..............         -18,443
     46 C-130                                                           71,177          91,177         +20,000
            Program increase: Improved modular airborne         ..............  ..............         +20,000
             firefighting system
     61 Other Aircraft                                                  54,134          61,784          +7,650
            Air Force requested transfer from RDAF Line 95 for  ..............  ..............          +7,650
             Sentinel
     66 Initial Spares/Repair Parts                                    781,521         977,409        +195,888
            Program increase: F-35A engine spares               ..............  ..............        +132,000
            Program increase: Spares and repair parts           ..............  ..............        +100,000
            Contract delays: KC-46A spares                      ..............  ..............         -36,112
     67 Aircraft Replacement Support Equip                             157,664         169,664         +12,000
            Program increase: Training and equipment for KC-    ..............  ..............         +12,000
             135 classic associations
     81 Other Production Charges                                     1,478,044       1,091,664        -386,380
            Early to need: T-7 depot activation funding         ..............  ..............         -44,409
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        -341,971
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    F-22 Sensor Enhancements.--The Committee strongly supports 
investments in modernizing the F-22A in order to enhance the 
platform's advanced capabilities. In particular, the Committee 
believes that the sensor enhancement program is vital to 
maintaining the F-22A's air superiority mission. However, the 
Committee remains concerned by the sensor enhancement program's 
developmental delays, which are not reflected within the fiscal 
year 2024 President's budget request. Accordingly, the 
Committee recommends a reduction of $434,997,000 requested for 
sensor enhancements procurement without prejudice. The 
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to continue 
to update the congressional defense committees on progress on 
this program, including the outcomes of all future tests and 
planned contracting actions.
    Full Funding of F-15EX Program.--The Committee notes that 
the F-15EX program faces a significant prior-year shortfall to 
fully fund the 24 aircraft appropriated in the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) and the 
12 aircraft appropriated in the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103). To address this 
shortfall, the Air Force informed the Committee that it intends 
to apply funds requested for aircraft in fiscal year 2024 to 
cover the additional cost of aircraft appropriated in fiscal 
year 2023, and to use funds provided in fiscal year 2023 to 
cover the additional cost of aircraft appropriated in fiscal 
year 2022. The Committee believes that this approach is 
inconsistent with best acquisition practices and obscures the 
true total cost of each airframe. The Committee further notes 
that the Air Force's reliance on undefinitized contract actions 
contributes to further uncertainty in the program, diminishing 
the government's negotiating leverage and limiting visibility 
of the out-year costs of the program.
    The Committee recommends adjustments to the fiscal year 
2024 request for F-15EX to provide full funding for the 
requested 24 aircraft requested in fiscal year 2024. The 
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to submit 
reprogramming requests that realign the appropriate resources 
to complete the procurement of previously appropriated aircraft 
if shortfalls persist. The Committee believes that this will 
provide stability to the program and the industrial base. The 
Committee reiterates its support for the capability that the F-
15EX program provides to the Air Force and notes the importance 
of retaining multiple active fighter production lines to ensure 
a viable and competitive industrial base and workforce.
    Classic Associations.--The Committee notes that there are 
six Air National Guard [ANG] units that operate under classic 
associations with their active duty counterparts. While these 
ANG units do not own aircraft, they are operationally 
integrated into the active unit that maintains operational 
control of the mission set. The Committee understands that 
informal agreements exist between active and guard units that 
provide small numbers of backup aircraft to the Guard units to 
operate and maintain as a ``micro-fleet''. The Committee 
commends the Air Force for this innovative solution to a unique 
arrangement between multiple components and directs the 
Secretary of the Air Force to pursue a memorandum of agreement 
[MOA] to formally recognize these agreements. Further, the 
Committee directs that not later than 90 days following 
enactment of this act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall, in 
consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau submit 
a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate identifying the key parameters 
of such MOAs. In addition, the Committee recommends $12,000,000 
in the Aircraft Procurement, Air Force account, $2,000,000 in 
the Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard account and 
$1,000,000 in the Other Procurement, Air Force account to 
provide additional training and support equipment to these 
Guard units, thereby lessening the logistical burden on the 
active duty units.
    Collaborative Combat Aircraft Basing.--The Committee notes 
the initiation of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft [CCA] 
effort and understands that this capability is scheduled for 
delivery in the late 2020's. Given the rapid development 
timeline associated with this capability, the Committee 
believes that it is prudent to begin developing basing criteria 
for CCA alongside development. Therefore, the Committee directs 
the Secretary of the Air Force to provide a report to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 90 days after 
the enactment of this act that describes preliminary basing 
criteria for CCA. This report shall detail basing criteria for 
CCA and include an evaluation of whether existing Air National 
Guard units with fighter aircraft in need of recapitalization 
are appropriate basing candidates for CCA.
    Recapitalization of the Reserve Components.--The Committee 
notes the importance of fielding and basing new platforms 
within the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve components 
to ensure interoperability and compatibility with the active 
component. The Committee is concerned that, as the Department 
of the Air Force recapitalizes units operating legacy 
platforms, modernized platforms have not been fielded to the 
reserve components in a proportional manner to their 
operational contributions. Accordingly, the Committee directs 
the Secretary of the Air Force to appropriately plan, in both 
the Department's procurement budgeting and strategic basing 
processes, for adequate recapitalization of Air National Guard 
and Air Force Reserve units with modern platforms.
    Polar Tactical Airlift.--The Air National Guard maintains 
and operates a fleet of LC-130H aircraft that provide assured 
access to the polar regions in support of long-standing, 
validated mission requirements. The Committee reiterates its 
belief that polar tactical airlift is a vital capability that 
must be maintained and modernized. The Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328), provided 
$1,000,000 in Operation and Maintenance, Air Force to begin the 
requirements definition process for follow-on aircraft to 
fulfill the polar tactical airlift mission set, and to submit a 
report to the congressional defense committees not later than 
120 days following the enactment of the act. The Committee 
observes that further deferring the requirements definition 
process poses an unacceptable risk to polar tactical airlift 
capability, potentially resulting in a capability gap into the 
2030s. The Committee directs the submission of the 
aforementioned report at the earliest possible date.
    MQ-9 Sales to Foreign Partners.--The Committee understands 
that U.S. partners have urgent requirements for MQ-9 unmanned 
aircraft systems and that these requirements are straining the 
capacity of the Air Force's Systems Program Office [SPO] to 
expedite contracts in a timely manner. Therefore, the Committee 
directs the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition, 
Technology and Logistics), to provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees, not later than December 15, 
2023, on plans to improve management of Air Force program 
requirements in conjunction with foreign partner requests. The 
briefing shall address ways to improve delivering aircraft on a 
schedule appropriate to the urgency-of-need, and a description 
of any potential process waivers necessary to expedite 
contracting actions.
    C-12 Recapitalization.--The Committee is concerned with the 
state of the C-12 fleet across the military services, to 
include those belonging to National Guard and Reserve component 
units. The Committee believes that the Department of Defense 
should adequately budget and resource for the modernization of 
these airframes consistent with current identified 
requirements. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees, not later than 90 days after enactment of this act, 
that details the current status of the C-12 fleet including 
quantities, location, flight hours, and expected service life. 
The report shall at a minimum include the composition of the 
existing C-12 fleet, ongoing modernization efforts, and funding 
requirements by appropriation to modernize the C-12 fleet.
    EC-37B Compass Call.--The Committee notes its continued 
support for the Compass Call program, including the transition 
of the capability from the EC-130H to the EC-37B platform. The 
Committee supports the deployment of the Small Adaptable Bank 
of Electronic Resources [SABER] capability, which is currently 
fielded on the EC-130H, but has yet to be fielded to the new 
EC-37B fleet. The Committee urges the Secretary of the Air 
Force to prioritize budgeting to field SABER to the EC-37B 
fleet, as consistent with current Department of the Air Force 
identified requirements, to ensure it is equipped with the most 
modern capabilities.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $5,530,446,000
Committee recommendation................................   5,590,622,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$5,590,622,000. This is $60,176,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
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               MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
 
     BALLISTIC MISSILES
   1 MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT--BALLISTIC           ..............          69,319  ..............          69,319  ..............  ..............
   3 GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT                   ..............         539,300  ..............         739,300  ..............        +200,000
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, BALLISTIC MISSILES                    ..............         608,619  ..............         808,619  ..............        +200,000
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     OTHER MISSILES
 
     STRATEGIC
   4 LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON                        ..............          66,816  ..............          66,816  ..............  ..............
 
     TACTICAL
   5 REPLAC EQUIP & WAR CONSUMABLES                     ..............          37,318  ..............          37,318  ..............  ..............
   6 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM)                    550         915,996             550         791,596  ..............        -124,400
   7 JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE                 ..............         769,672  ..............         769,672  ..............  ..............
   8 JOINT STRIKE MISSILE                                           48         161,011              48         161,011  ..............  ..............
   9 LRASM0                                                         27          87,796              27          87,796  ..............  ..............
  10 LRASM0 (AP-CY)                                     ..............          99,871  ..............          99,871  ..............  ..............
  11 SIDEWINDER (AIM-9X)                                           192          95,643             192          95,643  ..............  ..............
  12 AMRAAM                                                        457         489,049             457         489,049  ..............  ..............
  13 AMRAAM (AP-CY)                                     ..............         212,410  ..............         212,410  ..............  ..............
  14 PREDATOR HELLFIRE MISSILE                          ..............           1,049  ..............           1,049  ..............  ..............
  15 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB                                           874          48,734             874          48,734  ..............  ..............
  16 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II                                        920         291,553             920         291,553  ..............  ..............
  17 STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON (SIAW)                                  14          41,947              14          41,947  ..............  ..............
 
     INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
  18 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/POLLUTION PREVENTION       ..............             793  ..............             793  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, OTHER MISSILES                        ..............       3,319,658  ..............       3,195,258  ..............        -124,400
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     MODIFICATION OF INSERVICE MISSILES
 
     CLASS IV
  19 ICBM FUZE MOD                                      ..............         115,745  ..............         115,745  ..............  ..............
  20 ICBM FUZE MOD                                      ..............          43,044  ..............          43,044  ..............  ..............
  21 MM III MODIFICATIONS                               ..............          48,639  ..............          48,639  ..............  ..............
  22 AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE                          ..............          41,494  ..............          41,494  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, MODIFICATION OF INSERVICE MISSILES    ..............         248,922  ..............         248,922  ..............  ..............
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS
  23 INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS                        ..............           6,840  ..............           6,840  ..............  ..............
  24 REPLEN SPARES/REPAIR PARTS                         ..............          75,191  ..............         175,191  ..............        +100,000
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS               ..............          82,031  ..............         182,031  ..............        +100,000
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     OTHER SUPPORT
  29 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS                            ..............         419,498  ..............         304,074  ..............        -115,424
 999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                ..............         851,718  ..............         851,718  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, SPECIAL PROGRAMS                      ..............       1,271,216  ..............       1,155,792  ..............        -115,424
                                                       =================================================================================================
           TOTAL, MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE        ..............       5,530,446  ..............       5,590,622  ..............         +60,176
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      3 Ground Based Strategic Deterrent                               539,300         739,300        +200,000
            Program increase: GBSD long lead time materials     ..............  ..............        +100,000
            Program increase: GBSD industrial base expansion    ..............  ..............        +100,000
      6 Joint Air-Surface Standoff Missile                             915,996         791,596        -124,400
            Contract modification phasing                       ..............  ..............         -47,400
            Unjustified request: Facilitization                 ..............  ..............         -77,000
     24 Msl Sprs/Repair Parts (Replen)                                  75,191         175,191        +100,000
            Program increase: Spares and repair parts           ..............  ..............        +100,000
     29 Special Update Programs                                        419,498         304,074        -115,424
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        -115,424
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Sentinel Industrial Base.--The Committee notes the absence 
of schedule margin in the Sentinel program and recommends an 
increase of $100,000,000 for long lead time materials to reduce 
schedule and cost risk and stabilize the supply base. Further, 
the Committee is concerned about the health of the Sentinel 
program's industrial base, particularly its suppliers, which 
are critical to managing program cost and schedule. The 
Committee is committed to supporting the industrial base to 
ensure the Sentinel program is operational prior to the 
retirement of Minuteman III program. Therefore, the Committee 
recommends an increase of $100,000,000 to strengthen Sentinel 
program key suppliers, particularly in areas with identified 
gaps, and to improve supplier efficiency. This funding may also 
be used for workforce development and collaboration with trade 
schools. The Secretary of the Air Force is directed to provide 
to the congressional defense committees, with submission of the 
President's fiscal year 2025 budget request, a comprehensive 
analysis of the Sentinel industrial base suppliers that 
identifies key suppliers across pacing categories; an 
assessment of their ability to support the program's demand on 
schedule; as well as Air Force plans to manage and improve the 
depth and breadth of the Sentinel supply base, as required.
    The Committee further directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense 
committees beginning on the first day of the fiscal year 
quarter following the date of enactment of this act until the 
first day of the fiscal year quarter after all such funds have 
been expended. The report shall include for each obligation and 
expenditure of this recommended funding increase: performers, 
location, description of the work performed, obligation date 
and amount, expenditure date and amount, original contract 
amount, description of any shortfalls, actions to be 
undertaken, desired end state, usable items to be procured, 
level of effort to be performed, period of performance, 
additional funding amount provided as applicable, and projected 
associated savings as applicable.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $703,158,000
Committee recommendation................................     636,579,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $636,579,000. 
This is $66,579,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
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                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
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            PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE
 
     AMMUNITION
   1 ROCKETS                                            ..............          18,483  ..............          18,483  ..............  ..............
   2 CARTRIDGES                                         ..............         101,104  ..............          95,273  ..............          -5,831
 
     BOMBS
   4 GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS                              ..............         142,118  ..............         122,009  ..............         -20,109
   5 MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR (MOP)                  ..............          14,074  ..............           1,250  ..............         -12,824
   6 JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION                                 1772         132,364           1,152         104,549            -620         -27,815
   7 B61                                                ..............              68  ..............              68  ..............  ..............
   8 B61-12 TRAINER                                     ..............          10,100  ..............          10,100  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER ITEMS
   9 CAD/PAD                                            ..............          51,487  ..............          51,487  ..............  ..............
  10 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD)                  ..............           6,707  ..............           6,707  ..............  ..............
  11 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS                            ..............             585  ..............             585  ..............  ..............
  13 FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION                   ..............           2,299  ..............           2,299  ..............  ..............
  14 ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,000                         ..............           5,115  ..............           5,115  ..............  ..............
 
     FLARES/FUZES
  15 EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES                         ..............          79,786  ..............          79,786  ..............  ..............
  16 FUZES                                              ..............         109,562  ..............         109,562  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, AMMUNITION                            ..............         673,852  ..............         607,273  ..............         -66,579
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     WEAPONS
  17 SMALL ARMS                                         ..............          29,306  ..............          29,306  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE  ..............         703,158  ..............         636,579  ..............         -66,579
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2 Cartridges                                                     101,104          95,273          -5,831
            Unjustified increase: Small cal/ground munitions    ..............  ..............          -2,363
            Excess to need: Ctg, 25mm, TP (PGU-23/U)            ..............  ..............          -3,468
      4 General Purpose Bombs                                          142,118         122,009         -20,109
            Excess to need: MK84 fin assembly                   ..............  ..............            -500
            Excess to need: BDU-50/B                            ..............  ..............         -18,859
            Excess to need: BDU-33                              ..............  ..............            -750
      5 Massive Ordnance Penetrator [MOP]                               14,074           1,250         -12,824
            Excess to need: Massive Ordnance Penetrator         ..............  ..............         -12,824
      6 Joint Direct Attack Munition                                   132,364         104,549         -27,815
            Excess to need: JDAM tail kit                       ..............  ..............         -27,815
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $30,417,892,000
Committee recommendation................................  30,397,452,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$30,397,452,000. This is $20,440,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE
 
     VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT
 
     PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES
   1 PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLE                         ..............           6,123  ..............           6,123  ..............  ..............
 
     CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES
   2 FAMILY MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE                     ..............           3,961  ..............           3,961  ..............  ..............
   3 CAP VEHICLES                                       ..............           1,027  ..............           2,000  ..............            +973
   4 CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES                         ..............          45,036  ..............          47,338  ..............          +2,302
 
     SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES
   5 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE                       ..............          57,780  ..............          42,615  ..............         -15,165
   6 SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES                     ..............             390  ..............             390  ..............  ..............
   7 SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES                           ..............          79,023  ..............          87,803  ..............          +8,780
 
     FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT
   8 FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES                ..............          70,252  ..............          70,252  ..............  ..............
 
     MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
   9 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT                       ..............          73,805  ..............          75,895  ..............          +2,090
 
     BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
  10 RUNWAY SNOW REMOVAL & CLEANING EQUIP               ..............          22,030  ..............          34,030  ..............         +12,000
  11 BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES                  ..............         223,354  ..............         245,634  ..............         +22,280
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, VEHICULAR EQUIPMENT                   ..............         582,781  ..............         616,041  ..............         +33,260
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
 
     COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT[COMSEC)
  13 COMSEC EQUIPMENT                                   ..............          98,600  ..............          98,600  ..............  ..............
  14 STRATEGIC MICROELECTRONIC SUPPLY SYSTEM            ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 
     INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
  15 INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH AND ARCHITECTURES         ..............           5,393  ..............           5,393  ..............  ..............
  16 INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT                    ..............           5,012  ..............           5,012  ..............  ..............
  17 INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIP                            ..............          40,042  ..............          40,042  ..............  ..............
 
     ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS
  18 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS                  ..............          67,581  ..............          67,581  ..............  ..............
  19 NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM                           ..............           3,841  ..............           3,841  ..............  ..............
  20 BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM--FIXED                       ..............           1,867  ..............           1,867  ..............  ..............
  21 THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPRO                      ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  22 3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-RANGE RADAR                  ..............          83,735  ..............         295,235  ..............        +211,500
  23 WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST                       ..............          28,530  ..............          28,530  ..............  ..............
  24 STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL                      ..............          73,593  ..............          73,593  ..............  ..............
  25 CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX                          ..............           8,221  ..............           8,221  ..............  ..............
  26 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS                           ..............          17,078  ..............          17,078  ..............  ..............
  28 INTEGRATED STRAT PLAN AND ANALY NETWORK (ISPAN)    ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  29 STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM      ..............           3,861  ..............           3,861  ..............  ..............
 
     SPECIAL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS
  30 GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY                     ..............         206,142  ..............         169,942  ..............         -36,200
  31 AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYSTEM                 ..............           2,582  ..............           2,582  ..............  ..............
  32 BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE CONTROL NODE (BACN)           ..............              30  ..............  ..............  ..............             -30
  33 MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL                       ..............           3,768  ..............           3,768  ..............  ..............
  34 AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM                 ..............         208,704  ..............         209,811  ..............          +1,107
  35 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES                             ..............         346,340  ..............         343,290  ..............          -3,050
  36 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N                 ..............          84,102  ..............          84,102  ..............  ..............
  37 WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS)                       ..............          11,594  ..............          11,594  ..............  ..............
  38 C3 COUNTERMEASURES                                 ..............         148,818  ..............         148,818  ..............  ..............
  40 GCSS-AF FOS                                        ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  41 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING AND MGMT             ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  42 MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND OVERHAUL INITIATIVE         ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  43 THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYS                          ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  44 AIR AND SPACE OPERATIONS CTR-WPN SYSTEM            ..............           5,032  ..............           5,032  ..............  ..............
 
     AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS
  46 INFORMATION TRANSPORT SYSTEMS                      ..............         108,532  ..............         108,532  ..............  ..............
  47 AFNET                                              ..............         154,911  ..............         154,911  ..............  ..............
  48 JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE)        ..............           5,381  ..............           5,381  ..............  ..............
  49 USCENTCOM                                          ..............          18,025  ..............          11,896  ..............          -6,129
  50 USSTRATCOM                                         ..............           4,436  ..............           4,436  ..............  ..............
  51 USSPACECOM                                         ..............          27,073  ..............          27,073  ..............  ..............
 
     ORGANIZATION AND BASE
  52 TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT                             ..............         226,819  ..............         220,348  ..............          -6,471
  53 RADIO EQUIPMENT                                    ..............          30,407  ..............          30,407  ..............  ..............
  54 BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE                           ..............         113,563  ..............         152,350  ..............         +38,787
 
     MODIFICATIONS
  55 COMM ELECT MODS                                    ..............          98,224  ..............         115,224  ..............         +17,000
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS    ..............       2,241,837  ..............       2,458,351  ..............        +216,514
            EQUIP
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     OTHER BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
 
     PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIP
  56 PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT               ..............          60,473  ..............          61,473  ..............          +1,000
 
     DEPOT PLANT + MATERIALS HANDLING EQ
  57 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT                       ..............           9,235  ..............           9,235  ..............  ..............
  58 MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING                       ..............          15,662  ..............          15,662  ..............  ..............
 
     BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  59 BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT                            ..............          77,875  ..............          56,226  ..............         -21,649
  60 ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT                      ..............         280,734  ..............         293,968  ..............         +13,234
  61 MOBILITY EQUIPMENT                                 ..............         207,071  ..............         161,338  ..............         -45,733
  62 FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE)                      ..............         218,790  ..............         148,394  ..............         -70,396
  63 BASE SUPPORT                                       ..............          51,914  ..............          56,914  ..............          +5,000
 
     SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS
  65 DARP RC135                                         ..............          28,882  ..............          28,882  ..............  ..............
  66 DCGS-AF                                            ..............         129,655  ..............         129,655  ..............  ..............
  70 SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM                             ..............       1,042,833  ..............       1,042,833  ..............  ..............
 999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                ..............      25,456,490  ..............      25,204,820  ..............        -251,670
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, OTHER BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT    ..............      27,579,614  ..............      27,209,400  ..............        -370,214
            EQUIP
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     SPARE AND REPAIR PARTS
  71 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS (CYBER)                    ..............           1,032  ..............           1,032  ..............  ..............
  72 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS                            ..............          12,628  ..............         112,628  ..............        +100,000
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, SPARE AND REPAIR PARTS                ..............          13,660  ..............         113,660  ..............        +100,000
                                                       =================================================================================================
           TOTAL, OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE          ..............      30,417,892  ..............      30,397,452  ..............         -20,440
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      3 Cap Vehicles                                                     1,027           2,000            +973
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............            +973
      4 Cargo and Utility Vehicles                                      45,036          47,338          +2,302
            Air Force requested transfer: From OPAF line P-11   ..............  ..............            +328
             to OPAF line P-4
            Air Force requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............          +1,974
             to OPAF line P-4 for vehicles programming error
      5 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle                                    57,780          42,615         -15,165
            Unjustified unit cost growth                        ..............  ..............         -15,165
      7 Special Purpose Vehicles                                        79,023          87,803          +8,780
            Air Force requested transfer: From OPAF line P-11   ..............  ..............            +340
             to OPAF line P-7
            Air Force requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............          +3,440
             to OPAF line P-7 for vehicles programming error
            Program increase: R-11 refuelers for arctic         ..............  ..............          +5,000
             operations
      9 Materials Handling Vehicles                                     73,805          75,895          +2,090
            Air Force requested transfer: From OPAF line P-11   ..............  ..............            +285
             to OPAF line P-9
            Air Force requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............          +1,805
             to OPAF line P-9 for vehicles programming error
     10 Runway Snow Remov And Cleaning Equ                              22,030          34,030         +12,000
            Program increase: Snow removal equipment for        ..............  ..............         +12,000
             arctic operations
     11 Base Maintenance Support Vehicles                              223,354         245,634         +22,280
            Air Force requested transfer: From OPAF line P-11   ..............  ..............            -328
             to OPAF line P-4
            Air Force requested transfer: From OPAF line P-11   ..............  ..............            -340
             to OPAF line P-7
            Air Force requested transfer: From OPAF line P-11   ..............  ..............            -285
             to OPAF line P-9
            Air Force requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............         +18,233
             to OPAF line P-11 for vehicles programming error
            Program increase: Base maintenance vehicles for     ..............  ..............          +5,000
             arctic operations
     22 3D Expeditionary Long-Range Radar                               83,735         295,235        +211,500
            Program increase: Additional Three-Dimensional      ..............  ..............        +211,500
             Expeditionary Long Range Radars
     30 General Information Technology                                 206,142         169,942         -36,200
            Tactical Data Networks Enterprise: High Capacity    ..............  ..............         -36,200
             Backbone contract termination
     32 Battlefield Airborne Control Node [BACN]                            30  ..............             -30
            Program adjustment                                  ..............  ..............             -30
     34 Air Force Physical Security System                             208,704         209,811          +1,107
            Program delays                                      ..............  ..............          -2,893
            Program increase: Integrated Base Defense Security  ..............  ..............          +4,000
             System community cybersecurity
     35 Combat Training Ranges                                         346,340         343,290          -3,050
            Unit cost growth: P6CTS                             ..............  ..............          -3,050
     49 USCENTCOM                                                       18,025          11,896          -6,129
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -6,129
     52 Tactical C-E Equipment                                         226,819         220,348          -6,471
            Early to need: Operational Control System (BAO      ..............  ..............             -55
             Kit)
            Unjustified growth: Mobile Communications System    ..............  ..............          -6,416
     54 Base Comm Infrastructure                                       113,563         152,350         +38,787
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -9,618
            Program increase: European Communications           ..............  ..............         +48,405
             Infrastructure (ECI)
     55 Comm Elect Mods                                                 98,224         115,224         +17,000
            Program increase: ARCHER North Warning System       ..............  ..............         +17,000
     56 Personal Safety and Rescue Equipment                            60,473          61,473          +1,000
            Program increase: In-flight pilot physiological     ..............  ..............          +1,000
             monitoring
     59 Base Procured Equipment                                         77,875          56,226         -21,649
            Project funded out of cycle                         ..............  ..............          -8,700
            Project funded out of cycle                         ..............  ..............         -18,216
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -10,733
            Program increase: Civil engineering survey          ..............  ..............         +10,000
             equipment
            Program increase: Disaster relief mobile kitchen    ..............  ..............          +5,000
             trailer
            Program increase: Training and equipment for KC-    ..............  ..............          +1,000
             135 classic associations
     60 Engineering and EOD Equipment                                  280,734         293,968         +13,234
            Air Force requested transfer: From OMAF line 012Q   ..............  ..............          +2,284
             to OPAF line P-60 for Radiological Detection
             Systems and Radioisotope Identification Devices
             programming error
            Air Force requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............          +5,950
             to OPAF line P-60 for vehicles programming error
            Program increase: EOD directed energy systems       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             (RADBO)
     61 Mobility Equipment                                             207,071         161,338         -45,733
            HVAC/ECU systems justification discrepancies        ..............  ..............          -7,621
            BEAR High Power Unit justification discrepancies    ..............  ..............          -7,731
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -55,581
            Air Force requested transfer: From OMAF line 011R   ..............  ..............         +25,200
             to OPAF line P-61 for vehicles programming error
     62 Fuels Support Equipment [FSE]                                  218,790         148,394         -70,396
            Force servicing schedule discrepancies              ..............  ..............         -14,550
            Fuel storage bladders schedule discrepancies        ..............  ..............          -5,251
            Aerial Bulk Fuel Delivery System (ABFDS) / Agile    ..............  ..............         -36,246
             Fueling System schedule discrepancies
            All Terrain Berm Storage System schedule            ..............  ..............          -7,215
             discrepancies
            Cryogenics (LOX/LIN Tanks) unjustified unit cost    ..............  ..............          -7,134
             growth
     63 Base Maintenance and Support Equipment                          51,914          56,914          +5,000
            Program increase: Long-range radar site battery     ..............  ..............          +5,000
             energy storage system
    999 Classified Programs                                         25,456,490      25,204,820        -251,670
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        -251,670
     72 Spares and Repair Parts                                         12,628         112,628        +100,000
            Program increase: Spares and repair parts           ..............  ..............        +100,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        Procurement, Space Force

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $4,714,294,000
Committee recommendation................................   4,034,798,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$4,034,798,000. This is $679,496,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                  PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE
 
     SPACE PROGRAMS
   1 AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM                           ..............          64,345  ..............          64,345  ..............  ..............
   3 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS                               ..............          52,665  ..............          52,665  ..............  ..............
   4 FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS           ..............          25,057  ..............          25,057  ..............  ..............
   5 FABT FORCE ELEMENT TERMINAL                        ..............         121,634  ..............         121,634  ..............  ..............
   6 WIDEBAND GAPFILLER SATELLITES (SPACE)              ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
   7 GENERAL INFORMATION TECH--SPACE                    ..............           3,451  ..............           3,451  ..............  ..............
   8 GPSIII FOLLOW ON                                                2         119,700               2         119,700  ..............  ..............
   9 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT                              ..............         121,770  ..............         121,770  ..............  ..............
  10 GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE)                          ..............             893  ..............             893  ..............  ..............
  11 HERITAGE TRANSITION                                ..............           6,110  ..............  ..............  ..............          -6,110
  12 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND STATIONS                     ..............             580  ..............             580  ..............  ..............
  13 SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC)                          ..............          83,168  ..............          50,766  ..............         -32,402
  14 MILSATCOM                                          ..............          44,672  ..............          44,672  ..............  ..............
  15 SBIR HIGH (SPACE)                                  ..............          39,438  ..............          39,438  ..............  ..............
  16 SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES                           ..............         840,913  ..............         379,578  ..............        -461,335
  17 MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM                       ..............         101,147  ..............         101,147  ..............  ..............
  18 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH                                  5       2,142,846               5       1,966,288  ..............        -176,558
  19 NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM                             ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  20 PTES HUB                                           ..............          56,482  ..............          56,482  ..............  ..............
  21 ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM                      ..............          74,848  ..............          71,757  ..............          -3,091
  22 SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LAUNCH                                 3         529,468               3         529,468  ..............  ..............
  23 SPACE MODS                                         ..............         166,596  ..............         166,596  ..............  ..............
  24 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE                       ..............         114,505  ..............         114,505  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, SPACE PROGRAMS                        ..............       4,710,288  ..............       4,030,792  ..............        -679,496
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     SPARES
  25 SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS                            ..............             906  ..............             906  ..............  ..............
 
     OTHER BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
  26 POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT                       ..............           3,100  ..............           3,100  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE              ..............       4,714,294  ..............       4,034,798  ..............        -679,496
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024budget       Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     11 HERITAGE TRANSITION                                              6,110  ..............          -6,110
            Contract award delay                                ..............  ..............          -6,110
     13 Spaceborne Equip [COMSEC]                                       83,168          50,766         -32,402
            Excess to need                                      ..............  ..............         -32,402
     16 Special Space Activities                                       840,913         379,578        -461,335
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        -461,335
     18 National Security Space Launch                               2,142,846       1,966,288        -176,558
            Cost savings                                        ..............  ..............        -176,558
     21 Rocket Systems Launch Program                                   74,848          71,757          -3,091
            Historical underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -3,091
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    National Security Space Launch.--The Committee remains 
supportive of the National Security Space Launch [NSSL] program 
and notes the success the program has had in stabilizing the 
launch market, increasing competition, expanding the U.S. 
industrial base, and reducing costs associated with launch 
while maintaining nation's assured access to space. 
Additionally, the Committee remains committed to ensuring that 
the United States maintain its assured access to space through 
the Space Force's follow-on NSSL phase 3 effort. The Committee 
understands the development of its phase 3 acquisition strategy 
is nearing completion and supports a dual-lane construct. The 
Committee notes the continued growth of the commercial launch 
market and remains supportive of open competition for NSSL 
phase 3 lane 1.
    The Committee continues to direct that the Secretary of 
Defense and the Director of National Intelligence utilize the 
Space Force launch enterprise phase 2 contract or phase 3 
contract upon award for all NSSL class missions unless they 
certify to the congressional defense and intelligence 
committees that commercial launch or delivery on orbit 
procurement for a designated mission is in the national 
security interest of the government and outline the rationale 
for such a determination.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $6,156,975,000
Committee recommendation................................   6,059,196,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$6,059,196,000. This is $97,779,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                                                 [Dollars in thousands]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                                    Change from
                                                                            2024 budget                      Committee   -------------------------------
Line                         Item                              Qty.          estimate          Qty.       recommendation                      Budget
                                                                                                                               Qty.          estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                 PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA
  29 MAJOR EQUIPMENT                                    ..............           2,135  ..............           2,135  ..............  ..............
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA
  43 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION                           ..............           3,704  ..............           3,704  ..............  ..............
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
  11 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                       ..............          12,275  ..............          10,012  ..............          -2,263
  12 TELEPORT PROGRAM                                   ..............          42,399  ..............          42,399  ..............  ..............
  13 JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS--DODIN                   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  14 ITEMS LESS THAN $5M                                ..............          47,538  ..............          47,538  ..............  ..............
  15 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS NETWORK                ..............          39,472  ..............          39,472  ..............  ..............
  16 WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY                   ..............         118,523  ..............         103,689  ..............         -14,834
  17 SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE                       ..............          94,591  ..............          94,591  ..............  ..............
  18 JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS)              ..............          22,714  ..............          22,714  ..............  ..............
  19 JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER                             ..............         107,637  ..............         107,637  ..............  ..............
  20 FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION (4ENO)          ..............          33,047  ..............          33,047  ..............  ..............
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA
  28 MAJOR EQUIPMENT                                    ..............          30,355  ..............          30,134  ..............            -221
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT
  50 MAJOR EQUIPMENT                                    ..............          13,012  ..............          13,012  ..............  ..............
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA
  49 AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS         ..............           1,358  ..............           1,358  ..............  ..............
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA
   1 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA                                          10             516              10             516  ..............  ..............
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DSS
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY
  46 VEHICLES                                           ..............             366  ..............             356  ..............             -10
  47 OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT                              ..............          12,787  ..............          12,787  ..............  ..............
  48 DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES                              ..............          21,413  ..............          19,964  ..............          -1,449
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MDA
  31 THAAD SYSTEM                                                   11         216,782              11         216,782  ..............  ..............
  32 GROUND BASED MIDCOURSE                             ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
  33 AEGIS BMD                                                      27         374,756              27         374,756  ..............  ..............
  35 BMDS AN/TPY-2 RADARS                               ..............          29,108  ..............          29,108  ..............  ..............
  36 SM-3 IIAS                                                      12         432,824              12         432,824  ..............  ..............
  37 ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS                                      1          80,000               1          80,000  ..............  ..............
  38 SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (SRBMD)                   1          40,000               1          40,000  ..............  ..............
  39 DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT                                     1         169,627               1         169,627  ..............  ..............
  40 AEGIS ASHORE PHASE III                             ..............           2,390  ..............           2,390  ..............  ..............
  41 IRON DOME SYSTEM                                                1          80,000               1          80,000  ..............  ..............
  42 AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE                                 9          27,825               9          27,825  ..............  ..............
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, NSA
  47 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP)        ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD
   2 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD                               ..............         286,006  ..............         186,006  ..............        -100,000
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS
  30 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS                               ..............           3,747  ..............           3,747  ..............  ..............
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, USCYBERCOM
  51 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS                              ..............         129,082  ..............          93,980  ..............         -35,102
 
     MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS
  10 MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS                               ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
 999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                ..............         658,529  ..............         738,857  ..............         +80,328
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, MAJOR EQUIPMENT                       ..............       3,134,518  ..............       3,060,967  ..............         -73,551
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
 
     AVIATION PROGRAMS
  53 ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING                                      12         266,846              12         264,688  ..............          -2,158
  54 MANNED ISR                                         ..............           7,000  ..............           6,000  ..............          -1,000
  55 MC-12                                              ..............             600  ..............             600  ..............  ..............
  57 SOF ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT           ..............         261,012  ..............         249,419  ..............         -11,593
  58 Unmanned ISR                                       ..............          26,997  ..............          22,437  ..............          -4,560
  59 NON-STANDARD AVIATION                              ..............          25,782  ..............          21,782  ..............          -4,000
  60 U-28                                               ..............           7,198  ..............           5,915  ..............          -1,283
  61 MH-47 CHINOOK                                      ..............         149,883  ..............         149,883  ..............  ..............
  62 CV-22 MODIFICATION                                 ..............          75,981  ..............          75,981  ..............  ..............
  63 MQ-9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE                       ..............          17,684  ..............          12,336  ..............          -5,348
  64 PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE                           ..............         108,497  ..............         104,380  ..............          -4,117
  65 AC/MC-130J                                         ..............         319,754  ..............         300,812  ..............         -18,942
  66 C-130 MODIFICATIONS                                ..............          18,796  ..............          18,796  ..............  ..............
 
     SHIPBUILDING
  67 UNDERWATER SYSTEMS                                 ..............          66,111  ..............          57,521  ..............          -8,590
 
     AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
  68 SOF ORDNANCE ITEMS UNDER $5,000,000                ..............         147,831  ..............         143,577  ..............          -4,254
 
     OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS
  69 SOF INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS                           ..............         203,400  ..............         203,400  ..............  ..............
  70 DCGS-SOF                                           ..............           5,718  ..............           5,718  ..............  ..............
  71 OTHER ITEMS UNDER $5,000,000                       ..............         108,816  ..............         104,422  ..............          -4,394
  72 SOF COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS                        ..............          55,064  ..............          55,064  ..............  ..............
  73 SPECIAL PROGRAMS                                   ..............          20,412  ..............          20,412  ..............  ..............
  74 TACTICAL VEHICLES                                  ..............          56,561  ..............          61,461  ..............          +4,900
  75 WARRIOR SYSTEMS UNDER $5,000,000                   ..............         329,837  ..............         373,772  ..............         +43,935
  76 COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS                        ..............           4,987  ..............           4,987  ..............  ..............
  77 SOF OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE          ..............          23,639  ..............          23,639  ..............  ..............
  78 SOF OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS                       ..............         322,341  ..............         322,341  ..............  ..............
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND            ..............       2,630,747  ..............       2,609,343  ..............         -21,404
                                                       =================================================================================================
 
     CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
  79 CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS          ..............         159,884  ..............         149,631  ..............         -10,253
  80 CB PROTECTION AND HAZARD MITIGATION                ..............         231,826  ..............         239,255  ..............          +7,429
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           TOTAL, CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE           ..............         391,710  ..............         388,886  ..............          -2,824
                                                       =================================================================================================
           TOTAL, PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE             ..............       6,156,975  ..............       6,059,196  ..............         -97,779
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      2 Major Equipment, OSD                                           286,006         186,006        -100,000
            C-sUAS lack of acquisition strategy                 ..............  ..............        -100,000
     11 Information Systems Security                                    12,275          10,012          -2,263
            Thunderdome ahead of need                           ..............  ..............          -2,263
     16 White House Communication Agency                               118,523         103,689         -14,834
            Ahead of need                                       ..............  ..............         -14,834
     28 Major Equipment                                                 30,355          30,134            -221
            PCMV lack of acquisition plan                       ..............  ..............            -221
     46 Vehicles                                                           366             356             -10
            Early to need                                       ..............  ..............             -10
     48 DTRA Cyber Activities                                           21,413          19,964          -1,449
            Ahead of need                                       ..............  ..............          -1,449
     51 Cyberspace Operations                                          129,082          93,980         -35,102
            Unjustified growth: Joint Common Access Platform    ..............  ..............         -22,159
            Unjustified growth: DMSS                            ..............  ..............          -4,445
            Unjustified growth: Training                        ..............  ..............          -8,498
    999 Classified Programs                                            658,529         738,857         +80,328
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         +80,328
     53 Armed Overwatch/Targeting                                      266,846         264,688          -2,158
            Support equipment previously funded                 ..............  ..............          -2,158
     54 Manned ISR                                                       7,000           6,000          -1,000
            Low Cost modifications carryover                    ..............  ..............          -1,000
     57 Rotary Wing Upgrades and Sustainment                           261,012         249,419         -11,593
            MPU Radios and Networking unit cost growth          ..............  ..............          -5,460
            MH-60 A kit unit cost growth                        ..............  ..............          -1,186
            MH-60 B kit unit cost growth                        ..............  ..............            -584
            ASE B-Kits early to need                            ..............  ..............          -5,646
            Degraded Visual Environment production support      ..............  ..............            -717
             excess growth
            Program increase: Degraded visual environment       ..............  ..............          +2,000
             pilotage system
     58 Unmanned ISR                                                    26,997          22,437          -4,560
            LEA contract savings                                ..............  ..............          -4,560
     59 Non-Standard Aviation                                           25,782          21,782          -4,000
            Theater Basing Initiatives excess to need           ..............  ..............          -4,000
     60 U-28                                                             7,198           5,915          -1,283
            Low cost modifications unjustified growth           ..............  ..............          -1,283
     63 MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle                                    17,684          12,336          -5,348
            AAE early to need                                   ..............  ..............          -5,348
     64 Precision Strike Package                                       108,497         104,380          -4,117
            B kits unit cost growth                             ..............  ..............          -4,117
     65 AC/MC-130J                                                     319,754         300,812         -18,942
            RFCM A-kit unit cost growth                         ..............  ..............            -833
            RFCM interim contractor support previously funded   ..............  ..............          -3,109
            RFCM Tech Refresh early to need                     ..............  ..............         -15,000
     67 Underwater Systems                                              66,111          57,521          -8,590
            Dry Combat Submersible article system and minor     ..............  ..............          -2,199
             modification ahead of need
            SOF Combat Diving diver propulsion unit cost        ..............  ..............          -6,391
             growth
     68 Ordnance Items <$5M                                            147,831         143,577          -4,254
            GOPSS crew-served munitions unit cost growth        ..............  ..............          -3,456
            GOPSS Man-Packable PSS Munitions unit cost growth   ..............  ..............            -798
     71 Other Items <$5M                                               108,816         104,422          -4,394
            Integration excess growth                           ..............  ..............          -2,709
            BDP Light early to need                             ..............  ..............          -1,685
     74 Tactical Vehicles                                               56,561          61,461          +4,900
            JLTV mod kits unit cost growth                      ..............  ..............          -3,080
            JLTV support excess growth                          ..............  ..............          -2,020
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +10,000
     75 Warrior Systems <$5M                                           329,837         373,772         +43,935
            RAA/VAK unit cost growth                            ..............  ..............          -2,665
            Program increase: Counter-unmanned systems          ..............  ..............         +40,600
             capabilities
            Program increase: Resilient waveform                ..............  ..............          +5,000
             communications capability
            Program increase: Enhanced night vision devices     ..............  ..............          +1,000
     79 Chemical Biological Situational Awareness                      159,884         149,631         -10,253
            AVCAD early to need                                 ..............  ..............          -2,458
            JCAD SLA unit cost savings                          ..............  ..............            -770
            JBTDS early to need                                 ..............  ..............          -7,025
     80 CB Protection & Hazard Mitigation                              231,826         239,255          +7,429
            UIPE FOS AIR excess engineering support growth      ..............  ..............            -383
            SPU RCDD early to need                              ..............  ..............          -3,756
            AAS support cost excess growth                      ..............  ..............            -432
            Program increase: Protective clothing               ..............  ..............          +2,000
            Program increase: Smallpox antiviral treatment      ..............  ..............         +10,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Aerospace Bearing Repair and Refurbishment.--The Committee 
is concerned that defense acquisition practices may prevent 
domestic independent bearing repair service providers from 
participating in aerospace bearing repair and refurbishment 
solicitations. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary 
of Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees not later than 180 days after the enactment of this 
act that examines the participation rates of independent 
service providers for these solicitations. The report should 
identify any potential cost, schedule, and performance benefits 
and include comparative data from previous awards relative to 
past performance. This includes cost overruns or schedule 
delays, the ability and capacity to provide ongoing life cycle 
product support, and the ability to meet technical requirements 
of the request for proposal for such services.

                    Defense Production Act Purchases

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $968,605,000
Committee recommendation................................     431,212,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $431,212,000. 
This is $537,393,000 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                             [Dollars in thousands]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                Change from
                                                       2024                  Committee   -----------------------
Line                 Item                   Qty.      budget      Qty.    recommendation                Budget
                                                     estimate                                Qty.      estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES
 
   1 DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES  .........    968,605  .........        431,212   .........     -537,393
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1       TOTAL, DEFENSE PRODUCTION   .........    968,605  .........        431,212   .........     -537,393
            ACT PURCHASES
                                      ==========================================================================
     NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE        .........  .........  .........        850,000   .........     +850,000
      EQUIPMENT
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Defense Production Act Purchases                               968,605         431,212        -537,393
            Prior year underexecution                           ..............  ..............        -583,393
            Program increase: Aluminum-scandium master alloy    ..............  ..............         +10,000
             production
            Program increase: Domestic aluminum casting         ..............  ..............         +23,000
            Program increase: Heavy forging capacity            ..............  ..............          +8,000
             improvement program
            Program increase: Manufacturing of hypersonic       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             components
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Defense Production Act.--The Committee continues to support 
the Department's use of the authorities provided in Title III 
of the Defense Production Act [DPA] to strengthen domestic 
industrial base capabilities essential to national defense, and 
recognizes the important role of the DPA to incentivize the 
creation, expansion, and preservation of the defense industrial 
base. However, the Committee notes that the DPA program 
continues to carry forward significant balances of previously 
appropriated funds, diminishing the Committee's confidence in 
the program's ability to prudently manage and obligate 
resources requested in fiscal year 2024. Therefore, the 
Committee recommends a reduction of $537,393,000 to the 
request.
    While the Committee understands that the program has taken 
steps to increase its existing contracting resources, it 
encourages the Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition and 
Sustainment) to continue investing in increasing internal 
capacity and management controls to improve the program's 
ability to formulate and execute future year requests. 
Additionally the Committee encourages the Department to 
consider additional mechanisms that could facilitate more 
engagement with the industrial base, to include program 
management strategies that would result in the delivery of 
timelier feedback to white papers submitted by industry 
partners.
    Silicon and Germanium Crystals for Optical Components.--The 
Committee understands the optical component industry grows 
silicon and germanium crystals that are machined, polished and 
coated into lenses and windows for use in electro-optical and 
infrared night vision devices and targeting systems. The 
Committee also understands many optical components in U.S. 
defense systems are sourced from China, which may present a 
national security concern. The Committee directs the Secretary 
of Defense to conduct a review of the sourcing of silicon and 
germanium optical components in U.S. defense systems and 
provide a report to the Committee not later than 90 days after 
the enactment of this act. The Committee encourages the 
Secretary of Defense to develop specific plans to phase out the 
procurement of Chinese silicon and germanium optical components 
and support domestic growth and component manufacturing 
requirements through investments under the Defense Production 
Act's Title III Program as appropriate.

                  National Guard and Reserve Equipment

Budget estimate, 2024...................................................
Committee recommendation................................    $850,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $850,000,000. 
This is $850,000,000 above the budget estimate.
    The appropriation includes direction for the component 
commanders of the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Forces 
Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Army National Guard, and Air 
National Guard to submit to the congressional defense 
committees a detailed assessment of their component's 
modernization priorities, not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this act.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table details the program recommended by the 
Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
                              Item                                  2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
          NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT
 
RESERVE EQUIPMENT:
    ARMY RESERVE:
        Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment...............  ..............         119,787        +119,787
    NAVY RESERVE:
        Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment...............  ..............          50,722         +50,722
    MARINE CORPS RESERVE:
        Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment...............  ..............          21,284         +21,284
    AIR FORCE RESERVE:
        Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment...............  ..............         124,944        +124,944
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, RESERVE EQUIPMENT............................  ..............         316,737        +316,737
                                                                 ===============================================
NATIONAL GUARD EQUIPMENT:
    ARMY NATIONAL GUARD:
        Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment...............  ..............         278,135        +278,135
    AIR NATIONAL GUARD:
        Program increase: Miscellaneous equipment...............  ..............         255,128        +255,128
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, NATIONAL GUARD EQUIPMENT.....................  ..............         533,263        +533,263
                                                                 ===============================================
    TOTAL, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE EQUIPMENT.................  ..............         850,000        +850,000
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    High-Priority Items.--The Committee directs that the 
National Guard and Reserve Equipment account shall be executed 
by the Chiefs of the National Guard and reserve components with 
priority consideration given to the following items: aircraft 
wash systems; lightweight, rapidly deployable, computer-based, 
artillery call for fire training and simulation; vehicle-
mounted, man-portable radiological nuclear detection systems; 
modular small arms ranges and small arms training simulators 
and tools; ballistically tolerant auxiliary fuel systems; KC-
135 aircraft forward area refueling/defueling stations; modern 
acoustic and thermal aviation blankets; high mobility multi-
purpose wheeled vehicle modernization; M917A3 heavy dump 
trucks; land surveying systems; laser chemical threat detection 
systems; and aviation fleet management dashboard software. The 
Committee further directs that, for purposes of prioritizing 
the execution of funds, consideration be given to the defense 
industrial base and its workforce in addition to military 
requirements.

                                TITLE IV

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

    Funds appropriated under this title provide the resources 
required to conduct a program of research, development, test 
and evaluation, including basic research, applied research, 
advanced technology development, advanced component development 
and prototypes, system development and demonstration, 
operational systems development; as well as software and 
digital technology pilot programs.
    The President's fiscal year 2024 budget requests a total of 
$144,879,625,000 for research, development, test and evaluation 
appropriations.

                      SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

    The Committee recommends research, development, test and 
evaluation appropriations totaling $143,382,724,000 for fiscal 
year 2024. This is $1,496,901,000 below the budget estimate.
    Committee recommended research, development, test and 
evaluation appropriations for fiscal year 2024 are summarized 
below:

                      SUMMARY OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION APPROPRIATIONS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                    Change from
                             Account                                2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation:
    Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army............      15,775,381      15,893,354        +117,973
    Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy............      26,922,225      26,362,009        -560,216
    Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force.......      46,565,356      45,675,802        -889,554
    Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force.....      19,199,340      18,842,930        -356,410
    Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide....      36,085,834      36,271,140        +185,306
    Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense....................         331,489         337,489          +6,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................     144,879,625     143,382,724      -1,496,901
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            REPROGRAMMING GUIDANCE FOR ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS

    The Secretary of Defense is directed to continue to follow 
the reprogramming guidance as specified in the report 
accompanying the House version of the Department of Defense 
appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008 (House Report 110-
279). The dollar threshold for reprogramming funds will 
increase to $15,000,000 for procurement and research, 
development, test and evaluation.
    Also, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is 
directed to continue to provide the congressional defense 
committees quarterly, spreadsheet-based DD Form 1416 reports 
for service and defense-wide accounts in titles III and IV of 
this act. Reports for titles III and IV shall comply with 
guidance specified in the explanatory statement accompanying 
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
2006. The Department shall continue to follow the limitation 
that prior approval reprogrammings are set at either the 
specified dollar threshold or 20 percent of the procurement or 
research, development, test and evaluation line, whichever is 
less. These thresholds are cumulative from the base for 
reprogramming value as modified by any adjustments. Therefore, 
if the combined value of transfers into or out of a procurement 
(P-1), or a research, development, test and evaluation (R-1) 
line exceeds the identified threshold, the Secretary of Defense 
must submit a prior approval reprogramming to the congressional 
defense committees. In addition, guidelines on the application 
of prior approval reprogramming procedures for congressional 
special interest items are established elsewhere in this 
explanatory statement.

                           FUNDING INCREASES

    The funding increases outlined in the tables accompanying 
each appropriation account shall be provided only for the 
specific purposes indicated in the tables of Committee 
Recommended Adjustments. The Committee directs that funding 
increases shall be competitively awarded, or provided to 
programs that have received competitive awards in the past.

   RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION SPECIAL INTEREST ITEMS

    Items for which additional funds have been recommended or 
items for which funding is specifically reduced as shown in the 
tables detailing Committee Recommended Adjustments or in 
paragraphs using the phrase ``only for'' or ``only to'' are 
congressional special interest items for the purpose of the 
Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Each of these items must 
be carried on the DD Form 1414 at the stated amount, as 
specifically addressed elsewhere in this explanatory statement.

          RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION OVERVIEW

    Reporting on Mid-Tier Acquisition and Rapid Prototyping 
Programs.--The Committee remains supportive of efforts to 
accelerate the delivery of capability to the warfighter, 
including through the use of rapid acquisition authorities and 
contracting strategies provided in existing law, such as the 
middle-tier acquisition (``section 804'') of warfighter 
capabilities.
    As in prior years, the Committee directs the Under 
Secretaries of Defense (Research and Engineering) and 
(Acquisition and Sustainment), in coordination with the service 
acquisition executives for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space 
Force, to provide to the congressional defense committees with 
submission of the fiscal year 2025 President's budget request a 
complete list of approved acquisition programs, and programs 
pending approval in fiscal year 2025, utilizing prototyping or 
accelerated acquisition authorities, the rationale for each 
selected acquisition strategy, and a cost estimate and 
contracting strategy for each such program. Further, the Under 
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Assistant 
Secretaries (Financial Management and Comptroller) for the 
Army, Navy, and Air Force, are directed to certify full funding 
of the acquisition strategies for each of these programs in the 
fiscal year 2025 President's budget request, including their 
test strategies; finally, the Director, Operational Test and 
Evaluation, is directed to certify to the congressional defense 
committees the appropriateness of the services' planned test 
strategies for such programs, to include a risk assessment.
    Further, the Committee directs the Undersecretary of 
Defense (Intelligence and Security) to certify to the 
congressional defense committees that the services have 
conducted a valid lifecycle threat review. To the extent that 
the respective service acquisition executives, service 
financial manager and comptrollers, and Director, Operational 
Test and Evaluation, provided the information requested above 
with submission of the fiscal year 2024 President's budget, any 
variations thereto should be included with the fiscal year 2025 
submission. In addition, the services' financial manager and 
comptrollers are directed to identify the full costs for 
prototyping units by individual item in the research, 
development, test and evaluation budget exhibits for the budget 
year as well as the Future Years Defense Program.
    Other Transaction Agreements.--Pursuant to section 873 of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), as amended by section 
819 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116-92) and the Joint Explanatory Statement 
accompanying the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act for 2019 
(Public Law 115-245), the Department of Defense is required to 
meet annual and quarterly reporting requirements regarding the 
use of Other Transaction Authority [OTA]. The Committee notes 
the continued importance of this reporting requirement, 
particularly given the increased use of consortia to facilitate 
OTAs and difficulty in readily identifying the actual 
performing vendor. The Committee encourages the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to monitor the 
services individual utilization rates of OTAs and ensure that 
the guidance surrounding their use is consistent across the 
services.
    Therefore, the Committee directs the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) to continue the 
previously established reporting requirements. Further, the 
Committee directs the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition 
and Sustainment), not later than 60 days following enactment of 
this act, to submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees on the Department's use of OTA agreements in fiscal 
year 2023, to include an analysis of the relative success rates 
of follow-on production contracts initiated after the 
conclusion of initial OTA agreements in comparison to lessons 
learned from conventional Federal Acquisition Regulation-based 
acquisitions. In addition, the report shall include an appendix 
that identifies the policy for financial reporting of OTAs with 
specifics on the data collection requirements.
    Basic Research Spending.--The fiscal year 2024 President's 
budget request includes $2,479,661,000 for basic research 
activities, a reduction of $439,279,000 from the fiscal year 
2023 enacted amounts. The Committee strongly supports 
investments in basic research and notes that the Department 
must continue to make meaningful advancements in next-
generation technologies in order to achieve the objectives 
outlined in the National Defense Strategy. Furthermore, 
investments in basic research spending enable national labs and 
universities to make needed instrumentation upgrades, as well 
as attract, grow and retain talent, laying the foundation for 
decades of future research gains. Therefore, the Committee 
recommends an additional $743,251,000 as detailed within the 
tables of Committee Recommended Adjustments in title IV, to 
support basic research spending within the Department.
    Software and Digital Technology Pilot Programs.--As 
detailed in the reporting requirements outlined in the Joint 
Explanatory Statement accompanying the Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103), and the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-
328) the Secretary of Defense shall submit quarterly reports to 
the congressional defense committees detailing the Department's 
assessment for each of the programs included in section 8102 of 
title VIII of this act. This report shall include, at a 
minimum: quantitative and qualitative metrics; an assessment of 
eight similar programs, with representations from each service, 
funded through traditional appropriation legislation for 
comparison; an assessment of each pilot program against their 
own historical performance when funded through traditional 
appropriation legislation; as well as an assessment of prior 
year BA 08 execution by activity compared to planned execution 
in the respective budget request.
    Disclosure requirements for recipients of research and 
development funds.--The Committee urges the full disclosure of 
Federal support and transparency by recipients of Department of 
Defense research and development grants and understands Title 
10, United States Code, Section 4207, now explicitly provides 
effective disclosure requirements for these purposes. 
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of Defense, not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act to 
provide a report to the congressional defense committees 
detailing plans for ensuring compliance with Title 10, United 
States Code, Section 4207, including enforcement actions, 
related to disclosure of Federal funds.
    Certification of Solid Rocket Motor Suppliers.--The 
Committee is concerned with the shortfall of critical munitions 
and the certification barriers that are creating a diminished 
and uncompetitive domestic supplier base for solid rocket 
motors. The Committee encourages the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Industrial Policy to establish timely 
certification standards for new entrant providers of solid 
rocket motors. These certification standards would ideally 
leverage the Ballistic Test and Evaluation System for measuring 
solid rocket propellant performance. Any new standards would 
address all sizes of rocket motors and set the standard for 
domestic suppliers to rapidly enter the supplier market and 
address the Nation's critical munition shortfalls.
    Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range.--Not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this act, the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate on the impacts to 
testing and training within the Eglin Gulf Test and Training 
Range [EGTTR] as a result of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration's proposed rule related to 
designation of critical habitat for the Rice's Whale. The 
report shall include the estimated impact to readiness should 
the rule be finalized and the total cost, to include man-hours, 
required to change test and training missions locations 
previously planned for EGTTR.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $15,775,381,000
Committee recommendation................................  15,893,354,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$15,893,354,000. This is $117,973,000 above the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:


                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
            RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVALUATION, ARMY
 
        BASIC RESEARCH
      1 DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES                                      296,670         361,670         +65,000
      2 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES                                 75,672         175,672        +100,000
      3 UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS                       108,946         118,946         +10,000
      4 CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ALLIANCE                            5,459           5,459  ..............
      5 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING BASIC              10,708          10,708  ..............
         RESEARCH
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BASIC RESEARCH                                      497,455         672,455        +175,000
                                                               =================================================
 
        APPLIED RESEARCH
      6 ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED RESEARCH           5,613           1,000          -4,613
      8 COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED STUDIES                       6,242           6,242  ..............
      9 LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY                                            85,578         113,696         +28,118
     10 ARMY APPLIED RESEARCH                                           34,572          34,572  ..............
     11 SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY                                   104,470         168,770         +64,300
     12 GROUND TECHNOLOGY                                               60,005         249,505        +189,500
     13 NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY                      166,500         219,000         +52,500
     14 NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY                                          81,618         122,618         +41,000
     15 LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES TECHNOLOGY                           34,683          73,183         +38,500
     16 FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT TECHNOLOGY                                 73,844          79,344          +5,500
     17 AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY                              33,301          58,801         +25,500
     18 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING                    24,142          27,142          +3,000
         TECHNOLOGIES
     19 ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE APPLIED RESEARCH                         14,297          14,297  ..............
     20 C3I APPLIED RESEARCH                                            30,659          32,659          +2,000
     21 AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH                                   48,163          49,663          +1,500
     22 SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH                                        18,986          18,986  ..............
     23 C3I APPLIED CYBER                                               22,714          22,714  ..............
     24 BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS--APPLIED RESEARCH                   16,736          16,736  ..............
     25 MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY                          19,969          19,969  ..............
     26 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY                                              66,266         126,500         +60,234
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, APPLIED RESEARCH                                    948,358       1,455,397        +507,039
                                                               =================================================
 
        ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
     27 MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                                      4,147          18,881         +14,734
     28 MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY            16,316          16,316  ..............
     29 ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION                         23,156          23,156  ..............
     30 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED           13,187          24,687         +11,500
         TECHNOLOGIES
     31 ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                      33,332          23,618          -9,714
     32 C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                                         19,225          19,225  ..............
     33 AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                                14,165          14,165  ..............
     34 SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                                      1,214           1,214  ..............
     36 LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                                   20,582          31,755         +11,173
     37 ARMY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                           136,280         136,280  ..............
     38 SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                          102,778         124,778         +22,000
     39 GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                                      40,597         155,097        +114,500
     40 COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT SIMULATION                            21,672          21,672  ..............
     41 BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS--ADVANCED RESEARCH                  59,871          59,871  ..............
     42 C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT                                  28,847          28,847  ..............
     43 HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM               255,772         255,772  ..............
     44 NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY             217,394         347,528        +130,134
     45 NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                                105,549         144,549         +39,000
     46 LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                 153,024         159,024          +6,000
     47 FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                       158,795         173,295         +14,500
     48 AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                     21,015          57,015         +36,000
     49 HUMANITARIAN DEMINING                                            9,068          23,068         +14,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                   1,455,986       1,859,813        +403,827
                                                               =================================================
 
        ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES
     51 ARMY MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION                        12,904          22,904         +10,000
     52 ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION                                  19,120          24,120          +5,000
     53 AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING             ..............  ..............  ..............
     54 LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER--ADV DEV                           47,537          47,537  ..............
     55 TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION                              91,323          93,323          +2,000
     56 ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION--ADV DEV                           43,026          50,026          +7,000
     57 SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY                                3,550           3,550  ..............
     58 TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM--ADV DEV                65,567          65,567  ..............
     59 NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT                       73,675          38,075         -35,600
     60 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY--DEM/VAL                       31,720          22,220          -9,500
     61 NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT                                    4,143           4,143  ..............
     62 AVIATION--ADV DEV                                            1,502,160       1,466,310         -35,850
    62A FUTURE ATTACK--RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT (FARA)           ..............  ..............  ..............
    62B FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT                      ..............  ..............  ..............
     63 LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT--ADV DEV                        7,604          19,604         +12,000
     64 MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV                                         1,602           3,602          +2,000
     65 SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT                           27,681          34,481          +6,800
     66 ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT                                             3,024           3,024  ..............
     67 EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE (EMAM)                            97,018          97,018  ..............
     68 CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM (CFT) ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT &             117,557          49,390         -68,167
         PROTOTYPING
     69 LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE CAPABILITY                      38,851          38,851  ..............
     70 MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV                     191,394         191,394  ..............
     71 TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV DEV            10,626          10,626  ..............
     72 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES                                        11,095          11,095  ..............
     73 SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (64)                        5,144           5,144  ..............
     74 ELECTRONIC WARFARE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT TOOL                  2,260           2,260  ..............
         (EWPMT)
     75 FUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (FTUAS)                53,143          96,143         +43,000
     76 LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR                  816,663         417,663        -399,000
     77 TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES                              281,314         226,993         -54,321
     78 MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE (M-SHORAD)                   281,239         273,994          -7,245
     79 ARMY ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING              204,914         204,914  ..............
     80 ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT)                40,930          55,930         +15,000
     81 SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT AND                  109,714         109,714  ..............
         PROTOTYPING
     82 COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE              16,426          16,426  ..............
         DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING
     83 STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES                                       31,559          31,559  ..............
     84 HYPERSONICS                                                     43,435          48,435          +5,000
     85 FUTURE INTERCEPTOR                                               8,040           8,040  ..............
     86 COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ADVANCED               64,242          44,242         -20,000
         DEVELOPMENT
     87 UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT                                       40,915          40,915  ..............
     90 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT          ..............  ..............  ..............
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                             19,200          19,200  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES       4,420,315       3,898,432        -521,883
                                                               =================================================
 
        SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION
     91 AIRCRAFT AVIONICS                                               13,673          13,673  ..............
     92 ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT                                  12,789          12,789  ..............
     93 INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS                                        64,076          64,076  ..............
     94 MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES                                        28,226          28,226  ..............
     95 JAVELIN                                                          7,827           7,827  ..............
     96 FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES                               44,197          41,697          -2,500
     97 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL                                              1,134           1,134  ..............
     98 TACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (TUGV)                        142,125         122,500         -19,625
     99 LIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES                                 53,564          53,564  ..............
    100 ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (ASM)--ENG DEV                   102,201          99,201          -3,000
    101 NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG/DEV                                   48,720         149,149        +100,429
    102 COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT                          2,223           2,223  ..............
    103 NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES--ENG/DEV                            21,441          21,441  ..............
    104 AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE--ENG/DEV          74,738          74,738  ..............
    105 CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                     30,985          30,985  ..............
    106 AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT                            13,626          13,626  ..............
    107 DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS (DIS)--ENG/DEV              8,802           8,802  ..............
    108 BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION                    20,828          20,828  ..............
    109 WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--ENG/DEV                                 243,851         251,851          +8,000
    110 LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT--ENG/DEV                       37,420          64,420         +27,000
    111 COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS--ENG/DEV               34,214          39,214          +5,000
    112 MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT            6,496           6,496  ..............
    113 LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER--ENG/DEV                               13,581          13,581  ..............
    114 ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & SOFTWARE            168,574         168,574  ..............
    115 RADAR DEVELOPMENT                                               94,944          94,944  ..............
    116 GENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM (GFEBS)                  2,965           2,965  ..............
    117 SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR DEM/VAL                                11,333          19,333          +8,000
    118 SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS -EMD                 79,250          78,050          -1,200
    119 ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD                                          42,490          47,490          +5,000
    120 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                             104,024          79,488         -24,536
    121 INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A)              102,084          67,151         -34,933
    123 JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC)                            18,662          18,662  ..............
    124 JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)                                    30,328          30,328  ..............
    125 COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM)                         11,509          11,509  ..............
    126 COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CWMD)                     1,050           1,050  ..............
    128 DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT                                27,714          30,586          +2,872
    129 TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER)                        4,318           4,318  ..............
    130 CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM                                         16,355           8,355          -8,000
    131 MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM MODERNIZATION (MWSM)                     27,571          27,571  ..............
    132 AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT                              24,900          24,900  ..............
    133 INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK 1             196,248         170,989         -25,259
    134 GROUND ROBOTICS                                                 35,319          17,337         -17,982
    135 EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES                                201,274         201,274  ..............
    136 BIOMETRICS ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC)                    ..............  ..............  ..............
    137 NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE--MEDIUM                             36,970          36,970  ..............
    139 TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) EMD               132,136         132,136  ..............
    140 ARMY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION                         81,657          81,657  ..............
    141 SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (65)                       31,284          27,361          -3,923
    142 CI AND HUMINT EQUIPMENT PROGRAM-ARMY (CIHEP-A)                   2,170           2,170  ..............
    143 JOINT TARGETING INTEGRATED COMMAND AND COORDINATION              9,290           9,290  ..............
         SUITE (JTIC2S)
    144 MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE                                       41,003           6,206         -34,797
    146 PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM)                                272,786         272,786  ..............
    147 HYPERSONICS EMD                                                900,920         900,920  ..............
    148 ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE)                        27,361          14,946         -12,415
    149 STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY                                 348,855         348,855  ..............
    150 INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS                              22,901          22,901  ..............
    151 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)                               3,014           3,014  ..............
    152 ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD)                284,095         284,095  ..............
    153 COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS DEV &              36,016          36,016  ..............
         DEMONSTRATION
    154 MANNED GROUND VEHICLE                                          996,653         586,453        -410,200
    155 NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP)                         15,129          15,129  ..............
    156 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE ENG AND MANUFACTURING              27,243          27,243  ..............
         DEVELOPMENT
    157 AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT                                1,167           1,167  ..............
    158 TROJAN--RH12                                                     3,879           3,879  ..............
    159 ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT                                 137,186         121,986         -15,200
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT           5,639,364       5,182,095        -457,269
                                                               =================================================
 
        MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
    160 THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT                                    38,492          50,492         +12,000
    161 TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                                      11,873          11,873  ..............
    162 MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT                                            76,167          76,167  ..............
    163 RAND ARROYO CENTER                                              37,078          37,078  ..............
    164 ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL                                           314,872         314,872  ..............
    165 CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM                                95,551          85,351         -10,200
    167 ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES                                439,118         439,118  ..............
    168 ARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS                 42,220          42,220  ..............
    169 SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS                                37,518          37,518  ..............
    170 AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION                                           2,718           2,718  ..............
    171 METEOROLOGICAL SUPPORT TO RDT&E ACTIVITIES              ..............  ..............  ..............
    172 MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS                                       26,902          23,402          -3,500
    173 EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS                                    7,805           7,805  ..............
    174 SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING                                  75,133          75,133  ..............
    175 ARMY EVALUATION CENTER                                          71,118          71,118  ..............
    176 ARMY MODELING AND SIMULATION X-CMD COLLABORATION AND            11,204          11,204  ..............
         INTEG
    177 PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES                                          93,895          93,895  ..............
    178 TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES                                31,327          31,327  ..............
    179 MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY             50,409          52,909          +2,500
    180 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT                    1,629           1,629  ..............
    181 ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS--R&D--MHA                       55,843          55,843  ..............
    182 RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE               91,340          91,340  ..............
    183 COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL MODERNIZATION                       6,348           6,348  ..............
    185 ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER VULNERABILITIES                6,025           6,025  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT                          1,624,585       1,625,385            +800
                                                               =================================================
 
        OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
    187 MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM                                14,465          14,465  ..............
    188 ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT                                   7,472           7,472  ..............
    189 WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS               8,425          61,106         +52,681
    190 BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM                            1,507           1,507  ..............
    191 CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM                              9,265          15,765          +6,500
    192 IMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM                                201,247         201,247  ..............
    193 AVIATION ROCKET SYSTEM PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT AND                   3,014           3,014  ..............
         DEVELOPMENT
    194 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS                     25,393          25,393  ..............
    195 APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT                                       10,547          18,047          +7,500
    196 AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET ACQUISITION RADAR SYSTEM           54,167          54,167  ..............
    197 INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT                                          4,345           4,345  ..............
    198 ARMY OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                            19,000          19,000  ..............
    199 ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT                                   6,389           6,389  ..............
    200 ENDURING TURBINE ENGINES AND POWER SYSTEMS                       2,411           2,411  ..............
    201 FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS                                               797             797  ..............
    202 PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT                                    177,197         177,197  ..............
    203 JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINATION SYSTEM              42,177          42,177  ..............
    204 COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS                            146,635         146,835            +200
    205 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS                     122,902          22,902        -100,000
    207 AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM                      146             146  ..............
    208 DIGITIZATION                                                     1,515           1,515  ..............
    209 MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM                  4,520           4,520  ..............
    210 OTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS                      10,044          10,044  ..............
    211 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY--OPERATIONAL SYSTEM               281             281  ..............
         DEV
    212 GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS)                    75,952          75,052            -900
    213 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM                                       203             203  ..............
    216 SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES                               301           6,301          +6,000
    217 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM                            15,323          15,323  ..............
    218 GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM                                    13,082          13,082  ..............
    219 SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE)                               26,838          26,838  ..............
    222 INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS)                               9,456           9,456  ..............
    223 TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES                       ..............  ..............  ..............
    224 AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS                         ..............  ..............  ..............
    225 MQ-1C GRAY EAGLE UAS                                             6,629           6,629  ..............
    227 END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES                     75,317          93,317         +18,000
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                              8,786           8,786  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                   1,105,748       1,095,729         -10,019
                                                               =================================================
 
    228 DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT                 83,570         104,048         +20,478
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVALUATION,        15,775,381      15,893,354        +117,973
             ARMY
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Defense Research Sciences                                      296,670         361,670         +65,000
            Program increase: Development of crystalline        ..............  ..............          +5,000
             porous materials
            Program increase: Quantum computing                 ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Unmanned aerial systems hybrid    ..............  ..............          +5,000
             propulsion
            Program increase: Basic research                    ..............  ..............         +50,000
      2 University Research Initiatives                                 75,672         175,672        +100,000
            Program increase: Defense university research       ..............  ..............         +50,000
             instrumentation program
            Program increase: STEM research                     ..............  ..............         +50,000
      3 University and Industry Research Centers                       108,946         118,946         +10,000
            Program increase: Materials in extreme dynamic      ..............  ..............          +5,000
             environments
            Program increase: Quantum and photonics research    ..............  ..............          +5,000
      6 Army Agile Innovation and Development-Applied Research           5,613           1,000          -4,613
            Undefined requirement                               ..............  ..............          -4,613
      9 Lethality Technology                                            85,578         113,696         +28,118
            Unjustified request                                 ..............  ..............         -10,382
            Program increase: Advanced materials and            ..............  ..............         +20,000
             manufacturing for modernization
            Program increase: Advanced materials research and   ..............  ..............          +9,000
             development
            Program increase: Ceramic protection materials      ..............  ..............          +2,500
            Program increase: Digital technologies for          ..............  ..............          +2,000
             armament systems
            Program increase: Quantum technologies for          ..............  ..............          +5,000
             armament systems
     11 Soldier Lethality Technology                                   104,470         168,770         +64,300
            Program increase: Academic accelerator program      ..............  ..............         +17,000
            Program increase: Advanced textiles and shelters    ..............  ..............          +6,000
            Program increase: Digital night vision technology   ..............  ..............          +8,800
            Program increase: Enhanced ballistic protective     ..............  ..............          +1,000
             eyewear
            Program increase: Enhancing soldier ballistic       ..............  ..............          +2,000
             protection
            Program increase: HEROES                            ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Pathfinder adaptive               ..............  ..............          +3,000
             experimentation force
            Program increase: Pathfinder airborne               ..............  ..............          +6,000
            Program increase: Pathfinder arctic warfare         ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Perovskite-based energy           ..............  ..............          +2,500
             generation
            Program increase: Sustainability of soldier-borne   ..............  ..............          +2,500
             equipment through synthetic biology
            Program increase: Wafer-level vacuum packaging      ..............  ..............          +5,500
     12 Ground Technology                                               60,005         249,505        +189,500
            Program increase: Advanced ceramic technologies     ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Operational energy research       ..............  ..............         +50,000
            Program increase: Artificial intelligence           ..............  ..............          +5,000
             framework for adaptive polymer composites
            Program increase: Carbon nanomaterials as           ..............  ..............         +10,000
             functional additives
            Program increase: Ceramic materials for extreme     ..............  ..............          +3,000
             environments
            Program increase: Critical hybrid advanced          ..............  ..............          +5,000
             materials processing
            Program increase: Convergent manufacturing for      ..............  ..............          +2,000
             microfactories
            Program increase: Defense resiliency against        ..............  ..............          +8,000
             extreme cold weather
            Program increase: Electrolyzer technology           ..............  ..............          +3,500
            Program increase: Extreme batteries research        ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Forecasting development of        ..............  ..............          +2,000
             arctic maritime and permafrost conditions
            Program increase: High temperature alloy powders    ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Materials technology for rare     ..............  ..............         +10,000
             earth elements
            Program increase: Metal forging innovation          ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Mine and improvised explosive     ..............  ..............          +2,000
             device detection research
            Program increase: Novel material solutions in       ..............  ..............         +10,000
             austere operating environments
            Program increase: PFAS predictive modeling          ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Polar proving ground              ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Predictive development of water-  ..............  ..............          +6,000
             related hazards
            Program increase: Protective coatings               ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Rapid advanced deposition         ..............  ..............         +15,000
            Program increase: Research for hydrogen energy      ..............  ..............          +5,000
             from galvanic aluminum
            Program increase: Scaling of lightweight            ..............  ..............          +1,500
             metallurgical development
            Program increase: Verified inherent control         ..............  ..............          +1,500
     13 Next Generation Combat Vehicle Technology                      166,500         219,000         +52,500
            Program increase: Fast-refueling fuel cell engines  ..............  ..............          +3,500
            Program increase: Hydrogen technologies             ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Hyperspectral sensors for         ..............  ..............          +2,000
             autonomous operations
            Program increase: Large metal additive              ..............  ..............         +10,000
             manufacturing for ground vehicles
            Program increase: Machine learning optimized power  ..............  ..............          +5,000
             electronics
            Program increase: Mobile micro-reactor program      ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Mobility materials research       ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Small unit technology             ..............  ..............          +7,000
             advancements
     14 Network C3I Technology                                          81,618         122,618         +41,000
            Program increase: Agile sensing for radio           ..............  ..............          +5,000
             frequency and radar capabilities
            Program increase: Detection of unexploded ordnance  ..............  ..............          +6,000
             technology
            Program increase: Hierarchical agile resonate       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             materials
            Program increase: Integrated photonics for          ..............  ..............         +10,000
             contested RF environments
            Program increase: Multi-static radar system         ..............  ..............          +8,000
            Program increase: Social network analysis           ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Urban subterranean mapping        ..............  ..............          +2,000
             technology
     15 Long Range Precision Fires Technology                           34,683          73,183         +38,500
            Program increase: Advanced manufacturing for        ..............  ..............          +5,000
             refractory alloys
            Program increase: High speed missile materials      ..............  ..............         +18,000
            Program increase: Hypersonic wind tunnel            ..............  ..............          +5,000
             development
            Program increase: Reactive materials                ..............  ..............         +10,500
     16 Future Vertical Lift Technology                                 73,844          79,344          +5,500
            Program increase: Adaptive flight control           ..............  ..............          +3,000
             technology
            Program increase: Future vertical lift              ..............  ..............          +2,500
             technologies
     17 Air and Missile Defense Technology                              33,301          58,801         +25,500
            Program increase: Army missile risk-based mission   ..............  ..............          +2,500
             assurance
            Program increase: Beam control systems and          ..............  ..............         +15,000
             industry grade optical fiber fabrication for
             energy laser
            Program increase: Counter-UAS center of excellence  ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Counter-UAS research and test     ..............  ..............          +3,000
             center
     18 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning                    24,142          27,142          +3,000
         Technologies
            Program increase: Automated battle damage           ..............  ..............          +3,000
             assessment and adjust fire
     20 C3I Applied Research                                            30,659          32,659          +2,000
            Program increase: Sensor development for detection  ..............  ..............          +2,000
             of chemical and biological threats
     21 Air Platform Applied Research                                   48,163          49,663          +1,500
            Program increase: Multispectral sensors for         ..............  ..............          +1,500
             unmanned aerial systems
     26 Medical Technology                                              66,266         126,500         +60,234
            Program increase: Bioelectronic device program      ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Biomaterials for combat wound     ..............  ..............          +3,000
             care
            Program increase: Biomedical research for the       ..............  ..............          +1,000
             improvement of cartilage healing
            Program increase: Development of combat-ready       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             antimicrobial hemostatic wound dressing
            Program increase: Engineered antibodies for skin    ..............  ..............          +5,000
             and soft-tissue infections
            Program increase: Multiplexed assay for immune      ..............  ..............          +2,000
             responses to infectious diseases
            Program increase: Musculoskeletal health and        ..............  ..............          +2,500
             performance research
            Program increase: Nanomaterials for bone            ..............  ..............          +5,000
             regeneration
            Program increase: Trauma immunology                 ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Physiological study of female     ..............  ..............         +15,000
             warfighters to improve training
            Program increase: RNA therapeutics for infectious   ..............  ..............          +4,000
             disease threats
            Program increase: Treatment research for            ..............  ..............          +2,734
             osseointegrated implants
     27 Medical Advanced Technology                                      4,147          18,881         +14,734
            Program increase: Hearing protection for            ..............  ..............          +8,000
             communications
            Program increase: Novel strategies to prevent       ..............  ..............          +4,734
             infection in severe fractures
            Program increase: Suicide prevention with a focus   ..............  ..............          +2,000
             on rural, remote, isolated, and OCONUS
             installations
     30 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Advanced           13,187          24,687         +11,500
         Technologies
            Program increase: Cognitive computing architecture  ..............  ..............         +11,500
             for military systems
     31 All Domain Convergence Advanced Technology                      33,332          23,618          -9,714
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -9,714
     36 Lethality Advanced Technology                                   20,582          31,755         +11,173
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -2,827
            Program increase: Robotic electric submersible      ..............  ..............         +14,000
             vehicles
     38 Soldier Lethality Advanced Technology                          102,778         124,778         +22,000
            Program increase: Inspection scanners with          ..............  ..............          +2,000
             computing machine learning
            Program increase: Military footwear research        ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Pathfinder air assault            ..............  ..............         +10,000
     39 Ground Advanced Technology                                      40,597         155,097        +114,500
            Program increase: Accelerator technology for        ..............  ..............          +4,000
             ground maneuver
            Program increase: Additive manufacturing with       ..............  ..............          +8,000
             indigenous materials
            Program increase: Alternative cement solutions      ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Army visual and tactical arctic   ..............  ..............          +2,000
             reconnaissance
            Program increase: Assessments and monitoring        ..............  ..............          +3,000
             systems for historic structures
            Program increase: Autonomous combat engineering     ..............  ..............          +2,000
             program
            Program increase: Cold weather military research    ..............  ..............          +4,000
            Program increase: Cross-laminated timber and        ..............  ..............          +5,500
             recycled carbon fiber materials
            Program increase: Counter-UAS silent passive radar  ..............  ..............          +5,000
             system
            Program increase: Deep strength pavement            ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Entry control points at           ..............  ..............          +2,500
             installations
            Program increase: Extreme temperatures energy       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             resilience research
            Program increase: Graphene applications for         ..............  ..............          +2,500
             military engineering
            Program increase: Hydrogen fuel cell back-up power  ..............  ..............          +5,000
             system development
            Program increase: Impacts of soil structures on     ..............  ..............          +4,000
             hydrology
            Program increase: Innovative design and             ..............  ..............          +5,000
             manufacturing of advanced composites/multi
             material protective systems
            Program increase: Mass timber applications for      ..............  ..............          +2,500
             military construction projects
            Program increase: Materials and manufacturing       ..............  ..............          +6,000
             technology for cold environments
            Program increase: Rechargeable lithium batteries    ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Reusable polymer technology       ..............  ..............          +2,500
            Program increase: Soft target protection            ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Synthetic fuel research           ..............  ..............          +3,000
            Program increase: Water reuse consortium            ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Rapid entry and sustainment for   ..............  ..............          +7,000
             the arctic
            Program increase: Weapon terminal effects in        ..............  ..............          +6,000
             extreme temperatures
     44 Next Generation Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology             217,394         347,528        +130,134
            Program increase: Additive manufacturing for        ..............  ..............          +2,500
             critical components
            Program increase: Advanced manufacturing center of  ..............  ..............         +12,500
             excellence
            Program increase: Advanced materials applications   ..............  ..............         +12,000
            Program increase: Advanced technology for off-road  ..............  ..............          +3,000
             maneuver
            Program increase: Advanced nickel-cobalt alloy      ..............  ..............          +8,000
             armor production
            Program increase: Augmented reality for denied      ..............  ..............          +3,500
             environments
            Program increase: Autonomous ground vehicle         ..............  ..............          +3,000
             research
            Program increase: Autonomous minefield clearance    ..............  ..............          +8,134
            Program increase: Blast resistant fuel systems      ..............  ..............          +2,500
            Program increase: Cybersecurity for autonomous      ..............  ..............          +5,500
             ground vehicles
            Program increase: Digital enterprise management     ..............  ..............         +10,000
             for OMFV
            Program increase: Dual chemistry battery pack       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             demonstration
            Program increase: Human digital twin and human-     ..............  ..............          +3,000
             machine interaction
            Program increase: Hydrogen storage solution         ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Lithium-ion batteries for         ..............  ..............          +8,000
             military vehicles
            Program increase: Medium caliber hybrid composite   ..............  ..............          +3,000
             barrel
            Program increase: Modular electric motors           ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Predictive maintenance system     ..............  ..............          +2,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............          +8,000
            Program increase: Radio frequency photonic systems  ..............  ..............          +4,000
            Program increase: Threat detection for 5G-enabled   ..............  ..............          +2,500
             drones
            Program increase: Virtual and physical prototyping  ..............  ..............          +8,000
            Program increase: Virtual environment for cold      ..............  ..............          +6,000
             weather mobility testing
     45 Network C3I Advanced Technology                                105,549         144,549         +39,000
            Program increase: Advanced dynamic spectrum         ..............  ..............          +1,500
             reconnaissance
            Program increase: C5ISR modular open suite of       ..............  ..............         +15,000
             standards integration
            Program increase: Inter-satellite links for space   ..............  ..............          +3,000
             operations
            Program increase: Migratory sensor development      ..............  ..............          +2,500
            Program increase: Modular open systems              ..............  ..............         +10,000
             architecture development for radio frequency
             systems
            Program increase: Next generation command platform  ..............  ..............          +7,000
     46 Long Range Precision Fires Advanced Technology                 153,024         159,024          +6,000
            Program increase: Aluminum lithium alloy solid      ..............  ..............          +1,000
             rocket flight demonstration
            Program increase: Digital engineering for missile   ..............  ..............          +5,000
             technology
     47 Future Vertical Lift Advanced Technology                       158,795         173,295         +14,500
            Program increase: Composite structure research for  ..............  ..............          +5,000
             aircraft
            Program increase: Ferrium steels for improved       ..............  ..............          +3,000
             drive systems
            Program increase: Multi mission capability for      ..............  ..............          +1,000
             unmanned aircraft
            Program increase: Platform digitization and         ..............  ..............          +5,500
             maintenance
     48 Air and Missile Defense Advanced Technology                     21,015          57,015         +36,000
            Program increase: Distributed gain 300kW-class      ..............  ..............         +10,000
             laser weapon system
            Program increase: Future interceptor                ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Physics-based hardware and        ..............  ..............          +5,000
             software algorithms
            Program increase: SHORAD integration and            ..............  ..............          +2,500
             evaluation
            Program increase: Silicon carbide electronics       ..............  ..............          +8,500
     49 Humanitarian Demining                                            9,068          23,068         +14,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +14,000
     51 Army Missile Defense Systems Integration                        12,904          22,904         +10,000
            Program increase: Integrated environmental control  ..............  ..............          +5,000
             and power
            Program increase: Weather impacts toolkit           ..............  ..............          +5,000
     52 Army Space Systems Integration                                  19,120          24,120          +5,000
            Program increase: Multi-mission synthetic aperture  ..............  ..............          +5,000
             radar payload development
     55 Tank and Medium Caliber Ammunition                              91,323          93,323          +2,000
            Program increase: Multi-mode proximity airburst     ..............  ..............          +2,000
             for counter-UAS
     56 Armored System Modernization--Adv Dev                           43,026          50,026          +7,000
            Program increase: Advanced combat engine            ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Next generation fuel cell truck   ..............  ..............          +2,000
     59 Night Vision Systems Advanced Development                       73,675          38,075         -35,600
            Army-requested transfer to line 101 for IVAS 1.2    ..............  ..............         -42,600
            Program increase: Immersive AR/VR for UAS           ..............  ..............          +7,000
     60 Environmental Quality Technology--Dem/Val                       31,720          22,220          -9,500
            Program decrease                                    ..............  ..............         -19,500
            Program increase: Friction stir additive            ..............  ..............          +5,000
             manufacturing
            Program increase: Underwater cut and capture        ..............  ..............          +5,000
             demonstration
     62 Aviation--Adv Dev                                            1,502,160       1,466,310         -35,850
            Carryover                                           ..............  ..............         -35,850
     63 Logistics and Engineer Equipment--Adv Dev                        7,604          19,604         +12,000
            Program increase: Army executive agent program      ..............  ..............         +12,000
     64 Medical Systems--Adv Dev                                         1,602           3,602          +2,000
            Program increase: Arctic medical evacuation and     ..............  ..............          +2,000
             treatment system
     65 Soldier Systems--Advanced Development                           27,681          34,481          +6,800
            Soldier protective equipment excess to need         ..............  ..............          -2,200
            Program increase: Development of fully integrated   ..............  ..............          +5,000
             sight
            Program increase: Laser range finder                ..............  ..............          +4,000
     68 Cross Functional Team (CFT) Advanced Development &             117,557          49,390         -68,167
         Prototyping
            Program decrease                                    ..............  ..............         -68,167
     75 Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System [FTUAS]                53,143          96,143         +43,000
            Program increase: Air launched effects              ..............  ..............         +39,000
             acceleration
            Program increase: Secure APNT for FTUAS             ..............  ..............          +4,000
     76 Lower Tier Air Missile Defense [LTAMD] Sensor                  816,663         417,663        -399,000
            Fielded sensors early to need                       ..............  ..............        -399,000
     77 Technology Maturation Initiatives                              281,314         226,993         -54,321
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -54,321
     78 Maneuver--Short Range Air Defense [M-SHORAD]                   281,239         273,994          -7,245
            Increment II prototype delay                        ..............  ..............          -7,245
     80 Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing [PNT]                40,930          55,930         +15,000
            Program increase: AltNav capability                 ..............  ..............         +15,000
     84 Hypersonics                                                     43,435          48,435          +5,000
            Program increase: Near net shape materials          ..............  ..............          +5,000
     86 Counter--Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Advanced               64,242          44,242         -20,000
         Development
            Unjustified request                                 ..............  ..............         -20,000
     96 Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles                               44,197          41,697          -2,500
            Predictive Logistics RSIP early to need             ..............  ..............          -2,500
     98 Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV)                        142,125         122,500         -19,625
            RCV software historical underexecution              ..............  ..............         -19,625
    100 Armored Systems Modernization [ASM]--Eng Dev                   102,201          99,201          -3,000
            Funding excess to need                              ..............  ..............          -3,000
    101 Night Vision Systems--Eng Dev                                   48,720         149,149        +100,429
            Soldier night vision device--historical             ..............  ..............          -2,000
             underexecution
            Maintain soldier night vision device level of       ..............  ..............          -1,000
             effort
            Army-requested transfer from line 59 for IVAS 1.2   ..............  ..............         +42,600
            Transfer from OP, Army line 70 for IVAS 1.2         ..............  ..............         +22,400
            Program increase: Additional systems only for       ..............  ..............         +38,429
             operational demonstration
    109 Weapons and Munitions--Eng Dev                                 243,851         251,851          +8,000
            Program increase: Low drag artillery guidance kit   ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: OMFV ammunition                   ..............  ..............          +3,000
    110 Logistics and Engineer Equipment--Eng Dev                       37,420          59,920         +27,000
            Program increase: Arctic campaigning logistics and  ..............  ..............          +1,000
             engineer equipment
            Program increase: Arctic capable expeditionary      ..............  ..............          +9,000
             shelters
            Program increase: Deployable, energy efficient,     ..............  ..............         +12,000
             rigid wall shelter
            Program increase: Mobile ULCANS                     ..............  ..............          +5,000
    111 Command, Control, Communications Systems--Eng Dev               34,214          39,214          +5,000
            Program increase: Mounted mission control           ..............  ..............          +5,000
    117 Soldier Systems--Warrior Dem/Val                                11,333          19,333          +8,000
            Program increase: Conformal wearable battery        ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Wearable fuel cell development    ..............  ..............          +3,000
    118 Suite of Survivability Enhancement Systems--EMD                 79,250          78,050          -1,200
            Maintain program management level of effort         ..............  ..............          -1,200
    119 Artillery Systems--EMD                                          42,490          47,490          +5,000
            Program increase: Soft recoil for extended range    ..............  ..............          +5,000
             artillery systems
    120 Information Technology Development                             104,024          79,488         -24,536
            EBS-C contract ahead of need                        ..............  ..............         -19,413
            ArmyIgnitED historical underexecution               ..............  ..............          -5,123
    121 Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army [IPPS-A]              102,084          67,151         -34,933
            Future and HR capabilities early to need            ..............  ..............         -34,933
    128 Defensive CYBER Tool Development                                27,714          30,586          +2,872
            Transfer to line 228 for BA-08 execution            ..............  ..............          -5,128
            Program increase: Multi-factor authentication for   ..............  ..............          +8,000
             cyber security
    130 Contract Writing System                                         16,355           8,355          -8,000
            Acquisition strategy pivot contract savings         ..............  ..............          -8,000
    133 Indirect Fire Protection Capability Inc 2--Block 1             196,248         170,989         -25,259
            Test and evaluation early to need                   ..............  ..............          -5,132
            Maintain transition team level of effort            ..............  ..............          -1,000
            Contract savings                                    ..............  ..............         -19,127
    134 Ground Robotics                                                 35,319          17,337         -17,982
            SMET Inc II early to need                           ..............  ..............         -17,982
    141 Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle [SUAV] (6.5)                      31,284          27,361          -3,923
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -2,623
            LRR testing early to need                           ..............  ..............          -1,300
    144 Multi-Domain Intelligence                                       41,003           6,206         -34,797
            Maintain multi-domain intelligence level of effort  ..............  ..............         -34,797
    148 Accessions Information Environment [AIE]                        27,361          14,946         -12,415
            Development contract award delays                   ..............  ..............         -12,415
    154 Manned Ground Vehicle                                          996,653         586,453        -410,200
            Contract savings                                    ..............  ..............        -410,200
    159 Electronic Warfare Development                                 137,186         121,986         -15,200
            Stryker prototypes previously funded                ..............  ..............         -15,200
    160 Threat Simulator Development                                    38,492          50,492         +12,000
            Program increase: CSOC for contested logistics      ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: UAS swarm threat representation,  ..............  ..............          +7,000
             detection, and mitigation
    165 Concepts Experimentation Program                                95,551          85,351         -10,200
            Unjustified request                                 ..............  ..............         -10,200
    172 Materiel Systems Analysis                                       26,902          23,402          -3,500
            Program decrease                                    ..............  ..............          -3,500
    179 Munitions Standardization, Effectiveness and Safety             50,409          52,909          +2,500
            Program increase: Industrial base resiliency        ..............  ..............          +2,500
    189 Weapons and Munitions Product Improvement Programs               8,425          61,106         +52,681
            Program increase: Agile manufacturing for advanced  ..............  ..............          +5,000
             armament systems
            Program increase: Development and testing software  ..............  ..............         +12,000
             for 155 mm round production
            Program increase: Hybrid ammunition manufacturing   ..............  ..............         +10,181
             for next-generation squad weapons
            Program increase: Refractory metal alloys for       ..............  ..............         +10,000
             hypersonics
            Program increase: Smart manufacturing for           ..............  ..............          +5,000
             armaments
            Program increase: Stibnite and antimony for         ..............  ..............         +10,500
             ammunition production
    191 Chinook Product Improvement Program                              9,265          15,765          +6,500
            Test and evaluation underexecution                  ..............  ..............          -3,000
            Program increase: Engine enhancement                ..............  ..............          +7,500
            Program increase: CH-47 qualification               ..............  ..............          +2,000
    195 Apache Future Development                                       10,547          18,047          +7,500
            Program increase: AH-64 modernization               ..............  ..............          +7,500
    204 Combat Vehicle Improvement Programs                            146,635         146,835            +200
            Stryker carryover                                   ..............  ..............          -4,000
            Program increase: Stryker driver-assistance         ..............  ..............          +4,200
             systems
    205 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Improvements                     122,902          22,902        -100,000
            Program test delays                                 ..............  ..............        -100,000
    212 Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System [GMLRS]                    75,952          75,052            -900
            Test support for EAW early to need                  ..............  ..............            -900
    216 Security and Intelligence Activities                               301           6,301          +6,000
            Program increase: All source data fusion platform   ..............  ..............          +6,000
    227 End Item Industrial Preparedness Activities                     75,317          93,317         +18,000
            Program increase: Domestic manufacturing for        ..............  ..............          +5,000
             energetic material
            Program increase: Processing of refractory alloys   ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Advanced manufacturing for        ..............  ..............          +4,000
             missile, radar and ground support equipment
            Program increase: Advanced manufacturing cell for   ..............  ..............          +4,000
             missile fins
    228 Defensive CYBER--Software Prototype Development                 83,570         104,048         +20,478
            Transfer from line 128 for BA-08 execution          ..............  ..............          +5,128
            Transfer from OP, Army line 44 for BA-08 execution  ..............  ..............         +13,848
            Transfer from OP, Army line 45 for BA-08 execution  ..............  ..............          +1,502
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    Pathfinder.--The Committee supports the Army's efforts to 
implement the Pathfinder program to transition innovative 
research and technologies into operational use more 
efficiently. The Committee notes that Pathfinder has a mandate 
to capitalize on university-based, applied research by 
incorporating direct soldier insights in the formulation and 
execution of projects. Therefore, the Committee recommends an 
increase of $24,000,000 to support Army-university research 
partnerships exploring next-generation technologies using a 
bottom-up approach maximizing individual soldier feedback and 
participation.
    Verified Inherent Control.--The Committee supports and 
encourages the development of technologies to verify the end 
product produced by additive manufacturing. This research is 
critical to ensuring that additively manufactured components 
meet performance specifications and mitigate cyber 
vulnerabilities. Therefore, the Committee recommends an 
additional $1,500,000 to support this development.
    Scaling of Lightweight Metallurgical Development.--The 
Committee notes that titanium is vital to defense applications, 
including lightweight Army combat and tactical vehicles. The 
Committee further notes that innovative, sustainable 
technologies to manufacture titanium metal could reduce 
maintenance costs and support the re-shoring of domestic 
titanium metal production, thus reducing U.S. reliance on 
Russia and China, which is critical to national security. The 
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Army to consider 
evaluating these technologies through the Army's Ground 
Technology Science and Technology efforts.
    Advanced Polymer Technology for Military Engineering.--The 
Committee is aware of the significant strategic advantages 
advanced polymer technologies provide to warfighters in combat 
zones. Therefore, the Committee encourages the U.S. Army 
Engineer Research and Development Center, in partnership with 
public universities, to continue the development and innovation 
of advanced polymer materials for force protection, projection, 
and maneuver technologies in military engineering.
    Agile Reactionary Onsite Manufacturing.--The Committee 
understands that agile reactionary onsite manufacturing 
research could provide necessary innovative processes required 
to help expedite the repair and production of critical hardware 
in expeditionary and austere environments in support of the 
warfighter. The Committee urges the Secretary of the Army to 
consider and examine this critical technology.
    Next Generation Proton Exchange Membrane Devices.--The 
Committee recognizes the importance of technologies that could 
enable the development of heavy-duty combat vehicles with 
improved silent mobility, silent watch, lower thermal and 
acoustic signatures, exportable power, and reduced fuel demand 
for the Department of Defense. Therefore, the Committee 
supports efforts to develop and commercialize high-performance 
materials for next generation proton exchange membrane devices 
without sacrificing performance or durability.
    Distributed Electromagnetic Warfare and Radio Frequency 
Sensors.--The Committee supports continued growth of the Army 
Research Laboratory's collaboration with academia in the 
development of technology to enable and validate new, 
distributed electromagnetic warfare and radio frequency 
sensors. The Committee understands that these advancements will 
enable new systems to meet the near-term enduring battlespace 
challenges of survivability, redundancy, frequency exclusivity, 
and GPS-dependence.
    Novel Printed Armament Components.--The Committee 
recognizes the Army's critical role in providing advanced 
hybrid technologies for armaments that offer overmatch in 
lethality 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 armament and munition 
systems. The Committee supports the continued development of 
enabling printed electronics, energetics, materials, and 
sensors for munition systems.
    Future Vertical Lift Technologies.--The Committee 
recognizes ongoing efforts by the Department of the Army to 
develop a modular and extended range Unmanned Aerial Systems 
[UAS]. The Committee understands that based on the Special 
Operations Command demonstration prototype, additional 
development activities are needed to reach design maturity for 
operational assessment, end user exercises, and platform 
transition. Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes an 
increase of $2,500,000 for continued development of a vertical 
take off and landing UAS platform.
    Indirect Fire Protection Capability High-Powered 
Microwave.--The Committee recognizes the urgent need to develop 
and field counter-unmanned aircraft system [C-UAS] capabilities 
to mitigate this increasing threat, particularly of counter-UAS 
swarms. The Committee supports the Army's Rapid Capabilities 
and Critical Technologies Office efforts to address these 
capability gaps and fully supports the fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request for the Indirect Fire Protection 
Capability-High Power Microwave program.
    Artificial Intelligence and Assistive Automation System.--
The Committee supports extension of the artificial intelligence 
and assistive automation system [AI/AA] analytical framework 
and associated metrics to obtain a fuller understanding of the 
broad scope of AI/AA applications for mission command in the 
Army's current and future operating environment.
    Analytics for Competition, Crisis and Combat.--The 
Committee supports Army development of needed multi-
disciplinary analytical simulations, tools, and associated 
metrics to promote robust analysis of the force-structure and 
equipment tradeoffs associated with the competition and crisis 
aspects of the new Field Manual 3-0 doctrine.
    Modeling and Simulation Activities for Vehicle 
Development.--The Committee recognizes the importance of 
modeling and simulation [M&S] activities in combat vehicle 
development and believes the Army should accelerate its 
approach to ensure more efficient implementation. The Committee 
believes that using M&S tools in the early stages of developing 
a vehicle before prototype builds and production will assist in 
rapidly fielding technology with a clear understanding of the 
operational capability and manufacturing readiness.
    Target Development for Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial 
Systems.--The Committee understands that the Army is investing 
in missile and directed energy capabilities to provide soldiers 
with counter-unmanned aerial systems, counter-rocket, 
artillery, mortar and counter, and counter-cruise missile 
weapon systems at the Brigade level and below. To complement 
the development of deployable directed energy and missile 
weapon systems, the Committee encourages the Secretary of the 
Army to consider investing in domestic Class 1-3 UAS, rocket 
and cruise missile targets to provide realistic engagements for 
those defense systems.
    Advanced Combat Engine.--The Committee is encouraged with 
the Department of the Army's progress of a more fuel-efficient, 
lower emission, and cost-efficient engine to support Next 
Generation Combat Vehicles. Based on successful demonstrations, 
the Committee expects the Army to ensure the continued advanced 
development with a developed transition plan to fielding of 
this critical powertrain solution.
    Biopolymers for Military Infrastructure.--The Committee 
recognizes the need for additional applied research to assist 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in its efforts to construct 
reliable earthen infrastructure with minimal negative impacts 
on soldiers' health and the environment. To construct such 
infrastructure, the Committee encourages active collaboration 
between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and university 
researchers focusing on soil behavior and material sciences.
    Landmine Warfare.--The Committee understands that the 
degradation of the U.S. landmine stockpile could create 
unacceptable risk to mission and the joint force. The Committee 
understands the Army is currently developing the XM250 as the 
primary program of record for close terrain shaping obstacles 
[CTSO] that is compliant with current Department of Defense 
landmine policy, and notes that the use of CTSO enables 
friendly forces to disrupt, fix, turn and block enemy forces, 
in either the offense or defense. The Committee encourages and 
supports the rapid development of the XM-250 objective 
capability which would provide joint force commanders bottom 
attack, top attack, networked and man-in-the-loop features--
among other capabilities.
    Distributed Digital Manufacturing.--The Committee supports 
Department of Defense efforts to strengthen the defense 
industrial base and improve manufacturing capabilities 
essential to national security. However, the Committee is 
concerned about the effectiveness of current centralized 
production models for munitions and weapons production, and 
their ability to sufficiently address current demand and future 
surge production requirements. The Committee recognizes the 
potential benefits of a distributed digital manufacturing model 
solution to provide rapid and customizable manufacturing 
capability and encourages the Secretary of the Army to explore 
these digital solutions.
    Advanced Pressing for Hard Armor.--The Committee supports 
the development of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene 
into armor using high-pressure presses to maximize performance 
and provide significant weight reduction. The Committee notes 
this technology could optimize current materials to maximize 
performance and encourages the Secretary of the Army to 
consider increased investment in high-pressure presses to 
increase their availability for use in hard armor weight 
reduction initiatives.
    Open System Architecture for Helmets.--The Committee notes 
the efforts to increase survivability and lethality by 
enhancing situational awareness with advanced head systems. The 
Committee encourages the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities 
Development Command to conduct research and development on a 
smart helmet system solution to support overall combat 
effectiveness and harnesses the full potential of modern 
technologies and future systems.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $26,922,225,000
Committee recommendation................................  26,362,009,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$26,362,009,000. This is $560,216,000 below the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
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           RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY
 
        BASIC RESEARCH
      1 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES                                 96,355         196,355        +100,000
      2 DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES                                      540,908         597,158         +56,250
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BASIC RESEARCH                                      637,263         793,513        +156,250
                                                               =================================================
 
        APPLIED RESEARCH
      3 POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH                               23,982          23,982  ..............
      4 FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH                              142,148         285,398        +143,250
      5 MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY                           59,208          68,708          +9,500
      6 COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH                                 52,090          52,090  ..............
      7 WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH                         74,722         129,222         +54,500
      8 ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH                        92,473          98,473          +6,000
      9 OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED RESEARCH                  80,806         104,306         +23,500
     10 JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH                        7,419           7,419  ..............
     11 UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH                               61,503          93,503         +32,000
     12 FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH                     182,662         182,662  ..............
     13 MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH                 30,435          30,435  ..............
     14 INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) APPLIED RESEARCH             133,828         133,828  ..............
     15 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT--ONR FIELD                    85,063          85,063  ..............
         ACTIVITIES
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, APPLIED RESEARCH                                  1,026,339       1,295,089        +268,750
                                                               =================================================
 
        ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
     16 FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                            29,512          44,512         +15,000
     17 ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                      8,418          13,418          +5,000
     18 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS              112,329         112,329  ..............
     19 MARINE CORPS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD)           308,217         326,717         +18,500
     20 JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                 15,556          15,556  ..............
     21 FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                  264,700         282,200         +17,500
         DEVELOPMENT
     22 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM                                61,843         183,843        +122,000
     23 WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                        5,100          16,600         +11,500
     24 NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS                 75,898          82,398          +6,500
     25 MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY               2,048           2,048  ..............
     26 INNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY          132,931         134,431          +1,500
         DEVELOPMENT
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                   1,016,552       1,214,052        +197,500
                                                               =================================================
 
        ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES
     27 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM                                         108,225          88,719         -19,506
     28 LARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (LUSV)                         117,400         117,400  ..............
     29 AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS                                 40,653          43,653          +3,000
     30 AVIATION SURVIVABILITY                                          20,874          20,874  ..............
     31 NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES                                        7,821           7,821  ..............
     32 ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                                         17,090          17,090  ..............
     33 TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE                                 3,721           3,721  ..............
     34 ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY                               6,216          13,216          +7,000
     35 SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES                  34,690          34,690  ..............
     36 SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE                                       730             730  ..............
     37 CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                                      6,095           6,095  ..............
     38 PILOT FISH                                                     916,208         916,208  ..............
     39 RETRACT LARCH                                                    7,545           7,545  ..............
     40 RETRACT JUNIPER                                                271,109         217,309         -53,800
     41 RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL                                               811             811  ..............
     42 SURFACE ASW                                                      1,189           1,189  ..............
     43 ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT                           88,415          88,415  ..............
     44 SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS                              15,119          15,119  ..............
     45 SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN                                    89,939         111,939         +22,000
     46 SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY STUDIES                  121,402         162,460         +41,058
     47 ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS                                 319,656         292,656         -27,000
     48 ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS                             133,911         139,911          +6,000
     49 CHALK EAGLE                                                    116,078         116,078  ..............
     50 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS)                                      32,615          32,615  ..............
     51 COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION                                       18,610          18,610  ..............
     52 OHIO REPLACEMENT                                               257,076         282,076         +25,000
     53 LCS MISSION MODULES                                             31,464          31,464  ..............
     54 AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST                                      10,809          10,809  ..............
     55 FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT                                            112,972         102,860         -10,112
     56 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS                                           9,030           9,030  ..............
     57 MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM                      128,782         128,782  ..............
     58 JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT                    44,766          44,766  ..............
     59 OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                        10,751          10,751  ..............
     60 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                        24,457          24,457  ..............
     61 NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM                                             72,214          95,214         +23,000
     62 FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT                                          10,149          12,149          +2,000
     63 CHALK CORAL                                                    687,841         492,841        -195,000
     64 NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY                                       4,712           4,712  ..............
     65 RETRACT MAPLE                                                  420,455         390,455         -30,000
     66 LINK PLUMERIA                                                2,100,474       1,989,474        -111,000
     67 RETRACT ELM                                                     88,036          88,036  ..............
     68 LINK EVERGREEN                                                 547,005         516,005         -31,000
     69 NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT                                    6,265           6,265  ..............
     70 LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY                                           1,624           1,624  ..............
     71 JOINT NONLETHAL WEAPONS TESTING                                 31,058          31,058  ..............
     72 JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS--DEM/VAL           22,590          22,590  ..............
     73 DIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS                     52,129          62,129         +10,000
     74 F/A-18 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST)                         32,127          32,127  ..............
     75 DIGITAL WARFARE                                                181,001         181,001  ..............
     76 SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES                    110,506          81,335         -29,171
     77 UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE TECHNOLOGIES                     71,156          67,156          -4,000
     78 RAPID PROTOTYPING, EXPERIMENTATION AND DEMONSTRATION           214,100          89,951        -124,149
     79 LARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES                                 6,900           6,900  ..............
     80 GERALD R FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78-          118,182         118,182  ..............
         80)
     81 LITTORAL AIRBORNE MCM                                   ..............  ..............  ..............
     82 SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES                                    16,127          16,127  ..............
     83 TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES               34,684          34,684  ..............
         (TADIRCM)
     84 NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS                                        5,991           5,991  ..............
     85 FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME STRIKE)                           2,100           4,100          +2,000
     86 RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE                          131,763          55,358         -76,405
     87 LX (R)                                                          21,319          21,319  ..............
     88 ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING                                  104,328          69,723         -34,605
     89 COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-UAS)                       11,567          11,567  ..............
     90 PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM                     5,976         105,276         +99,300
     91 SPACE & ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/                   9,993           9,993  ..............
         ENGINEERING SUPPORT
     92 OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT              237,655         208,948         -28,707
     93 MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (MUSV)                         85,800          70,130         -15,670
     94 UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING CAPABILITIES                 176,261         161,712         -14,549
     95 GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE                                  36,383          27,889          -8,494
     96 LONG RANGE FIRES                                                36,763          30,563          -6,200
     97 CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS)                               901,064         984,133         +83,069
     98 ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT--MIP                                    10,167          10,167  ..............
     99 ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM                         539          10,539         +10,000
    100 ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT--MIP                              1,250           1,250  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND                9,734,483       9,248,542        -485,941
             PROTOTYPES
                                                               =================================================
 
        SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
    101 TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT                                        44,120          44,120  ..............
    102 MARITIME TARGETING CELL                                         30,922          80,922         +50,000
    103 OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT                                         101,209          54,739         -46,470
    104 OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT                                           2,604           2,604  ..............
    105 AV-8B AIRCRAFT--ENG DEV                                          8,263           8,263  ..............
    106 STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT                                            4,039           4,039  ..............
    107 MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT                    62,350          67,350          +5,000
    108 P-3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM                                          771             771  ..............
    109 WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM                                         109,485         109,485  ..............
    110 COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS                                     87,457          87,457  ..............
    111 ADVANCED HAWKEYE                                               399,919         407,631          +7,712
    112 H-1 UPGRADES                                                    29,766          29,766  ..............
    113 ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS                                         51,531          51,531  ..............
    114 V-22A                                                          137,597         137,597  ..............
    115 AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                                    42,155          42,155  ..............
    116 EA-18                                                          172,507         131,979         -40,528
    117 ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT                                 171,384         159,707         -11,677
    118 EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT                                      35,376          35,376  ..............
    119 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)                                    40,477          40,477  ..............
    120 JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM--NAVY (JTRS-NAVY)                  451,397         451,397  ..............
    121 NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) INCREMENT II                      250,577         136,862        -113,715
    122 SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING                    453,311         437,648         -15,663
    124 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)                                       52,211          52,211  ..............
    125 STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS                                  418,187         257,850        -160,337
    126 AIRBORNE MCM                                                    11,368          11,368  ..............
    127 NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL-COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS               66,445          80,445         +14,000
         ENGINEERING
    128 ADVANCED SENSORS APPLICATION PROGRAM (ASAP)             ..............          10,000         +10,000
    129 ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS                                   115,396         110,293          -5,103
    130 SSN-688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION                               93,435          93,435  ..............
    131 AIR CONTROL                                                     42,656          42,656  ..............
    132 SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS                                      10,442          10,442  ..............
    133 COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER CONVERSION                            11,359          11,359  ..............
    134 AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM                     90,307          90,307  ..............
    135 ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)                                   10,658          10,658  ..............
    136 NEW DESIGN SSN                                                 234,356         241,356          +7,000
    137 SUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM                               71,516          71,516  ..............
    138 SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/LIVE FIRE T&E                              22,462          22,462  ..............
    139 NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES                                 4,279           4,279  ..............
    140 MINE DEVELOPMENT                                               104,731         104,731  ..............
    141 LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT                                229,668         160,753         -68,915
    142 JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT                     9,064           9,064  ..............
    143 USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS--ENG DEV             62,329          26,984         -35,345
    144 PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, AND HUMAN FACTORS               9,319           9,319  ..............
    145 JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS                                    1,964           1,964  ..............
    146 SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL)                           158,426         158,426  ..............
    147 SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL)                           47,492          47,492  ..............
    148 SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW)                       125,206         125,206  ..............
    149 INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING                                        19,969          19,969  ..............
    150 MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT                                              6,061           6,061  ..............
    151 NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM                                            45,262          45,262  ..............
    152 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)--EMD                         ..............  ..............  ..............
    153 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)--EMD                         ..............  ..............  ..............
    154 SSN(X)                                                         361,582         321,828         -39,754
    155 MARINE CORPS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                 22,663          30,474          +7,811
    156 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                             282,138         288,638          +6,500
    157 ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT                                   8,340           8,340  ..............
    158 TACAMO MODERNIZATION                                           213,743         188,921         -24,822
    159 CH-53K                                                         222,288         186,269         -36,019
    160 MISSION PLANNING                                                86,448          86,448  ..............
    161 COMMON AVIONICS                                                 81,076          81,076  ..............
    162 SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC)                                    1,343           1,343  ..............
    163 T-AO 205 CLASS                                                      71              71  ..............
    164 UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION                                      220,404         250,188         +29,784
    165 JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)                                 384             384  ..............
    166 MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA)                           36,027          36,027  ..............
    167 MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA) INCREMENT III            132,449         132,449  ..............
    168 MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &             103,236          88,898         -14,338
         DEMONSTRATION
    169 JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT           2,609           2,609  ..............
         & DEMONSTRATION
    170 DDG-1000                                                       231,778         198,277         -33,501
    171 COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS (CACW)                 17,531          17,531  ..............
    172 ISR & INFO OPERATIONS                                          174,271         174,271  ..............
    173 CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                          2,068           2,068  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION              6,962,234       6,453,854        -508,380
                                                               =================================================
 
        MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
    174 THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT                                    22,918          22,918  ..............
    175 TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                                      18,623          18,623  ..............
    176 MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT                                            74,221          74,221  ..............
    177 STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--NAVY                               3,229           3,229  ..............
    178 CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES                                       45,672          45,672  ..............
    180 TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES                                   1,000           1,000  ..............
    181 MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT                  124,328         124,328  ..............
    182 STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT                                      4,053           4,053  ..............
    183 RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT                                203,447         203,447  ..............
    184 TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT                                    481,975         482,975          +1,000
    185 OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPABILITY                      29,399          29,399  ..............
    186 NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT                 27,504          27,504  ..............
    187 SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT                          9,183           9,183  ..............
    188 MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT                               34,976          34,976  ..............
    189 MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS--R&D                                    41,331          41,331  ..............
    190 WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT                                   37,340          45,340          +8,000
    191 INSIDER THREAT                                                   2,246           2,246  ..............
    192 MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS (DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT                    2,168           2,168  ..............
         ACTIVITIES)
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT                          1,163,613       1,172,613          +9,000
                                                               =================================================
 
        OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
    196 F-35 C2D2                                                      544,625         509,122         -35,503
    197 F-35 C2D2                                                      543,834         512,266         -31,568
    198 MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS SYSTEMS                        99,860          98,969            -891
    199 COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY (CEC)                        153,440         140,331         -13,109
    200 STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT                         321,648         326,648          +5,000
    201 SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM                                62,694          62,694  ..............
    202 SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT                          92,869          97,869          +5,000
    203 NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS                                   51,919          51,919  ..............
    204 F/A-18 SQUADRONS                                               333,783         292,323         -41,460
    205 SURFACE SUPPORT                                                  8,619          10,119          +1,500
    206 TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING CENTER (TMPC)           122,834         122,834  ..............
    207 INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM                                  76,279          76,279  ..............
    208 SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS                            1,103           1,103  ..............
    209 AMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS                                1,991           1,991  ..............
    210 GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR                                  92,674          84,074          -8,600
    211 CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                      115,894         115,894  ..............
    212 ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS SUPPORT                       61,677          61,677  ..............
    213 ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT                              59,555          59,555  ..............
    214 SURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION                           29,973          29,973  ..............
    215 MK-48 ADCAP                                                    213,165         198,401         -14,764
    216 AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS                                          143,277         143,277  ..............
    217 OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS                              152,546         152,546  ..............
    218 MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS                            192,625         192,625  ..............
    219 COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM                      12,565          12,565  ..............
    220 MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS              83,900          93,700          +9,800
    221 MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT                            27,794          27,794  ..............
    222 USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS (MIP)              47,762          47,762  ..............
    223 AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE                                         373             373  ..............
    224 TACTICAL AIM MISSILES                                           36,439          36,439  ..............
    225 ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM)               29,198          29,198  ..............
    226 PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS)                          3,565           3,565  ..............
    230 AFLOAT NETWORKS                                                 49,995          49,995  ..............
    231 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM                            33,390          33,390  ..............
    232 MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS (MIP) ACTIVITIES                  7,304           7,304  ..............
    233 TACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES                               11,235          11,235  ..............
    234 UAS INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY                            16,409          16,409  ..............
    235 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEMS/SURFACE SYSTEMS               51,192          51,192  ..............
    236 MQ-4C TRITON                                                    12,094          12,094  ..............
    237 MQ-8 UAV                                                        29,700          29,700  ..............
    238 RQ-11 UAV                                                        2,107           2,107  ..............
    239 SMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL UAS (STUASL0)                           2,999           2,999  ..............
    240 MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT                           49,460          49,460  ..............
    241 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP)                    13,005          13,005  ..............
    242 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT                   2,000           2,000  ..............
    243 RQ-4 MODERNIZATION                                             300,378         217,978         -82,400
    244 INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)                                    788             788  ..............
    245 MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT                                 10,994          10,994  ..............
    246 DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF)                                      23,248          23,248  ..............
    247 MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH)                                   3,284           3,284  ..............
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                          2,021,376       2,030,976          +9,600
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                   6,359,438       6,162,043        -197,395
                                                               =================================================
 
        SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS
    249 RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION--SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM             11,748          11,748  ..............
    250 MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL (MTC2)--SOFTWARE          10,555          10,555  ..............
         PILOT PROGRAM
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT                22,303          22,303  ..............
             PROGRAMS
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVALUATION,        26,922,225      26,362,009        -560,216
             NAVY
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 University Research Initiatives                                 96,355         196,355        +100,000
            Program increase: Defense university research       ..............  ..............         +50,000
             instrumentation program
            Program increase: STEM research                     ..............  ..............         +50,000
      2 Defense Research Sciences                                      540,908         597,158         +56,250
            Program increase: Shaping metallic surfaces for     ..............  ..............          +3,250
             thermal system management
            Program increase: UUV next generation sensing and   ..............  ..............          +3,000
             maneuverability
            Program increase: Basic research                    ..............  ..............         +50,000
      4 Force Protection Applied Research                              142,148         285,398        +143,250
            Program increase: Additive manufacturing of         ..............  ..............         +10,000
             unmanned maritime systems
            Program increase: Autonomous collaboration in       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             confined maritime environments
            Program increase: Cavitation erosion                ..............  ..............          +2,500
            Program increase: Corrosion control coatings and    ..............  ..............          +5,000
             material
            Program increase: Direct air capture and blue       ..............  ..............         +10,000
             carbon removal
            Program increase: Energy resilience                 ..............  ..............          +7,000
            Program increase: Multi-material flexible           ..............  ..............         +12,000
             automated manufacturing
            Program increase: Resilient innovative sustainable  ..............  ..............          +9,000
             economies via university partnerships
            Program increase: sUAS degraded environment         ..............  ..............         +10,250
             testing
            Program increase: Titanium refinement process       ..............  ..............          +8,000
            Program increase: Alternative energy research       ..............  ..............         +50,000
            Program increase: Relative positioning of           ..............  ..............          +2,000
             autonomous platforms
            Program increase: Talent and technology for Navy    ..............  ..............         +12,500
             power and energy systems
      5 Marine Corps Landing Force Technology                           59,208          68,708          +9,500
            Program increase: Unmanned logistics solutions      ..............  ..............          +9,500
      7 Warfighter Sustainment Applied Research                         74,722         129,222         +54,500
            Program increase: Anti-corrosion nanotechnology     ..............  ..............          +9,000
            Program increase: Augmented reality robotic         ..............  ..............          +5,000
             surgery
            Program increase: Conductive pigments and coatings  ..............  ..............          +4,000
             in batteries
            Program increase: Engineered systems to restore     ..............  ..............          +2,500
             skin and tactile sensory in Navy burn victims
            Program increase: Health and safety of underground  ..............  ..............         +10,000
             fuel storage
            Program increase: Long-term autonomy for            ..............  ..............          +3,000
             underwater surveillance and manipulation
            Program increase: Remote vestibular assessment      ..............  ..............          +5,000
             technology
            Program increase: Warfighter protection against     ..............  ..............         +10,000
             directed energy
            Program increase: Rapid applied materials and       ..............  ..............          +3,000
             process development
            Program increase: Foreign malign information        ..............  ..............          +3,000
             operations
      8 Electromagnetic Systems Applied Research                        92,473          98,473          +6,000
            Program increase: Dark swarm in denied              ..............  ..............          +6,000
             environments
      9 Ocean Warfighting Environment Applied Research                  80,806         104,306         +23,500
            Program increase: Atmospheric river research        ..............  ..............          +2,500
            Program increase: Ocean acoustics for monitoring    ..............  ..............          +4,000
            Program increase: Ocean-ice-atmosphere observation  ..............  ..............          +2,000
            Program increase: Oceanographic research for Naval  ..............  ..............          +5,000
             Special Warfare
            Program increase: SAPF/SCIF university facility     ..............  ..............         +10,000
             upgrades
     11 Undersea Warfare Applied Research                               61,503          93,503         +32,000
            Program increase: Distributed sensing for           ..............  ..............          +5,000
             shipboard fire detection and localization
            Program increase: Mobile testbed for UUVs           ..............  ..............          +2,000
            Program increase: Partnerships for submarine and    ..............  ..............         +20,000
             undersea vehicle programs
            Program increase: Undersea sensing and              ..............  ..............          +5,000
             communications
     16 Force Protection Advanced Technology                            29,512          44,512         +15,000
            Program increase: Deployable additive               ..............  ..............          +4,000
             manufacturing of composite UUVs
            Program increase: Power electronics building block  ..............  ..............         +11,000
     17 Electromagnetic Systems Advanced Technology                      8,418          13,418          +5,000
            Program increase: Augmented, context-based          ..............  ..............          +5,000
             identity awareness
     19 USMC Advanced Technology Demonstration [ATD]                   308,217         326,717         +18,500
            Program increase: Adaptive future force             ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: HWIL for unmanned system          ..............  ..............          +8,000
             development
            Program increase: MCWL partnership intermediary     ..............  ..............          +2,500
             assistance
            Program increase: Composite shelters                ..............  ..............          +3,000
     21 Future Naval Capabilities Advanced Technology                  264,700         282,200         +17,500
         Development
            Program increase: Automated acoustic signal         ..............  ..............          +6,000
             classifier
            Program increase: Electronic maneuver warfare       ..............  ..............          +8,000
             unmanned sensor
            Program increase: Real-time undersea monitoring     ..............  ..............          +3,500
             for shipping channels
     22 Manufacturing Technology Program                                61,843         183,843        +122,000
            Program increase: National energetics plan          ..............  ..............          +8,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............        +100,000
            Program increase: Sustainable energetic materials   ..............  ..............          +4,000
             manufacturing
            Program increase: Textile industry of the future    ..............  ..............         +10,000
     23 Warfighter Protection Advanced Technology                        5,100          16,600         +11,500
            Program increase: Automated resuscitation catheter  ..............  ..............          +1,500
             for hemorrhage control
            Program increase: Direction-independent underwater  ..............  ..............          +2,000
             blast sensors
            Program increase: Warfighter resilience and         ..............  ..............          +5,000
             readiness
            Program increase: Remote advanced medical care      ..............  ..............          +3,000
     24 Navy Warfighting Experiments and Demonstrations                 75,898          82,398          +6,500
            Program increase: USV cUAS                          ..............  ..............          +6,500
     26 Innovative Naval Prototypes [INP] Advanced Technology          132,931         134,431          +1,500
         Development
            Program increase: HEL testing and maturation for    ..............  ..............          +1,500
             production
     27 Unmanned Aerial System                                         108,225          88,719         -19,506
            Overestimation of ILS                               ..............  ..............          -3,924
            ANE delays                                          ..............  ..............         -15,582
     29 Air/Ocean Tactical Applications                                 40,653          43,653          +3,000
            Program increase: Autonomous dual-modality surface  ..............  ..............          +3,000
             and underwater vehicles
     34 Advanced Combat Systems Technology                               6,216          13,216          +7,000
            Program increase: Tier 2.5 LO platform inspection   ..............  ..............          +3,000
             system
            Program increase: Universal AI/ML core environment  ..............  ..............          +4,000
     40 RETRACT JUNIPER                                                271,109         217,309         -53,800
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         -53,800
     45 Ship Concept Advanced Design                                    89,939         111,939         +22,000
            Program increase: Forward-deployed 3D printing      ..............  ..............          +2,000
             materials
            Program increase: Naval expeditionary sustainment   ..............  ..............          +2,000
             and repair
            Program increase: Maintenance technologies          ..............  ..............          +3,000
             supporting operational readiness
            Transfer from SCN line 21 for AS(X) design          ..............  ..............         +15,000
     46 Ship Preliminary Design & Feasibility Studies                  121,402         162,460         +41,058
            Medium landing ship DT&E ahead of need              ..............  ..............          -2,142
            Program increase: DDG(X) design tool                ..............  ..............         +43,200
     47 Advanced Nuclear Power Systems                                 319,656         292,656         -27,000
            Overestimation of SSN(X) expenditures               ..............  ..............         -27,000
     48 Advanced Surface Machinery Systems                             133,911         139,911          +6,000
            Program increase: Large format lithium ion          ..............  ..............          +6,000
             batteries
     52 Ohio Replacement                                               257,076         282,076         +25,000
            Program increase: Advanced composite shaft design   ..............  ..............         +25,000
     55 Frigate Development                                            112,972         102,860         -10,112
            Unjustified growth-warfare systems development      ..............  ..............         -10,112
     61 Navy Energy Program                                             72,214          95,214         +23,000
            Program increase: Wave energy converters            ..............  ..............         +13,000
            Program increase: Marine energy systems for         ..............  ..............         +10,000
             sensors and microgrids
     62 Facilities Improvement                                          10,149          12,149          +2,000
            Program increase: Groundwater storage analysis      ..............  ..............          +2,000
     63 CHALK CORAL                                                    687,841         492,841        -195,000
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        -195,000
     65 RETRACT MAPLE                                                  420,455         390,455         -30,000
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         -30,000
     66 LINK PLUMERIA                                                2,100,474       1,989,474        -111,000
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        -111,000
     68 LINK EVERGREEN                                                 547,005         516,005         -31,000
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         -31,000
     73 Directed Energy and Electric Weapon Systems                     52,129          62,129         +10,000
            SNLWS support-excess to need                        ..............  ..............          -5,000
            Program increase: 100KW directed energy production  ..............  ..............         +15,000
     76 Small and Medium Unmanned Undersea Vehicles                    110,506          81,335         -29,171
            MEDUSA prototype award delay                        ..............  ..............         -14,454
            Maintain MEDUSA support level of effort             ..............  ..............          -2,061
            Razorback staffing delays                           ..............  ..............          -6,231
            Knifefish stand-down                                ..............  ..............          -6,425
     77 Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Core Technologies                     71,156          67,156          -4,000
            Prior year carryover                                ..............  ..............         -14,000
            Transfer from RDT&E,DW line 69 AUKUS innovation     ..............  ..............         +10,000
             initiatives
     78 Rapid Prototyping, Experimentation and Demonstration.          214,100          89,951        -124,149
            Program decrease                                    ..............  ..............        -124,149
     85 Future Vertical Lift (Maritime Strike)                           2,100           4,100          +2,000
            Program increase: Advanced vertical lift rotor      ..............  ..............          +2,000
             technology
     86 Rapid Technology Capability Prototype                          131,763          55,358         -76,405
            Program decrease                                    ..............  ..............         -76,405
     88 Advanced Undersea Prototyping                                  104,328          69,723         -34,605
            Basing equipment ahead of need                      ..............  ..............         -20,700
            XLUUV spares maintenance ahead of need              ..............  ..............          -3,338
            DT&E ahead of need                                  ..............  ..............         -10,567
     90 Precision Strike Weapons Development Program                     5,976         105,276         +99,300
            Program increase: Advanced rocket fuel density      ..............  ..............          +2,500
            Program increase: CAD/PAD technology                ..............  ..............          +6,800
            Program increase: SLCM-N                            ..............  ..............         +50,000
            Program increase: Common use technology maturation  ..............  ..............         +40,000
     92 Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Weapon Development              237,655         208,948         -28,707
            OASuW Increment II Phase 1 previously funded        ..............  ..............         -68,707
            Navy-requested transfer from WPN line 15 for LRASM  ..............  ..............         +40,000
             C-3
     93 MEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES [MUSVS])                       85,800          70,130         -15,670
            MUSV prototype delays                               ..............  ..............          -3,918
            MUSV requirements development excess to need        ..............  ..............          -4,700
            Dock and sea trials ahead of need                   ..............  ..............          -7,052
     94 Unmanned Surface Vehicle Enabling Capabilities                 176,261         161,712         -14,549
            Overestimation of product development               ..............  ..............          -7,000
            Overestimation of support and management            ..............  ..............          -7,549
     95 GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE                                  36,383          27,889          -8,494
            IOT&E delays                                        ..............  ..............          -8,494
     96 LONG RANGE FIRES                                                36,763          30,563          -6,200
            Test and evaluation delays                          ..............  ..............          -6,200
     97 CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE [CPS]                               901,064         984,133         +83,069
            Transfer from WP,N line 1 for AUR test assets       ..............  ..............        +115,555
            JFC costs excess to need                            ..............  ..............         -32,486
     99 Advanced Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System                         539          10,539         +10,000
            Program increase: Mobile manned/unmanned            ..............  ..............         +10,000
             distributed lethality airborne network
    102 Maritime Targeting Cell                                         30,922          80,922         +50,000
            Program increase: Maritime Targeting Cell-Afloat    ..............  ..............         +50,000
             development
    103 Other Helo Development                                         101,209          54,739         -46,470
            Product development excess to need                  ..............  ..............         -40,000
            Development support excess to need                  ..............  ..............          -6,470
    107 Multi-Mission Helicopter Upgrade Development                    62,350          67,350          +5,000
            Program increase: MH-60 upgrades                    ..............  ..............          +5,000
    111 Advanced Hawkeye                                               399,919         407,631          +7,712
            Overestimation of TCID                              ..............  ..............         -12,288
            Program increase: Enhanced L-band and UHF for E-2D  ..............  ..............         +20,000
    116 EA-18                                                          172,507         131,979         -40,528
            Overestimation of warfare center REAM development   ..............  ..............         -16,380
            Overestimation of contracted REAM development       ..............  ..............         -15,000
            Unjustified growth-block 2 development support      ..............  ..............          -9,148
    117 Electronic Warfare Development                                 171,384         159,707         -11,677
            DBD EMD delays                                      ..............  ..............         -11,677
    121 Next Generation Jammer [NGJ] Increment II                      250,577         136,862        -113,715
            Rephase annualized program costs due to EMD delay   ..............  ..............         -35,275
            Rephase EMD costs due to contract delay             ..............  ..............         -78,440
    122 Surface Combatant Combat System Engineering                    453,311         437,648         -15,663
            Overestimation of prime systems engineering         ..............  ..............         -12,413
             contract
            Unjustified growth-IDIQ performers                  ..............  ..............          -3,250
    125 Standard Missile Improvements                                  418,187         257,850        -160,337
            SM-6 Blk 1B EMD delay                               ..............  ..............         -45,000
            SM-2 blk IIIU excess to need                        ..............  ..............        -100,100
            Overestimation of SM-6 Blk 1B management services   ..............  ..............         -11,846
            Unjustified support cost growth due to prior-year   ..............  ..............         -15,991
             realignments
            Navy-requested transfer from WPN line 7 for         ..............  ..............         +12,600
             electronics unit obsolescence
    127 Naval Integrated Fire Control--Counter Air Systems              66,445          80,445         +14,000
         Engineering
            Program increase: Stratospheric balloon research    ..............  ..............         +14,000
    128 Advanced Sensors Application Program (ASAP)             ..............          10,000         +10,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +10,000
    129 Advanced Above Water Sensors                                   115,396         110,293          -5,103
            Combat system integration ahead of need             ..............  ..............          -5,103
    136 New Design SSN                                                 234,356         241,356          +7,000
            Program increase: Precision maneuvering unit        ..............  ..............          +7,000
    141 Lightweight Torpedo Development                                229,668         160,753         -68,915
            Mod 2 phase II program delay                        ..............  ..............         -59,600
            Software Development--platform integration delay    ..............  ..............          -9,315
    143 USMC Ground Combat/Supporting Arms Systems--Eng Dev             62,329          26,984         -35,345
            OPF-M termination                                   ..............  ..............         -20,181
            Marine Corps-requested transfer to line 155 for     ..............  ..............          -7,811
             MCRISS II
            DT&E ahead of need                                  ..............  ..............          -7,353
    154 SSN(X)                                                         361,582         321,828         -39,754
            Unjustified growth-shipbuilder studies              ..............  ..............         -18,000
            Unjustified growth-NSWC studies                     ..............  ..............         -13,804
            Unjustified growth-management and support costs     ..............  ..............          -7,950
    155 Information Technology Development                              22,663          30,474          +7,811
            Marine Corps-requested transfer from line 143 for   ..............  ..............          +7,811
             MCRISS II
    156 Information Technology Development                             282,138         288,638          +6,500
            Program increase: Cyber Supply chain risk           ..............  ..............          +6,500
             management
    158 TACAMO Modernization                                           213,743         188,921         -24,822
            Air vehicle NRE prior year contract savings         ..............  ..............          -3,611
            VLF NRE prior year contract savings                 ..............  ..............          -2,584
            Overestimation of development support               ..............  ..............          -6,412
            Spares funded on prior year air vehicle contract    ..............  ..............         -12,215
    159 CH-53K RDTE                                                    222,288         186,269         -36,019
            DT&E duplication of effort                          ..............  ..............         -24,499
            SDD actuals below plan                              ..............  ..............         -11,520
    164 Unmanned Carrier Aviation [UCA]                                220,404         250,188         +29,784
            Test excess to need due to EDM delays               ..............  ..............         -20,403
            Prior year carryover                                ..............  ..............         -25,000
            Transfer from AP,N line 21 for two SDTA aircraft    ..............  ..............         +75,187
             due to milestone C delays
    168 Marine Corps Assault Vehicles System Development &             103,236          88,898         -14,338
         Demonstration
            ACV-R Phase II contract delay                       ..............  ..............         -13,055
            ACV-R test support ahead of need                    ..............  ..............          -1,283
    170 DDG-1000                                                       231,778         198,277         -33,501
            Prime contract savings                              ..............  ..............         -33,501
    184 Test and Evaluation Support                                    481,975         482,975          +1,000
            Program increase: Future workforce innovation       ..............  ..............          +1,000
    190 Warfare Innovation Management                                   37,340          45,340          +8,000
            Program increase: Warfighter experience lab         ..............  ..............          +8,000
    196 F-35 C2D2                                                      544,625         509,122         -35,503
            Prior year carryover for blk 4, test and            ..............  ..............         -35,503
             evaluation
    197 F-35 C2D2                                                      543,834         512,266         -31,568
            Prior year carryover for blk 4, test and            ..............  ..............         -31,568
             evaluation
    198 MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS SYSTEMS                        99,860          98,969            -891
            Blk 2 integration ahead of need                     ..............  ..............          -4,134
            Blk 2 testing ahead of need                         ..............  ..............          -3,550
            Blk 2 ILS ahead of need                             ..............  ..............          -2,007
            Program increase: MADIS radar                       ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Medium range intercept            ..............  ..............          +3,800
             capability
    199 Cooperative Engagement Capability [CEC]                        153,440         140,331         -13,109
            Unjustified growth in antenna development           ..............  ..............         -13,109
    200 Strategic Sub & Weapons System Support                         321,648         326,648          +5,000
            Program increase: Multimodal biometric              ..............  ..............          +5,000
             authentication
    202 Submarine Acoustic Warfare Development                          92,869          97,869          +5,000
            Program increase: Integration of four-tube launch   ..............  ..............          +5,000
             system
    204 F/A-18 Squadrons                                               333,783         292,323         -41,460
            Overestimation of DVMC-U                            ..............  ..............          -9,817
            Support costs excess to need                        ..............  ..............         -20,000
            ADVEW carryover                                     ..............  ..............         -11,643
    205 Surface Support                                                  8,619          10,119          +1,500
            Program increase: Composite improvements for MK41   ..............  ..............          +1,500
             VLS
    210 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)                         92,674          84,074          -8,600
            GB1 BOA task order delays                           ..............  ..............          -8,600
    215 MK-48 ADCAP                                                    213,165         198,401         -14,764
            Overestimation of NUWC APB 6 software               ..............  ..............          -5,764
            Reduce planned product development carryover        ..............  ..............          -9,000
    220 Marine Corps Ground Combat/Supporting Arms Systems              83,900          93,700          +9,800
            Program increase: Advanced batteries for cargo      ..............  ..............          +9,800
             drones
    243 RQ-4 Modernization                                             300,378         217,978         -82,400
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         -41,100
            IFC 4.4 ahead of need                               ..............  ..............         -41,300
    999 Classified Programs                                          2,021,376       2,030,976          +9,600
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............          +9,600
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    Open Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Software Architecture.--
The Committee notes the significant proposed Navy investment to 
develop and acquire a variety of unmanned surface vehicles 
[USVs] and unmanned undersea vehicles [UUVs] as part of an 
effort to shift the Navy to a more distributed fleet 
architecture. The fiscal year 2024 President's budget request 
contains more than $867,117,000 in research, development, test 
and evaluation funding in fiscal year 2024 and $4,409,700,000 
in the Future Years Defense Program for the development and 
procurement of such systems. The Committee is concerned that 
despite this and previous significant investments, the request 
also reflects significant programmatic setbacks for many of 
these same systems and technologies, including: the truncation 
of the Barracuda UUV, pausing the Knifefish UUV program prior 
to production, the cancelation of the Snakehead UUV program, 
delivery delays for the first Medium USV, and ongoing 
additional requirements definition for the Large USV. Further, 
the Committee notes that the Extra Large UUV [XLUUV] program, 
which is supposed to deliver five XLUUVs to the fleet, is at 
least $242,000,000 or 64 percent over its original cost 
estimate and over 3 years late.
    In contrast, the Committee is also aware that the Navy's 
Anguilla Large UUV program is using a fundamentally different 
development approach from other Navy USVs and UUVs. This 
program is executing on time and on budget and reached mission 
capable status only 4 years after its initial design review. 
This approach is known as the Open Autonomous Underwater 
Vehicle [OpenAUV] software architecture, which features the 
payload controller extensible [PCX] modular open architecture. 
While recognizing each vehicle will require a tailored 
approach, the Committee believes that establishing the OpenAUV 
and PCX architectures as the Navy technical standard for UUVs 
and USVs would enable greater speed and flexibility in 
fielding, upgrading, modifying, and sustaining these vehicles 
for a range of missions. In addition, broader adoption of the 
OpenAUV architecture would enable greater commercial 
participation and competition opportunities through the 
lifecycle of a USV or UUV platform. The Committee is encouraged 
that the Navy recognizes the potential utility of broader 
OpenAUV applicability based on the successful integration of 
the OpenAUV architecture on one Razorback UUV.
    Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the Navy 
to assess the feasibility and advisability of: establishing the 
OpenAUV and PCX architectures as the Navy standard for UUVs and 
USVs; accelerating OpenAUV integration on more Razorback UUVs; 
requiring USV and UUV program managers to review Navy's OpenAUV 
lessons learned, incorporate best practices, and engage in 
technical exchanges with performers; implementing OpenAUV on 
Snakehead UUVs; and maximizing full-and-open competition on UUV 
and USV solicitations with OpenAUV architectures prescribed. 
The Secretary is directed to submit this assessment to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this act.
    Direct Air Capture and Blue Carbon.--The Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) included 
$10,000,000 for a demonstration of direct air capture and blue 
carbon removal technology to turn carbon dioxide into clean 
fuels for enhanced fuel and energy security. The Committee 
maintains its support of this effort and recommends an 
additional $10,000,000 within the Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Navy account for continued demonstrations and 
encourages the Secretary of the Navy to examine the possible 
efficiencies of electrolyzers in the process.
    Intelligent Data Management for Distributed Naval 
Platforms.--The Committee supports the Navy's investment in 
Distributed Maritime Operations and Naval Operational 
Architecture. However, the Committee is concerned that 
technology gaps remain in the ability of distributed systems to 
successfully operate in intermittent and/or low-data rate 
communications environments, which can reduce the operational 
effectiveness of naval units. The Committee encourages the 
Secretary of the Navy to increase investment in intelligent 
data management for distributed naval platforms.
    Signature Reduction for Naval Platforms.--The Committee 
supports the Navy's investment in advanced manufacturing and 
composites for the future fleet that can reduce both weight and 
signature aspects of U.S. naval platforms. However, the 
Committee is concerned that a gap exists in the 
characterization and management of electromagnetic properties 
inherent in these platforms, as well as in innovations that aim 
to minimize fleet detection in contested environments. 
Therefore, the Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy 
to increase investment in electromagnetic absorptive structures 
for naval platforms.
    Anti-Corrosion Nanotechnology.--The Committee notes the 
large costs associated with corrosive prevention and corrosion 
related maintenance activities of the Navy's ships and 
submarines. Operations in the Indo-Pacific region require 
increased resiliency and operational availability due to the 
vast maritime domain in the region. Therefore, the Committee 
encourages the Secretary of the Navy to accelerate investment 
in research and demonstrations of nanotechnology-based 
innovations that can provide improved corrosion resistance to 
the fleet, thereby reducing maintenance requirements, and 
increasing operational availability.
    Continuous Distributed Sensing Systems.--The Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) includes 
$10,000,000 for the development of undersea continuous 
distributed sensing systems. The Committee maintains its 
support for these efforts and encourages the Secretary of the 
Navy to increase investment in the research and experimentation 
of persistent undersea surveillance, security, and sensing 
systems that will complement resident autonomous undersea 
robotic technologies.
    Increased Access to Ocean Data.--As part of broader efforts 
to standardize and make available oceanographic data, the 
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Navy to take the 
steps necessary to ensure the release of and public access to 
unclassified and declassified oceanographic data, including 
information about pirate fishing vessels that will help coastal 
States in Africa and other regions better police their 
exclusive economic zones, subject to existing regulatory 
restrictions.
    Autonomous Systems for Seabed Warfare.--The Committee 
recognizes that the Navy has identified the need to enhance the 
enabling capabilities that will facilitate the advanced 
artificial intelligence required to conduct truly autonomous 
seabed warfare with unmanned undersea vehicles independent of 
the platforms themselves. The Committee notes that gaps still 
exist in sensor processing and real-time decisionmaking in 
order to make unmanned seabed warfare truly reliable and 
autonomous. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Secretary 
of the Navy to leverage university and industry partnerships 
with expertise in autonomous systems to advance these efforts 
and perform testing with existing ocean test infrastructure in 
lower sea-state sites to accelerate experimentation.
    Expanding Partnerships for Undersea Research.--The 
Committee notes the Navy's strong partnerships among the naval 
research labs, academia, and industry. However, the Committee 
believes partnerships with our industrial base could be 
expanded to better leverage funded research projects that are 
also relevant to specific engineering and manufacturing 
challenges for weapon systems of a higher technical maturity. 
Therefore, the Committee encourages the Chief of Naval Research 
to increase collaboration with original equipment manufacturers 
to identify areas for increased research in advanced materials, 
additive manufacturing, and non-destructible testing as a means 
to reduce production timelines and the fielding of capabilities 
to the fleet.
    Solid Fuel Ram Jet Cannon Cartridges.--The Committee 
understands that solid fuel ram jet technology has the 
potential to increase the lethality of Navy and Marine Corps 
cannon cartridges, particularly at hypersonic speeds and 
against modern tanks. Accordingly, the Committee directs the 
Secretary of the Navy, not later than 90 days following 
enactment of this act, to provide a report to the congressional 
defense committees, on the potential utility of solid fuel ram 
jet technology to increase the lethality of cannon cartridges. 
This report shall include an assessment of currently fielded 
cannon cartridges; related capability gaps; the operational 
benefits of incorporating solid fuel ram jet technology into 
existing or follow-on cartridges; and notional costs and 
schedules for potential courses of action that could achieve 
such incorporation.
    Low-Cost Attritable Aircraft.--The fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request includes $126,171,000 for Marine 
Corps Advanced Technology Development and $177,046,000 for the 
Marine Corps Warfighting Lab to research and experiment with 
novel systems to increase the Marine Corps' effectiveness in 
distributed maritime operations and littoral operations in 
contested environments, among other missions. The Committee 
believes that continued investment in low-cost attritable 
aircraft operating collaboratively can improve the 
effectiveness of operations in these areas through employment 
as reconnaissance aids, strike platforms, and contested 
logistics enablers while reducing the cost risk associated with 
manned platforms. Therefore, the Committee encourages the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps to continue exploring novel 
concepts of operations and employment opportunities for these 
types of systems.
    Virtual Maintenance and Qualification Aids.--With 
advancements in virtual and augmented reality devices, the 
Committee believes an opportunity exists to leverage these 
technologies to speed the maintenance and repair activities 
across the fleet. Therefore, the Committee encourages the 
Secretary of the Navy to invest in virtual or semi-virtual 
systems to accelerate the development of qualified repair 
procedures for faster qualification of new repairs or 
maintenance activities, thereby reducing labor hours and 
maintenance costs.
    Additive Manufacturing for Expeditionary Deployment.--The 
Committee notes the increased role of additive manufacturing 
for both new production efforts and maintenance activities. 
Despite the growth in additive manufacturing, these additive 
capabilities should continue to mature in ways that reduce the 
size, weight and power of the equipment to enable tactical 
expeditionary deployment to reduce the logistical footprint and 
increase unit effectiveness through increased weapon systems 
operational availability. Therefore, the Committee encourages 
the Secretary of the Navy to continue to identify ways in which 
additive manufacturing tactical capabilities can be employed by 
our Sailors and Marines.
    Marine Energy.--The Committee commends the Office of Naval 
Research, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, and its 
university partnerships for sustained investment and 
advancement of a variety of marine energy systems that can 
provide a more effective means of power supply to maritime 
security systems, persistent at-sea surveillance, 
communications systems, at-sea vehicle charging and shore 
installations. The Committee encourages the Chief of Naval 
Research in partnership with research universities to 
accelerate development, experimentation, and transition of 
novel marine energy technologies such as wave energy converters 
[WEC], seabed turbines, integrated or seafloor power, WEC 
enabled systems, and remote anchoring and micro piling systems. 
Therefore, the Committee recommends $13,000,000 specifically 
for wave energy converters and $10,000,000 for marine energy 
systems for sensors and microgrids.
    Underwater Test Facilities.--The Committee notes that as 
prototyping efforts of unmanned underwater vehicles [UUV] grow 
with the expanding force structure requirements of these 
systems, updates to Navy infrastructure will be required to 
support a larger and more geographically distributed UUV force. 
Therefore, the Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of 
the Navy (Research, Development, and Acquisition) to explore 
options for additional sites near existing installations that 
possess the sustainment infrastructure and security 
requirements, including those installations present near a low 
sea-state body of water or significant body of freshwater, in 
an effort to expand undersea testing of these weapon systems.
    Crew-Served Weapons Accuracy and Target Acquisition 
Speed.--The Committee is aware of testing and evaluation at 
Naval Surface Warfare Center [NSWC] Crane, and NSWC Carderock 
to improve the situational awareness, accuracy, range, and 
target acquisition speed of crew-served weapons by the Navy and 
Marine Corps. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 
to test and evaluate compact and locally operated, active 
stabilized weapon mounts to satisfy these requirements.
    Marinisation of Long Rang and Long Endurance Systems.--The 
Committee notes that Marine Corps' Force Design 2030 cites the 
need for investment in unmanned systems with diverse employment 
platforms and the ability to conduct intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance missions or kinetic strikes. 
Therefore, The Committee encourages the Commandant of the 
Marine Corps to evaluate the marinisation of existing 
platforms, including the Long Range/Long Endurance Small 
Unmanned Aircraft System to meet the needs identified by Force 
Design 2030 at lower cost and in a compressed timeline compared 
to traditional development programs.
    Commercial Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Platforms.--The 
Committee notes that the use of Large Diameter Unmanned 
Underwater Vehicles [UUVs] has the potential to provide 
strategic advantages to the Navy. The Committee understands 
that commercial industry has existing modular, open 
architecture, and reconfigurable UUV offerings that can operate 
at a variety of depths and perform a variety of missions. Given 
proper investment and testing by the Department of the Navy, 
these systems could be quickly leveraged for mine 
countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, 
electronic warfare, strike, and other missions. The Committee 
believes that more investment in commercial platforms is 
needed. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of the 
Navy, not later than 90 days following enactment of this act, 
to provide a report to the congressional defense committees 
that provides a market analysis of the various commercial UUV 
platforms, categorized by size. The report shall include a 
technology maturity and risk assessment of each platform, 
assessment of the readiness to integrate with the Navy's Open 
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle architecture for each such 
platform, and an outline of the Navy's planned investments in 
UUV commercial platforms across the Future Years Defense 
Program. If necessary, this report may be submitted in a 
classified form.
    Conventional Prompt Strike Test.--The Department of Defense 
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) included 
$25,000,000 for additional hypersonic glide vehicle test 
flights using existing launch providers in-order to increase 
the cadence of our Nation's hypersonic testing. The Committee 
notes that, this past year the Army and Navy experienced 
testing challenges in their Joint Flight Test campaign [JFC]. 
As a result, both the Army and Navy had to submit reprogramming 
requests totaling $100,000,000 in order to conduct the JFC-2 
re-test. As in previous years, the Committee commends the 
Department of the Navy for continuing its flight test program 
and notes that challenges in test are not a reason for alarm. 
However, the extensive re-test cost for JFC-2 supports the 
Committees previous position that small commercial ground-
launched platforms can increase the rate of test flights and 
quality of test data per-flight at a much lower cost than 
current practices. While there is no substitute for a full 
system level flight test program utilizing the intended 
deployment platforms, the Committee encourages the Director, 
Strategic Systems Program to evaluate options for additional 
testing through commercially supported launch platforms to 
increase the rate and reduce the cost of testing.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $46,565,356,000
Committee recommendation................................  45,675,802,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$45,675,802,000. This is $889,554 below the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
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          RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVALUATION, AIR FORCE
 
        BASIC RESEARCH
      1 DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES                                      401,486         431,386         +29,900
      2 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES                                182,372         280,472         +98,100
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BASIC RESEARCH                                      583,858         711,858        +128,000
                                                               =================================================
 
        APPLIED RESEARCH
      3 FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH                         90,713         133,440         +42,727
      4 UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC)--TACTICAL           8,018           8,018  ..............
         AUTONOMY
      5 MATERIALS                                                      142,325         222,325         +80,000
      6 AEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES                                 161,268         166,268          +5,000
      7 HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH                           146,921         147,921          +1,000
      8 AEROSPACE PROPULSION                                           184,867         231,867         +47,000
      9 AEROSPACE SENSORS                                              216,269         231,269         +15,000
     11 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT--MAJOR HEADQUARTERS           10,303          10,303  ..............
     12 CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS                                         160,599         160,599  ..............
     13 DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY                                     129,961         118,452         -11,509
     14 DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS                      182,076         253,076         +71,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, APPLIED RESEARCH                                  1,433,320       1,683,538        +250,218
                                                               =================================================
 
        ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
     15 FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY DEMOS                          255,855         190,982         -64,873
     16 ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS                           30,372          45,339         +14,967
     17 SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T)                        10,478          10,478  ..............
     18 ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS                                      48,046          45,846          -2,200
     19 AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO                                   51,896         101,528         +49,632
     20 AEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECHNOLOGY                       56,789          69,289         +12,500
     21 ELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY                                    32,510          32,510  ..............
     22 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS               70,321          70,321  ..............
     23 MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (MSSS)                                2               2  ..............
     24 HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT             15,593          19,781          +4,188
     25 CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY                                132,311         132,311  ..............
     26 ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY                                    102,997          95,597          -7,400
     27 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM                                44,422         103,967         +59,545
     28 BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION               37,779          43,279          +5,500
     29 CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC)                               2,005           2,005  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                     891,376         963,235         +71,859
                                                               =================================================
 
        ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT
     30 MODULAR ADVANCED MISSILE                                       105,238  ..............        -105,238
     31 INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT                                6,237           6,237  ..............
     32 COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY                                21,298          21,298  ..............
     33 NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT                                    2,208           2,208  ..............
     34 INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE--DEM/VAL                     45,319          53,319          +8,000
     35 NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS                                           10,011           5,311          -4,700
     37 ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ABMS)                       500,575         484,197         -16,378
        NEXT GENERATION ADAPTIVE PROPULSION (NGAP)
     38 Advanced Engine Development                                    595,352         280,000        -315,352
    38a Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion                     ..............         595,352        +595,352
     39 NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING                        78,799          68,799         -10,000
     40 DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE TECH ARCHITECTURE                          2,620  ..............          -2,620
     41 E-7                                                            681,039         718,239         +37,200
     42 AFWERX PRIME                                                    83,336          83,336  ..............
     43 LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER                                    2,984,143       2,984,143  ..............
     44 RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER)                   154,300          64,827         -89,473
     45 DIRECTED ENERGY PROTOTYPING                                      1,246           1,246  ..............
     46 HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING                                        150,340          78,540         -71,800
     47 HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING--HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE              381,528         342,728         -38,800
         MISSILE (HACM)
     48 PNT RESILIENCY, MODS AND IMPROVEMENTS                           18,041          18,041  ..............
     49 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS                                 27,650          25,180          -2,470
     50 SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER                          888,829         747,529        -141,300
     51 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER                                             26,638          40,138         +13,500
     52 HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM                     19,266          19,266  ..............
     53 CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS                          37,121          37,121  ..............
     54 ADAPTIVE ENGINE TRANSITION PROGRAM (AETP)               ..............  ..............  ..............
     55 JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JTMS)                   37,026          37,026  ..............
     56 DEPLOYMENT AND DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D                      31,833          31,833  ..............
     57 TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM                                        210,806         205,426          -5,380
     58 OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND INSTALLATION RESILIENCE                  46,305          35,903         -10,402
     59 AIR REFUELING CAPABILITY MODERNIZATION                          19,400          19,400  ..............
    59a NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM                    ..............           7,928          +7,928
     61 NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE                                2,326,128       2,326,128  ..............
     62 AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS                             118,826         101,013         -17,813
     63 COMBAT IDENTIFICATION                                            1,902           1,902  ..............
     64 THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR (3DELRR)                     19,763          14,393          -5,370
     65 AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS (ABADS)                             78,867          69,302          -9,565
     66 WAR RESERVE MATERIEL--AMMUNITION                                 8,175           8,175  ..............
     68 COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL EA)                       25,157          25,157  ..............
     69 MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS                                    17,727          17,727  ..............
     70 CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT                     ..............  ..............  ..............
     71 ENABLED CYBER ACTIVITIES                                ..............  ..............  ..............
     72 RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION (RSM)                           43,431          66,431         +23,000
     73 INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION                                    9,364           9,364  ..............
     74 CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM                       28,294          21,172          -7,122
     75 US SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT               14,892           8,892          -6,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT                    9,859,030       9,684,227        -174,803
                                                               =================================================
 
        SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION
     76 FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS                       9,757           9,757  ..............
     77 PNT RESILIENCY, MODS AND IMPROVEMENTS                          163,156         163,156  ..............
     78 NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT                                         45,884          45,884  ..............
     79 ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT                                  13,804          23,804         +10,000
     80 TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE                               74,023          79,023          +5,000
     81 PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT                                     10,605          10,605  ..............
     82 ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT                                    5,918           5,918  ..............
     83 SUBMUNITIONS                                                     3,345           3,345  ..............
     84 AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT                                            21,967          41,467         +19,500
     85 LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS                                            39,301          39,301  ..............
     86 COMBAT TRAINING RANGES                                         152,569         158,569          +6,000
     87 LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON                                     911,406         882,633         -28,773
     88 ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION                                         71,732          71,732  ..............
     89 JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC)                             2,256           2,256  ..............
     90 JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)                                       452             452  ..............
     91 OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT                                    36,582          36,582  ..............
     92 NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM                             7,928  ..............          -7,928
     93 ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING                                         77,252          74,980          -2,272
     94 COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER HH-60W                                 48,268          41,868          -6,400
     95 GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT EMD                         3,746,935       3,759,285         +12,350
     96 F-15 EPAWSS                                                     13,982          13,982  ..............
     97 ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY AND RECOVERY                   56,225          42,285         -13,940
     98 STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON                                         298,585         228,325         -70,260
     99 FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING                                     7,597           7,597  ..............
    100 MEDICAL C-CBRNE PROGRAMS                                         2,006           2,006  ..............
    102 ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES                              30,000          30,000  ..............
    103 KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS                                        124,662          86,864         -37,798
   102A KC-Y                                                    ..............  ..............  ..............
    104 VC-25B                                                         490,701         428,380         -62,321
    105 AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS                                          12,911          12,911  ..............
    106 TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS                                            1,922           1,922  ..............
   106A Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar                      ..............         489,855        +489,855
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT           6,481,731       6,794,744        +313,013
                                                               =================================================
 
        MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
    107 THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT                                    16,626          16,626  ..............
    108 MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT                                            31,143          31,143  ..............
    109 RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE                                          38,398          38,398  ..............
    110 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH                               1,466  ..............          -1,466
    111 INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION                           13,736          13,736  ..............
    112 TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT                                    913,213         918,040          +4,827
    113 ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG & COMBAT SYS                         317,901         311,408          -6,493
    114 ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL REACH                                    541,677         532,551          -9,126
    115 ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & BUS SYS                       551,213         490,865         -60,348
    116 ACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL BATTLE MGMT                       ..............  ..............  ..............
    117 ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY INTEGRATION                          243,780         272,779         +28,999
    118 ACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED PRGM TECHNOLOGY                        109,030          73,767         -35,263
    119 ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS                                 336,788         303,675         -33,113
    120 MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D                                               5,005           6,705          +1,700
    121 FACILITIES RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION--TEST & EVAL             87,889          87,889  ..............
    122 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT--TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT             35,065          35,065  ..............
    123 REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION                            89,956          98,456          +8,500
    124 MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E                                               7,453           7,453  ..............
    125 SUPPORT TO INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) CAPABILITIES     ..............  ..............  ..............
    126 COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTERS (C4)--           20,871          45,871         +25,000
         STRATCOM
    127 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS)                          100,357         100,357  ..............
    128 ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT                              20,478          20,478  ..............
    129 GENERAL SKILL TRAINING                                             796             796  ..............
    132 INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES                                         3,917           3,917  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT                          3,486,758       3,409,975         -76,783
                                                               =================================================
 
        OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
    134 SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING                       41,464          26,564         -14,900
    135 BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR DEVELOPMENT                       40,000          40,000  ..............
    136 WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE                                           8,018           8,018  ..............
    137 AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT                                             5,645           5,645  ..............
    138 DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D                ..............  ..............  ..............
    139 F-35 C2D2                                                    1,275,268       1,270,268          -5,000
    140 AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS)                40,203          40,203  ..............
    141 ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY                         49,613          49,613  ..............
    142 FOREIGN MATERIEL ACQUISITION AND EXPLOITATION                   93,881          93,881  ..............
    143 HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E                                           36,536          33,436          -3,100
    144 NC3 INTEGRATION                                                 22,910          22,910  ..............
    145 B-52 SQUADRONS                                                 950,815         989,832         +39,017
    146 AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM)                                 290             290  ..............
    147 B-1B SQUADRONS                                                  12,619          12,619  ..............
    148 B-2 SQUADRONS                                                   87,623          76,423         -11,200
    149 MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS                                             33,237          33,237  ..............
    150 WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS                        24,653          24,653  ..............
    151 SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM--GLOBAL STRIKE                       7,562           7,562  ..............
    152 INTEGRATED STRATEGIC PLANNING & ANALYSIS NETWORK        ..............  ..............  ..............
    153 ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES                                          475,415         475,415  ..............
    155 UH-1N REPLACEMENT PROGRAM                                       25,737          25,737  ..............
    156 REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL CENTER MODERNIZATION               831             831  ..............
    157 NORTH WARNING SYSTEM (NWS)                                         102  ..............            -102
    158 OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR                             428,754  ..............        -428,754
    159 VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT --GENERAL                        15,498          15,498  ..............
    160 MQ-9 UAV                                                        81,123          81,123  ..............
    161 JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC WARFARE                           2,303           2,303  ..............
    162 MULTI-PLATFORM ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT                      7,312           7,312  ..............
    163 A-10 SQUADRONS                                          ..............  ..............  ..............
    164 F-16 SQUADRONS                                                  98,633         101,753          +3,120
    165 F-15E SQUADRONS                                                 50,965          50,965  ..............
    166 MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION                                  16,543          13,322          -3,221
    167 F-22 SQUADRONS                                                 725,889         700,984         -24,905
    168 F-35 SQUADRONS                                                  97,231          97,231  ..............
    169 F-15EX                                                         100,006         100,006  ..............
    170 TACTICAL AIM MISSILES                                           41,958          41,958  ..............
    171 ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM)               53,679          53,679  ..............
    172 COMBAT RESCUE--PARARESCUE                                          726             726  ..............
    173 E-11A                                                           64,888          64,888  ..............
    174 AF TENCAP                                                       25,749          22,049          -3,700
    175 PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT                            11,872          11,872  ..............
    176 COMPASS CALL                                                    66,932          62,315          -4,617
    177 AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM                   55,223          60,223          +5,000
    178 JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM)                  132,937         132,937  ..............
    179 SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)                                       37,518          40,518          +3,000
    180 AIR AND SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC)                           72,059          72,059  ..............
    181 CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC)                              17,498          17,498  ..............
    182 AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS)             ..............  ..............  ..............
   182A AWACS REPLACEMENT                                       ..............  ..............  ..............
    183 TACTICAL AIRBORNE CONTROL SYSTEMS AFSPECWAR--TACP                2,106           2,106  ..............
    185 COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES                       72,010          72,010  ..............
    186 THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM) C41                              6,467           6,467  ..............
    187 ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTEGRATED REPROGRAMMING (EWIR)              10,388          10,388  ..............
    188 TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY--MOD                                 10,060          10,060  ..............
    189 DCAPES                                                           8,233           8,233  ..............
    190 AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS                                   2,172           2,172  ..............
    192 NATIONAL TECHNICAL NUCLEAR FORENSICS                             2,049           2,049  ..............
    193 SEEK EAGLE                                                      33,478          33,478  ..............
    194 USAF MODELING AND SIMULATION                            ..............  ..............  ..............
    195 WARGAMING AND SIMULATION CENTERS                                11,894          11,894  ..............
    197 DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES                               3,811           3,811  ..............
    198 MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS                                        96,272          96,272  ..............
    199 TACTICAL DECEPTION                                              26,533          26,533  ..............
    200 OPERATIONAL HG--CYBER                                   ..............  ..............  ..............
    201 DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE OPERATIONS                            50,122          41,622          -8,500
    202 AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS                             113,064          38,064         -75,000
    203 JOINT CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (JCC2)                  ..............  ..............  ..............
    204 UNIFIED PLATFORM (UP)                                   ..............  ..............  ..............
    208 INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS                                            967             967  ..............
    209 GEOBASE                                                          1,514           1,514  ..............
    210 NUCLEAR PLANNING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM (NPES)            ..............  ..............  ..............
    211 CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT                              8,476           8,476  ..............
    218 AIR FORCE SPACE AND CYBER NON-TRADITIONAL ISR FOR                2,890           2,890  ..............
         BATTLESPACE AWARENESS
    219 E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC)                 39,868          47,368          +7,500
    220 EIT CONNECT                                                     32,900           8,225         -24,675
    221 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS SYSTEMS                                    4,881           4,881  ..............
    222 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK              33,567          33,567  ..............
    223 HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS                                    40,000          32,300          -7,700
    224 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM                            95,523          95,523  ..............
    226 ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM                                      71,296          71,296  ..............
    227 JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE                              4,682           4,682  ..............
    228 STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM (SMPES)           64,944          64,944  ..............
    230 AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE                                     108,947         106,633          -2,314
    231 COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS                                     4,635           4,635  ..............
    234 C2 AIR OPERATIONS SUITE--C2 INFO SERVICES                       13,751          13,751  ..............
    235 CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY                         1,660           1,660  ..............
    236 ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION DVMT (IMAD)                      18,680          13,570          -5,110
    237 GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM)                             5,031           5,031  ..............
    238 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE                                          301             301  ..............
    239 WEATHER SERVICE                                                 26,329          51,329         +25,000
    240 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, & LANDING SYSTEM (ATC)            8,751          23,751         +15,000
    241 AERIAL TARGETS                                                   6,915           6,915  ..............
    244 SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES                              352             352  ..............
    245 DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES                     6,930           6,930  ..............
    246 INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE                                    21,588          16,988          -4,600
    247 DRAGON U-2                                                      16,842          16,842  ..............
    248 AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS                                 43,158          43,158  ..............
    249 MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS                                   14,330          14,330  ..............
    250 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS                       88,854          88,854  ..............
    251 RQ-4 UAV                                                         1,242           1,242  ..............
    252 NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGET (TIARA)                    12,496          12,496  ..............
    253 NATO AGS                                                             2               2  ..............
    254 SUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE                                      31,589          33,589          +2,000
    255 INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY AND                       15,322          15,322  ..............
         ARCHITECTURES
    256 RAPID CYBER ACQUISITION                                          8,830           8,830  ..............
    257 PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL (PRC2)                         2,764           2,764  ..............
    258 INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)                                  7,090           7,090  ..............
    259 C-130 AIRLIFT SQUADRON                                           5,427           6,427          +1,000
    260 C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS                                           29,502          28,286          -1,216
    261 C-17 AIRCRAFT                                                    2,753           2,753  ..............
    262 C-130J PROGRAM                                                  19,100          15,772          -3,328
    263 LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM)                       5,982           2,654          -3,328
    264 KC-135S                                                         51,105          38,675         -12,430
    265 CV-22                                                           18,127          17,127          -1,000
    266 SPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL                                 9,198           9,198  ..............
    267 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR & OVERHAUL SYSTEM                   ..............  ..............  ..............
    268 LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT)                        17,520          17,520  ..............
    269 AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC-OT)                            25,144          22,144          -3,000
    270 OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING                                            2,265           2,265  ..............
    272 JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY                                  2,266           2,266  ..............
    273 CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM                                    4,006           4,006  ..............
    274 PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION                                         3,078           3,078  ..............
    275 AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY                            5,309           2,309          -3,000
    276 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT             4,279           4,279  ..............
    277 DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT SYS (DEAMS)                   45,925          45,925  ..............
    278 SERVICE SUPPORT TO SPACECOM ACTIVITIES                           9,778           9,778  ..............
   9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                         16,814,245      15,967,250        -846,995
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                  23,829,283      22,428,225      -1,401,058
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVALUATION,        46,565,356      45,675,802        -889,554
             AIR FORCE
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Defense Research Sciences                                      401,486         431,386         +29,900
            Transfer to RDT&E, SF line 1 for space unique S&T   ..............  ..............         -20,100
            Program increase: Basic research                    ..............  ..............         +50,000
      2 University Research Initiatives                                182,372         280,472         +98,100
            Transfer to RDT&E, SF line 2 for space unique S&T   ..............  ..............         -14,400
            Program increase: Behavioral health interventions   ..............  ..............          +7,500
            Program increase: Defense university research       ..............  ..............         +50,000
             instrumentation program
            Program increase: Health and science multidomain    ..............  ..............          +5,000
             operations
            Program increase: STEM research                     ..............  ..............         +50,000
      3 Future AF Capabilities Applied Research                         90,713         133,440         +42,727
            Transfer to RDT&E, SF line 4 for space unique S&T   ..............  ..............          -7,273
            Program increase: Operational energy research       ..............  ..............         +50,000
      5 Materials                                                      142,325         222,325         +80,000
            Program increase: Accelerated material development  ..............  ..............          +5,000
             for high mach capabilities
            Program increase: Advanced composites in            ..............  ..............          +5,000
             hypersonics research
            Program increase: Biomaterials for ground           ..............  ..............          +5,000
             infrastructure reinforcement
            Program increase: Brain health biomarker and        ..............  ..............          +5,000
             sensor technology
            Program increase: Composites for electromagnetic    ..............  ..............          +4,000
             interference shielding
            Program increase: Continuous composite 3D printing  ..............  ..............          +3,000
             for topologically optimized structures
            Program increase: Continuous fiber 3D printing for  ..............  ..............         +10,000
             hypersonic applications
            Program increase: High energy synchrotron x-ray     ..............  ..............          +9,000
             research
            Program increase: Infrared meta-material coatings   ..............  ..............          +2,500
            Program increase: Manufactured radio frequency      ..............  ..............          +4,000
             photonic devices and systems for airborne
             platforms
            Program increase: Minority leaders research         ..............  ..............          +9,000
             collaboration program
            Program increase: Multi-functional protective       ..............  ..............         +10,000
             materials
            Program increase: Scanning and additive             ..............  ..............          +1,500
             manufacturing
            Program increase: Thermal protection for            ..............  ..............          +7,000
             hypersonic vehicles
      6 Aerospace Vehicle Technologies                                 161,268         166,268          +5,000
            Program increase: Educational partnership           ..............  ..............          +5,000
             agreement for aerospace engineering systems
             security integration
      7 Human Effectiveness Applied Research                           146,921         147,921          +1,000
            Program increase: Project refuel                    ..............  ..............          +1,000
      8 Aerospace Propulsion                                           184,867         231,867         +47,000
            Program increase: Advanced aerospace fuels for      ..............  ..............          +7,500
             hypersonic propulsion
            Program increase: Compact scramjet testing          ..............  ..............         +12,000
            Program increase: Emergency power and cooling       ..............  ..............         +10,000
             thermal management growth
            Program increase: High voltage aircraft power       ..............  ..............          +2,000
            Program increase: Improving reliability of          ..............  ..............          +3,000
             electrical systems for future aircraft
            Program increase: Low-cost small turbine engine     ..............  ..............         +12,500
      9 Aerospace Sensors                                              216,269         231,269         +15,000
            Program increase: Cyber kinetic combat environment  ..............  ..............         +15,000
     12 Conventional Munitions                                         160,599         160,599  ..............
            Excess growth                                       ..............  ..............         -10,000
            Program increase: Convergence technology research   ..............  ..............         +10,000
     13 Directed Energy Technology                                     129,961         118,452         -11,509
            Excess to need                                      ..............  ..............         -11,509
     14 Dominant Information Sciences and Methods                      182,076         253,076         +71,000
            Program increase: C-UAS high speed imaging          ..............  ..............          +2,000
             technology
            Program increase: Ion trap quantum computing        ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: JADC2 operational                 ..............  ..............         +10,000
             experimentation testbed
            Program increase: Multi-domain RF spectrum          ..............  ..............         +10,000
             environment
            Program increase: Photonic quantum computing        ..............  ..............          +4,000
            Program increase: Quantum network testbed           ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: UAS traffic management advanced   ..............  ..............         +10,000
             air mobility enhancements
            Program increase: University-based quantum          ..............  ..............         +20,000
             materials applied research
     15 Future AF Integrated Technology Demos                          255,855         190,982         -64,873
            Fight Tonight previously funded                     ..............  ..............         -16,500
            Rocket Cargo insufficient justification             ..............  ..............         -12,300
            Transfer to RDT&E, SF line 6 for space unique S&T   ..............  ..............         -29,900
            Transfer to RDT&E, SF line 6 for space unique S&T   ..............  ..............          -6,173
     16 Advanced Materials for Weapon Systems                           30,372          45,339         +14,967
            Transfer to RDT&E, SF line 6 for space unique S&T   ..............  ..............          -3,033
            Program increase: Certification for advanced        ..............  ..............         +18,000
             materials
     18 Advanced Aerospace Sensors                                      48,046          45,846          -2,200
            Multi-Spectrum Sensing Demonstration excess to      ..............  ..............          -2,200
             need
     19 Aerospace Technology Dev/Demo                                   51,896         101,528         +49,632
            Program increase: Autonomous air to air refueling   ..............  ..............          +2,000
            Program increase: Bonded unitized composites large  ..............  ..............         +10,000
             scale structural demonstration
            Program increase: Long duration, broad-area,multi-  ..............  ..............         +28,132
             sensor capability
            Program increase: Low-profile laser beam director   ..............  ..............          +2,000
             for high speed aircraft
            Program increase: Reusable hypersonic technology    ..............  ..............          +7,500
     20 Aerospace Propulsion and Power Technology                       56,789          69,289         +12,500
            Program increase: Liquid engine for hypersonic      ..............  ..............          +5,000
             testing
            Program increase: Quiet electric aircraft           ..............  ..............          +2,500
             propulsion
            Program increase: Silicon carbide research          ..............  ..............          +5,000
     24 Human Effectiveness Advanced Technology Development             15,593          19,781          +4,188
            Transfer to RDT&E, SF line 6 for space unique S&T   ..............  ..............            -812
            Program increase: Tactical personal area network    ..............  ..............          +5,000
     26 Advanced Weapons Technology                                    102,997          95,597          -7,400
            High Power Microwave excess growth                  ..............  ..............         -12,400
            Program increase: LIDAR CUAS automated target       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             recognition
     27 Manufacturing Technology Program                                44,422         103,967         +59,545
            Transfer to RDT&E, SF line 6 for space unique S&T   ..............  ..............          -1,955
            Program increase: Additive manufactured             ..............  ..............          +3,000
             lightweight UAV skins
            Program increase: AI robotic manufacturing          ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Composites for advanced air       ..............  ..............          +7,000
             mobility
            Program increase: Digital engineering enabled       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             workforce development
            Program increase: Expansion of thermoplastic        ..............  ..............          +7,500
             composites and alternatives to critical minerals
            Program increase: Gallium oxide for high power      ..............  ..............          +5,000
             electronics
            Program increase: Glass packaging solutions for     ..............  ..............          +2,000
             miniaturization
            Program increase: Hypersonics development to        ..............  ..............         +12,000
             accelerate production readiness
            Program increase: MRO advanced process technology   ..............  ..............          +5,000
             development
            Program increase: Needled thermoplastic composite   ..............  ..............          +5,000
             textiles for low-cost, complex aerostructures
            Program increase: Operationalizing additive         ..............  ..............          +5,000
             manufacturing for sustainment and modernization
             research
     28 Battlespace Knowledge Development and Demonstration             37,779          43,279          +5,500
            Program increase: B-52 agile pod capability         ..............  ..............          +2,000
            Program increase: Nationwide integration of time    ..............  ..............          +1,000
             resiliency for operations
            Program increase: Programmable computing fabric     ..............  ..............          +2,500
             networks
     30 Modular Advanced Missile                                       105,238  ..............        -105,238
            Program decrease                                    ..............  ..............        -105,238
     34 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile--Dem/Val                     45,319          53,319          +8,000
            Program increase: AFGSC modernization and           ..............  ..............          +8,000
             enhancement of mission capabilities
     35 NC3 Advanced Concepts                                           10,011           5,311          -4,700
            NC3 underexecution                                  ..............  ..............          -4,700
     37 Advanced Battle Management System [ABMS]                       500,575         484,197         -16,378
            Architecture Design and Evaluation excess to need   ..............  ..............          -7,078
            CBC2 ahead of need                                  ..............  ..............         -15,000
            AEN ahead of need                                   ..............  ..............         -10,000
            Program increase: Digital transformation hub        ..............  ..............          +6,000
            Program increase: Digital transformation office     ..............  ..............          +9,700
     38 Advanced Engine Development                                    595,352         280,000        -315,352
            Transfer to line 38a for NGAP                       ..............  ..............        -595,352
            Program increase: Future engine technologies        ..............  ..............        +280,000
    38a Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion                     ..............         595,352        +595,352
            Transfer from line 38 for NGAP                      ..............  ..............        +595,352
     39 NC3 Commercial Development & Prototyping                        78,799          68,799         -10,000
            Prototype Terminals carryover                       ..............  ..............         -10,000
     40 Dept of the Air Force Tech Architecture                          2,620  ..............          -2,620
            Air Force requested transfer to line 57             ..............  ..............          -2,620
     41 E-7                                                            681,039         718,239         +37,200
            Program increase: E-7                               ..............  ..............         +37,200
     44 Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve [RDER]                   154,300          64,827         -89,473
            Program decrease                                    ..............  ..............         -89,473
     46 Hypersonics Prototyping                                        150,340          78,540         -71,800
            Excess to need                                      ..............  ..............         -71,800
     47 Hypersonics Prototyping--Hypersonic Attack Cruise              381,528         342,728         -38,800
         Missile [HACM]
            Risk reduction excess to need                       ..............  ..............         -41,800
            Program increase: Accelerate air-breathing          ..............  ..............          +3,000
             hypersonic manufacturing AUR maturation
     49 Advanced Technology and Sensors                                 27,650          25,180          -2,470
            Imaging and Targeting Support excess growth         ..............  ..............          -2,470
     50 Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC)                   888,829         747,529        -141,300
            Test ahead of need                                  ..............  ..............         -25,300
            Excess test aircraft                                ..............  ..............        -116,000
     51 Technology Transfer                                             26,638          40,138         +13,500
            Program increase: Air force applied innovation      ..............  ..............          +5,000
             training
            Program increase: Innovative solutions to enhance   ..............  ..............          +2,000
             warfighter readiness
            Program increase: Laboratory technology transfer    ..............  ..............          +4,000
            Program increase: Partnership intermediary program  ..............  ..............          +2,500
     57 Tech Transition Program                                        210,806         205,426          -5,380
            Blended Wing Body excess to need                    ..............  ..............          -8,000
            Air Force requested transfer from line 40           ..............  ..............          +2,620
     58 Operational Energy and Installation Resilience                  46,305          35,903         -10,402
            Excess growth                                       ..............  ..............         -10,402
    59a Next Generation Air-refueling System                    ..............           7,928          +7,928
            Air Force requested transfer from line 92           ..............  ..............          +7,928
     62 Autonomous Collaborative Platforms                             118,826         101,013         -17,813
            VENOM test support--Air Force requested transfer    ..............  ..............         -17,813
             to line 112
     64 Three Dimensional Long-Range Radar (3DELRR)                     19,763          14,393          -5,370
            Support funding ahead of need                       ..............  ..............          -1,470
            Testing previously funded                           ..............  ..............          -3,900
     65 Airbase Air Defense Systems [ABADS]                             78,867          69,302          -9,565
            Prototype development previously funded             ..............  ..............          -9,565
     72 Rapid Sustainment Modernization [RSM]                           43,431          66,431         +23,000
            Program increase: 3D interactive instructions       ..............  ..............          +3,000
            Program increase: Digital part transformation to    ..............  ..............         +20,000
             support operational readiness
     74 Contracting Information Technology System                       28,294          21,172          -7,122
            Excess growth                                       ..............  ..............          -7,122
     75 U.S. Space Command Research and Development Support             14,892           8,892          -6,000
            Underexecution                                      ..............  ..............          -6,000
     79 Electronic Warfare Development                                  13,804          23,804         +10,000
            Program increase: AI and machine learning enabled   ..............  ..............         +10,000
             electronic warfare systems
     80 Tactical Data Networks Enterprise                               74,023          79,023          +5,000
            SPoC radio--Air Force requested transfer from line  ..............  ..............          +5,000
             139
     84 Agile Combat Support                                            21,967          41,467         +19,500
            Program increase: Arctic campaigning                ..............  ..............          +4,000
            Program increase: Arctic capable prepositioned      ..............  ..............          +5,500
             shelter
            Program increase: Automated heavy machinery         ..............  ..............         +10,000
     86 Combat Training Ranges                                         152,569         158,569          +6,000
            Program increase: Joint pacific Alaska range        ..............  ..............          +6,000
             complex
     87 Long Range Standoff Weapon                                     911,406         882,633         -28,773
            Weapons Development carryover                       ..............  ..............          -8,773
            Air Force requested transfer: From RDAF line R-87   ..............  ..............         -20,000
             to OMAF line 011R due to programming error for
             LRSO facility costs
     92 Next Generation Air-refueling System                             7,928  ..............          -7,928
            Air Force requested transfer to line 59a            ..............  ..............          -7,928
     93 Advanced Pilot Training                                         77,252          74,980          -2,272
            EMD carryover                                       ..............  ..............          -2,272
     94 HH-60W                                                          48,268          41,868          -6,400
            Capability Upgrades early to need                   ..............  ..............          -6,400
     95 Ground Based Strategic Deterrent EMD                         3,746,935       3,759,285         +12,350
            Air Force Requested transfer to APAF Line 61 for    ..............  ..............          -7,650
             SLP-A capability
            Program increase: Construction and infrastructure   ..............  ..............         +20,000
             surveys and evaluation
     97 Isolated Personnel Survivability and Recovery                   56,225          42,285         -13,940
            CSAR EMD carryover                                  ..............  ..............         -13,940
     98 Stand In Attack Weapon                                         298,585         228,325         -70,260
            SiAW Development carryover                          ..............  ..............         -57,260
            Aircraft integration delays                         ..............  ..............         -13,000
    103 KC-46A Tanker Squadrons                                        124,662          86,864         -37,798
            TOLD execution delays                               ..............  ..............          -3,214
            KC-46 Test funding requested ahead of need          ..............  ..............          -7,384
            LTTAMS carryover                                    ..............  ..............         -10,000
            BTAR carryover                                      ..............  ..............          -3,400
            Trainer development funding requested ahead of      ..............  ..............         -13,800
             need
    104 VC-25B                                                         490,701         428,380         -62,321
            Funding ahead of need                               ..............  ..............         -62,321
   106A Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar                      ..............         489,855        +489,855
            Air Force requested transfer from line 158          ..............  ..............        +424,855
            Program increase: ARCHER                            ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Over the Horizon Radar            ..............  ..............         +55,000
             capability acceleration
    110 Small Business Innovation Research                               1,466  ..............          -1,466
            Programming error                                   ..............  ..............          -1,466
    112 Test and Evaluation Support                                    913,213         918,040          +4,827
            VENOM test support--Air Force requested transfer    ..............  ..............         +17,813
             from line 62
            Air Force requested realignment for Civ Pay         ..............  ..............         +15,000
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -27,986
    113 Acq Workforce- Global Vig & Combat Sys                         317,901         311,408          -6,493
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............          -6,493
    114 Acq Workforce- Global Reach                                    541,677         532,551          -9,126
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -12,126
            Program increase: Digital transformation digital    ..............  ..............          +3,000
             technology maturation and adoption
    115 Acq Workforce- Cyber, Network, & Bus Sys                       551,213         490,865         -60,348
            Air Force requested realignment for Civ Pay         ..............  ..............         -14,700
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -45,648
    117 Acq Workforce- Capability Integration                          243,780         272,779         +28,999
            Air Force requested realignment for Civ Pay         ..............  ..............         +30,000
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............          -1,001
    118 Acq Workforce- Advanced Prgm Technology                        109,030          73,767         -35,263
            Air Force requested realignment for Civ Pay         ..............  ..............         -32,000
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............          -3,263
    119 Acq Workforce- Nuclear Systems                                 336,788         303,675         -33,113
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -33,113
    120 Management HQ--R&D                                               5,005           6,705          +1,700
            Air Force requested realignment for Civ Pay         ..............  ..............          +1,700
    123 Requirements Analysis and Maturation                            89,956          98,456          +8,500
            Program increase: Rapid innovation capability       ..............  ..............          +8,500
    126 Command, Control, Communication, and Computers (C4)--           20,871          45,871         +25,000
         STRATCOM
            Program increase: NC3 network sensor demonstration  ..............  ..............         +15,000
            Program increase: NC3 REACH                         ..............  ..............         +10,000
    134 Specialized Undergraduate Flight Training                       41,464          26,564         -14,900
            ARP previously funded                               ..............  ..............         -14,900
    139 F-35 C2D2                                                    1,275,268       1,270,268          -5,000
            SPoC radio--Air Force requested transfer to line    ..............  ..............          -5,000
             80
    143 HC/MC-130 Recap RDT&E                                           36,536          33,436          -3,100
            Communications Modernization Phase II early to      ..............  ..............          -3,100
             need
    145 B-52 Squadrons                                                 950,815         989,832         +39,017
            Air Force requested transfer from APAF Line 21 for  ..............  ..............         +14,017
             crypto modernization
            Program increase: Innovative projects for B-52      ..............  ..............         +25,000
             modernization
    148 B-2 Squadrons                                                   87,623          76,423         -11,200
            MDU-R execution delays                              ..............  ..............         -11,200
    157 North Warning System [NWS]                                         102  ..............            -102
            Programming error                                   ..............  ..............            -102
    158 Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar                             428,754  ..............        -428,754
            OTHR MITRE excess to need                           ..............  ..............          -3,899
            Air Force requested transfer to line 106a           ..............  ..............        -424,855
    164 F-16 Squadrons                                                  98,633         101,753          +3,120
            STP excess to need                                  ..............  ..............            -100
            AIFF Mode 5 excess to need                          ..............  ..............            -100
            AESA radar excess to need                           ..............  ..............            -100
            IVEWS excess to need                                ..............  ..............            -100
            MIDS-JTRS excess to need                            ..............  ..............            -100
            M-Code carryover                                    ..............  ..............          -1,380
            Program increase: Lithium battery replacement for   ..............  ..............          +5,000
             F-16 hydrazine emergency power units
    166 Manned Destructive Suppression                                  16,543          13,322          -3,221
            Cost savings                                        ..............  ..............          -3,221
    167 F-22A Squadrons                                                725,889         700,984         -24,905
            Sensor Enhancements DT/OT early to need             ..............  ..............         -12,225
            IRDS excess to need                                 ..............  ..............          -7,180
            Crypto Modernization HW development early to need   ..............  ..............          -5,500
    174 AF TENCAP                                                       25,749          22,049          -3,700
            Exploitation Applications excess growth             ..............  ..............          -3,700
    176 Compass Call                                                    66,932          62,315          -4,617
            Test and evaluation underexecution                  ..............  ..............          -4,617
    177 Aircraft Engine Component Improvement Program                   55,223          60,223          +5,000
            Program increase: Additive manufacturing for        ..............  ..............          +5,000
             aircraft sustainment
    179 Small Diameter Bomb [SDB]                                       37,518          40,518          +3,000
            Program increase: Precise navigation                ..............  ..............          +3,000
    201 Distributed Cyber Warfare Operations                            50,122          41,622          -8,500
            Access/Infrastructure unjustified growth            ..............  ..............          -8,500
    202 AF Defensive Cyberspace Operations                             113,064          38,064         -75,000
            IDCDS Development unjustified request               ..............  ..............         -75,000
    219 E-4B National Airborne Operations Center [NAOC]                 39,868          47,368          +7,500
            Program increase: Next generation satellite         ..............  ..............          +7,500
             communication capabilities
    220 EIT CONNECT                                                     32,900           8,225         -24,675
            Enterprise IT Diverse Data-Routing Network          ..............  ..............         -24,675
             unjustified request
    223 High Frequency Radio Systems                                    40,000          32,300          -7,700
            Test assets excess to need                          ..............  ..............          -7,700
    230 Airborne SIGINT Enterprise                                     108,947         106,633          -2,314
            Underexecution                                      ..............  ..............          -2,314
    236 ISR Modernization & Automation Dvmt [IMAD]                      18,680          13,570          -5,110
            Algorithmic warfare unjustified growth              ..............  ..............          -5,110
    239 Weather Service                                                 26,329          51,329         +25,000
            Program increase: Air force weather transformation  ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Machine learning global weather   ..............  ..............          +6,000
             forecasting
            Program increase: Weather wing data migration       ..............  ..............          +9,000
    240 Air Traffic Control, Approach, and Landing System                8,751          23,751         +15,000
         (ATCALS)
            Program increase: Mobile air traffic surveillance   ..............  ..............         +15,000
             system
    246 Integrated Broadcast Service [IBS]                              21,588          16,988          -4,600
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -4,600
    254 Support to DCGS Enterprise                                      31,589          33,589          +2,000
            Program increase: Computer vision platform for      ..............  ..............          +2,000
             high-altitude imagery object re-identification
    259 C-130 Airlift Squadron                                           5,427           6,427          +1,000
            Program increase: Infrared suppressor system        ..............  ..............          +1,000
             modification testing
    260 C-5 Airlift Squadrons (IF)                                      29,502          28,286          -1,216
            SIL early to need                                   ..............  ..............          -1,216
    262 C-130J Program                                                  19,100          15,772          -3,328
            Block 8.1 excess to need                            ..............  ..............          -2,900
            MILSATCOM carryover                                 ..............  ..............            -428
    263 Large Aircraft IR Countermeasures [LAIRCM]                       5,982           2,654          -3,328
            Threat Analysis excess growth                       ..............  ..............          -3,328
    264 KC-135s                                                         51,105          38,675         -12,430
            CCR early to need                                   ..............  ..............          -5,182
            Comm 2 early to need                                ..............  ..............          -1,583
            HFM early to need                                   ..............  ..............          -1,415
            Winglets early to need                              ..............  ..............          -4,250
    265 CV-22                                                           18,127          17,127          -1,000
            Core Avionics carryover                             ..............  ..............          -1,000
    269 AF LVC Operational Training (LVC-OT)                            25,144          22,144          -3,000
            Direct Mission Support previously funded            ..............  ..............          -3,000
    275 Air Force Studies and Analysis Agency                            5,309           2,309          -3,000
            Modeling and Simulation Development excess growth   ..............  ..............          -3,000
    999 Classified Programs                                         16,814,245      15,967,250        -846,995
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        -846,995
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    Warfighter Technologist.--The Committee recognizes the 
Department of the Air Force for efforts made in streamlining 
and bolstering the Warfighter Technologist [WARTECH] process in 
the Transformational portfolio. This process involves the 
warfighter, emergent technologies, industry, and program 
offices in collaboratively identifying, developing, and 
transitioning needed capabilities. A pipeline of multiple 
innovative technology efforts feeds a careful selection of 
Vanguard programs that ultimately transition into programs of 
record to deliver game-changing capabilities to the warfighter. 
The Committee commends the Department of the Air Force for 
developing a codified process with a transition plan that seeks 
to bridge the valley of death and develop successful enduring 
programs, and allows a 16.5 percent growth in fiscal year 2024 
over fiscal year 2023. Reductions recommended to the Future Air 
Force Integrated Technology Demos program element were 
developed only in response to specific programmatic delays or 
execution concerns, as well as transfers to Research and 
Development, Space Force for space unique science and 
technology for proper execution.
    Novel Electromagnetic Shielding.--The Committee recognizes 
that electromagnetic interference shielding properties of novel 
materials can support the warfighter's communication and 
sensing operations. MXenes are a promising class of two-
dimensional materials that are easy to synthesize and integrate 
into tactical coatings for military assets. Therefore, the 
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to explore 
the integration of MXenes into composite coatings for 
electromagnetic shielding applications.
    Hypersonic Systems.--The Committee supports the Department 
of the Air Force decision to prioritize the development of 
hypersonic systems in the face of unprecedented competition 
from near-peer adversaries. Hypersonic systems allow United 
States armed forces to respond to time-critical situations from 
great distances. The Committee encourages the Commander, Air 
Force Research Laboratory to explore the use of advanced 
propulsion technologies, full-scale determinant assembly, 
additive manufacturing technologies to produce unique component 
geometries, and exquisite materials such as alloys and 
composites capable of withstanding extreme hypersonic 
temperatures. Further, the Committee encourages the Commander, 
Air Force Research Laboratory to develop an effective 
partnership with industry and academia to address these 
challenges. Finally, the Committee recognizes the importance of 
testing hypersonic weapon systems. Therefore, the Secretary of 
Air Force is directed to submit to the congressional defense 
committees not later than 90 days after enactment of this act a 
report outlining the near-term improvements needed for the 
ground test facilities. The report shall indicate the level of 
funding required and when the shortfalls will be addressed.
    Cyber Kinetic Combat Environment.--The Committee is 
encouraged by the progress to address research and training in 
the multi-domain operations environment. Particularly, the 
Committee supports the Department of the Air Force's efforts to 
build out a research and training environment to replicate 
multi-domain operations. The Committee encourages the Secretary 
of the Air Force to collaborate with universities in order to 
continue research and training in integrated warfare.
    Composite Manufacturing.--The Committee understands that 
future Air Force platforms require scalable and responsive 
composite aerostructure manufacturing approaches to achieve 
affordable quantities at scale, and that the need to repair 
composite structures will grow as their use increases. The 
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to partner 
with experienced industry providers and suppliers to define a 
certification protocol for composite structures and repairs.
    Novel Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Robotic 
Manufacturing.--The Committee is aware of the use of innovative 
robotic manufacturing systems that are increasing force 
readiness by addressing critical manufacturing gaps and notes 
that these novel solutions result in timely and cost-effective 
repairs during depot level maintenance. The Committee supports 
the continued and expanded use of Artificial Intelligence [AI]-
enabled robotics to enhance personnel safety, produce higher 
quality components, reduce tooling and procurement times, and 
reduce costs. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Secretary 
of the Air Force to continue development of AI-enabled robotic 
manufacturing systems and to share best practices and lessons 
learned across the Department of Defense.
    Future Engine Technologies.--The Advanced Engine 
Development program is designed to mature engine technologies, 
create new engine architectures, promote new engine design 
techniques, and improve engine manufacturing processes. 
Ultimately, these new technologies and designs are validated 
through prototype testing with successful efforts transitioning 
to future engine efforts at a higher technology readiness 
level. The Committee recognizes the importance of these efforts 
particularly as they pertain to maintaining a skilled 
engineering and manufacturing workforce in the domestic fighter 
aircraft engine industry.
    The Committee is concerned that a skilled workforce across 
the domestic military aircraft engine industrial base will 
degrade if sufficient work and the requisite funding are not 
available. Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional 
$280,000,000 in the Advanced Engine Development budget line 
only to develop advanced engine technologies for integration 
into future engine development programs.
    Future engine technologies include, but are not limited to, 
engine component development using improved manufacturing 
techniques and novel materials and the integration of enhanced 
digital design capabilities into the engine development 
process. The use of prototyping to validate advanced component 
capabilities through testing is encouraged. Finally, the 
Assistant Secretary of Air Force (Acquisition, Technology, and 
Logistics) is directed to provide to the congressional defense 
committees not later than 90 days after enactment of this act a 
briefing describing how the Air Force intends to ensure there 
is a sufficient level of engine design work in order to 
maintain a robust domestic aircraft engine industrial base.
    Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion.--The fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request includes $595,352,000 for Next 
Generation Adaptive Propulsion [NGAP]. The NGAP effort will 
design and perform component risk reduction for adaptive engine 
prototypes enabling Next Generation Air Dominance capabilities. 
The Committee notes that funding for NGAP has been requested 
within the Advanced Engine Development program element along 
with other advanced engine efforts. The Committee believes that 
in order to ensure visibility into cost and performance, and to 
provide traceability of appropriated funding, NGAP should be 
budgeted for in an individual, dedicated program element. 
Therefore, the Committee establishes a new budget line for NGAP 
as delineated in the table of Committee Recommended Adjustments 
accompanying this section, and directs the Secretary of the Air 
Force to retain this program element structure in the fiscal 
year 2025 and future President's budget requests.
    E-7 Wedgetail.--The Committee strongly supports the E-7 
Wedgetail program and remains invested in its continued 
success. The Committee emphasizes the importance of a robust 
organizational structure and personnel resources to ensure the 
success of the E-7 program. Therefore, not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this act, the Secretary of the Air Force is 
directed to submit to the congressional defense committees a 
detailed plan for the organizational structure and staffing of 
the E-7 program office.
    Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing.--The Committee 
believes that there is significant potential for the 
development of cost-effective Electric Vertical Take-Off and 
Landing Vehicles [eVTOLs] that can serve the needs of the 
warfighter, particularly in the role of personnel recovery, 
medevac, and logistic resupply. The Committee is concerned that 
the Air Force does not have a sufficient plan for the testing, 
acquisition, and fielding of this capability into the force in 
the near term. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary 
of the Air Force to submit a report to the congressional 
defense committees no later than 90 days after enactment of 
this act on Air Force future plans for eVTOLs that include the 
following elements: (1) A status of current and future eVTOL 
research and development programs, (2) Plans and potential 
locations for testing civilian eVTOLs, (3) A summary of 
acquisition efforts to include planned and programmed funding, 
(4) Expected operational use cases for these aircraft, (5) 
Issues and problems experienced or anticipated in the effort to 
acquire eVTOL aircraft for operational use in the Air Force.
    Survivable Airborne Operations Center.--The Committee 
recognizes the importance of an airborne node of the National 
Military Command System and supports replacing the aging E-4B 
National Airborne Operations Center [NAOC] with the Survivable 
Airborne Operations Center [SAOC] program. The Committee notes 
that the SAOC program is positioned to complete a competitive 
source selection and then enter the Engineering Manufacturing 
and Development stage of development, and that the fiscal year 
2024 President's budget request includes funding for four test 
aircraft to enable test, training, and product support 
activities. Based on previous program plans, the Committee 
believes that procuring three test aircraft in fiscal year 2024 
is sufficient to perform system development, integration 
activities, and a flight test program prior to the retirement 
of the NAOC. Therefore, the Committee recommends $747,529,000 
for three test aircraft and associated development activities.
    Integrated Digital Engineering.--The Committee supports the 
Department of the Air Force efforts to work with small 
businesses to expand the use of digital engineering to meet the 
evolving needs of the military. The Committee encourages the 
Secretary of the Air Force to work with industry to develop 
additive manufacturing with integrated digital engineering 
capabilities.
    Sentinel Manpower.--As addressed elsewhere in this report, 
the Committee is supportive of the Sentinel program, the 
upgrade to the land-based leg of the nuclear triad, and 
understands the complexity of the total weapon system 
replacement of Minuteman III. The Committee notes that the 
current program plan to convert 450 launch facilities over 9 
years while maintaining the current Minuteman III capability 
will require significant resources and extensive program 
management. Given the vast level of effort required for this 
undertaking, the Committee is concerned about the program's 
ability to identify, hire, and retain a skilled workforce in a 
timely manner. Therefore, the Secretary of the Air Force is 
directed to submit to the congressional defense committees no 
later than 90 days after enactment of this act, and on a 
quarterly basis thereafter, a detailed manpower plan for 
development, construction, and fielding of Sentinel. This 
report shall identify the different trades required to complete 
the facilities, skilled labor, and nonskilled labor over a 
period of 9 years, or the length of time it takes to complete 
the launch facilities. The report shall also contain annual and 
semi-annual hiring rates, updates by location, and all required 
skillsets. Finally, the report shall identify any gaps by trade 
or by skillset and the Air Force's plans to mitigate these gaps 
and risks to the program.
    Disaggregated Multi-function Sensors.--The Committee notes 
the requirement for long-range sensors supporting operations in 
highly contested environments and notes that distributing and 
networking capabilities across the battlespace improve 
survivability in a complex and challenged threat environment. 
The Committee encourages the Secretary of Air Force to continue 
development of disaggregated multi-function sensors.
    Weather Wing Data Migration.--The Committee supports the 
557th Weather Wing's efforts to transition its data processing 
operations to a data-centric, secure cloud-based architecture. 
Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional $9,000,000 to 
accelerate the transition.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $19,199,340,000
Committee recommendation................................  18,842,930,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$18,842,930,000. This is $356,410,000 below the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
           RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, SPACE
 
        BASIC RESEARCH
      1 DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES                               ..............          70,100         +70,100
      2 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES                         ..............         114,400        +114,400
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BASIC RESEARCH                               ..............         184,500        +184,500
                                                               =================================================
 
        APPLIED RESEARCH
      4 SPACE TECHNOLOGY                                               206,196         321,592        +115,396
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, APPLIED RESEARCH                                    206,196         321,592        +115,396
                                                               =================================================
 
        ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
      5 SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT          472,493         453,093         -19,400
      6 SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO                     110,033         164,906         +54,873
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                     582,526         617,999         +35,473
                                                               =================================================
 
        ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES
      7 SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES RESEARCH                              849             849  ..............
      8 SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, DIGITAL SOLUTIONS               61,723          61,723  ..............
      9 NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT)             353,807         321,867         -31,940
         (SPACE)
     10 SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS                                      95,541          95,541  ..............
     11 EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS                                           95,615          66,509         -29,106
     13 SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING                 2,081,307       2,027,532         -53,775
     15 SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEM                        ..............  ..............  ..............
     16 SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE TRANSITIONS (SSPT)                     145,948          98,975         -46,973
     17 SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY                                        58,374          58,374  ..............
     18 TECH TRANSITION (SPACE)                                        164,649         164,649  ..............
     19 SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAMS (SSDP)                      59,784          59,784  ..............
     20 PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE (PTES)                    76,554          76,554  ..............
     21 PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS)                               360,126         233,596        -126,530
     22 EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS)                                 632,833         361,790        -271,043
     23 SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE                                 12,036          19,536          +7,500
     24 TACTICALLY RESPONSE SPACE                                       30,000          30,000  ..............
    20A ON-BOARD RESILIENCY                                     ..............  ..............  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND                4,229,146       3,677,279        -551,867
             PROTOTYPES
                                                               =================================================
 
        SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
     25 GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF)                                   308,999         292,185         -16,814
     26 SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS                    ..............  ..............  ..............
     27 COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS                                            36,537          36,537  ..............
     28 WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON                                        79,727          76,927          -2,800
     29 SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS                              372,827         372,827  ..............
     30 ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE)                                   4,068           4,068  ..............
     31 POLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE)                                         73,757          54,422         -19,335
     32 WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE)                                  49,445          35,620         -13,825
     33 NEXT GENERATION OPIR--GROUND                                   661,367         575,875         -85,492
     34 NEXT GENERATION OPIR                                           222,178         192,366         -29,812
     35 NEXT GENERATION OPIR--GEO                                      719,731         691,069         -28,662
     36 NEXT GENERATION OPIR--POLAR                                  1,013,478         751,578        -261,900
     37 COMMERCIAL SERVICES                                             73,501         121,413         +47,912
     38 RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING--LOW EARTH        1,266,437       1,519,222        +252,785
         ORBIT (LEO)
     39 RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING--MEDIUM             538,208         684,675        +146,467
         EARTH ORBIT (MEO)
     40 RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING--INTEGRATED         505,569  ..............        -505,569
         GROUND SEGMENT
     41 NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)--EMD             82,188         162,188         +80,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION              6,008,017       5,570,972        -437,045
                                                               =================================================
 
        MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
     43 SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS                                       3,568           3,568  ..............
     45 SPACE TEST AND TRAINING RANGE DEVELOPMENT               ..............  ..............  ..............
     46 ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS                         258,969         253,786          -5,183
     47 SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER--MHA                             13,694          15,053          +1,359
     48 SPACE TECHNOLOGY                                                91,778  ..............         -91,778
     49 MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT--SPACE                                    146,797         146,797  ..............
     50 ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)                           18,023          43,023         +25,000
     51 TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE LAUNCH                            ..............  ..............  ..............
     52 SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP)                                        30,192          30,192  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT                            563,021         492,419         -70,602
                                                               =================================================
 
        OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
     54 GLOBAL SENSOR INTEGRATED ON NETWORK (GSIN)              ..............  ..............  ..............
     55 FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS (FAB-T)                       91,369          91,369  ..............
     56 DCO-SPACE                                                       76,003          62,616         -13,387
     57 NARROWBAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS                            230,785         215,819         -14,966
     58 SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE)                               86,465          84,365          -2,100
     59 LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS                                         243,036         193,036         -50,000
     60 NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (SPACE AND CONTROL    ..............  ..............  ..............
         SEGMENTS)
     61 SPACE AND MISSILE TEST EVALUATION CENTER                        22,039          22,039  ..............
     62 SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID TECHNOLOGY              41,483          43,483          +2,000
         DEVELOPMENT
     63 SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE)                                  11,175          11,175  ..............
     64 GPS III SPACE SEGMENT                                   ..............  ..............  ..............
     65 SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR                                           28,730          28,730  ..............
     66 NATIONAL SPACE DEFENSE CENTER (NSDC)                    ..............  ..............  ..............
     67 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS                                20,752          28,752          +8,000
     68 NCMC TW/AA SYSTEM                                               25,545          25,545  ..............
     69 NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE)                                  93,391          93,391  ..............
     70 SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS                           264,966         276,824         +11,858
     71 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III--OPERATIONAL CONTROL             317,309         233,439         -83,870
         SEGMENT
     75 ENTERPRISE GROUND SERVICES                                     155,825         155,825  ..............
     76 JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM                                    14,568          14,568  ..............
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                          5,764,667       6,274,867        +510,200
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                   7,488,108       7,855,843        +367,735
                                                               =================================================
 
     78 SPACE COMMAND & CONTROL--SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM                122,326         122,326  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT               122,326         122,326  ..............
             PROGRAMS
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION,      19,199,340      18,842,930        -356,410
             SPACE FORCE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Defense Research Sciences                               ..............          70,100         +70,100
            Transfer from RDT&E, AF line 1 for space unique     ..............  ..............         +20,100
             S&T
            Program increase: Basic research                    ..............  ..............         +50,000
      2 University Research Initiatives                         ..............         114,400        +114,400
            Transfer from RDT&E, AF line 2 for space unique     ..............  ..............         +14,400
             S&T
            Program increase: Defense university research       ..............  ..............         +50,000
             instrumentation program
            Program increase: STEM research                     ..............  ..............         +50,000
      4 Space Technology                                               206,196         321,592        +115,396
            Prior year underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -2,765
            Air Force-requested technical realignment from      ..............  ..............         +72,888
             line 48 for civilian personnel
            Transfer from RDT&E, AF line 3 for space unique     ..............  ..............          +7,273
             S&T
            Program increase: Autonomous RPOD                   ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: High-efficiency solar chiplet     ..............  ..............          +5,000
             arrays for LEO satellites
            Program increase: On-orbit bi-propellant            ..............  ..............          +2,000
             propulsion
            Program increase: Space modeling, simulation, and   ..............  ..............          +7,500
             analysis hub
            Program increase: Space situational awareness       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             ground infrastructure
            Program increase: Space qualified solar cell        ..............  ..............          +4,000
             manufacturing
            Program increase: Sub-zero volt lithium-ion         ..............  ..............          +2,500
             battery
            Program increase: Software development for RPO to   ..............  ..............          +2,000
             support space domain awareness
      5 Space Science and Technology Research and Development          472,493         453,093         -19,400
            Prior year carryover                                ..............  ..............         -41,400
            Program increase: Space sensor fusion               ..............  ..............          +6,500
            Program increase: Defense of LEO                    ..............  ..............         +10,500
            Program increase: Isotope power systems             ..............  ..............          +5,000
      6 Space Advanced Technology Development/Demo                     110,033         164,906         +54,873
            Transfer from RDT&E, AF line 15 for space unique    ..............  ..............         +36,073
             S&T
            Transfer from RDT&E, AF line 16 for space unique    ..............  ..............            +812
             S&T
            Transfer from RDT&E, AF line 24 for space unique    ..............  ..............          +3,033
             S&T
            Transfer from RDT&E, AF line 27 for space unique    ..............  ..............          +1,955
             S&T
            Program increase: EO and LADAR for early threat     ..............  ..............          +5,000
             detection
            Program increase: Modular multi-mode propulsion     ..............  ..............          +8,000
             system
      9 NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (User Equipment)             353,807         321,867         -31,940
         (SPACE)
            Inc 1 platform integration excess to need           ..............  ..............         -24,980
            Inc 2 handheld delay                                ..............  ..............          -6,960
     11 EO/IR Weather Systems                                           95,615          66,509         -29,106
            Demo 2 acquisition strategy                         ..............  ..............         -29,106
     13 Space Technology Development and Prototyping                 2,081,307       2,027,532         -53,775
            Tranche 0 savings                                   ..............  ..............         -53,775
     16 Space Systems Prototype Transitions [SSPT]                     145,948          98,975         -46,973
            Unjustified Air Force-requested technical           ..............  ..............         -40,000
             adjustment
            ROOSTER launch support ahead of need                ..............  ..............          -8,472
            LDPE-2 and 3A launch support previously funded      ..............  ..............          -1,001
            Program increase: GEO SmallSat communications       ..............  ..............          +2,500
             technology
     21 Protected Tactical Service [PTS]                               360,126         233,596        -126,530
            Reduce EMD and rapid prototyping concurrency        ..............  ..............        -108,356
            ECO FFP reduction                                   ..............  ..............         -12,600
            Overestimation of A&AS                              ..............  ..............          -5,574
     22 Evolved Strategic SATCOM [ESS]                                 632,833         361,790        -271,043
            Vendor termination                                  ..............  ..............        -127,600
            Griffon follow-on ahead of need                     ..............  ..............         -10,650
            ECO excess with FFP construct                       ..............  ..............         -28,412
            Overestimation of A&AS                              ..............  ..............         -23,615
            Overestimation of SE&I                              ..............  ..............          -4,477
            End cryptologic contract delay                      ..............  ..............         -37,811
            Ground segment contract delay                       ..............  ..............         -38,478
     23 Space Rapid Capabilities Office                                 12,036          19,536          +7,500
            Program increase: Digital Beamforming ground-based  ..............  ..............          +7,500
             C2
     25 GPS III Follow-On [GPS IIIF]                                   308,999         292,185         -16,814
            Development excess to need                          ..............  ..............         -16,814
     28 Weather System Follow-on                                        79,727          76,927          -2,800
            SV 1-2 excess to need                               ..............  ..............          -2,800
     31 Polar MILSATCOM (SPACE)                                         73,757          54,422         -19,335
            EPS-R payload development complete                  ..............  ..............         -19,335
     32 Wideband Global SATCOM (SPACE)                                  49,445          35,620         -13,825
            PCMS award delay                                    ..............  ..............         -13,825
     33 Next-Gen OPIR--Ground                                          661,367         575,875         -85,492
            Overestimation of MDP expenditures                  ..............  ..............         -57,592
            FORGE-C2 acquisition strategy change                ..............  ..............         -19,400
            RGS-A contract savings                              ..............  ..............          -8,500
     34 Next Generation OPIR                                           222,178         192,366         -29,812
            Data exploitation carryover                         ..............  ..............         -29,812
     35 Next-Gen OPIR--GEO                                             719,731         691,069         -28,662
            Incentive fees ahead of need                        ..............  ..............         -18,819
            Overestimation of A&AS                              ..............  ..............          -9,843
     36 Next-Gen OPIR--Polar                                         1,013,478         751,578        -261,900
            Phase 2 concurrency                                 ..............  ..............        -261,900
     37 Commercial Services                                             73,501         121,413         +47,912
            LUX MEO new start ECO reduction                     ..............  ..............          -2,088
            Program increase: Space-Based Monitoring over the   ..............  ..............         +10,000
             U.S. Southern Command AOR
            Program increase: CCMD direct commercial            ..............  ..............         +40,000
             surveillance, reconnaissance and tracking
             services
     38 Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Low Earth        1,266,437       1,519,222        +252,785
         Orbit [LEO]
            Air Force-requested technical realignment from      ..............  ..............        +252,785
             line 40
     39 Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Medium             538,208         684,675        +146,467
         Earth Orbit (MEO)
            Air Force-requested technical realignment from      ..............  ..............        +252,784
             line 40
            SV 1-3 contract savings                             ..............  ..............         -67,457
            SV 4-6 budgeted excess to estimate                  ..............  ..............         -38,860
     40 Resilient Missile Warning Missile Tracking--Integrated         505,569  ..............        -505,569
         Ground Segment
            Air Force-requested technical realignment to line   ..............  ..............        -252,785
             38
            Air Force-requested technical realignment to line   ..............  ..............        -252,784
             39
     41 National Security Space Launch Program (SPACE)--EMD             82,188         162,188         +80,000
            Program increase: Additional NSSL payload           ..............  ..............         +80,000
             processing facility
     46 ACQ Workforce--Space & Missile Systems                         258,969         253,786          -5,183
            Projected underexecution                            ..............  ..............         -22,714
            Air Force-requested technical realignment from      ..............  ..............         +17,531
             line 48 for civilian personnel
     47 Space & Missile Systems Center--MHA                             13,694          15,053          +1,359
            Air Force-requested technical realignment from      ..............  ..............          +1,359
             line 48 for civilian personnel
     48 Space Technology                                                91,778  ..............         -91,778
            Air Force-requested technical realignment to line   ..............  ..............         -72,888
             4 for civilian personnel
            Air Force-requested technical realignment to line   ..............  ..............         -17,531
             46 for civilian personnel
            Air Force-requested technical realignment to line   ..............  ..............          -1,359
             47 for civilian personnel
     50 Rocket Systems Launch Program (SPACE)                           18,023          43,023         +25,000
            Program increase: State space launch range          ..............  ..............         +25,000
             services and capabilities
     56 DCO-Space                                                       76,003          62,616         -13,387
            Suite development and integration discrepancies     ..............  ..............         -13,387
     57 Narrowband Satellite Communications                            230,785         215,819         -14,966
            Prior year SLE excess to need                       ..............  ..............         -14,966
     58 Satellite Control Network (SPACE)                               86,465          84,365          -2,100
            ERM excess to need                                  ..............  ..............          -2,100
     59 Long Range Kill Chains                                         243,036         193,036         -50,000
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         -50,000
     62 Space Innovation, Integration and Rapid Technology              41,483          43,483          +2,000
         Development
            Program increase: Space operators education and     ..............  ..............          +2,000
             experiential learning
     67 Ballistic Missile Defense Radars                                20,752          28,752          +8,000
            Program increase: PARCS                             ..............  ..............          +8,000
     70 Space Situation Awareness Operations                           264,966         276,824         +11,858
            GSW sensor comm upgrade prior year carryover        ..............  ..............          -3,142
            Program increase: AI and autonomy for data          ..............  ..............         +10,000
             analytics and sensors
            Program increase: Unified data library              ..............  ..............          +5,000
     71 Global Positioning System III--Operational Control             317,309         233,439         -83,870
         Segment
            Blk 1/2 Interim contractor support-excess to need   ..............  ..............         -11,200
            Blk 1/2 ECO excess to need                          ..............  ..............         -11,100
            Blk 1/2 A&AS overestimation                         ..............  ..............          -5,270
            Blk 1/2 prior-year carryover                        ..............  ..............         -29,400
            OCX 3F execution delays                             ..............  ..............         -26,900
    999 Classified Programs                                          5,764,667       6,274,867        +510,200
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        +510,200
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    Space Force Research and Development.--The fiscal year 2024 
President's budget request for the Research, Development, Test 
and Evaluation, Space Force appropriations account includes 
$19,199,340,000 a 15 percent increase above the fiscal year 
2023 enacted level. The Committee recommends $18,842,930,000, a 
reduction of $356,410,000. The Committee continues its strong 
support to the Space Force through resourcing its top unfunded 
priorities, fully funding the Chief of Space Operation's 
training initiatives and offering assistance in other key 
classified areas. Further, the Committee notes that all 
recommended program adjustments are non-prejudicial and based 
purely on the cost, schedule, and performance factors that were 
presented to the Committee. Finally, the Committee notes that 
its recommendation provides a 13 percent increase above fiscal 
year 2023 appropriations and a 63 percent increase above the 
fiscal year 2022 appropriation.
    National Space Intelligence Center.--The Committee notes 
that S. 4663, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
2023 introduced in the Senate, eliminated a provision 
restricting the establishment of field operating agencies. The 
Committee believes this provision hinders the military services 
from organizing efficiently. In particular, this impacts the 
Space Force and the National Space Intelligence Center, which 
provides intelligence and technical expertise in the space 
domain. Therefore, the Committee again includes no provision 
restricting the stand-up of new field operating agencies and 
encourages the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of 
Space Operations to organize the Space Force such that it 
maximizes its warfighting capability.
    Novel Space Vehicle Propulsion Technology.--The Committee 
notes a growing number of threats to the United States' space 
vehicles that employ capabilities vital to the Department's 
joint warfighting doctrine. In an effort to minimize our 
adversaries' capabilities, the Committee recognizes the need to 
research, develop, and prototype novel propulsion technologies 
that enable space vehicles to maneuver without regret. 
Therefore, the Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air 
Force to increase investment in space propulsion systems, 
including technologies such as nuclear electric propulsion and 
solar sails. The Committee believes that not only could these 
capabilities provide our existing constellations of satellites 
with unmatched maneuverability and inherent on-board 
resiliency, these types of propulsion systems will allow 
cislunar and lunar domain awareness vehicles to operate in 
perpetuity.
    Sustainable Space Research.--The Committee commends the 
Department of the Air Force on its willingness to work with 
this Committee over the past two fiscal years to emphasize the 
science and technology [S&T] areas that are unique to the space 
domain and require direct, focused investments. Based on these 
ongoing discussions, the Committee recommends the transfer of 
$107,388,000 from the Research, Development, Test and 
Evaluation, Air Force account to the Research, Development, 
Test and Evaluation, Space Force account for these space-unique 
S&T efforts. The Committee notes that this transfer includes, 
for the first time, basic research funding identified by the 
Department of the Air Force that will be focused on the most 
novel and fundamental areas of space technology. Further, the 
Committee notes that this transfer signals a growing desire to 
advance space research and the development of innovative 
technologies through partnerships between universities, 
industry, National Aeronautics and Space Administration labs, 
and Air Force Research Labs. Operating in the space domain 
poses unique challenges and requires a highly skilled workforce 
to maintain our Nation's competitive advantage and these 
partnerships are vital to develop that workforce in a long-term 
sustainable way that keeps our space capabilities on the 
leading edge of technology developments. Therefore, the 
Committee encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to increase 
investments in the basic, advanced, and applied areas of space-
unique research efforts in future budget submissions.
    Defense in Depth.--The Committee continues to support the 
Space Development Agency's efforts to protect satellites from 
cyber-attacks. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Director 
of the Space Development Agency to use a multi-level cyber 
security approach in order to enable space systems to securely 
share and fuse information across various data sources and 
classification levels on space vehicles.
    Space Based Environmental Monitoring.--Today's warfighter 
relies on current and accurate weather information to conduct 
operations across all domains. The Committee is concerned that 
our current suite of weather systems are antiquated and have 
been extended beyond their service lives. The Committee 
understands that new Space-Based Environmental Monitoring 
requirements have been established that address existing 
capability gaps. The Committee commends the Space Force for 
pursuing materiel solutions to replace the aging low-earth 
orbit Defense Meteorological Satellite Program [DMSP] with the 
Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System [EWS] and the Weather 
System Follow-on Microwave system. However, the Committee 
believes that the current replacement strategy requires more 
fidelity beyond the initial prototyping and demonstration 
phases. Therefore, the Committee directs the Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force (Space Acquisition and Integration) 
to submit a report to the congressional defense committees, not 
later than 90 days following enactment of this act, providing 
details on phase III of the EWS acquisition strategy to fully 
replace DMSP with an affordable, resilient, long-term EWS 
capability. The report shall include a notional schedule, risk 
assessment, and resourcing across the Future Years Defense 
Program for a long-term replacement. The solution set should 
include constellations of varying sizes for comparison of 
coverage, persistence, and the associated costs.
    In-Space Assembly and Manufacturing.--The Committee notes 
that the National Science and Technology Council released the 
``In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing National 
Strategy'' [ISAM] in April 2022. This strategy serves as a 
whole-of-government framework to develop and maintain the 
world's leading ISAM capabilities of in-space construction, 
maintenance, refueling and autonomous servicing missions. 
Further, the Committee understands that the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] is exploring a 
mission to resurrect the Spitzer Space Telescope using ISAM 
capabilities. The Committee understands the benefits that ISAM 
can provide to the National security missions in space and 
encourages the Secretary of the Air Force to increase 
investment in ISAM and pursue avenues to collaborate with NASA 
on their near-term mission.
    Commercial Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking 
Services.--The Committee notes the growing marketplace for 
commercial service offerings in the world of electro-optical/
infrared, synthetic aperture radar, and hyperspectral imaging 
capabilities. In addition, commercial constellations exist to 
provide radio frequency and light detection and radar sensing. 
The Committee notes that with the increasing focus on peer 
competition in contested environments, the Department of 
Defense will have to partially rely on new space capabilities 
that can fulfill traditional title 10 intelligence, 
surveillance, reconnaissance and target tracking missions as a 
replacement for existing airborne assets. Further, the 
Committee notes that this was the Air Force's primary rationale 
for divestiture of the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack 
Radar System. The Committee believes that the commercial 
marketplace has matured to a place that can provide services 
directly to both the Intelligence Community and the Department 
of Defense. Further, the Committee notes that for tactical 
mission sets, receiving data in a tactically relevant timeline 
is essential to the success of a mission and is concerned that 
the current tasking prioritization may not best suit Combatant 
Commander needs. Therefore, the Committee recommends an 
additional $40,000,000 for Space Systems Command's Commercial 
Space Office to pilot a Combatant Command-direct tasking 
initiative for these commercial space services. The Committee 
understands that contract vehicles are in place for some of 
these systems and encourages, the Commander, Space Systems 
Command to use the timeliest and efficient acquisition 
mechanisms to provide capability to the warfighters.
    Space-Based Monitoring Over the U.S. Southern Command Area 
of Responsibility.--In order to achieve a critical mass of 
geospatial intelligence on the features, objects, human 
activities and environments in the U.S. Southern Command's 
[USSOUTHCOM] area of responsibility, the Committee encourages 
the Commander, USSOUTHCOM to leverage relationships with 
academic partners to establish and resource a decisive database 
of advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar [SAR]-derived geospatial 
information based on the most technically advanced SAR systems 
available. The Committee recognizes the limited resources 
available to the Commander, USSOUTHCOM to maintain domain 
awareness. Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional 
$10,000,000 to leverage commercially available space-based 
sensors to provide electro-optical, infrared, and SAR 
capabilities.
    Space Launch Range Services.--The Committee notes that 
prior investments in non-Federal spaceports and launch 
complexes have resulted in significant enhancements to their 
infrastructure, security and scope of operations. This 
investment expands our access to space and provides a modicum 
of resiliency to our National security launch enterprise. 
Therefore, the Committee recommends an additional $25,000,000 
to continue to enhance the infrastructure, security, and 
operations at our Nation's non-Federal, vertical-launch capable 
spaceports.
    Tactically Responsive Space and the Industrial Base.--The 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-
328) included $50,000,000 for tactically responsive space 
[TacRS] efforts. The Committee notes that following several 
years of relying on congressional increases, the fiscal year 
2024 President's budget request includes $30,000,000 for TacRS. 
The Committee is encouraged by this development and looks to 
build on the acquisition strategy directed in the Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103). 
Therefore, the Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force (Space Acquisition and Integration) to provide a 
report to the congressional defense committees, not later than 
120 days following enactment of this act, that performs a 
market analysis of the resident and emerging capabilities 
within the space industrial base to perform the various 
missions sets included under the TacRS umbrella. The report 
shall include an assessment of the relative technical maturity 
of each capability and an assessment of the industrial base 
capacity to support these mission sets, including but not 
limited to, responsive launch, on-orbit servicing, on-orbit 
pre-positioning and on-orbit refueling.
    Tools, Applications,, and Procedures Lab.--The Committee is 
encouraged by the success of the Overhead Persistent Infrared 
Tools, Applications, and Procedures [TAP] lab in providing 
innovative capabilities and toolsets to the warfighter, through 
a forum that enables collaboration among the Space Force and 
various government and commercial partners. Given the successes 
of the existing TAP lab, the Committee believes that the time 
is right to establish a similar construct for the Space Domain 
Awareness [SDA] mission. Therefore directs the Secretary of the 
Air Force to establish a TAP lab for the SDA mission to enhance 
the capability and utility of SDA data through an open and 
inclusive environment for developers to facilitate proof of 
concepts, obtain utility assessments, and ultimately field new 
tools to our warfighters.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $36,085,834,000
Committee recommendation................................  36,271,140,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$36,271,140,000. This is $185,306,000 above the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
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        RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE
        BASIC RESEARCH
      1 DTRA UNIVERSITY STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BASIC RESEARCH            14,761          21,761          +7,000
      2 DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES                                      311,531         345,531         +34,000
      3 HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES                          16,329          16,329  ..............
      4 BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES                                      71,783         111,783         +40,000
      5 BASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH SCIENCE                      50,430          50,430  ..............
      6 NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM                             159,549         161,549          +2,000
      7 HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES & UNIV (HBCU)                      100,467         121,467         +21,000
      8 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM                         36,235          33,486          -2,749
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, BASIC RESEARCH                                      761,085         862,336        +101,251
                                                               =================================================
 
        APPLIED RESEARCH
      9 JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY                                      19,157          19,157  ..............
     10 BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY                                          141,081         137,581          -3,500
     11 PROMOTION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES                              3,219           3,219  ..............
     12 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION                                   55,160          28,090         -27,070
     13 LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM                             46,858          46,858  ..............
     14 APPLIED RESEARCH FOR ADVANCEMENT S&T PRIORITIES                 66,866          60,440          -6,426
     15 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY                      333,029         409,679         +76,650
     16 BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE                              ..............  ..............  ..............
     17 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM                        240,610         240,610  ..............
     18 CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH                                         17,437          30,437         +13,000
     19 SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY                       4,718           4,718  ..............
     20 TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY                                            234,549         234,549  ..............
     21 MATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY                            344,986         344,986  ..............
     22 ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY                                         572,662         479,642         -93,020
     23 COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION DEFEAT                     208,870         208,870  ..............
         TECHNOLOGIES
     24 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH           11,168          11,168  ..............
     25 HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH                                      48,804          48,804  ..............
     26 FSRM MODELLING                                                   2,000           2,000  ..............
     27 SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                                      52,287          63,356         +11,069
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, APPLIED RESEARCH                                  2,403,461       2,374,164         -29,297
                                                               =================================================
 
        ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
     28 JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECH INSENSITIVE MUNITIONS AD          37,706          37,706  ..............
     29 NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION CAPITAL                            15,085          15,085  ..............
     30 SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT                                     30,102  ..............         -30,102
     31 COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT                          75,593         170,593         +95,000
     32 FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING                                     27,078          27,078  ..............
     33 COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ADVANCED                   400,947         420,447         +19,500
         TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
     34 ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT                     7,990           7,990  ..............
     35 ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT                    17,825          22,825          +5,000
     36 ADVANCED RESEARCH                                               21,461          35,461         +14,000
     37 JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT &TRANSITION             52,292          54,292          +2,000
     38 JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                  19,567          19,567  ..............
     39 INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT                               10,000          10,000  ..............
     40 ADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS                                     331,753         241,943         -89,810
     41 SPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY                                  134,809         122,309         -12,500
     42 ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS                                            24,328          24,328  ..............
     43 ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS                       55,626          55,626  ..............
     44 QUANTUM APPLICATION                                             75,000  ..............         -75,000
     46 DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT                                        104,729         107,229          +2,500
     47 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION                                          123,837          50,232         -73,605
     48 ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION                                  11,000          11,000  ..............
     49 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM--ADVANCED DEV          267,073         270,073          +3,000
     50 RETRACT LARCH                                                   57,401          57,401  ..............
     51 JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                            19,793          19,793  ..............
     53 NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES                           11,197          11,197  ..............
     54 DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROG         252,965         354,965        +102,000
     55 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM                                46,404         166,404        +120,000
     56 GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS                 16,580          19,580          +3,000
     57 STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM                        60,387          60,387  ..............
     58 MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT             144,707         154,707         +10,000
     59 JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM                                        2,749           2,749  ..............
     60 ADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES                              254,033         179,033         -75,000
     61 COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS                    321,591         328,191          +6,600
     62 NETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY                             885,425         746,175        -139,250
     63 SENSOR TECHNOLOGY                                              358,580         358,580  ..............
     64 DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT    ..............  ..............  ..............
     65 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE                                  16,699          16,699  ..............
     66 DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION                                257,110         261,741          +4,631
     67 HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM                  111,799         111,799  ..............
     68 TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY                         345,384         398,734         +53,350
     69 AUKUS INNOVATION INITIATIVES                                    25,000  ..............         -25,000
     70 NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK                            21,575          71,575         +50,000
     71 OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT                      171,668         193,085         +21,417
     72 SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                            156,097         140,431         -15,666
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                   5,380,945       5,357,010         -23,935
                                                               =================================================
 
        ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES
     74 NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT            76,764          76,764  ..............
     75 WALKOFF                                                        143,486         143,486  ..............
     76 ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM         117,196         125,196          +8,000
     77 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT             220,311         225,311          +5,000
     78 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT            903,633         903,633  ..............
     79 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM                        316,853         292,006         -24,847
     80 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS                              239,159         239,159  ..............
     81 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ENABLING PROGRAMS                    597,720         587,490         -10,230
     82 SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA                                          552,888         645,780         +92,892
     83 AEGIS BMD                                                      693,727         693,727  ..............
     84 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND CONTROL, BATTLE          554,201         554,201  ..............
         MANAGEMENT
     85 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT              48,248          48,248  ..............
     86 MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS CENTER                 50,549          50,549  ..............
         (MDIOC)
     87 REGARDING TRENCH                                                12,564          27,564         +15,000
     88 SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX)                                   177,868         177,868  ..............
     89 ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS                                   300,000         300,000  ..............
     90 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST                                 360,455         360,455  ..............
     91 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS                              570,258         585,258         +15,000
     92 COALITION WARFARE                                               12,103          12,103  ..............
     93 NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY          179,278         179,278  ..............
         (5G)
     94 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM                          3,185           5,185          +2,000
     95 GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT                                       397,578         397,578  ..............
     96 TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES                       ..............          10,000         +10,000
     97 CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER               34,350          34,350  ..............
         (CDAO)--MIP
     98 HYPERSONIC DEFENSE                                             208,997         203,706          -5,291
     99 ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES                             1,085,826         873,323        -212,503
    100 TRUSTED AND ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS                           760,839         716,040         -44,799
    101 RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM                                      110,291          46,991         -63,300
    102 RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM                                        9,880           4,081          -5,799
    103 DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU) PROTOTYPING               ..............  ..............  ..............
    104 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON               2,643           9,643          +7,000
         DEVELOPMENT
    105 CATAPULT                                                         8,328           8,328  ..............
    106 OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT--NON S&T              53,726          44,228          -9,498
    108 WARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (SSA)               3,206           3,206  ..............
    109 RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER)                    79,773          33,515         -46,258
    110 JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND                28,517          19,457          -9,060
         INTEROPERABILITY
    111 LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR                                103,517         103,517  ..............
    112 IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS                       2,130,838       2,130,838  ..............
    113 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT              47,577          47,577  ..............
         TEST
    114 AEGIS BMD TEST                                                 193,484         184,253          -9,231
    115 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR TEST                          111,049         111,049  ..............
    116 LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3)                                         22,163          22,163  ..............
    117 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT             41,824          24,497         -17,327
         TEST
    118 SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT                                        2,484           2,484  ..............
    119 CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES                                             65,484          65,484  ..............
    120 ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS                               170,182         135,535         -34,647
    121 CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE)                               114,980         114,980  ..............
    122 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS                        2,156           2,156  ..............
    123 CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE                                        2,760           2,760  ..............
    124 INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION INVESTMENTS             3,000           3,000  ..............
    125 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT                   2,669           2,669  ..............
    126 OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL (OSC)                               99,000  ..............         -99,000
    127 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSEM SPACE PROGRAMS                 109,483         109,483  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPES      12,137,050      11,700,152        -436,898
                                                               =================================================
 
        SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION
    130 CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER              615,246         246,003        -369,243
         (CDAO)--DEM/VAL ACTIVITIES
   130A JADC2                                                   ..............         454,347        +454,347
   130B Alpha-1                                                 ..............         222,723        +222,723
    131 NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT             6,229           6,229  ..............
    132 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM                        382,977         362,380         -20,597
    133 JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JTIDS)           9,775           9,775  ..............
    134 COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS                     14,414          14,414  ..............
         DEVELOPMENT
    135 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT                               6,953           6,953  ..............
    136 HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE                           9,292           9,292  ..............
    137 DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM                                   18,981          18,981  ..............
    138 OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES                               5,456           5,456  ..............
    140 DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES FINANCIAL SYSTEM                     32,629          32,629  ..............
    141 MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MARMS)                 9,316           9,316  ..............
    142 DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES                 6,899           6,899  ..............
    143 TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS                             247,586         247,586  ..............
    145 NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, & COMMUNICATIONS                       4,110           4,110  ..............
    146 DOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (EEIM)              8,159           8,159  ..............
    147 CWMD SYSTEMS: SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION              14,471          14,471  ..............
    148 DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS                    3,770           3,770  ..............
         DESTRUCTION
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION              1,396,263       1,683,493        +287,230
                                                               =================================================
 
        MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
    149 JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION                                12,402          12,402  ..............
    150 DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS)                       12,746          12,746  ..............
    151 JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT                           8,426           8,426  ..............
    152 CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT             833,792         755,000         -78,792
    153 ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS                                      5,810           5,810  ..............
    154 MISSION SUPPORT                                                 99,090          99,090  ..............
    155 JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC)              187,421         175,699         -11,722
    156 JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION           61,477          61,477  ..............
    157 CLASSIFIED PROGRAM USD(P)                               ..............         171,319        +171,319
    158 SYSTEMS ENGINEERING                                             39,949          39,949  ..............
    159 STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT                                     6,292           6,292  ..............
    160 NUCLEAR MATTERS--PHYSICAL SECURITY                              21,043          21,043  ..............
    161 SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION                 10,504          10,504  ..............
    162 GENERAL SUPPORT TO USD (INTELLIGENCE)                            2,980           7,980          +5,000
    163 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM                         74,382          74,382  ..............
    164 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH--MDA                 ..............  ..............  ..............
    170 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL                 3,831           3,831  ..............
         BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
    171 MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE                                38,923          38,923  ..............
    172 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS                                     60,404          60,404  ..............
    173 DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC)                     65,715          65,715  ..............
    174 R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING & EVALUATION          26,037          31,037          +5,000
    175 DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION                                 37,353          37,353  ..............
    176 MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D                                              14,833          14,833  ..............
    177 MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER              3,752           3,752  ..............
         (DTIC)
    178 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES                                              18,088          18,088  ..............
    179 BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS                                  14,427          14,427  ..............
    180 ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG) SUPPORT                             4,200           4,200  ..............
    181 CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER               17,247           6,882         -10,365
         (CDAO) ACTIVITIES
    182 ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE ANALYSIS                            3,386           3,386  ..............
    183 DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD                                            2,352           2,352  ..............
    184 AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES                                       213             213  ..............
    186 CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY POLICY                       45,194          42,194          -3,000
    187 MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT                   11,919          11,919  ..............
    188 DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY (DOSI)                               3,112           3,112  ..............
    189 JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT                                   4,916           4,916  ..............
    190 C4I INTEROPERABILITY                                            66,152          66,152  ..............
    195 COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS                                   5,366           5,366  ..............
    197 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS                        3,069           3,069  ..............
    199 COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING TRANSFORMATION          101,319          54,069         -47,250
    200 DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI)             740             740  ..............
    201 MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS--MDA                                    28,363          28,363  ..............
    202 JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP)                                     5,177           5,177  ..............
   9999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                             36,315          36,315  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, MANAGEMENT SUPPORT                                1,998,717       2,028,907         +30,190
                                                               =================================================
 
        OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
    203 ENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM (ESS)                                42,482          42,482  ..............
    205 INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT             1,017,141         858,054        -159,087
   205A Advanced Defense Capabilities Pilot                     ..............          20,000         +20,000
    206 CWMD SYSTEMS: OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                   12,713          12,713  ..............
    207 GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT                   8,503           8,503  ..............
    208 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS            80,495          80,495  ..............
         DEVELOPMENT)
    209 CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER C2)                            95,733          95,733  ..............
    210 DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP)                               138,558         109,635         -28,923
    214 DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION           19,299          19,299  ..............
    215 LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS (DCS)                                  37,726          37,726  ..............
    216 MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK               5,037           5,037  ..............
        KEY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE (KMI)
    218 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM                            97,171          97,171  ..............
        INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM
    220 INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM                             8,351           8,351  ..............
    221 GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM                       ..............  ..............  ..............
    222 DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION                                   35,995          35,995  ..............
    223 JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION SERVICES                            5,677           5,677  ..............
    224 JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS)                            3,196           3,196  ..............
    225 FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   ..............  ..............  ..............
    228 DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB) CYBER SECURITY                    25,655          25,655  ..............
         INITIATIVE
    231 SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES                   ..............  ..............  ..............
    232 INDUSTRIAL SECURITY ACTIVITIES                                   2,134           2,134  ..............
    235 DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES                     2,295           2,295  ..............
    236 COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS                                  52,736          52,736  ..............
    239 POLICY R&D PROGRAMS                                              6,263           6,263  ..............
    240 NET CENTRICITY                                                  23,275          21,963          -1,312
    242 DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS                        6,214           6,214  ..............
    247 INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION INVESTMENTS    ..............  ..............  ..............
    248 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT          ..............  ..............  ..............
    249 INSIDER THREAT                                                   2,971           2,971  ..............
    250 HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM                     1,879           1,879  ..............
    257 CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT                            469,385         386,062         -83,323
    261 DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS                    1,760           1,760  ..............
         DESTRUCTION
    262 LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES                                     1,420           4,420          +3,000
    263 PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS                                         1,905           3,905          +2,000
    264 DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM                           3,249           3,249  ..............
    265 MQ-9 UAV                                                        37,188          34,438          -2,750
    267 AVIATION SYSTEMS                                               216,174         219,587          +3,413
    268 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                                86,737          94,237          +7,500
    269 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS                                       216,135         223,635          +7,500
    270 WARRIOR SYSTEMS                                                263,374         268,732          +5,358
    271 SPECIAL PROGRAMS                                                   529             529  ..............
    272 UNMANNED ISR                                                     6,727           6,727  ..............
    273 SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES                                            9,335           9,335  ..............
    274 MARITIME SYSTEMS                                               158,231         158,231  ..............
    275 OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE                           15,749          30,749         +15,000
    276 TELEPORT PROGRAM                                        ..............  ..............  ..............
        NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (NISS)
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                          8,463,742       9,202,784        +739,042
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT                  11,683,139      12,210,557        +527,418
                                                               =================================================
 
        SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS
    277 NATIONAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION SERVICES--SOFTWARE    ..............  ..............  ..............
         PILOT PROGRAM
    278 ACQUISITION VISIBILITY--SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM                  21,355          21,355  ..............
    279 GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM                               33,166          33,166  ..............
    999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS                                            270,653  ..............        -270,653
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
 
            TOTAL, SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT               325,174          54,521        -270,653
             PROGRAMS
                                                               =================================================
 
            TOTAL, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVALUATION,        36,085,834      36,271,140        +185,306
             DEFENSE-WIDE
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                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 DTRA Basic Research                                             14,761          21,761          +7,000
            Program increase: Materials science in extreme      ..............  ..............          +2,000
             dynamic environments plus
            Program increase: Materials science in extreme      ..............  ..............          +5,000
             environments
      2 Defense Research Sciences                                      311,531         345,531         +34,000
            Reduce carryover: Advanced manufacturing science    ..............  ..............          -7,500
            Program increase: NSCAI recommendation--generative  ..............  ..............         +25,000
             AI
            Program increase: NSCAI recommendation--AI for      ..............  ..............         +16,500
             cyber
      4 Basic Research Initiatives                                      71,783         111,783         +40,000
            Program increase: DEPSCoR                           ..............  ..............         +20,000
            Program increase: Global competition analysis net   ..............  ..............         +10,000
             assessment
            Program increase: Hispanic serving research cohort  ..............  ..............         +10,000
      6 National Defense Education Program                             159,549         161,549          +2,000
            Program increase: STEM fellowships                  ..............  ..............          +2,000
      7 Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority          100,467         121,467         +21,000
         Institutions
            Program increase: Augmenting quantum sensing        ..............  ..............          +1,000
             research, education, and training
            Program increase: Basic research                    ..............  ..............         +20,000
      8 Chemical and Biological Defense Program                         36,235          33,486          -2,749
            Prior year underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -2,749
     10 Biomedical Technology                                          141,081         137,581          -3,500
            Effort previously funded                            ..............  ..............          -3,500
     12 Defense Technology Innovation                                   55,160          28,090         -27,070
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -27,070
     14 Applied Research for the Advancement of S&T Priorities          66,866          60,440          -6,426
            Rebaseline program profile                          ..............  ..............          -6,426
     15 Information & Communications Technology                        333,029         409,679         +76,650
            Phase programmatic growth: Constellation            ..............  ..............         -10,000
            Efforts previously funded                           ..............  ..............          -6,250
            Program increase: NSCAI recommendation--generative  ..............  ..............         +50,000
             AI
            Program increase: NSCAI recommendation--AI for      ..............  ..............         +42,900
             cyber
     18 Cyber Security Research                                         17,437          30,437         +13,000
            Program increase: Academic cyber institutes         ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Pacific intelligence and          ..............  ..............          +5,000
             innovation initiative
            Program increase: Semiconductor industry            ..............  ..............          +3,000
             cybersecurity
     22 Electronics Technology                                         572,662         479,642         -93,020
            Reduce carryover: Advanced manufacturing tools      ..............  ..............         -19,710
            Reduce carryover: Advanced manufacturing EEE        ..............  ..............         -12,090
            Forward funding: THREADS                            ..............  ..............         -16,720
            Unjustified growth: Minitherms3D                    ..............  ..............          -8,659
            Early to need: FIRE                                 ..............  ..............          -1,841
            Reduce carryover: Advanced manufacturing 3DHI       ..............  ..............         -40,000
            Program increase: Small radio-frequency             ..............  ..............          +6,000
             demonstrator
     27 SOF Technology Development                                      52,287          63,356         +11,069
            Program increase: Assessment of commercial systems  ..............  ..............          +6,000
            Program increase: Identity threat mitigation        ..............  ..............          +7,000
            Prior year underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -1,931
     30 SO/LIC Advanced Development                                     30,102  ..............         -30,102
            Transfer to Line 130, CDAO Dem/Val Activities for   ..............  ..............         -12,302
             SUNet
            Duplicative funding                                 ..............  ..............         -17,800
     31 Combating Terrorism Technology Support                          75,593         170,593         +95,000
            Program increase: Advanced EMS monitoring for       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             western EW test ranges
            Program increase: Artificial intelligence for       ..............  ..............          +1,000
             explosive ordinance disposal decision support
            Program increase: Wearable detection of chemical    ..............  ..............          +1,500
             and biological agents
            Program increase: Anti-tunneling                    ..............  ..............         +47,500
            Program increase: C-UAS development                 ..............  ..............         +40,000
     33 Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Advanced                   400,947         420,447         +19,500
         Technology Development
            Program increase: Advanced manufacturing of         ..............  ..............          +8,500
             energetic materials
            Program increase: Detecting and tracking            ..............  ..............          +6,000
             technology
            Program increase: Reconfigurable underground test   ..............  ..............          +5,000
             and evaluation
     35 Advanced Concepts and Performance Assessment                    17,825          22,825          +5,000
            Program increase: Hypersonic HWIL upgrades          ..............  ..............          +5,000
     36 Advanced Research                                               21,461          35,461         +14,000
            Program increase: Advanced carbon materials for     ..............  ..............          +8,000
             hypersonic applications
            Program increase: Energy efficient AI hardware for  ..............  ..............          +6,000
             military edge devices
     37 Joint Hypersonic Technology Development &Transition             52,292          54,292          +2,000
            Program increase: Additive hypersonic components    ..............  ..............          +2,000
             with advanced porous materials
     40 Advanced Aerospace Systems                                     331,753         241,943         -89,810
            Program termination: Tactical boost glide           ..............  ..............         -81,500
            Early to need: Liberty Lifter                       ..............  ..............          -8,310
     41 Space Programs and Technology                                  134,809         122,309         -12,500
            Effort previously funded: DRACO                     ..............  ..............         -12,500
     44 Quantum Application                                             75,000  ..............         -75,000
            Lack of acquisition strategy                        ..............  ..............         -75,000
     46 Defense Innovation Unit [DIU]                                  104,729         107,229          +2,500
            Program increase: Nuclear advanced propulsion and   ..............  ..............          +2,500
             power
     47 Technology Innovation                                          123,837          50,232         -73,605
            Transfer Project 375 to RDT&E, DW Line 66, Defense  ..............  ..............         -41,881
             Innovation Acceleration
            Phase programmatic growth                           ..............  ..............         -31,724
     49 Chemical and Biological Defense Program--Advanced              267,073         270,073          +3,000
         Development
            Program increase: Broad-spectrum indirect           ..............  ..............          +3,000
             antiviral research
     54 Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology              252,965         354,965        +102,000
         Program
            Program increase: Accelerating predictive supply    ..............  ..............          +2,000
             chain logistics
            Program increase: Additive manufacturing at scale   ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Advanced regenerative             ..............  ..............          +4,000
             manufacturing
            Program increase: Advanced robotics and automation  ..............  ..............          +8,000
             training
            Program increase: Aluminum castings performance     ..............  ..............          +4,000
             initiative
            Program increase: Digital manufacturing             ..............  ..............          +6,000
             accelerator
            Program increase: Domestic flexible factory for     ..............  ..............         +10,000
             footwear manufacturing
            Program increase: High temperature composite        ..............  ..............         +10,000
             material manufacturing
            Program increase: High performance computing        ..............  ..............         +25,000
             enabled large-scale manufacturing
            Program increase: Integrated silicon-based lasers   ..............  ..............          +4,000
            Program increase: Manufacturing of advanced         ..............  ..............         +16,000
             components for hypersonics
            Program increase: Microelectromechanical systems    ..............  ..............          +3,000
             mirror-based LiDAR sensor
            Program increase: OT and internet-of-things asset   ..............  ..............          +5,000
             identification and management
     55 Manufacturing Technology Program                                46,404         166,404        +120,000
            Program increase: Critical mineral supply chain     ..............  ..............          +5,000
             resiliency
            Program increase: High purity vanadium for          ..............  ..............          +2,000
             aerospace titanium alloys
            Program increase: Hypersonic radomes and apertures  ..............  ..............          +4,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............        +100,000
            Program increase: Processing pilot for high-purity  ..............  ..............          +3,000
             nickel
            Program increase: Rare earth element mining         ..............  ..............          +2,000
            Program increase: Recover, reclaim, recycle         ..............  ..............          +2,000
             materials from defense scrap
            Program increase: Superalloy metals recycling       ..............  ..............          +2,000
             development
     56 Generic Logistics R&D Technology Demonstrations                 16,580          19,580          +3,000
            Program increase: Wood to jet fuel                  ..............  ..............          +3,000
     58 Microelectronics Technology Development and Support            144,707         154,707         +10,000
            Program increase: Enhanced RF microelectronics      ..............  ..............         +10,000
             production
     60 Advanced Electronics Technologies                              254,033         179,033         -75,000
            Reduce carryover: Next generation microelectronics  ..............  ..............         -75,000
             manufacturing
     61 Command, Control and Communications Systems                    321,591         328,191          +6,600
            Program increase: NSCAI recommendation--AI for      ..............  ..............          +6,600
             cyber
     62 Network-Centric Warfare Technology                             885,425         746,175        -139,250
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        -133,000
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -6,250
     66 Defense Innovation Acceleration (DIA)                          257,110         261,741          +4,631
            Previously funded                                   ..............  ..............         -19,250
            Maintain level of effort                            ..............  ..............         -18,000
            Transfer Project 375 from RDT&E, DW line 47,        ..............  ..............         +41,881
             Technology Innovation
     68 Test & Evaluation Science & Technology                         345,384         398,734         +53,350
            Program increase: Hypersonic wave heat facilities   ..............  ..............         +20,000
            Program increase: Space based telemetry using       ..............  ..............          +8,350
             phased array
            Program increase: Space testing facilities          ..............  ..............         +25,000
     69 AUKUS Innovation Initiatives                                    25,000  ..............         -25,000
            Transfer to RDT&E, DW line 130, CDAO Dem/Val, to    ..............  ..............          -9,000
             align execution
            Transfer to RDT&E,N line 77 Unmanned Undersea       ..............  ..............         -10,000
             Vehicle Core Technologies, to align execution
            Transfer to RDT&E,DW line 257, Cyber Ops to align   ..............  ..............          -6,000
             execution
     70 National Security Innovation Network                            21,575          71,575         +50,000
            Program increase: DoD mission acceleration centers  ..............  ..............         +50,000
     71 Operational Energy Capability Improvement                      171,668         193,085         +21,417
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +20,000
            Program increase: TRISO advanced fuel               ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Prior year underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -8,583
     72 SOF Advanced Technology Development                            156,097         140,431         -15,666
            Maintain level of effort: Advanced technology       ..............  ..............          -9,867
             development
            Program decrease                                    ..............  ..............          -5,799
     76 Environmental Security Technical Certification Program         117,196         125,196          +8,000
            Program increase: On-base microgrid resiliency      ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Sustainable technology            ..............  ..............          +3,000
             evaluation and demonstration program
     77 Ballistic Missile Defense Terminal Defense Segment             220,311         225,311          +5,000
            Program increase: THAAD modernization               ..............  ..............          +5,000
     79 Chemical and Biological Defense Program--Dem/Val               316,853         292,006         -24,847
            Unjustified growth: Tactical contamination          ..............  ..............          -2,423
             mitigation system
            Phase programmatic growth: Medical countermeasures  ..............  ..............         -18,900
             manufacturing optimization
            Phase programmatic growth: VAMP-ENBD                ..............  ..............          -3,524
     81 BMD Enabling Programs                                          597,720         587,490         -10,230
            Threat systems engineering                          ..............  ..............          -6,730
            Future concepts and planning growth                 ..............  ..............          -3,500
     82 Special Programs--MDA                                          552,888         645,780         +92,892
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         +92,892
     87 Regarding Trench                                                12,564          27,564         +15,000
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............         +15,000
     91 Ballistic Missile Defense Targets                              570,258         585,258         +15,000
            Program increase: Low-cost hypersonic flight test   ..............  ..............         +15,000
             bed
     94 Department of Defense Corrosion Program                          3,185           5,185          +2,000
            Program increase: Anti-corrosion initiatives        ..............  ..............          +2,000
     96 Technology Maturation Initiatives                       ..............          10,000         +10,000
            Program increase: Short pulse laser research        ..............  ..............         +10,000
     98 Hypersonic Defense                                             208,997         203,706          -5,291
            Program support growth                              ..............  ..............          -5,291
     99 Advanced Innovative Technologies                             1,085,826         873,323        -212,503
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        -136,172
            Early to need: Hypervelocity gun weapons system     ..............  ..............         -60,331
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............          -6,000
            Effort previously funded                            ..............  ..............         -10,000
    100 Trusted & Assured Microelectronics                             760,839         716,040         -44,799
            Program increase: Chiplet interfaces for advanced   ..............  ..............         +10,000
             node field programmable gate arrays
            Program increase: Magnetoresistive random-access    ..............  ..............          +3,500
             memory
            Program increase: Radiation-hardened chiplet        ..............  ..............          +5,000
             design acceleration
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -63,299
    101 Rapid Prototyping Program                                      110,291          46,991         -63,300
            Functional transfer to line 130A for JADC2          ..............  ..............         -30,000
            Prior year contract savings                         ..............  ..............         -24,400
            Program completion: SCIFIRE                         ..............  ..............          -8,900
    102 Rapid Prototyping Program                                        9,880           4,081          -5,799
            Program decrease                                    ..............  ..............          -5,799
    104 Department of Defense [DOD] Unmanned System Common               2,643           9,643          +7,000
         Development
            Program increase: Unmanned traffic management       ..............  ..............          +7,000
             test, evaluation, and implementation
    106 Operational Energy Capability Improvement--Non S&T              53,726          44,228          -9,498
            Prior year underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -9,498
    109 Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve [RDER]                    79,773          33,515         -46,258
            Program decrease                                    ..............  ..............         -46,258
    110 Joint C5 Capability Development, Integration and                28,517          19,457          -9,060
         interoperability Assessments
            Transfer to Line 130A for JADC2                     ..............  ..............          -9,060
    114 Aegis BMD Test                                                 193,484         184,253          -9,231
            Prior year test adjustments                         ..............  ..............          -9,231
    117 Ballistic Missile Defense Midcourse Segment Test                41,824          24,497         -17,327
            Prior year test adjustments                         ..............  ..............         -17,327
    120 Robust Infrastructure and Access                               170,182         135,535         -34,647
            Unjustified growth: Joint Common Access Platform    ..............  ..............         -10,647
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -24,000
    126 Office of Strategic Capital (OSC)                               99,000  ..............         -99,000
            Lack of justification: FY24 loan program not        ..............  ..............         -99,000
             requested
    130 Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer              615,246         246,003        -369,243
         (CDAO)--Dem/Val Activities
            Transfer from Line 30, SO/LIC Advanced Development  ..............  ..............         +12,302
            Functional transfer from line 69 for AUKUS          ..............  ..............          +9,000
             Innovation Initiatives
            Functional transfer to Line 130A for JADC2          ..............  ..............        -235,287
            Functional transfer to Line 130B for Alpha-1        ..............  ..............        -162,358
            Cost overestimation: GIDE                           ..............  ..............         -13,400
            Undefined requirement: Big play pilot               ..............  ..............         -19,500
            Program increase: SUNvana improvements              ..............  ..............         +40,000
   130A JADC2                                                   ..............         454,347        +454,347
            Functional transfer from Line 130 for JADC2         ..............  ..............        +235,287
            Functional transfer from Line 110 for JADC2         ..............  ..............          +9,060
            Functional transfer from Line 101 for JADC2         ..............  ..............         +30,000
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............          +6,000
            Program increase: Joint Fires Network (JFN)         ..............  ..............        +174,000
   130B Alpha-1                                                 ..............         222,723        +222,723
            Functional transfer from Line 130 for Alpha-1       ..............  ..............        +162,358
            Functional transfer from Line 181 for Alpha-1       ..............  ..............         +10,365
            Program increase: Autonomy enterprise platform      ..............  ..............         +50,000
    132 Chemical and Biological Defense Program--EMD                   382,977         362,380         -20,597
            Unexecutable growth: Autoinjector manufacturer      ..............  ..............         -20,597
             capability
    152 Central Test and Evaluation Investment Development             833,792         755,000         -78,792
         (CTEIP)
            Program increase: MACH-TB modeling, simulating,     ..............  ..............         +10,000
             analysis, and testing classified network
            Early to need                                       ..............  ..............         -88,792
    155 Joint Mission Environment Test Capability [JMETC]              187,421         175,699         -11,722
            Duplicative funding                                 ..............  ..............         -11,722
    157 Classified Program USD(P)                               ..............         171,319        +171,319
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............        +171,319
    162 General Support to OUSD(Intelligence and Security)               2,980           7,980          +5,000
            Program increase: Implementation of findings and    ..............  ..............          +5,000
             recommendations of security programs, policies
             and procedures
    174 R&D in Support of DoD Enlistment, Testing and                   26,037          31,037          +5,000
         Evaluation
            Program increase: Federal voting assistance         ..............  ..............          +5,000
             program
    181 Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer               17,247           6,882         -10,365
         (CDAO) Activities
            Functional transfer to Line 130B for Alpha-1        ..............  ..............         -10,365
    186 Cyber Resiliency and Cybersecurity Policy                       45,194          42,194          -3,000
            Duplicative spending                                ..............  ..............          -3,000
    199 COCOM Exercise Engagement and Training Transformation          101,319          54,069         -47,250
         (CE2T2)--non-MHA
            Duplicative request: JLVC Modernization             ..............  ..............         -47,250
    205 Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Support             1,017,141         858,054        -159,087
            Planned FY25 contract awards                        ..............  ..............        -239,337
            Program increase: 2.5D advanced packaging           ..............  ..............         +10,250
            Program increase: 5G testbed                        ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Advanced electrification          ..............  ..............          +3,000
             demonstration
            Program increase: Advanced headborne systems and    ..............  ..............          +5,000
             manufacturing
            Program increase: Automated textile manufacturing   ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Battery manufacturing supply      ..............  ..............          +5,000
             chain resilience
            Program increase: Critical materials processing     ..............  ..............         +10,000
            Program increase: Critical minerals from            ..............  ..............          +3,000
             chromatographic separation
            Program increase: Defense supply chain and          ..............  ..............          +2,000
             workforce readiness program
            Program increase: Extreme environment clothing      ..............  ..............          +2,000
            Program increase: High temperature ceramics lab     ..............  ..............          +2,000
             and prototyping capability
            Program increase: Munitions supply chain            ..............  ..............          +5,000
             diversification
            Program increase: Rare earth element demonstration  ..............  ..............          +5,000
            Program increase: Scaling commercial grade packs    ..............  ..............          +5,000
             and frames
            Program increase: Shipyard and ship repair          ..............  ..............          +3,000
             workforce training
            Program increase: Small business shipbuilding       ..............  ..............          +5,000
             supplier resiliency
   205A Advanced Defense Capabilities Pilot                     ..............          20,000         +20,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +20,000
    210 Data and Unified Platform (D&UP)                               138,558         109,635         -28,923
            Unjustified growth: Unified Platform                ..............  ..............         -28,923
             Infrastructure
    240 Net Centricity                                                  23,275          21,963          -1,312
            Prior year underexecution                           ..............  ..............          -1,312
    257 Cyber Operations Technology Support                            469,385         386,062         -83,323
            Transfer from RDT&E,DW line 69 AUKUS innovation     ..............  ..............          +6,000
             initiatives
            Unjustified growth: Joint Cyber Warfighting         ..............  ..............         -51,409
             Architecture
            Unjustified growth: Deployable Mission Support      ..............  ..............          -1,119
             Systems
            Unjustified growth: Joint Development Environment   ..............  ..............         -41,895
            Program increase: Cyber defensive operations and    ..............  ..............         +14,000
             training
            Program increase: Cyber operations technology       ..............  ..............          +2,000
             support
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -10,900
    262 Logistics Support Activities                                     1,420           4,420          +3,000
            Program increase: Next generation transponder       ..............  ..............          +3,000
             integration
    263 Pacific Disaster Centers                                         1,905           3,905          +2,000
            Program increase: Global water security center      ..............  ..............          +2,000
    265 MQ-9 UAV                                                        37,188          34,438          -2,750
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............          -2,750
    267 Aviation Systems                                               216,174         219,587          +3,413
            Program increase: Alternative domestic source C-    ..............  ..............          +6,000
             130J IRSS
            Program increase: C-130J weapons modernization      ..............  ..............          +8,000
            Unjustified request: Aviation engineering analysis  ..............  ..............          -8,997
            Early to need: Mission processor upgrades           ..............  ..............          -1,590
             developmental test
    268 Intelligence Systems Development                                86,737          94,237          +7,500
            Program increase: Quantum computing and quantum     ..............  ..............          +7,500
             networking
    269 Operational Enhancements                                       216,135         223,635          +7,500
            Program increase: 3D mapping at the tactical edge   ..............  ..............          +2,500
            Program increase: Female body armor development     ..............  ..............          +5,000
             and modernization
    270 Warrior Systems                                                263,374         268,732          +5,358
            Program increase: Next-generation electronic        ..............  ..............         +12,000
             countermeasures
            Program increase: Platform agnostic data storage    ..............  ..............          +3,000
             infrastructure
            Early to need: MPE-M                                ..............  ..............          -9,642
    275 Operational Enhancements Intelligence                           15,749          30,749         +15,000
            Program increase: Loitering munitions launching     ..............  ..............         +15,000
             systems
    999 Classified Programs                                          8,463,742       9,202,784        +739,042
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        +739,042
    999 Classified Programs                                            270,653  ..............        -270,653
            Classified adjustment                               ..............  ..............        -270,653
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    Joint Live, Virtual and Constructive Training and 
Testing.--The Committee supports ongoing efforts to modernize 
and strengthen joint live, virtual and constructive [JLVC] 
capabilities. As the Department of Defense continues to develop 
and maintain such capabilities, the Committee sees the need for 
increased integration between JLVC training and testing 
activities. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of 
Defense to submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees not later than 90 days following the enactment of 
this act that reviews Department-wide efforts to develop and 
maintain JLVC capabilities. The report shall evaluate potential 
efficiencies of developing and maintaining a common set of JLVC 
capabilities that inform both test and training, Department and 
Service roles and responsibilities in the development and 
maintenance of such capabilities, and programmatic and 
budgetary recommendations for developing and maintaining such 
capabilities across the Future Years Defense Program.
    SUNet.--The Committee notes that the Secure Unclassified 
Network [SUNet] provides the Department of Defense with a 
network that fosters collaboration with allies, partners, and 
key segments of industry, and recommends an increase of 
$40,000,000 for SUNet improvements. Further, the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity 
Conflict is directed to continue ongoing efforts to transfer 
the operation of SUNet to the Chief Digital and Artificial 
Intelligence Office [CDAO]. Not later than 60 days following 
the enactment of this act, the Chief Digital and Artificial 
Intelligence Officer shall provide a briefing to the 
congressional defense committees outlining the progress in 
completing this transfer.
    Vaccine and Therapeutic Products for Warfighter 
Protection.--This Committee is concerned by the often 
burdensome inventory and replenishment requirements for vaccine 
and therapeutic products for warfighter. The Committee supports 
reducing the logistical hurdles associated with deploying such 
measures during an emergency and the cost obligations of 
maintaining the inventory requirement for such products.
    Next Generation Textiles.--The Committee recognizes the 
necessity of a strong domestic textile industrial base capable 
of manufacturing state-of-the-art products to support 
warfighter operations in a multi-domain environment. The 
Committee notes that Manufacturing USA, which is managed in 
partnership with the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, invests into manufacturing operations for 
functional fabrics and textiles that have directly supported 
continuing domestic leadership of this industry and help ensure 
the availability of these essential items for the future. The 
Committee encourages future investments in next-generation 
textiles and remains supportive of the Department of Defense's 
efforts in this area.
    Nanoscale Materials Manufacturing.--The Committee 
understands that advances in weapon system manufacturing using 
nanoscale materials have the potential to increase the 
performance of such systems. However, the Committee notes that 
Manufacturing Readiness Levels lag behind Technology Readiness 
Levels for these technologies. Therefore, the Committee 
encourages the Secretary of Defense to evaluate opportunities 
to increase the relative Manufacturing Readiness Levels of 
nanoscale materials.
    Supply Chain Visibility for Operational Readiness.--The 
Committee recognizes the difficulty of supply chain visibility 
and management and encourages the Department of Defense to 
continue its efforts to improve supply chain visibility to 
enhance operational readiness, including through the 
demonstration of relevant digital data tools.
    Steel Performance Initiative.--The Committee understands 
that steel is a critical and enabling material for many weapons 
systems and encourages the Secretary of Defense to continue 
investing in steel alloy development and manufacturing 
technology to increase operational effectiveness and maintain a 
strong industrial base.
    Distributed Maritime Energy Research.--The Department of 
Defense's multi-domain mission success requires the development 
of clean, high-density, persistent power sources. The Committee 
encourages the Secretary of Defense to continue investment in 
long-endurance, compact power systems to support global 
undersea maritime domain awareness and operations in austere 
environments, including the DEPTHS program.
    Low-Profile Electric Nuclear Satellite.--The Committee 
encourages the Secretary of Defense to continue the development 
of radioisotope power systems that are capable of providing 
lightweight, always-on, resilient power to increase the 
capabilities of Department of Defense spacecraft.
    Hyperspectral Chemical Vapor Stand-off Detector.--The 
Committee is encouraged by the research and development of 
hyperspectral chemical vapor stand-off detectors and is 
supportive of their planned capabilities, including rapid 
chemical search and detection at standoff ranges sufficient to 
increase survivability and lessen the cognitive burden on 
users.
    National Network for Microelectronics Research and 
Development.--The Committee notes that the Microelectronics 
Commons program is one of several regional technology programs 
established to support domestic microelectronics research and 
development and advanced manufacturing projects. The Committee 
directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the 
congressional defense committees not later than 60 days after 
the enactment of this act which describes how the 
Microelectronics Commons program will engage, reinforce, and 
leverage other regional technology programs, including those 
operated by the Department of Commerce and the National Science 
Foundation. Additionally, the report shall describe the 
interagency coordination mechanisms by which the Department of 
Defense collaborates and engages with the Department of 
Commerce, the National Science Foundation, and other 
Departments and Agencies, on the execution of regional 
technology programs to align efforts and avoid duplication.
    Hypersonics Test Infrastructure.--The Committee supports 
the investments made in the Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities 
Hypersonic Test Bed [MACH-TB] to increase U.S. hypersonic 
flight testing capacity. This increase in testing capacity and 
capability is essential to the development of hypersonic 
weapons and competitiveness with China. The Committee supports 
the Navy's Center of Excellence for Hypersonics at Naval 
Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, along with academic and 
industry partners, and encourages the Secretary of Defense to 
continue appropriately resourcing the development of MACH-TB. 
The Committee recommends an increase of $10,000,000 to continue 
supporting this initiative.
    Tactically Mobile Micro-reactor Development.--The Committee 
directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, 
Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs to provide 
expeditious oversight, interagency coordination, and technical 
review and assistance for the design, development, and test of 
tactically mobile micro-reactors.
    Defense Supply Chain and Workforce Readiness.--The 
Committee encourages the Department of Defense to forge 
partnerships to enhance supply chain resiliency by advancing 
the integration and use of state-of-the-art advanced 
manufacturing technologies and processes within a digitally 
connected, open-source and compliant regional supply chain 
ecosystem. The Committee is supportive of integrating small- 
and medium-sized suppliers, Original Equipment Manufacturers, 
as well as work-based, vocational development programs 
implemented by State and regional technical colleges, 
universities, and nonprofit workforce development organizations 
into such ecosystems.
    Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion.--The Committee 
understands that the Defense Innovation Unit expects that its 
Nuclear Advanced Propulsion and Power program will impact the 
employment of space power, accelerating the era of spacecraft 
maneuver in cislunar space. The Committee supports the 
development of space nuclear power and propulsion technologies, 
including those employing high-assay low enriched uranium. The 
Committee encourages the Director of the Defense Innovation 
Unit, in coordination with the Chief of Space Operations, to 
continue pursuing partnerships in this area.
    Wearable Technology.--The Committee commends the Defense 
Innovation Unit for exploring the capabilities of wearable 
technology to improve health monitoring and troop readiness. 
The tracking of heart health, body temperatures, and daily 
performance scores has the potential to significantly improve 
the Department of Defense's current health and wellness 
programs.
    Immersion Cooling.--The Committee recognizes the importance 
of technologies that enable faster, more efficient data centers 
and cloud storage. Further, consistent with identified 
requirements, the Committee supports efforts to develop cost 
competitive processes for deploying dialetic fluids to reduce 
energy and operational costs.
    Narrative Intelligence.--The Committee supports the work 
being carried out in the cyberspace domain regarding the 
analyzing of narrative intelligence to facilitate, understand, 
and research the implications of technology-enhanced malign 
influence in the digital age. Further, the Committee is 
supportive of the collaborative work being carried out in 
conjunction with the Cyber National Mission Force and various 
universities in the understanding of narrative intelligence. 
Therefore, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 
act, the Committee directs the Deputy Secretary of Defense and 
the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to provide a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate on the ongoing work and future 
requirements in narrative intelligence at U.S. Cyber Command.

                Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $331,489,000
Committee recommendation................................     337,489,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $337,489,000. 
This is $6,000,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:


                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
               OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE
 
        MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
      1 OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION                                169,544         140,044         -29,500
      2 LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION                                  103,252         103,252  ..............
      3 OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES                        58,693          94,193         +35,500
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, RDT&E MANAGEMENT SUPPORT                            331,489         337,489          +6,000
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE            331,489         337,489          +6,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1 Operational Test and Evaluation                                169,544         140,044         -29,500
            DOT&E requested transfer to Line 3                  ..............  ..............         -35,500
            Program increase: Browser plug-in security          ..............  ..............          +6,000
             research
      3 Operational Test Activities and Analyses                        58,693          94,193         +35,500
            DOT&E requested transfer from Line 1                ..............  ..............         +35,500
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Certification of Funding for Test Infrastructure and Test 
Event Resources.--The Department of Defense's component and 
Service acquisition executives are directed to (1) certify to 
the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation [DOT&E], that the 
Department of Defense's and Services' test infrastructure, 
assets, and personnel are fully funded in the budget year and 
the Future Years Defense Program to support agreed-upon Test 
and Evaluation Master Plans, Test and Evaluation Strategies or 
equivalent documents for programs on the DOT&E Oversight List 
and (2) provide this certification in the format, defined by 
the Director, not later than 60 days prior to the submission of 
the fiscal year 2025 President's budget request. The Director, 
Operational Test and Evaluation, is directed to provide an 
assessment to the congressional defense committees with 
submission of the fiscal year 2025 President's budget request 
on whether or not the test infrastructure, assets, and 
personnel funding in the budget year and the Future Years 
Defense Program can adequately support agreed-upon test and 
evaluation programs and identify where applicable-shortfalls by 
service and program.

                                TITLE V

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                     Defense Working Capital Funds

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $1,682,708,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,795,079,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$1,795,079,000. This is $112,371,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:


                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
                              Item                                  2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Industrial Operations...........................................          27,551         147,551        +120,000
    Program increase: Arsenal Sustainment Initiative............  ..............  ..............        +120,000
Supply Management...............................................           1,662           1,662  ..............
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total, Defense Working Capital Fund, Army.................          29,213         149,213        +120,000
                                                                 ===============================================
Supplies and Materials..........................................          83,587          83,587  ..............
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total, Defense Working Capital Fund, Air Force............          83,587          83,587  ..............
                                                                 ===============================================
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.....................           7,629  ..............          -7,629
    Transfer: National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund funded  ..............  ..............          -7,629
     in Sec. 8034...............................................
Defense Logistics Agency-Defense Automation & Production                       4               4  ..............
 Services.......................................................
Defense Logistics Agency-Energy Management......................         114,663         114,663  ..............
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total, Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense-wide.........         122,296         114,667          -7,629
                                                                 ===============================================
Commissary Operations...........................................       1,447,612       1,447,612  ..............
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total, Defense Working Capital Fund, Defense-wide, DECA...       1,447,612       1,447,612  ..............
                                                                 ===============================================
      Grand Total, Defense Working Capital Funds................       1,682,708       1,795,079        +112,371
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Meals Ready-to-Eat.--The Committee recommendation supports 
the fiscal year 2024 President's budget request for Meals Ready 
to Eat and reaffirms its support for the Defense Logistics 
Agency War Reserve stock objective of 5.0 million cases.

                                TITLE VI

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

Budget estimate, 2024................................... $38,413,960,000
Committee recommendation................................  39,085,201,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$39,085,201,000. This is $671,241,000 above the budget 
estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                        DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
 
        OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
     10 IN-HOUSE CARE                                               10,044,342       9,901,132        -143,210
     20 PRIVATE SECTOR CARE                                         19,893,028      19,776,328        -116,700
     30 CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT                                  2,007,012       1,985,556         -21,456
     40 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT                                       2,327,816       2,327,816  ..............
     50 MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES                                          347,446         347,446  ..............
     60 EDUCATION AND TRAINING                                         336,111         353,111         +17,000
     70 BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS                               2,144,551       2,116,738         -27,813
 
        UNDISTRIBUTED ADJUSTMENT: PROJECTED UNDEREXECUTION      ..............         -33,710         -33,710
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE                        37,100,306      36,774,417        -325,889
                                                               =================================================
 
        PROCUREMENT
 
        DEFENSEWIDE ACTIVITIES
    150 INITIAL OUTFITTING                                              22,344          22,344  ..............
    160 REPLACEMENT AND MODERNIZATION                                  238,435         238,435  ..............
    170 JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION SYSTEM                   29,537           1,467         -28,070
    180 MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM--DESKTOP TO DATACENTER                   74,055          74,055  ..............
    180 DOD HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION                      17,510          17,510  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, PROCUREMENT                                         381,881         353,811         -28,070
                                                               =================================================
 
        RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION
 
        DEFENSEWIDE ACTIVITIES
     80 RESEARCH                                                        40,311          44,311          +4,000
     90 EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT                                        178,892         195,892         +17,000
    100 ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT                                           327,040         327,040  ..............
    110 DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION                                       172,351         172,351  ..............
    120 ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT                                        107,753         107,753  ..............
    130 MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT                                          87,096          87,096  ..............
    140 CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT                                        18,330          18,330  ..............
    150 UNDISTRIBUTED MEDICAL RESEARCH                          ..............       1,004,200      +1,004,200
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
            TOTAL, RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION            931,773       1,956,973      +1,025,200
                                                               =================================================
            TOTAL, DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM                           38,413,960      39,085,201        +671,241
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS

    The following table details the adjustments recommended by 
the Committee:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    010 In-House Care                                               10,044,342       9,901,132        -143,210
            Program decrease unaccounted for                    ..............  ..............         -14,140
            Unexecutable growth                                 ..............  ..............        -129,070
    020 Private Sector Care                                         19,893,028      19,776,328        -116,700
            Unexecutable growth                                 ..............  ..............        -116,700
    030 Consolidated Health Support                                  2,007,012       1,985,556         -21,456
            Excess to need                                      ..............  ..............         -21,456
    060 Education and Training                                         336,111         353,111         +17,000
            Program increase: TriService nursing research       ..............  ..............          +7,000
             program
            Program increase: Uniformed Services University     ..............  ..............          +7,000
             combat medical support research
            Program increase: Uniformed Services University     ..............  ..............          +3,000
             Biotechnology Center
    070 Base Operations/Communications                               2,144,551       2,116,738         -27,813
            Unjustified growth                                  ..............  ..............         -27,813
 UNDIST     Undistributed Adjustment: Projected underexecution  ..............         -33,710         -33,710
    170 PROC Joint Operational Medicine Information System              29,537           1,467         -28,070
            Insufficient budget justification                   ..............  ..............         -28,070
    080 R&D Research                                                    40,311          44,311          +4,000
            Program increase: Special operations TBI pilot      ..............  ..............          +4,000
             program
    090 R&D Exploratory Development                                    178,892         195,892         +17,000
            Program increase: Armed Forces Institute of         ..............  ..............         +10,000
             Regenerative Medicine III
            Program increase: Military-civilian trauma          ..............  ..............          +5,000
             training partnerships
            Program increase: Non direction blast sensors       ..............  ..............          +2,000
    150 Undistributed Medical Research                          ..............       1,004,200      +1,004,200
            Program increase: Non-narcotic pain management      ..............  ..............          +1,000
            Program increase: University partnership            ..............  ..............         +20,000
             initiative
            Program increase: Joint civilian-medical surge      ..............  ..............         +15,000
             pilot
            Program increase: Pharmacogenomics testing for      ..............  ..............          +4,000
             military readiness pilot
            Restore core funding reduction                      ..............  ..............         +99,700
            Program increase: Peer-reviewed ALS research        ..............  ..............         +40,000
            Program increase: Peer-reviewed Alzheimer's         ..............  ..............         +15,000
             research
            Program increase: Peer-reviewed breast cancer       ..............  ..............        +130,000
             research
            Program increase: Peer-reviewed cancer research     ..............  ..............        +130,000
            Program increase: Peer-reviewed Duchenne muscular   ..............  ..............         +10,000
             dystrophy research
            Program increase: Peer-reviewed epilepsy research   ..............  ..............         +12,000
            Program increase: Peer-reviewed medical research    ..............  ..............        +370,000
            Program increase: Peer-reviewed melanoma research   ..............  ..............         +40,000
            Program increase: Peer-reviewed ovarian cancer      ..............  ..............         +15,000
             research
            Program increase: Peer-reviewed prostate cancer     ..............  ..............         +75,000
             research
            Program increase: Peer-reviewed rare cancers        ..............  ..............         +17,500
             research
            Program Increase: Peer-reviewed military burn       ..............  ..............         +10,000
             research
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Defense Health Program Reprogramming Procedures.--To limit 
the amount of transfers between the In-House Care and the 
Private Sector Care budget sub-activities and to continue to 
improve oversight within the Defense Health Program operation 
and maintenance account, the Committee includes a provision 
which caps the funds available for Private Sector Care under 
the TRICARE program subject to prior approval reprogramming 
procedures. The provision and accompanying report language 
should not be interpreted by the Department as limiting the 
amount of funds that may be transferred to the Direct Care 
System from other budget activities within the Defense Health 
Program. In addition, funding for the In-House Care and Private 
Sector Care budget sub-activities are designated as 
congressional special interest items for the purpose of the 
Base for Reprogramming (DD Form 1414). Any transfer of funds in 
excess of $10,000,000 into or out of these sub-activities 
requires the Secretary of Defense to follow prior approval 
reprogramming procedures.
    The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide 
written notification to the congressional defense committees of 
cumulative transfers in excess of $10,000,000 out of the 
Private Sector Care budget sub-activity not later than 15 days 
after such a transfer. The Committee further directs the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to provide 
quarterly briefings to the congressional defense committees on 
budget execution data for all of the Defense Health Program 
budget activities not later than 30 days after the end of each 
fiscal quarter, and to adequately reflect changes to the budget 
activities requested by the Services in future budget 
submissions.
    Carryover.--For fiscal year 2024, the Committee recommends 
1 percent carryover authority for the operation and maintenance 
account of the Defense Health Program, consistent with prior 
years. The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
(Health Affairs) to submit a detailed spend plan for any fiscal 
year 2023 designated carryover funds to the congressional 
defense committees not less than 30 days prior to executing the 
carryover funds.
    Electronic Health Record.--The Committee notes that 
electronic health record deployment timeline is dependent on a 
robust information technology program. Therefore, the Committee 
directs the Program Executive Officer, Defense Healthcare 
Management Systems [PEO DHMS], to continue to provide monthly 
reports not later than 15 days after the end of each month to 
the congressional defense committees on the status of all open 
incident reports, as well as the 46 high priority incident 
reports, in order for the Committee to better track the 
progress of the Department in resolving the multitude of issues 
identified in the continuous deployment of MHS GENESIS.
    The PEO DHMS, in conjunction with the Director of the 
Interagency Program Office [IPO] and the Director of the 
Defense Health Agency, is directed to provide quarterly reports 
not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter to 
the congressional defense committees and the Government 
Accountability Office on the cost and schedule of the program, 
to include milestones, knowledge points, and acquisition 
timelines, as well as quarterly obligation reports. These 
reports should also include the following: (1) any changes to 
the deployment timeline, including benchmarks, for full 
operating capability; (2) any refinements to the cost estimate 
for full operating capability and the total life cycle cost of 
the project; and (3) the progress toward developing, 
implementing, and fielding the interoperable electronic health 
record throughout the two Departments' medical facilities. The 
Committee further directs the PEO DHMS to continue briefing the 
House of Representatives and Senate Defense Appropriations 
Subcommittees on a quarterly basis, coinciding with the report 
submission.
    Additionally, the Committee directs the Comptroller General 
to continue quarterly performance reviews of the deployment of 
MHS GENESIS with a focus on whether the program is meeting 
expected cost, schedule, scope, quality, and risk mitigation 
expectations. The Committee expects PEO DHMS to facilitate 
these quarterly performance reviews by providing the 
Comptroller General with regular and in-depth access to the 
program.
    The Committee directs the Director of the IPO to continue 
to provide quarterly reports to the House of Representatives 
and Senate Subcommittees on Appropriations for Defense and 
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
on the progress of interoperability between the two 
Departments.
    Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Program.--The Committee 
recommends $370,000,000 for the Peer-Reviewed Medical Research 
Program. The Committee directs the Secretary of Defense, in 
conjunction with the Service Surgeons General, to select 
medical research projects of clear scientific merit and direct 
relevance to military health. Research areas considered under 
this funding are restricted to: accelerated aging processes 
associated with military service; autism; burn pit exposure; 
celiac disease; computational biology for precision health; 
congential cytomegalovirus; congential heart disease; dystonia; 
eating disorders; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; far-UVC germicidal 
light; fibrous dysplasia/McCune-Albright syndrome; focal 
segmental glomerulosclerosis; food allergies; Fragile X; 
Guillain-Barre syndrome; hepatitis B; hereditary ataxia; 
hydrocephalus; inflammatory bowel disease; interstitial 
cystitis; lymphedema; malaria; maternal mental health; 
mitochondrial disease; musculoskeletal disorders related to 
acute and chronic bone conditions and injuries; myalgic 
encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome; myotonic dystrophy; 
nephrotic syndrome; neuroactive steroids; neurofibromatosis; 
orthopedic; Parkinson's; peripheral neuropathy; polycystic 
kidney disease; proteomics; pulmonary fibrosis; reconstructive 
transplantation; respiratory health; Rett syndrome; 
scleroderma; sickle-cell disease; suicide prevention; tickborne 
disease; tuberous sclerosis complex; vascular malformations; 
and Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. The Committee emphasizes that 
the additional funding provided under the Peer-Reviewed Medical 
Research Program shall be devoted only to the purposes listed 
above.
    Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Programs.--The Committee 
recommends $130,000,000 for the peer-reviewed breast cancer 
research program, $75,000,000 for the peer-reviewed prostate 
cancer research program, $40,000,000 for a peer-reviewed 
melanoma research program, $15,000,000 for the peer-reviewed 
ovarian cancer research program, $17,500,000 for a peer-
reviewed rare cancers research program, and $130,000,000 for 
the peer-reviewed cancer research program that would research 
cancers not addressed in the aforementioned programs currently 
executed by the Department of Defense.
    The funds provided in the peer-reviewed cancer research 
program are directed to be used to conduct research in the 
following areas: blood cancers; brain cancer; colorectal 
cancer; endometrial cancer; esophageal cancer; kidney cancer; 
liver cancer; lung cancer; lymphoma; myeloma; neuroblastoma; 
pancreatic cancer; pediatric brain tumors; and stomach cancer.
    The funds provided under the peer-reviewed cancer research 
program shall be used only for the purposes listed above. The 
Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health 
Affairs) to provide a report not later than 18 months after the 
enactment of this act to the congressional defense committees 
on the status of the peer-reviewed cancer research program. For 
each research area, the report should include the funding 
amount awarded, the progress of the research, and the relevance 
of the research to servicemembers.
    Medical Research to Support Military Families.--The 
Committee recognizes the importance of military family health 
and well-being to servicemember readiness and morale and 
commends the Defense Health Agency [DHA] for previous 
investments in the family and resilience portfolio. The 
Committee understands that DHA has conducted several studies on 
these matters and directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
(Health Affairs) to brief the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 
days after enactment of this act on these 12 studies, including 
the process for determining research focus areas, outcomes from 
current research and how it is applied, and any gaps in 
research or additional required studies. The Committee further 
directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to 
collaborate with institutions of higher education, Federal 
agencies, and non-profit entities that have robust research and 
clinical expertise with illness and conditions that have 
material effect on military family health and well-being, 
including, but not limited to adverse childhood events, medical 
barriers to growing and supporting families, mental and 
behavioral health, substance use disorders, and gender-specific 
health care.
    In addition, the Committee recommends $99,700,000 for core 
defense health research and encourages DHA to continue its 
investments in the health and well-being of military families. 
The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
(Health Affairs) to brief the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate on the plan for the 
desired research in each of these areas, including an expected 
timeline for the research, not later than 90 days after 
enactment of this act.
    TRICARE Pharmacy Services.--The Committee directs the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to provide a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after 
enactment of this act on TRICARE pharmacy services in rural and 
highly rural regions of the Nation. The report shall include 
information on the following: (1) whether rural and highly 
rural beneficiaries have sufficient access to pharmacies within 
TRICARE's retail pharmacy network compared to suburban and 
urban beneficiaries; (2) the number of network pharmacies 
located in rural or highly rural areas in each of the last 5 
years; (3) the number of prescriptions filled at rural or 
highly rural pharmacies in each of the last 5 years; (4) rural 
and highly rural beneficiary satisfaction with their options 
for accessing the TRICARE retail pharmacy network in each of 
the last 5 years. The report shall define rural and highly 
rural using the meanings of the terms given under the Rural-
Urban Commuting Areas coding system of the United States 
Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services.
    Health Care in Japan.--The Committee is concerned about the 
barriers to health care for Department of Defense 
servicemembers, civilians, contractors and their dependents in 
Japan. These include access to emergency care, mental health 
care, pharmaceutical drugs, and reimbursement for medical 
treatment. The Committee notes that the COVID-19 pandemic 
further limited the availability of health care in Japan, which 
was compounded by changes to the operating policies of the 
Defense Health Agency [DHA] relating to civilian access to care 
in military medical treatment facilities. Therefore, the 
Committee directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a report 
to the congressional defense committees not later than 90 days 
after enactment of this act identifying the following: (1) the 
existing barriers to health care for Department of Defense 
servicemembers, civilians, contractors and their dependents in 
Japan; (2) the short and long-term actions being taken to 
address each barrier and increase access to health care by DHA 
and the military services; (3) the costs associated with the 
implementation of these measures; and (4) what funding is 
available within the Department of Defense and military 
services' fiscal year 2024 budget and the President's budget 
request for fiscal year 2025 to cover these costs.
    Budget or Appropriations Liaison Support.--The Committee is 
concerned about the Defense Health Agency's poor responsiveness 
to the Committee's requests for information necessary to 
carryout congressional budget oversight, review the President's 
budget request, and make funding recommendations. This includes 
lack of timely responses, as well as the failure to respond to 
specific congressional inquiries. Therefore, the Committee 
directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to 
review and streamline internal processes to respond to 
Committee inquiries and requests for information. Further, the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) is directed to 
report back to the Committees on Appropriations for the House 
of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after 
enactment of this act on the measures implemented to respond 
directly and promptly with the information required by the 
Committee and its members.
    Medical Simulation for a Medically Ready Force.--The 
Committee recognizes the Department of Defense for expanding 
strategies to maintain the readiness of defense medical 
providers. Future conflicts will differ substantially from 
those of the past decades placing strenuous demands on 
providers managing dispersed, high-volume casualties in large 
scale combat operations. New medical simulation requirements 
are needed to effectively address combat casualty care 
performance maintenance in these highly challenging scenarios. 
Specific considerations should be made for medics and other 
first responders performing life-saving procedures in austere 
environments and providers performing advanced procedures in 
operational theaters. Therefore, the Committee directs the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), in 
coordination with the Congressionally Directed Medical Research 
Programs, to provide a briefing to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
on the Defense Health Agency's investment in a plan for the 
expansion of advanced medical simulation technologies and 
programs to provide sustainability of medical skillsets 
critical to the support of future conventional combat 
operations not later than 120 days after enactment of this act.
    Peer-Reviewed Hydrocephalus Research.--The Committee has 
included hydrocephalus as part of the Peer-Reviewed Medical 
Research Program and is concerned about the large number of 
servicemembers at risk of developing hydrocephalus due to 
traumatic brain injury or other causes. Since 2000, more than 
370,000 servicemembers have sustained a traumatic brain injury, 
and it is estimated that 14 percent of those individuals could 
develop hydrocephalus as a result. This does not include the 
approximately 180,000 veterans who currently have normal 
pressure hydrocephalus, a number that grows every year as the 
population ages. Unfortunately, many of these cases are 
probably undiagnosed or misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's, 
Parkinson's, or another related dementia. Therefore, the 
Committee encourages the Congressionally Directed Medical 
Research Programs to further its research into this condition, 
for which there is no cure. Further, the Committee understands 
that brain surgery is the only current treatment and that 
promising research funded under the Peer-Reviewed Medical 
Research program may serve to improve patient care and 
outcomes.
    Peer-Reviewed Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research.--The 
Committee is aware of promising research underway for 
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [ALS] through the Congressionally 
Directed Medical Research Programs. Given that servicemembers 
are up to twice as likely to develop and die from ALS as those 
with no history of military service, it is especially important 
this progress be continued into early phase clinical trials. 
The Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
(Health Affairs) to pursue clinical research that can bring 
effective treatments to people living with ALS as soon as 
possible.
    Next-Generation Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices.--
The Committee commends the Department of Defense for its 
continued research and development activities focused on 
treating injuries sustained by servicemembers in austere 
environments. The Committee is aware of the advantages of using 
negative pressure wound therapy in managing combat-related 
wounds. However, the Committee notes the lack of research and 
development and continued delays in procuring next-generation 
negative pressure wound therapy devices to ensure 
servicemembers have the most modern combat casualty care 
technologies available on the battlefield. Therefore, the 
Committee encourages the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health 
Affairs) to pursue research and development advancing negative 
pressure wound therapy and to finalize acquisition plans to 
procure next-generation devices for the military health system.
    Medical Defense Against Infectious Diseases.--The Committee 
recognizes the value of the Department of Defense's research on 
infectious diseases and development of medical countermeasures 
for naturally occurring infectious diseases, such as malaria, 
leishmaniasis, diarrheal diseases, Dengue, and Chikungunya 
viruses. However, the Committee is concerned with the 
Department of Defense's decision to cut funding for malaria, 
leishmaniasis, and diarrheal research as these diseases remain 
top infectious disease threats to servicemembers deployed 
abroad. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to partner with non-
profit organizations, academic institutions, Federal agencies, 
foreign governments, and international agencies that have 
infectious disease research programs.
    Medical Isotope Molybdenum-99.--The Committee encourages 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to use 
domestically produced Mo-99 in order to reduce the reliance on 
foreign imports of Mo-99 which pose national security, public 
health, and environmental risks.
    Nuclear Medicine.--The Committee is encouraged by 
innovative advances in the field of nuclear medicine research, 
and the potential to fully 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 [PET] 
radiopharmaceuticals to identify the presence and magnitude of 
therapeutic targets in patients with Alzheimer's and 
Parkinson's disease, advanced cardiac disease, and prostate, 
breast, neuroendocrine and brain cancer, among others. 
Innovative nuclear medicine improves 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 Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs to 
include nuclear medicine imaging and related techniques in 
descriptions of funding opportunities, where relevant, to 
support early diagnosis, enhanced treatment and outcomes of 
active duty servicemembers and their families to drive the 
development of precision imaging and advanced targeted 
therapies while creating medical and economic efficiencies.
    Rapid Deployable Synthetic Vaccine Development.--The 
Committee notes the significant advancements in vaccine 
development and the need to quickly distribute infectious 
disease countermeasures when required to protect servicemembers 
deployed worldwide. The Committee encourages the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to research the 
development of low cost, single dose, and highly-scalable 
synthetic peptide vaccines that allow for rapid deployment to 
military personnel against infectious disease threats.
    Advanced Thermoformed Prosthetic Socket Systems.--The 
Committee commends the research and development activities of 
the Department of Defense in supporting servicemembers with 
limb loss, including efforts on the use and optimization of 
prosthetic devices. Advances in military medical trauma care 
solutions have evolved over the past 20 years to improve 
survivability rates following complex and polytraumatic 
injuries sustained by servicemembers on the battlefield. The 
increase in survivability rates highlights the need for more 
advanced technologies and skilled practitioners applying 
rehabilitation strategies to ensure servicemembers can return 
to duty or transition to civilians with the highest potential 
quality of life. To support servicemember health and quality of 
life following limb loss, advances in prosthetic socket systems 
aimed at alleviating pain, tissue breakdown, infections, and 
revision surgeries are required to prevent these co-morbidities 
and ensure proper form, fit, and function of assistive 
technologies. The Committee strongly encourages the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to continue and expand 
research on prosthetic socket systems, including advanced 
thermoformed systems enabling customization of prosthetics to 
improve patient outcomes and support Warfighter return to duty 
or transition to civilian life.
    Next-Generation Viral Vectors.--The Committee recognizes 
that next-generation vectors derived from rhabdoviruses offer 
promising opportunities to support servicemember health and 
readiness, as these have already helped vaccinate millions of 
people against rabies. Vaccine formulations based on 
rhabdoviral vectors are also highly stable and frequently offer 
life-long protection with a single dose. The Committee 
encourages the Department of Defense to support the development 
of rhabdoviral vaccines through the Defense Health Agency. In 
particular, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) 
is encouraged to partner with vaccine centers with experience 
in developing viral vectors covering multiple virus-based 
vaccine platforms that have established collaborations with 
high containment laboratories which can rapidly mobilize 
preclinical studies of emerging infectious diseases.
    Academic Health Care Center Partnerships for Reconstructive 
Care.--The Committee recognizes that servicemembers often face 
uniquely debilitating wounds that can require complex care over 
a prolonged period. Further, the Committee recognizes that 
academic health centers are developing multidisciplinary 
treatment and research programs centered on advanced clinical 
care and novel research strategies aimed at benefiting the 
injured servicemember. The large volume and heightened 
complexity of reconstructive care provided at these academic 
medical centers makes them well suited to augment the 
reconstructive care available within the military health 
system. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) to develop partnerships 
with academic health centers to provide improved access to 
advanced reconstructive care for injured servicemembers, as 
well as opportunities for surgical training in advanced 
reconstructive techniques to include nerve reconstruction and 
microsurgery.
    Continuity of Mental Health Care for Servicemembers and 
Their Families.--The Committee directs the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense (Health Affairs) to provide the congressional 
defense committees with a briefing detailing the Department of 
Defense's efforts to ensure continuity of mental healthcare for 
servicemembers and their dependents not later than 90 days 
after the enactment of this act. This report shall include the 
following: (1) a summary of relevant Federal and State laws, as 
well as Department of Defense regulations and policies, 
governing the provision of mental healthcare services provided 
by telehealth to servicemembers and their dependents; (2) an 
explanation of any challenges experienced by servicemembers and 
their dependents in receiving continuing care from a provider 
when assigned to a new State or location outside of the United 
States; (3) an assessment of the value of receiving continuing 
care from the same mental healthcare provider for various 
mental healthcare conditions; (4) a description of how the 
Department of Defense accommodates servicemembers who would 
benefit from receiving continuing care from a specific mental 
healthcare provider; and (5) any other matters the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) considers relevant.

           Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense

Budget estimate, 2024...................................  $1,091,844,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,091,844,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$1,091,844,000. This is equal to the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      1
        CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE
 
        CHEM DEMILITARIZATION-OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE                 89,284          89,284  ..............
        TEST AND EVALUATION                                          1,002,560       1,002,560  ..............
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
              TOTAL, CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS                   1,091,844       1,091,844  ..............
               DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $886,426,000
Committee recommendation................................     994,490,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $994,490,000. 
This is $108,064,000 above the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Change from
  Line                             Item                             2024 budget      Committee        budget
                                                                     estimate     recommendation     estimate
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    010 Counter-Narcotics Support                                      643,848         622,593         -21,255
            Maritime patrol procurement excess to need          ..............  ..............         -11,936
            NGB headquarters realignment                        ..............  ..............          -9,319
    020 Drug Demand Reduction Program                                  134,313         134,313  ..............
    030 National Guard Counter-Drug Program                            102,272         211,591        +109,319
            NGB headquarters realignment                        ..............  ..............          +9,319
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............        +100,000
    040 National Guard Counter-Drug Schools                              5,993          25,993         +20,000
            Program increase                                    ..............  ..............         +20,000
                                                               -------------------------------------------------
              Total, Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug                886,426         994,490        +108,064
               Activities, Defense
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                    Office of the Inspector General

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $525,365,000
Committee recommendation................................     525,365,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $525,365,000. 
This is equal to the budget estimate.

                     COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM

    The following table summarizes the budget estimate for this 
appropriation, the Committee recommendation, and the Committee 
recommended adjustments to the budget estimate:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                           Change
                                                                            2024 budget      Committee      from
                          Line                                 Item          estimate     recommendation   budget
                                                                                                          estimate
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------
Office of the Inspector General, Operation and                   518,919         518,919  ..............
 Maintenance............................................
Office of the Inspector General, Operation and                     1,948           1,948  ..............
 Maintenance-CYBER......................................
Office of the Inspector General, Procurement............           1,098           1,098  ..............
Office of the Inspector General, Research and                      3,400           3,400  ..............
 Development............................................
                                                         -------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Office of the Inspector General............         525,365         525,365  ..............
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Quarterly End Strength and Execution Reports.--The 
Department of Defense Inspector General is directed to provide 
quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on 
civilian personnel end strength, full-time equivalents, and 
budget execution not later than 15 days after the end of each 
fiscal quarter. The reports should contain quarterly civilian 
personnel end strength and full-time equivalents as well as an 
estimate of fiscal year end strength and fiscal year full-time 
equivalents. The reports should also include quarterly budget 
execution data along with revised fiscal year estimated 
execution data. The Inspector General is directed to provide 
end of fiscal year estimates based on personnel trends to date.

                               TITLE VII

                            RELATED AGENCIES

   Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $514,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     514,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $514,000,000. 
This is equal to the budget estimate.

               Intelligence Community Management Account

Budget estimate, 2024...................................    $650,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     601,442,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $601,442,000. 
This is $48,558,000 below the budget estimate.

                               TITLE VIII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    The following lists general provisions proposed by the 
Committee. The Committee recommends inclusion of several 
proposals which have been incorporated in previous 
appropriations acts, provisions requested for inclusion by the 
Defense Department, and new provisions. The Committee 
recommendations are as follows:
    Sec. 8001. Publicity/Propaganda Limitation.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8002. Compensation/Employment of Foreign Nationals.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8003. Annual Availability of Appropriations.--Retains 
a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8004. Obligations in Last 2 Months of Fiscal Year.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8005. General Transfer Authority.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8006. Project Level Adjustments.--Retains and modifies 
a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8007. Establishment of Reprogramming Baseline.--
Retains and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8008. Working Capital Funds Cash Disbursements.--
Retains and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8009. Special Access Programs Notification.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8010. Multiyear Procurement Authority.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8011. Humanitarian and Civic Assistance.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8012. Restriction on Civilian Personnel End-
Strength.--Retains and modifies a provision carried in previous 
years.
    Sec. 8013. Lobbying.--Retains a provision carried in 
previous years.
    Sec. 8014. Strategic Delivery Vehicles.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8015. Mentor-Protege Program.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8016. Anchor and Mooring Chain.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8017. Alcoholic Beverages.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8018. Demilitarization of Surplus Firearms.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8019. Relocations into the National Capital Region.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8020. Indian Financing Act.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8021. Walking Shield.--Retains a provision carried in 
previous years.
    Sec. 8022. Tribal Lands Environmental Impact.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8023. Defense Media Activity.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8024. Funding to Maintain Competitive Rates at 
Arsenals.--Retains and modifies a provision carried in previous 
years.
    Sec. 8025. Civil Air Patrol.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8026. Federally Funded Research and Development 
Centers.--Retains and modifies a provision carried in previous 
years.
    Sec. 8027. Congressional Defense Committee Definition.--
Retains and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8028. Congressional Intelligence Committee 
Definition.--Retains a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8029. Depot Maintenance Competition.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8030. Buy American Act Compliance.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8031. Carbon, Alloy, or Armor Steel Plate.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8032. Buy American Waivers.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8033. Ball and Roller Bearings.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8034. National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.--
Retains and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8035. Buy American Computers.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8036. Reciprocal Trade Agreements.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8037. Flag Protection.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8038. Overseas Military Facility Investment.--Retains 
a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8039. Investment Item Unit Cost.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8040. Asia-Pacific Regional Initiative.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8041. Tobacco Use in the Military.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8042. Working Capital Fund Investment Item 
Restrictions.--Retains and modifies a provision carried in 
previous years.
    Sec. 8043. CIA Availability of Funds.--Retains and modifies 
a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8044. Contractor Conversion and Performance.--Retains 
a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8045. Rescissions.--The Committee recommends a general 
provision rescinding funds from prior years as displayed below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Amount ($ in
                                                              000s)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  2022 Appropriations
 
Other Procurement, Army:
    Information Systems...............................            10,000
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: T-AGOS.............           158,300
Other Procurement, Navy:
    LCS AWS Mission Modules...........................             1,447
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
    F-22..............................................            45,306
Procurement, Defense-Wide:
    PCMV..............................................               204
 
                  2023 Appropriations
 
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide:
    DSCA Coalition Support Funds......................            24,000
Counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Train and                 48,000
 Equip................................................
Other Procurement, Army:
    COTS Communication Equipment......................            25,000
    Information Systems...............................            23,962
    Automated Data Processing Equipment...............            10,000
Aircraft Procurement, Navy:
    MQ-25.............................................           220,650
    Next Generation Jammer............................             4,673
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps:
    Air Expendable Countermeasures....................             2,262
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: DDG-51 Advance                 77,300
 Procurement..........................................
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy: LPD Flight II                 250,000
 Advance Procurement..................................
Other Procurement, Navy:
    LCS AWS Mission Modules...........................             3,594
    Ship Missile Support Equipment....................             1,101
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
    A-10..............................................            51,720
    F-15..............................................            17,300
    F-22..............................................           117,000
    Other Production Charges..........................            37,600
Other Procurement, Air Force:
    General Information Technology--Tactical Data                 37,100
     Networks Enterprise..............................
Procurement, Space Force:
    Space Development Agency Launch...................            35,069
    National Security Space Launch....................            88,210
    Special Space Activities..........................            36,287
Procurement, Defense-Wide:
    PCMV..............................................               211
    Armed Overwatch/Targeting.........................            17,608
    LEA...............................................             5,200
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army:
    Army Tactical Command & Control Hardware and                     709
     Software.........................................
    Project Convergence FY23..........................            25,461
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy:
    Littoral Airborne MCM.............................            13,849
    Standard Missile Improvements.....................            21,912
    CHALK CORAL.......................................            80,300
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force:
    Joint Transportation Management Systems...........            17,500
    EPAWSS............................................             5,000
    A-10..............................................            30,524
    Classified Programs...............................            10,600
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space
 Force:
    Polar MILSATCOM...................................            16,878
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
 Wide:
    Central Test and Evaluation Investment Development            75,986
                                                       -----------------
        TOTAL, BASE APPROPRIATIONS....................         1,647,823
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Sec. 8046. Restrictions on Military Technician 
Reductions.--Retains and modifies a provision carried in 
previous years.
    Sec. 8047. North Korea.--Retains a provision carried in 
previous years.
    Sec. 8048. Reserve Component Intelligence Reimbursement.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8049. Counter-Drug Activities Transfer.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8050. United Service Organizations Grant.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8051. Small Business Set-Asides.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8052. Contractor Bonuses.--Retains a provision carried 
in previous years.
    Sec. 8053. Reserve Peacetime Support.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8054. Unexpended Balances.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8055. National Guard Distance Learning.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8056. Prohibition of C-40 Retirement.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8057. End-Item Procurement.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8058. Military Family Housing.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8059. Defense Innovation Acceleration Projects.--
Retains and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8060. Secretary of Defense Reporting Requirement.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8061. Missile Defense Authorization.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8062. Armor-Piercing Ammo.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8063. Personal Property Lease Payments.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8064. Classified O&M, Army Transfer.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8065. National Intelligence Program Separation.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8066. SOUTHCOM and AFRICOM Appropriation.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8067. Fisher House Authorization.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8068. O&M, Navy Transfer to Stennis Center.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8069. Assignment of Forces.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8070. Rapid Acquisition Authority Reporting 
Requirement.--Retains and modifies a provision carried in 
previous years.
    Sec. 8071. Israeli Cooperative Programs.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8072. Prior Year Shipbuilding.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8073. Intelligence Authorization.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8074. New Start Authority.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8075. Nuclear Armed Interceptors.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8076. Shipbuilding Transfer Authority.--Inserts a new 
provision to provide special transfer authority for ship 
construction programs.
    Sec. 8077. 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8078. Integration of Foreign Intelligence.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8079. DNI Availability of Funds Waiver.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8080. Shipbuilding Obligations.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8081. DNI Reprogramming Baseline.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8082. Defense Acquisition Workforce Development 
Account.--Retains and modifies a provision regarding 
reprogramming authorities.
    Sec. 8083. NIP New Starts, Transfers, and Terminations.--
Retains a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8084. Public Disclosure of Agency Reports.--Retains 
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8085. Contractor Compliance With the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964.--Retains a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8086. DOD-VA Medical Facility Demonstration.--Retains 
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8087. Missile Defense Restriction.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8088. Armored Vehicles.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8089. NIP Special Transfer Authority.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8090. National Defense Reserve Fleet.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8091. Public Disclosure of Grant Agreement.--Retains 
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8092. Restrictions on NSA.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8093. Transfers to Another Federal Agency.--Retains 
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8094. Authority to Transfer O&M, Navy Funds to Ready 
Reserve Force, Maritime Administration Account.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8095. T-AO Oiler Program.--Retains a provision carried 
in previous years.
    Sec. 8096. Buy American Provision for T-ARC(X) and T-
AGOS(X).--Retains a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8097. Rapid Prototyping with DAWDA.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8098. Government Travel Card Prohibition.--Inserts a 
new provision carried in previous years to prohibit the use of 
the government travel card for entertainment.
    Sec. 8099. Blocking Pornography on Computers.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8100. Prohibition on Use of Equipment for Ceremonial 
Honors.--Retains a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8101. Integrity in Federal Contracting.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8102. Software and Digital Technology Pilot.--Retains 
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8103. U.N. Convention Against Torture.--Retains a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8104. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.--Retains 
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8105. Burden Sharing With Kuwait.--Retains and 
modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8106. Security Cooperation.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8107. Border Security.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8108. War Powers Resolution.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8109. Child Soldiers.--Retains a provision carried in 
previous years.
    Sec. 8110. Taliban.--Retains a provision carried in 
previous years.
    Sec. 8111. Support to Friendly Foreign Countries.--Retains 
a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8112. Rosoboronexport.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8113. Military Readiness Transfer Authority.--Retains 
and modifies a provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8114. Counterterrorism Equipment.--Retains a provision 
carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8115. Coalition Support Funds.--Retains and modifies a 
provision carried in previous years.
    Sec. 8116. Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce 
Semiconductors.--Retains and modifies a provision carried in 
previous years.

 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS: CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT FISCAL
                                YEAR 2024
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Amount ($ in
                                                              000s)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
 Wide Budget Activity 02, Applied Research:
    Microelectronic Commons...........................        65,062,000
Budget Activity 03, Advanced Technology Development:
    Microelectronic Commons...........................       269,256,000
Budget Activity 04, Advanced Component Development and
 Prototypes:
    Microelectronic Commons...........................        65,682,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Sec. 8117. Advisory and Assistance Services.--Inserts a new 
provision to limit excessive growth in the procurement of 
advisory and assistance services.
    Sec. 8118. Management Efficiencies.--Inserts a new 
provision to reflect savings attributable to efficiencies and 
management improvements in military departments.
    Sec. 8119. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response.--Inserts 
a new provision carried in previous years to appropriate funds 
for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual 
Assault Special Victims' Counsel Program.
    Sec. 8120. Wuhan Institute.--Inserts a new provision 
carried in previous years to prohibit the use of funds for the 
Wuhan Institute of Virology.
    Sec. 8121. EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.--Inserts a new 
provision carried in previous years to prohibit the use of 
funds for EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. in China.
    Sec. 8122. Transfer or Release of Detainees.--Inserts a new 
provision carried in previous years to prohibit the use of 
funds for the transfer or release of detainees.
    Sec. 8123. NDAA Compliance for Guantanamo Bay.--Inserts a 
new provision carried in previous years to prohibit the use of 
funds for the transfer of any individual detained at Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba.
    Sec. 8124. Modification of Detainee Facilities.--Inserts a 
new provision carried in previous years to prohibit the use of 
funds for facilities to house detainees.
    Sec. 8125. Guantanamo Bay Limitation of Funds.--Inserts a 
new provision carried in previous years to prohibit the use of 
funds for the closure of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    Sec. 8126. Pay and Allowances.--Inserts a new provision 
carried in previous years to appropriate funds for pay and 
allowances to Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, United States Navy.
    Sec. 8127. Noise Mitigation.--Inserts a new provision to 
appropriate funds for installing noise mitigating insulation at 
covered facilities impacted by military aviation noise.
    Sec. 8128. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.--Inserts a new 
provision to appropriate funds for contract closeouts for the 
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund.
    Sec. 8129. Alternative Engine.--Inserts a new provision to 
prohibit the use of funds to integrate an alternative engine on 
any F-35 aircraft.
    Sec. 8130. Availability of Funds for Loan Programs.--
Inserts a new provision regarding the availability of funds for 
loan, loan guarantee, and equity programs.
    Sec. 8131. Rapid Acquisition Authority.--Inserts a 
provision carried in previous years regarding rapid acquisition 
authority.
    Sec. 8132. Revised Economic Assumptions.--Inserts a new 
provision to appropriate funds designated as being for an 
emergency requirement to address the impacts of revised 
economic assumptions.
    Sec. 8133. Unfunded Priorities.--Inserts a new provision to 
appropriate funds designated as being for an emergency 
requirement to address unfunded priorities.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Amount  ($ in
                      Account/Item                             000s)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operation and Maintenance, Army:
    WRM Equipment / Secondary Items (APS-5)                        4,100
     Prepositioned War Reserve Materiel Stockpile
     Readiness..........................................
    Airborne Long-Wave Infra-Red Hyperspectral Imagery             9,700
     Sensor.............................................
    Single Aircraft Precision High Frequency Direction               360
     Finding and Geolocation............................
Operation and Maintenance, Navy:
    INDOPACOM Campaigning...............................          36,000
    Somalia Persistent Presence.........................         115,100
    Joint Training Team.................................          28,132
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps:
    INDOPACOM Campaigning...............................           8,000
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force:
    INDOPACOM Campaigning...............................         104,054
    (OI-3) Fund ISR Digital Infrastructure..............          71,440
    CRESTONE UxS Database Inventory.....................          15,000
    Base Support / Globally Positioned Network USCENTCOM          16,000
     Prepositioned War Reserve Materiel Stockpile
     Readiness..........................................
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide:
    Common Intelligence Picture / Common Operational              43,400
     Picture Services...................................
    Zero Trust Architecture Compliance Acceleration.....          12,033
Missile Procurement, Army:
    Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense Increment 1........          22,700
Other Procurement, Army:
    Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle CMD System          77,000
Aircraft Procurement, Navy:
    CH-53K Initial and Outfitting Spares................          93,000
Other Procurement, Navy:
    Somalia Persistent Presence.........................          36,900
Procurement, Marine Corps:
    Project 7/11--Modular Operations Cells..............          21,100
    Distributed Common Ground/Surface System-Marine                5,130
     Corps All-Source SCI Workstations..................
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force:
    E-7 deliveryacceleration............................         200,000
    F-15EX Conformal Tank Sets..........................         127,900
Missile Procurement, Air Force:
    Homeland Defense Mission Related Armament...........         193,000
Other Procurement, Air Force:
    Air Base Air Defense (ABAD).........................          66,470
    (OI-3) Fund ISR Digital Infrastructure..............           4,950
Procurement, Defense-Wide:
    Zero Trust Architecture Compliance Acceleration.....           3,765
    Airborne Long-Wave Infra-Red Hyperspectral Imagery             5,200
     Sensor.............................................
    Single Aircraft Precision High Frequency Direction             1,376
     Finding and Geolocation............................
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy:
    Fund E-2D Theater Combat ID and HECTR...............          49,300
    Fund ZEUS for DDG-1000 Class........................         124,500
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force:
    (OI-3) Fund ISR Digital Infrastructure..............          53,500
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
 Wide:
    Guam Defense System.................................         147,000
    Hypersonic Defense..................................         298,000
    Next Generation Blue Force Tracker..................           5,890
        Total...........................................       2,000,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Sec. 8134. Defense Industrial Base Capacity and 
Workforce.--Inserts a new provision to appropriate funds 
designated as being for an emergency requirement to address 
defense industrial base capacity and workforce shortfalls.
    Sec. 8135. Fuel Costs.--Inserts a new provision to 
appropriate funds designated as being for an emergency 
requirement for higher than anticipated fuel costs.
    Sec. 8136. Armed Forces of Taiwan.--Inserts a new provision 
to appropriate funds designated as being for an emergency 
requirement to assist and support the Armed Forces of Taiwan.
    Sec. 8137. Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985.--Inserts a new provision regarding the 
availability of funds.
    Sec. 8138. Confucius Institute Waiver Program.--Inserts a 
new provision regarding the Confucius Institute Waiver Program 
at the Department of Defense.
  COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports 
accompanying general appropriations bills identify each 
recommended amendment which proposes an item of appropriation 
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing 
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously 
passed by the Senate during that session.
    The Committee is filing an original bill, which is not 
covered under this rule, but reports this information in the 
spirit of full disclosure.

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 27, 2023, 
the Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 
2587) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 
purposes, provided that the bill be subject to amendment and 
that the bill be consistent with its budget allocation, and 
provided that the Chairman of the Committee or his designee be 
authorized to offer the substance of the original bill as a 
Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House 
companion measure, by a recorded vote of 27-1, a quorum being 
present. The vote was as follows:
        Yeas                          Nays
Chair Murray                        Mr. Merkley
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Reed
Mr. Tester
Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Coons
Mr. Schatz
Ms. Baldwin
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Manchin
Mr. Van Hollen
Mr. Heinrich
Mr. Peters
Ms. Collins
Mr. McConnell
Ms. Murkowski
Mr. Graham
Mr. Moran
Mr. Hoeven
Mr. Boozman
Mrs. Capito
Mr. Kennedy
Mrs. Hyde-Smith
Mr. Hagerty
Mrs. Britt
Mr. Rubio
Mrs. Fischer

 COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports 
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute 
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or 
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a 
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution 
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof 
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and 
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical 
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the 
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by 
the Committee.''
    The Committee bill as recommended contains no such 
provisions.
                                ------                                


                        BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL


  PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO PSEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
                                                     AMENDED
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Budget authority                 Outlays
                                                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee    Amount  in     Committee    Amount  in
                                                           allocation       bill       allocation       bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee
 allocation for 2024: Subcommittee on Defense:
    Mandatory...........................................          514           514           514           514
    Discretionary.......................................      823,267       831,267       812,806    \1\788,788
        Defense.........................................          187           187            NA            NA
        Non-defense.....................................      823,080       831,080            NA            NA
Projection of outlays associated with the
 recommendation:
    2024................................................  ............  ............  ............   \2\480,244
    2025................................................  ............  ............  ............      205,476
    2026................................................  ............  ............  ............       65,087
    2027................................................  ............  ............  ............       33,337
    2028 and future years...............................  ............  ............  ............       27,359
Financial assistance to State and local governments for            NA   ............           NA   ............
 P2024..................................................                                              ......\2\
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
 
NA: Not applicable.
 
NOTE.--Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill as an emergency requirement in accordance with
  subparagraph (A)(i) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the
  Committee anticipates that the Budget Committee will provide, at the appropriate time, a 302(a) allocation for
  the Committee on Appropriations reflecting an upward adjustment of $8,000,000,000 in budget authority plus the
  associated outlays.

                                ------                                


         DISCLOSURE OF CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS

    Pursuant to Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
neither the bill nor this explanatory statement contain any 
congressionally directed spending, limited tax benefits or 
limited tariff benefits.

  COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
                                                                        YEAR 2024
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                        Senate Committee recommendation
                                                                                                                            compared with (+ or -)
                             Item                                     2023         Budget estimate      Committee    -----------------------------------
                                                                  appropriation                      recommendation         2023
                                                                                                                        appropriation    Budget estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
                            TITLE I
 
                      MILITARY PERSONNEL
 
Military Personnel, Army......................................       49,628,305        50,363,906        49,576,005           -52,300          -787,901
Military Personnel, Navy......................................       36,706,395        38,020,388        37,400,340          +693,945          -620,048
Military Personnel, Marine Corps..............................       15,050,088        15,579,629        15,482,551          +432,463           -97,078
Military Personnel, Air Force.................................       35,427,788        36,766,530        36,118,107          +690,319          -648,423
Military Personnel, Space Force...............................        1,109,400         1,266,573         1,210,928          +101,528           -55,645
Reserve Personnel, Army.......................................        5,212,834         5,367,436         5,333,436          +120,602           -34,000
Reserve Personnel, Navy.......................................        2,400,831         2,504,718         2,481,249           +80,418           -23,469
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps...............................          826,712           903,928           879,613           +52,901           -24,315
Reserve Personnel, Air Force..................................        2,457,519         2,471,408         2,450,005            -7,514           -21,403
National Guard Personnel, Army................................        9,232,554         9,783,569         9,786,667          +554,113            +3,098
National Guard Personnel, Air Force...........................        4,913,538         5,292,425         5,264,865          +351,327           -27,560
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, title I, Military Personnel........................      162,965,964       168,320,510       165,983,766        +3,017,802        -2,336,744
                                                               =========================================================================================
    Total, Tricare Accrual payments (permanent, indefinite            9,743,000        10,555,000        10,555,000          +812,000   ................
     authority)...............................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
    Total, including Tricare..................................      172,708,964       178,875,510       176,538,766        +3,829,802        -2,336,744
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                           TITLE II
 
                   OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
 
Operation and Maintenance, Army...............................       59,015,977        59,554,553        59,904,900          +888,923          +350,347
Operation and Maintenance, Navy...............................       68,260,046        72,244,533        72,224,550        +3,964,504           -19,983
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps.......................        9,891,998        10,281,913        10,299,917          +407,919           +18,004
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force..........................       60,279,937        62,750,095        62,449,894        +2,169,957          -300,201
Operation and Maintenance, Space Force........................        4,086,883         5,017,468         4,958,408          +871,525           -59,060
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide.......................       49,574,779        52,768,263        52,508,990        +2,934,211          -259,273
Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund.............................          475,000           397,950           372,950          -102,050           -25,000
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve.......................        3,206,434         3,630,948         3,623,948          +417,514            -7,000
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve.......................        1,278,050         1,380,810         1,384,310          +106,260            +3,500
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve...............          347,633           329,395           329,895           -17,738              +500
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve..................        3,700,800         4,116,256         4,003,756          +302,956          -112,500
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard................        8,299,187         8,683,104         8,706,797          +407,610           +23,693
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard.................        7,382,079         7,253,694         7,268,605          -113,474           +14,911
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces...........           16,003            16,620            16,620              +617   ................
Environmental Restoration, Army...............................          324,500           198,760           265,860           -58,640           +67,100
Environmental Restoration, Navy...............................          400,113           335,240           405,240            +5,127           +70,000
Environmental Restoration, Air Force..........................          573,810           349,744           406,744          -167,066           +57,000
Environmental Restoration, Defense-Wide.......................           10,979             8,965             8,965            -2,014   ................
Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites........          317,580           232,806           232,806           -84,774   ................
Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid................          170,000           114,900           114,900           -55,100   ................
Cooperative Threat Reduction Account..........................          351,598           350,999           350,999              -599   ................
Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development                 111,791            54,977            79,977           -31,814           +25,000
 Account......................................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, title II, Operation and Maintenance................      278,075,177       290,071,993       289,919,031       +11,843,854          -152,962
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                           TITLE III
 
                          PROCUREMENT
 
Aircraft Procurement, Army....................................        3,847,834         3,012,440         3,154,007          -693,827          +141,567
Missile Procurement, Army.....................................        3,848,853         4,962,017         4,826,906          +978,053          -135,111
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army......        4,505,157         3,765,521         4,070,011          -435,146          +304,490
Procurement of Ammunition, Army...............................        2,770,120         2,967,578         2,888,332          +118,212           -79,246
Other Procurement, Army.......................................        8,668,148         8,672,979         8,402,000          -266,148          -270,979
Aircraft Procurement, Navy....................................       19,031,864        17,336,760        18,759,061          -272,803        +1,422,301
Weapons Procurement, Navy.....................................        4,823,113         6,876,385         6,124,220        +1,301,107          -752,165
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps..............          920,884         1,293,273         1,187,912          +267,028          -105,361
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy.............................       31,955,124        32,848,950        33,250,631        +1,295,507          +401,681
Other Procurement, Navy.......................................       12,138,590        14,535,257        14,711,311        +2,572,721          +176,054
Procurement, Marine Corps.....................................        3,669,510         3,979,212         3,957,695          +288,185           -21,517
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force...............................       22,196,175        20,315,204        20,114,772        -2,081,403          -200,432
Missile Procurement, Air Force................................        2,999,346         5,530,446         5,590,622        +2,591,276           +60,176
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force..........................          857,722           703,158           636,579          -221,143           -66,579
Other Procurement, Air Force..................................       28,034,122        30,417,892        30,397,452        +2,363,330           -20,440
Procurement, Space Force......................................        4,462,188         4,714,294         4,034,798          -427,390          -679,496
Procurement, Defense-Wide.....................................        6,139,674         6,156,975         6,059,196           -80,478           -97,779
Defense Production Act Purchases..............................          372,906           968,605           431,212           +58,306          -537,393
National Guard and Reserve Equipment..........................        1,000,000   ................          850,000          -150,000          +850,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, title III, Procurement.............................      162,241,330       169,056,946       169,446,717        +7,205,387          +389,771
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                           TITLE IV
 
          RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army..............       17,150,141        15,775,381        15,893,354        -1,256,787          +117,973
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy..............       26,017,309        26,922,225        26,362,009          +344,700          -560,216
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force.........       44,946,927        46,565,356        45,675,802          +728,875          -889,554
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Space Force.......       16,631,377        19,199,340        18,842,930        +2,211,553          -356,410
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide......       34,565,478        36,085,834        36,271,140        +1,705,662          +185,306
Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense......................          449,294           331,489           337,489          -111,805            +6,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, title IV, Research, Development, Test and                139,760,526       144,879,625       143,382,724        +3,622,198        -1,496,901
     Evaluation...............................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                            TITLE V
 
                REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS
 
Defense Working Capital Funds.................................        1,654,710         1,675,079         1,795,079          +140,369          +120,000
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund...................  ................            7,629   ................  ................           -7,629
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, title V, Revolving and Management Funds............        1,654,710         1,682,708         1,795,079          +140,369          +112,371
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                           TITLE VI
 
             OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
 
Defense Health Program........................................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................
    Operation and maintenance.................................       35,613,417        37,100,306        36,774,417        +1,161,000          -325,889
    Procurement...............................................          570,074           381,881           353,811          -216,263           -28,070
    Research, development, test and evaluation................        3,041,610           931,773         1,956,973        -1,084,637        +1,025,200
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Defense Health Program.........................       39,225,101        38,413,960        39,085,201          -139,900          +671,241
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense:
    Operation and maintenance.................................           84,612            89,284            89,284            +4,672   ................
    Research, development, test and evaluation................          975,206         1,002,560         1,002,560           +27,354   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Chemical Agents................................        1,059,818         1,091,844         1,091,844           +32,026   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense........          970,764           886,426           994,490           +23,726          +108,064
Office of the Inspector General...............................          485,359           525,365           525,365           +40,006   ................
Support for International Sporting Competitions...............           10,377   ................  ................          -10,377   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, title VI, Other Department of Defense Programs.....       41,751,419        40,917,595        41,696,900           -54,519          +779,305
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                           TITLE VII
 
                        RELATED AGENCIES
 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System            514,000           514,000           514,000   ................  ................
 Fund.........................................................
Intelligence Community Management Account (ICMA)..............          562,265           650,000           601,442           +39,177           -48,558
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, title VII, Related agencies........................        1,076,265         1,164,000         1,115,442           +39,177           -48,558
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                           TITLE VIII
 
                      GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Additional Transfer Authority (Sec. 8005).....................       (6,000,000)       (8,000,000)       (6,000,000)  ................      (-2,000,000)
FFRDC (Sec. 8026).............................................         -129,893   ................          -27,197          +102,696           -27,197
National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund (Sec. 8034).......           93,500   ................          207,629          +114,129          +207,629
Rescissions (Sec. 8045).......................................       -1,083,849   ................       -1,647,823          -563,974        -1,647,823
National Grants (Sec. 8050)...................................           49,000   ................           24,000           -25,000           +24,000
O&M, Defense-Wide Transfer Authority (Sec. 8053)..............          (30,000)  ................          (30,000)  ................         (+30,000)
O&M, Army Transfer Authority (Sec. 8064)......................         (158,967)         (175,944)         (175,944)         (+16,977)  ................
USSOUTHCOM and USSAFRICOM Allies and Partnership (Sec. 8066)..          200,000   ................          400,000          +200,000          +400,000
Fisher House O&M Army Navy Air Force Transfer Authority (Sec.           (11,000)  ................          (11,000)  ................         (+11,000)
 8067)........................................................
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development (Sec.              (1,000)  ................           (1,000)  ................          (+1,000)
 8068)........................................................
Defense Health O&M Transfer Authority (Sec. 8086).............         (168,000)         (172,000)         (172,000)          (+4,000)  ................
Operational Readiness (Sec. 8113).............................  ................  ................        1,400,000        +1,400,000        +1,400,000
Operational Readiness (Sec. 8113 emergency)...................  ................  ................        1,900,000        +1,900,000        +1,900,000
Advisory and Assistance Services (Sec. 8117)..................  ................  ................         -400,000          -400,000          -400,000
Management Efficiencies (Sec. 8118)...........................  ................  ................         -100,000          -100,000          -100,000
Revised Economic Assumptions due to Inflation (Sec. 8132        ................  ................        1,500,000        +1,500,000        +1,500,000
 emergency)...................................................
Unfunded Priorities of the Armed Forces and Combatant Commands  ................  ................        2,000,000        +2,000,000        +2,000,000
 (Sec. 8133 emergency)........................................
Defense Industrial Base Capacity and Workforce Enhancement      ................  ................        1,000,000        +1,000,000        +1,000,000
 (Sec. 8134 emergency)........................................
Revised Economic Assumptions for Fuel (Sec. 8135 emergency)...  ................  ................          500,000          +500,000          +500,000
Support for the Armed Forces of Taiwan (Sec. 8136 emergency)..  ................  ................        1,100,000        +1,100,000        +1,100,000
Fisher House Foundation.......................................            5,000   ................  ................           -5,000   ................
Public Schools on Military Installations......................          686,500   ................  ................         -686,500   ................
Indian Financing Act incentives...............................           25,000   ................  ................          -25,000   ................
Red Hill Recovery Fund........................................        1,000,000   ................  ................       -1,000,000   ................
Revised Economic Assumptions due to Inflation.................        1,052,501   ................  ................       -1,052,501   ................
Foreign Currency Fluctuations.................................         -956,400   ................  ................         +956,400   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, title VIII, General Provisions.....................          941,359   ................        7,856,609        +6,915,250        +7,856,609
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                     OTHER APPROPRIATIONS
 
UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 (Public Law 117-
                       180, Division B)
 
                      Military Personnel
 
Military Personnel, Army (emergency)..........................          110,107   ................  ................         -110,107   ................
Military Personnel, Navy (emergency)..........................              462   ................  ................             -462   ................
Military Personnel, Marine Corps (emergency)..................              600   ................  ................             -600   ................
Military Personnel, Air Force (emergency).....................           11,582   ................  ................          -11,582   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................................................          122,751   ................  ................         -122,751   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                   Operation and Maintenance
 
Operation and Maintenance, Army (emergency)...................          654,696   ................  ................         -654,696   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Navy (emergency)...................          433,035   ................  ................         -433,035   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps (emergency)...........           34,984   ................  ................          -34,984   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force (emergency)..............          267,084   ................  ................         -267,084   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Space Force (emergency)............            1,771   ................  ................           -1,771   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide (emergency)...........        4,713,544   ................  ................       -4,713,544   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................................................        6,105,114   ................  ................       -6,105,114   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                          Procurement
 
Missile Procurement, Army (emergency).........................          450,000   ................  ................         -450,000   ................
Procurement of Ammunition, Army (emergency)...................          540,000   ................  ................         -540,000   ................
Other Procurement, Army (emergency)...........................            3,890   ................  ................           -3,890   ................
Other Procurement, Navy (emergency)...........................            2,170   ................  ................           -2,170   ................
Other Procurement, Air Force (emergency)......................          437,991   ................  ................         -437,991   ................
Procurement, Defense-Wide (emergency).........................            9,770   ................  ................           -9,770   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................................................        1,443,821   ................  ................       -1,443,821   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
          Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army (emergency)..            3,300   ................  ................           -3,300   ................
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy (emergency)..            2,077   ................  ................           -2,077   ................
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force                    99,704   ................  ................          -99,704   ................
 (emergency)..................................................
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide                 31,230   ................  ................          -31,230   ................
 (emergency)..................................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................................................          136,311   ................  ................         -136,311   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
             Other Department of Defense Programs
 
Office of the Inspector General (emergency)...................            2,000   ................  ................           -2,000   ................
 
                       Related Agencies
 
Intelligence Community Management Account (emergency).........              500   ................  ................             -500   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Division B--Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations            7,810,497   ................  ................       -7,810,497   ................
     Act, 2023................................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
   ADDITIONAL UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023
 
                          DIVISION M
 
                      Military Personnel
 
Military Personnel, Army (emergency)..........................           54,252   ................  ................          -54,252   ................
Military Personnel, Navy (emergency)..........................            1,386   ................  ................           -1,386   ................
Military Personnel, Marine Corps (emergency)..................            1,400   ................  ................           -1,400   ................
Military Personnel, Air Force (emergency).....................           31,028   ................  ................          -31,028   ................
Military Personnel, Space Force (emergency)...................            3,663   ................  ................           -3,663   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................................................           91,729   ................  ................          -91,729   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                   Operation and Maintenance
 
Operation and Maintenance, Army (emergency)...................        3,020,741   ................  ................       -3,020,741   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Navy (emergency)...................          871,410   ................  ................         -871,410   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps (emergency)...........           14,620   ................  ................          -14,620   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force (emergency)..............          580,266   ................  ................         -580,266   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Space Force (emergency)............            8,742   ................  ................           -8,742   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide (emergency)...........       21,160,737   ................  ................      -21,160,737   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................................................       25,656,516   ................  ................      -25,656,516   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                          Procurement
 
Missile Procurement, Army (emergency).........................          354,000   ................  ................         -354,000   ................
Procurement of Ammunition, Army (emergency)...................          687,000   ................  ................         -687,000   ................
Other Procurement, Army (emergency)...........................            6,000   ................  ................           -6,000   ................
Other Procurement, Air Force (emergency)......................          730,045   ................  ................         -730,045   ................
Procurement, Defense-Wide (emergency).........................            3,326   ................  ................           -3,326   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................................................        1,780,371   ................  ................       -1,780,371   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
          Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army (emergency)..            5,800   ................  ................           -5,800   ................
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy (emergency)..           38,500   ................  ................          -38,500   ................
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force                   185,142   ................  ................         -185,142   ................
 (emergency)..................................................
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide                 89,515   ................  ................          -89,515   ................
 (emergency)..................................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................................................          318,957   ................  ................         -318,957   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
             Other Department of Defense Programs
 
Defense Health Program:
Operation and Maintenance (emergency).........................           14,100   ................  ................          -14,100   ................
Office of the Inspector General (emergency)...................            6,000   ................  ................           -6,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total, Other Department of Defense Programs...............           20,100   ................  ................          -20,100   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
                       Related Agencies
 
Intelligence Community Management Account (emergency).........               75   ................  ................              -75   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total, Division M--Additional Ukraine Supplemental                   27,867,748   ................  ................      -27,867,748   ................
 Appropriations Act, 2023.....................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
 
 DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 (Public
                         Law 117-328)
 
                          DIVISION N
 
                   Operation and Maintenance
 
Operation and Maintenance, Navy (emergency)...................           82,875   ................  ................          -82,875   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve (emergency)...........            6,786   ................  ................           -6,786   ................
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard (emergency)....           16,572   ................  ................          -16,572   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total, Division N--Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations          106,233   ................  ................         -106,233   ................
 Act, 2023....................................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
    Total, Other Appropriations...............................       35,784,478   ................  ................      -35,784,478   ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
Grand total...................................................      833,994,228       826,648,377       831,751,268        -2,242,960        +5,102,891
                                                               =========================================================================================
    (Appropriations)..........................................     (799,293,599)     (826,648,377)     (825,399,091)     (+26,105,492)      (-1,249,286)
    (Emergency appropriations)................................      (35,784,478)  ................       (8,000,000)     (-27,784,478)      (+8,000,000)
    (Rescissions).............................................      (-1,083,849)  ................      (-1,647,823)        (-563,974)      (-1,647,823)
(Transfer Authority)..........................................       (6,368,967)       (8,347,944)       (6,389,944)         (+20,977)      (-1,958,000)
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