[House Report 119-255]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
119th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 119-255
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3838) TO AUTHORIZE
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE
ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PERSONNEL
STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING
FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3486) TO AMEND THE IMMIGRATION AND
NATIONALITY ACT TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ILLEGALLY
ENTER AND REENTER THE UNITED STATES AFTER BEING REMOVED, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
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September 9, 2025.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed
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Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 682]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 682, by a record vote of 9 to 4, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3838, the
Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery
and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026,
under a structured rule. The resolution waives all points of
order against consideration of the bill. The resolution
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees. The
resolution provides that in lieu of the amendment in the nature
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services
now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-
8 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended,
shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points
of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The
resolution makes in order only those further amendments printed
in part A of the report and amendments en bloc described in
section 3 of the resolution. Each further amendment shall be
considered only in the order printed in the report, may be
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified
in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent
and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall
not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The
resolution waives all points of order against the further
amendments printed in part A of the report and amendments en
bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. The resolution
provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or
his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further
amendments printed in part A of the report not earlier disposed
of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed
Services or their respective designees, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of
the question. The resolution provides for one motion to
recommit. The resolution further provides for consideration of
H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025, under a closed
rule. The resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the
Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by
the amendment printed in part B of the report, shall be
considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be
considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order
against provisions in the bill, as amended. The resolution
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. The
resolution provides for one motion to recommit.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 3838 includes:
--Clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion
of a comparative print for a bill proposing to repeal or amend
a statute.
--Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which
prohibits consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction
of the Committee on the Budget unless referred to or reported
by the Budget Committee.
The waiver of all points of order against provisions in
H.R. 3838, as amended, includes:
--Clause 4 of rule XXI, which prohibits reporting a bill
carrying an appropriation from a committee not having
jurisdiction to report an appropriation.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in part A of the report and against
amendments en bloc described in section 3, the Committee is not
aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in
nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 3486 includes:
--Clause 3(d) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of
a committee cost estimate in a committee report.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.R. 3486, as amended, the Committee is not aware
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
COMMITTEE VOTES
The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:
Rules Committee record vote No. 171
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #485 to
H.R. 3838, offered by Representative McGovern, which authorizes
appropriations for the World Food Programme to address global
food insecurity and starvation. Defeated: 4-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... ............ Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. ............
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 172
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #806 to
H.R. 3838, offered by Representative Meeks, which would repeal
the 2002 and 1991 Authorizations for Use of Military Force
(AUMFs). Adopted: 7-4
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Yea Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Yea Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... ............ Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. ............
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Yea
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 173
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #489 to
H.R. 3838, offered by Representative McGovern, which requires
an annual report from the Secretary of State to Congress, in
consultation with Secretary of Defense, that assesses the
status of Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank.
Defeated: 4-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... ............ Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. ............
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 174
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #492 to
H.R. 3838, offered by Representative McGovern, which restricts
certain security assistance to Pakistan unless the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, certifies
the Government of Pakistan has taken measures to prevent human
rights violations. Defeated: 4-7
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... ............ Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. ............
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 175
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #494 to
H.R. 3838, offered by Representative McGovern, which prohibits
the use of Department of Defense funds to transport individuals
to countries in which they would be at risk of being subjected
to torture. Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... ............ Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 176
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendments #29 and
#30 to H.R. 3838, offered by Representative Hayes, which would
respectively exempt veterans from the new Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements in the
Republicans' reconciliation bill; and expand eligibility for
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for
certain disabled veterans, including those determined to be
catastrophically disabled. Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... ............ Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 177
Motion by Mr. McGovern to provide that immediately upon
adoption of the resolution, the House shall consider H.R. 4405,
the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act introduced by
Representatives Khanna and Massie, under a closed rule with one
hour of debate. Defeated: 4-8
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... ............ Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 178
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #141 to
H.R. 3838, offered by Representative Crow, which would
authorize a two-year extension of the Afghan Special Immigrant
Visa program through December 31, 2027. Defeated: 4-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... Nay Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 179
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #611 to
H.R. 3838, offered by Representative Sherrill, which would
require the consent of the chief executive officer of a state
or DC for the deployment of the National Guard to their state
under Title 32. Defeated: 4-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... Nay Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 180
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #1001 to
H.R. 3838, offered by Representative Casar, which would
prohibit funding to the Iron Dome for America, or the Golden
Dome, until (1) the Pentagon passes an audit and (2) the GAO
certifies that contracts for the development of Golden Dome are
not being awarded in a corrupt manner with politically
connected firms receiving undue favor. Defeated: 4-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... Nay Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 181
Motion by Mr. Neguse to make in order amendment #220 to
H.R. 3838, offered by Representative Neguse, which would
facilitate the transfer and demilitarization of certain
aircraft to the State of Colorado for Wildfire Suppression
purpose. Defeated: 4-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... Nay Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 182
Motion by Mr. Neguse make in order amendment #1145 to H.R.
3838, offered by Representative Neguse, which would raise the
annual pay cap that limits total compensation for federal
wildland firefighters, including overtime and premium pay.
Defeated: 4-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... Nay Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 183
Motion by Ms. Leger Fernandez to make in order amendment
#936 to H.R. 3838, offered by Representative Kennedy of New
York, which would prohibit the implementation of the VA's
proposed rule to reinstate a near total ban on abortion and
counseling for veterans and their families. Defeated: 4-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... Nay Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 184
Motion by Ms. Leger Fernandez to make in order amendment
#228 to H.R. 3838, offered by Representative Vasquez, which
would increase the GI Bill's annual book and school supplies
stipend from $1,000 per year to $1,400 per year. Defeated: 4-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... Nay Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 185
Motion by Ms. Leger Fernandez to make in order amendment
#631 to H.R. 3838, offered by Representative Sherrill, which
would repeal restrictions on the use of funds and facilities
for abortion care through the Department of Defense. Defeated:
4-9
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... Nay Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Nay
Mr. Griffith.................................... Nay
Mr. Jack........................................ Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 186
Motion by Mr. Austin Scott to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Norman...................................... Yea Ms. Scanlon....................... Nay
Mr. Roy......................................... Yea Mr. Neguse........................ Nay
Mrs. Houchin.................................... Yea Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Nay
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Yea
Mr. Austin Scott................................ Yea
Mr. Griffith.................................... Yea
Mr. Jack........................................ Yea
Ms. Foxx, Chairwoman............................ Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3838 IN PART A MADE IN ORDER
1. Gottheimer (NJ), Tenney (NY): Includes a sense of
Congress that the Secretaries of Defense and State must use
every opportunity at forums involving NATO or major non-NATO
allies to ensure that such allied countries do not enforce
warrants issued by the ICC against members of the armed forces
of the U.S. or of its other allies. (10 minutes)
2. Ogles (TN): Establishes the sense of Congress that the
Department of Defense and its agencies should not participate
in international defense exhibitions if they or the
jurisdictions in which they are held block the participation of
Israeli companies or use restrictions or the threat of
restrictions as a means of deterring Israel from defending
itself. (10 minutes)
3. Boebert (CO): Prohibits the entering into contracts with
entities engaged in a boycott of the state of Israel. (10
minutes)
4. Steube (FL), Tenney (NY): Requires briefing on the
status of deliveries to the Government of Israel of any
military aircraft or air-launched munitions approved for
transfer that are undelivered or partially delivered. (10
minutes)
5. Finstad (MN), Tenney (NY): Extends and modifies the
Annual Report on Military and Security Developments Involving
the People's Republic of China. (10 minutes)
6. Crane (AZ): Directs DoD to share intelligence with
former Afghan Army and police units still in Afghanistan or
other existing resistance units for the purposes of resisting
the Taliban. (10 minutes)
7. Smith (NJ): Requires the Secretary of Defense to certify
that offshore wind projects in the North Atlantic and Mid-
Atlantic Planning Areas will not interfere with radar
capabilities. Requires the Inspector General of the Department
of Transportation to conduct a study to determine whether
offshore wind projects in the North Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic
Planning Areas will interfere with radar capabilities. (10
minutes)
8. Palmer (AL): Terminates the prohibition of clean agent
fire suppression (F-Gas) in the Department of Defense. Clean
agent fire suppression is product that involves an electrically
nonconducting, volatile, or gaseous fire extinguishing agent
that does not leave a residue upon evaporation and is highly
effective in preventing catastrophic failure in military
vehicles. (10 minutes)
9. Patronis (FL), Moore (AL): Eliminates the preference for
Motor Vehicles using Electric or Hybrid propulsion systems and
related requirements of the department of defense. (10 minutes)
10. Pfluger (TX): Modifies the Civilian Marksmanship
program to include additional surplus firearms for training and
educating U.S. citizens in the responsible use of firearms. (10
minutes)
11. Wilson (SC): Modifies federal statutes 50 USC 797 and
18 USC 1382. (10 minutes)
12. Clyde (GA): Ensures no recommendation, procedure, or
plan of the commission established under section 370 of Public
Law 116-283 shall apply to any civil works project of the
Department of Defense. (10 minutes)
13. Norman (SC), Tenney (NY), Brecheen (OK): Prohibits the
provision of gender transition procedures, including surgery or
medication, through the Exceptional Family Medical Program. (10
minutes)
14. Mace (SC), Tenney (NY), Brecheen (OK): Prohibits DoD
from covering or furnishing gender-related medical treatment
under TRICARE. (10 minutes)
15. Mace (SC), Tenney (NY): Prohibits the Superintendent of
a Service Academy from allowing a cadet or midshipman who is
male from participating in an athletic program or activity that
is designated exclusively for females. (10 minutes)
16. Mace (SC), Tenney (NY): Prohibits the Secretary of
Defense from soliciting information through a form or survey
regarding the gender identity of an individual, providing an
option to indicate the sex or gender of an individual is
something other than male or female, and requiring the
Secretary reject a response other than male or female to a
required question on a form or survey regarding sex or gender.
(10 minutes)
17. Mace (SC), Tenney (NY): Prohibits individuals from
accessing or using single-sex spaces on military installations
which do not correspond to the biological sex of the
individual. (10 minutes)
18. Mills (FL): Restricts base commanders' ability to fly
unauthorized flags at their discretion. (10 minutes)
19. Onder (MO), Perry (PA), Fulcher (ID): Strikes Section
1110, which would prohibit DoD from implementing President
Trump's Executive Order 14251, issued on March 27, 2025. The
Executive Order exempts certain agencies from collective
bargaining agreement protections, including the DoD. (10
minutes)
20. Davidson (OH): Bans the research, development,
procurement and promotion of cell cultured meat by the DOD. (10
minutes)
21. Scott, Austin (GA), Panetta (CA), Wilson (SC), Bacon
(NE), Moore (UT), Carbajal (CA), Bell (MO), Tenney (NY),
Doggett (TX), Stauber (MN), Turner (OH), Harris (MD), Keating
(MA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Meeks (NY): Authorizes the Baltic
Security Initiative to strengthen the armed forces of Estonia,
Latvia, and Lithuania to deter Russian aggression, increase
interoperability, and support modernization. (10 minutes)
22. Greene (GA): Prohibits assistance to Ukraine. (10
minutes)
23. Greene (GA): Strikes funding for Overseas Humanitarian,
Disaster, and Civic Aid program. (10 minutes)
24. Greene (GA): Strikes foreign aid funding for the Taiwan
Security Cooperation Initiative. (10 minutes)
25. McCormick (GA), Tenney (NY): Amends Section 1555 of the
FY24 NDAA regarding contracting for military recruitment to
prohibit the Department of Defense from contracting with
entities that perform fact-checking and information-grading
services for purposes of censoring their political opponents.
(10 minutes)
26. Moolenaar (MI), Tenney (NY): Prohibits federal research
awards from going to individuals or institutions with
affiliations or partnerships with hostile foreign entities,
including those listed on U.S. government entity lists (e.g.,
the Department of Defense 1260H List and the BIS Entity List).
Requires applicants to disclose past foreign ties, funding, and
activities. Imposes ongoing restrictions on sharing research
results with adversaries and mandates congressional
notification of any national security waivers. (10 minutes)
27. Stefanik (NY): Bans non-US citizens from maintaining,
administering, operating, accessing, using, or receiving
information about any Department of Defense cloud computing
system, Department data, or Department-related data. (10
minutes)
28. McDowell (NC): Directs the Secretaries of State, DOD,
DHS, and the AG, and the Director of National Intelligence to
submit a report to Congress on the military power and illicit
activities of covered cartels. (10 minutes)
29. Biggs (AZ): Prohibits the designation of military and
certain National Guard lands as critical habitats under the
Endangered Species Act when deemed necessary by the Department
of Defense. Exempts military personnel from Endangered Species
Act prohibitions during national defense-related operations,
including incidental harm to protected species. (10 minutes)
30. Graves (MO), Larsen (WA): Reauthorizes appropriations
for the Coast Guard through Fiscal Year 2029. (10 minutes)
31. Griffith (VA): Amends Section 1021(b) of the FY12 NDAA
to limit the authority of the U.S. military to indefinitely
detain individuals pursuant to the 2001 AUMF, to exclude
American citizens from being subject to detention. (10 minutes)
32. Messmer (IN): Modifies the Industrial Base Fund (IBF)
authorities, established under section 4817 of title 10, to
strengthen and grant additional flexibilities, so that the
Department of Defense can act swiftly in expanding key supply
chains, mitigating single points of failure, and addressing
critical national security shortfalls within the Defense
Industrial Base (DIB). (10 minutes)
33. Rouzer (NC), McDowell (NC), Harris (NC), Hudson (NC),
Moore (NC): Incorporates the text of H.R. 474--Lumbee Fairness
Act, extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North
Carolina and makes its members eligible for the services and
benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes.
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Health and
Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a
determination of needs to provide the services for which
members of the tribe are eligible. (10 minutes)
34. Meeks (NY), Roy (TX), Jacobs (CA), Massie (KY),
Brecheen (OK), Crane (AZ), Burlison (MO): Inserts the text of
H.R. 1488, repealing the 2002 and 1991 AUMFs. (10 minutes)
35. Jack (GA): Strikes section 708 and directs the
Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program allowing
members of the Armed Forces and their dependents to purchase
fixed indemnity supplemental insurance plans for cancer-related
noncovered expenses.
Requires the Secretary to contract with up to two licensed
insurance companies, provide enrollment and benefit information
through TRICARE, and submit a report to Congress within three
years on program outcomes. (10 minutes)
36. Aderholt (AL): Requires a report to address certain
textile shortages in defense procurement. (10 minutes)
37. Aderholt (AL), Houlahan (PA), Tenney (NY): Provides
authorization for the Department of Defense Education Activity
to enter into arrangements with institutions of higher
education to provide students of DODEA schools with access to
postsecondary course credit through dual or concurrent
enrollment programs and to provide financial assistance to
students to cover the costs associated with such programs. (10
minutes)
38. Amo (RI), Case (HI): Requires a report on the impact
and potential of AUKUS Pillar 1. (10 minutes)
39. Amo (RI), Courtney (CT): Expresses the sense of
Congress that domestic production of defense articles for AUKUS
boosts local economies and improves national security by
enhancing domestic defense article production capabilities and
the DOD should promote and prioritize domestic manufacturing,
supply chain, and research for AUKUS defense articles. (10
minutes)
40. Amo (RI), Courtney (CT), Tenney (NY), Magaziner (RI):
Authorizes APEX Accelerators to assist small businesses in
acquiring procurement contracts for defense articles for AUKUS.
(10 minutes)
41. Amo (RI), Kelly (MS): Requires a report on the Low-Cost
Undersea Effectors Commercial Solutions Opening. (10 minutes)
42. Arrington (TX): Prohibits certain reductions to B-1
bomber aircraft squadrons through September 30, 2030. (10
minutes)
43. Arrington (TX): Requires the creation and
implementation of wellness checks to ensure accountability for
servicemembers who sustain injuries or illnesses and are on
sick call (10 minutes)
44. Babin (TX): Requires the DOD Inspector General to
conduct a study into the implementation of Section 744(b)(4) of
the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 with regard to
the accreditation of military dental treatment facilities. (10
minutes)
45. Bacon (NE): Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit
a recommendation to the president and the Senate on restoring
the rank of General John D. Lavelle to general based on
recently declassified information, the position of the Air
Force, and his record. (10 minutes)
46. Baird (IN): Directs the Secretary of Defense to brief
Congress within 90 days on the effectiveness and feasibility of
using pulsed lasers to defend against drone swarms in the near
term and missile threats in the medium term. (10 minutes)
47. Barr (KY): Includes Blue Grass Army Depot in Section
342 of the underlying text to prohibit the reduction of
employed civilian personnel at the Army facility. (10 minutes)
48. Barr (KY): Directs the Department of Defense to assess
the national security implications of the reliance on China and
other foreign adversaries for the production of shipping
containers and to establish a requirement to establish a
domestic production facility at an existing Army depot with a
consolidated shipping center. (10 minutes)
49. Barrett (MI), Kiggans (VA), Mills (FL), Stauber (MN),
Rose (TN), Begich (AK): Requires two reports from the
Department of Defense on the installation of certain collision
avoidance systems in military rotary-wing aircraft. Identical
to H.R. 1898. (10 minutes)
50. Begich (AK): Prevents the Department of Defense from
reducing sustainment or shutting down the AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane
radar at Shemya Island, Alaska, until a certified replacement
is fully operational. It ensures the radar's availability for
combatant commands and preserves its role in missile warning,
missile defense, and space surveillance missions. (10 minutes)
51. Bergman (MI): Authorizes funding for Virtual
Engineering for Army Readiness and Sustainment. (10 minutes)
52. Bergman (MI): Authorizes funding for Humanitarian
Airborne Mobile Infrastructure Capability. (10 minutes)
53. Bergman (MI): Authorizes funding for Fuel Cell Multi-
Modular Use Utilizing Hydrogen for Army ground vehicles. (10
minutes)
54. Beyer (VA), Kiggans (VA), Wittman (VA), Goldman (NY):
Authorizes a Visitor Education Center adjacent to the 9/11
Pentagon Memorial. (10 minutes)
55. Bice (OK): Authorizes a member of the Armed Forces
(without a waiver) to take parental leave during the two-year
period after the birth of a child, adoption of a child, or
placement of a minor child in the custody of such member.
Exempts a member of the Armed Forces from a performance
evaluation when such member is taking parental leave that
exceeds 31 consecutive days. This is identical to H.R. 10200
(118th Congress) and H.R. 656 (119th Congress). (10 minutes)
56. Biggs (AZ): Prohibits the use of funds to acquire
information or communication technology from entities with
substantial ownership or control by the People's Republic of
China. (10 minutes)
57. Biggs (AZ): Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct
a comprehensive study on the feasibility, costs, and benefits
of deploying small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) at
Department of Defense installations. Requires the study to
assess potential sites, evaluate benefits to mission readiness
and energy resilience, analyze regulatory and safety factors,
review pilot projects, and recommend future implementation. (10
minutes)
58. Biggs (AZ), Crane (AZ), Pocan (WI): Requires the
Department of Defense to perform an audit. If it fails to, the
discretionary budget authority available for the Department of
Defense, the military department, or the Defense Agency shall
be reduced by .5 percent. (10 minutes)
59. Biggs (SC): Requires the Secretary of Defense in
coordination with the Defense Logistics Agency to evaluate the
feasibility, safety, and potential benefits of adding creatine
supplements to Meals Ready to Eat (MREs). The report will
include an assessment of scientific evidence, operational
logistics and potential impact on military readiness and
performance. (10 minutes)
60. Biggs (SC): Requires that each five-year assessment of
STRACNET will include an annex, created in coordination between
the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Transportation, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security, with assessment of
cybersecurity vulnerabilities to our strategic rail network,
recommended fixes, and timelines for implementation. (10
minutes)
61. Biggs (SC): Calls for a study exploring the feasibility
of allowing departments and agencies to have critical mineral
purchasing and reselling capabilities for the purpose of
reducing the bureaucratic burden and increasing the speed of
purchasing minerals for projects within those departments and
agencies. (10 minutes)
62. Biggs (SC), Bacon (NE), Case (HI): Requires DoD to
conduct a study examining the current role of the National
Guard in cyber incident response, assessing both federal-level
engagements and state-level deployments. The findings should
inform recommendations on potential enhancements to the
National Guard's cyber response capabilities to ensure a more
robust and coordinated national cyber defense strategy. (10
minutes)
63. Biggs (SC), Moylan (GU): Requires an annual update of
the list of defense articles that may only be sold via the
Foreign Military Sales program versus the Direct Commercial
Sales program. It would also enhance reporting requirements to
Congress on the review of the FMS Only List. Identical to HR
4216 (119th Congress). (10 minutes)
64. Bilirakis (FL), Turner (OH), Castor (FL), Tenney (NY):
Requires the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
to submit to Congress an assessment of whether targeted
protection of bone marrow using gamma radiation shielding
personal protective equipment (PPE) is likely to reduce the
risk of acute radiation syndrome. If it does, the Secretary of
Defense shall develop an acquisition plan for procuring this
PPE for use by covered personnel. (10 minutes)
65. Boebert (CO): Prohibits the use of funds for non-
tactical electric vehicle components produced by child and
slave labor. (10 minutes)
66. Boebert (CO): Requires the DoD to report on
institutions of higher education that have received DoD funding
and hosted a Confucius Institute. (10 minutes)
67. Bost (IL), Tenney (NY), Ciscomani (AZ): Improves the
Transition Assistance Program by adding accountability in the
program and improving pathways for servicemembers and spouses
to take TAP. (10 minutes)
68. Buchanan (FL): Requires the Department of Defense to
report to Congress on the threat of fiber optic-controlled
drones to US military installations, operations and personnel.
This report should evaluate the use of these drones by foreign
adversaries for surveillance and targeting. (10 minutes)
69. Buchanan (FL): Requires a GAO report to assess
vulnerabilities in U.S. supply chains for critical minerals
essential to defense manufacturing, including rare earth
elements, lithium, cobalt and nickel. The report should
identify current sources, evaluate barriers to expanding mining
and processing capacity and recommend actions that federal
agencies and Congress should take to incentivize domestic
production. (10 minutes)
70. Buchanan (FL): Directs the Secretary of Defense to
carry out a pilot program to provide certain members of the
Armed Forces with continuous glucose monitoring technology. (10
minutes)
71. Buchanan (FL): Requires the Department of Defense to
maintain prescription drop boxes on all military bases to allow
for the safe disposal of unused prescription drugs, including
opioids. (10 minutes)
72. Buchanan (FL), Tenney (NY): Mandates the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, submit
a report to Congress that:
1. Identifies the types and estimated number of dual-use
technologies developed or manufactured in the United States
that have been acquired by entities linked to the Chinese
Communist Party over the past 5 years;
2. Describes the primary methods of acquisition;
3. Provides recommendations to strengthen protections
against foreign acquisition of dual-use technologies. (10
minutes)
73. Buchanan (FL), Tenney (NY): Requires the Department of
Defense to replace the use of dogs, cats, nonhuman primates and
marine mammals in live fire trauma training with advanced
simulators, mannequins, cadavers or actors. (10 minutes)
74. Buchanan (FL), Tenney (NY): Prohibits the use of
foreign social media platforms on all government-issued devices
while on military instillations. (10 minutes)
75. Buchanan (FL), Tenney (NY): Requires the Under
Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, in coordination
with the Secretary of Defense, to develop a strategy and report
to Congress on their plan to increase the export of
domestically manufactured defense-related components and
materials. (10 minutes)
76. Burlison (MO): Authorizes the President of the United
States to award the Medal of Honor to Gregory McManus for acts
of valor while serving in the United States Army. (10 minutes)
77. Cammack (FL): Requires the Secretary of the Navy to
report to Congress within 180 days on aviation fleet
maintenance backlogs, aircraft availability rates, and plans to
reduce downtime, with a specific focus on bases in Florida. (10
minutes)
78. Cammack (FL): Requires the Department of Defense to
establish a timeline to achieve a clean financial audit and to
submit annual reports to Congress detailing progress and
barriers. (10 minutes)
79. Cammack (FL): Authorizes the National Security Agency
to support the cybersecurity of the defense industrial base,
telecommunications sector, and cybersecurity service providers
by sharing cyber threat intelligence, coordinating with the
private sector, and providing direct assistance to strengthen
defenses and respond to incidents. (10 minutes)
80. Cammack (FL): Directs GAO to conduct a component-level
assessment of the Department of Defense's reliance on Chinese-
sourced materials in munitions, microelectronics, and energy
storage systems, and to provide recommendations for alternative
sourcing strategies. (10 minutes)
81. Cammack (FL): Requires the Department of Defense to
prioritize partnerships with institutions of higher education
conducting research in hypersonics, biotechnology, and
artificial intelligence, and to report to Congress within 180
days on existing partnerships in these areas. (10 minutes)
82. Cammack (FL): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
report within one year on the interoperability of cyber
training programs across the Armed Forces, including the use of
standardized curricula and whether establishing a DOD cyber
academy would improve preparedness. (10 minutes)
83. Cammack (FL): Directs the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with FEMA, to report annually on National Guard
equipment shortfalls in each state, their impact on disaster
response (including hurricanes), and recommendations for
addressing them through modernization and prepositioning of
equipment. (10 minutes)
84. Cammack (FL), Tenney (NY): Directs the Secretary of
Defense to expand interagency coordination targeting fentanyl
and precursor chemicals, including joint operations with HHS
and DOJ, and requires a report to Congress within 180 days
identifying gaps in detection, monitoring, and interdiction.
(10 minutes)
85. Cammack (FL), Tenney (NY): Directs the Secretary of
Defense to assess vulnerabilities in military medical supply
chains, including reliance on China for active pharmaceutical
ingredients and medical devices, and report findings to the
Armed Services Committees within 180 days. (10 minutes)
86. Carter (TX): Provides the US Armed Forces with a pilot
program to conduct military construction with additive
manufacturing. (10 minutes)
87. Case (HI): Directs the Army to conduct a study and send
Congress a report on options for expanding a reserve contracted
wartime sealift capacity in the Indo-Pacific region. (10
minutes)
88. Case (HI): Directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Energy, Installations, and Environment and United States
Indo-Pacific Command to carry out a joint study to assess the
critical infrastructure investments in Hawaii for any potential
conflict-related military needs operations in the Indo-Pacific
region. (10 minutes)
89. Case (HI): Directs the GAO to examine how to improve
the DOD's foreign exchange programs. Note: This amendment will
be updated with minor technical corrections. (10 minutes)
90. Case (HI): Directs the Secretary of the Navy, in
coordination with the Commander of the United States Indo-
Pacific Command, shall conduct a study to assess the capacity
of each United States public and private shipyard, and each
foreign shipyard of an allied or partner country, to support
battle damage repair in the event of an armed conflict in the
Indo-Pacific. (10 minutes)
91. Case (HI), Moylan (GU), King-Hinds (MP), Radewagen
(AS), Sherman (CA): Makes Joint Task Force-Micronesia
responsible for strengthening community relationships between
the U.S. Armed Forces and Freely Associated States (FAS)
citizens impacted by military installations, installations, and
operating locations in the FAS. (10 minutes)
92. Castor (FL), Bilirakis (FL): Requires the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management, to submit a report assessing the locality
pay system for Department of Defense employees. (10 minutes)
93. Castor (FL), Lee (FL): Prohibits funds to be used for
the closing of a military treatment facility without an
appropriate risk analysis and report to Congress. (10 minutes)
94. Castro (TX), Gonzales (TX), Moylan (GU), Horsford (NV),
Casar (TX): Requires the Department of Defense to publicly
disclose annual statistics on civilian care at military
treatment facilities (MTFs) including: the total civilian
medical debt held at each MTF, the number of civilians treated,
the number of patients receiving debt waivers or reductions
since the modified waiver program was implemented, and the
average size of reduced bills. (10 minutes)
95. Ciscomani (AZ): Requires the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, to submit to
Congress an unclassified report on the plans to develop a
configurable, low-cost, expendable electronic warfare
capability to support unmanned surface vessel (USV)
survivability. This report will include current available
capabilities and limitations of USV technology, current
available funding, and a list of possible technical
requirements. (10 minutes)
96. Cisneros (CA), Begich (AK): Reauthorizes FY23 NDAA
program that allowed service secretaries to reimburse home-of-
record travel for junior enlisted servicemembers stationed in
Alaska. (10 minutes)
97. Cloud (TX): Includes the Corpus Christi Army Depot in
Section 342 of the underlying text. (10 minutes)
98. Cloud (TX), Davis (NC), Gonzalez (TX): Authorizes
Department of Defense Depots to conduct work for the U.S. Coast
Guard on rotary aircraft. (10 minutes)
99. Cloud (TX), Moore (UT), Gonzalez (TX): Authorizes the
Secretary of Defense to address outstanding debt and
depreciated capital for our Defense Depots and Arsenals due to
government-directed mission changes. (10 minutes)
100. Cloud (TX), Moore (UT), Gonzalez (TX): Requires a
study and Report to Congress on the effects of Defense
Logistics Agency Class IX Recovery Rates on Military Depots and
Arsenals. (10 minutes)
101. Courtney (CT): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report on military housing to be monitored for levels
of radon, requires service secretaries to establish testing
procedures, and requires installations to notify service
secretaries of instances of radon mitigation in military
housing. (10 minutes)
102. Crane (AZ): Directs the DoD to work with institutions
of higher learning to develop a college credit equivalency for
special operations with medical training that gives their
training and field experience elevated college credits when
applying for medical degrees like nursing or a medical
doctorate degree. (10 minutes)
103. Crane (AZ): Amends Department of Defense (DoD)
Instruction 5505.07 (DoD_Instruct_5505.07_2012.pdf) and any
similar, relevant, or updated instructions on titling to
mandate that DoD delete, remove, or rescind from the Defense
Central Index of Investigations (DCII) or titling file and all
relevant material 10-years after a service member leaves/
discharged from the armed forces if, the serve member will not
be charged with a crime (contained in the DCII or titling file)
or court martialed in the next 12-months, unless the service
member was found guilty at a court martial for the offenses in
the DCII (titling) file. (10 minutes)
104. Crane (AZ): Requires the Secretary of Defense to study
the number of forward-deployed DoD civilians exposed to toxic
substances in combat zones. The study will assess the types of
jobs affected, the benefits and protections currently available
(such as health care, workers' compensation, and insurance),
and compare them to those provided to service members. It will
also examine potential gaps, feasibility of a registry, and
options for expanded coverage or compensation, with findings
reported to Congress within 180 days. (10 minutes)
105. Davis (NC): Adds two additional alternative smokeless
products to Section 748 that the Secretary may allow smokers to
use if the Secretary determines to move forward with the pilot
program. (10 minutes)
106. Davis (NC), Johnson (TX), Kean (NJ), Tenney (NY):
Establishes a pilot program to examine the benefits of virtual
reality headsets in supplementing mental health training for
military personnel experiencing suicidal ideation and related
conditions. (10 minutes)
107. DesJarlais (TN): Requires the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary
of Energy for Nuclear Security to jointly submit a report on
the dismantlement of legacy nuclear weapons. This report shall
include a description of the current plans, identification of
materials planned to be recovered, and a summary of the reuse
potential, in addition to the assessment of the defense and
nondefense needs for recovered materials and the plan for the
disposition of any plutonium previously declared to be excess
to defense needs. (10 minutes)
108. Dunn (FL), Moolenaar (MI): Requires the Secretary of
the Air Force to conduct an assessment of the feasibility and
advisability of incorporating additional federal, commercial,
or state-operate spaceports into the Department of Defense's
national security launch infrastructure. (10 minutes)
109. Dunn (FL), Moolenaar (MI), Case (HI): Requires an
annual report on the presence and activities of European Union
and NATO militaries in the Indo-Pacific region. Included in
this report would be the best available estimate of the total
number of land, maritime, and air personnel of both US forces
and NATO/EU forces; an analysis of how the presence of the
militaries of such countries contributes to deterrence against
PRC aggression, including a discussion of posture, capability,
multilateral operations, and strategic signaling effects. (10
minutes)
110. Dunn (FL), Moolenaar (MI), Tokuda (HI), Tenney (NY),
Castor (FL): Requires the Defense Health Agency to conduct a
supply chain risk assessment and develop and maintain a list of
critical medical products that rely on covered items
originating from China. (10 minutes)
111. Edwards (NC): Requires the Department of Defense to
submit an annual report to the Administrator of the General
Services Administration on certain office space occupancy data.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to draft and finalize written
procedures to govern the return of unused office space to the
General Services Administration. (10 minutes)
112. Edwards (NC): Requires the Department of Defense to
conduct an assessment of the western most counties in North
Carolina as potential locations for future defense assets and
to prepare a report for Congress. (10 minutes)
113. Elfreth (MD), Scott, Austin (GA), McCormick (GA):
Raises the maximum number of years of service required for
eligibility for the Funded Legal Education Program, allowing
more enlisted members the opportunity to become lawyers in the
military. Current maximums prevent qualified enlisted members
from participating. (10 minutes)
114. Ellzey (TX), Womack (AR), Pfluger (TX), Van Orden
(WI), Franklin (FL): Revises Title 10 to achieve parity across
the US Service Academies by requiring the Director of
Admissions of the US Naval Academy to be a uniformed officer,
not a civilian. (10 minutes)
115. Evans (CO): Requires the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment to conduct a comprehensive
security assessment of non-domestic additive manufacturing
equipment and associated software which supplies the defense
industrial base. (10 minutes)
116. Ezell (MS): Adds language to match the Senate version
of the NDAA included language supporting sea launch of missile
defense targets. (10 minutes)
117. Ezell (MS), Kelly (MS), Guest (MS): Authorizes $3M in
FY2026 for SOCOM Program Element 1160405BB to procure ultra-
light (<6 lb) Group-1 small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS).
Mirrors verbatim the Senate NDAA report (S. 2296--S. Rept. 119-
39). Special Operations Forces need agile, resilient tools to
sustain dominance in contested environments. (10 minutes)
118. Fallon (TX): Authorizes the Defense Health Agency to
use Defense Health Program and Army medical readiness funds to
procure, pre-position, and sustain medical countermeasures such
as vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and advanced wound care
products for deployed forces. It also requires the Secretary of
Defense to report annually for three years on the types,
locations, and shortfalls of such countermeasures provided. (10
minutes)
119. Finstad (MN), Wittman (VA), Kiggans (VA), Courtney
(CT): Authorizes the use of contracts using cost-plus
incentive-fee contracting for certain military construction
projects associated with the Shipyard Infrastructure
Optimization Program of the Department of Defense. (10 minutes)
120. Fitzgerald (WI): Requires DoD, SBA, and IRS to report
on resources available to small businesses for Cybersecurity
Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance. (10 minutes)
121. Fitzpatrick (PA), Vasquez (NM), Pappas (NH), Leger
Fernandez (NM): Establishes within the DoD a Coordinator for
Engagement with PFAS Impacted Defense Communities. (10 minutes)
122. Fong (CA): Requires an assessment on the health care
services available to the military and civilian personnel
workforce at NAWS China Lake. (10 minutes)
123. Fong (CA): Requires a biennial assessment of the Naval
Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. (10 minutes)
124. Fong (CA): Extends the biennial assessment of the Air
Force Test Center. (10 minutes)
125. Frost (FL), Horsford (NV): Requires an annual report
for 4 years on taxpayer money saved through oversight of fraud,
waste, and abuse in defense spending. (10 minutes)
126. Fry (SC): Establishes a permanent magnet traceability
pilot program to validate domestic supply chain integrity for
rare earths and critical materials, including examples from
mine to magnet and from end-of-life recycled products to
magnet. The pilot program under which the Department of Defense
shall validate the sources of rare earth elements and critical
materials used in permanent magnets used by the Department,
including sources of recycled rare earth elements and critical
materials used in such permanent magnets, to ensure the
accuracy of the information reported by contractors providing
such permanent magnets to the Department and the integrity of
the supply chains for such permanent magnets against foreign
adversaries. (10 minutes)
127. Fry (SC): Requires the Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, to submit
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a
report on the Department's efforts to prioritize the recovery
of rare earth elements from end-of-life Department of Defense
equipment through the Strategic Materials Recovery and Reuse
Program, not later than 180 days after the enactment of this
Act. (10 minutes)
128. Garbarino (NY), Morelle (NY), McClain Delaney (MD):
Requires the Army provide a report to Congress on funding plans
for any new tactical communications procurements before full
radio communications funding shall be accessible, as well as
how new procurements will meet resiliency and encryption
requirements and ensure interoperability with currently fielded
systems. (10 minutes)
129. Gillen (NY): Directs the Defense Department to issue
recommendations to improve the transition of Air Traffic
Controllers in the Armed Forces to civilian Air Traffic Control
Occupations. (10 minutes)
130. Gimenez (FL): Authorizes conveyance of land at Naval
Air Station Key West to be eligible for local township
development. (10 minutes)
131. Goldman (NY), Bacon (NE), Kaptur (OH), Bell (MO), Min
(CA), Cohen (TN), Panetta (CA), Budzinski (IL), Thanedar (MI):
Requires a report on Russia's sabotage operations against US,
NATO allies and partners, specifically with regard to
industrial, commercial, and military targets. (10 minutes)
132. Gonzales (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to
submit a report on delays in the accreditation of Sensitive
Compartmented Information Facilities, including current
timelines, causes of delays, and recommendations to ensure
timely accreditation. (10 minutes)
133. Gonzales (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to
brief Congress on housing and quality-of-life needs for
servicemembers deployed in support of Joint Task Force--
Southern Border. (10 minutes)
134. Gonzales (TX): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security with
respect to the Coast Guard, to report on staffing levels and
access to child development centers across the Armed Forces.
(10 minutes)
135. Gonzales (TX): Requires the Secretary of Defense to
report on the adequacy of commissaries and dining facilities at
military installations supporting critical national security
missions, with an assessment of impacts on servicemember
readiness, morale, and retention. (10 minutes)
136. Gonzales (TX), Castro (TX), Roy (TX), Cuellar (TX),
Casar (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report
on the proposed consolidation of U.S. Army North and U.S. Army
South into a Western Hemisphere Command and provide a detailed
analysis of potential headquarters locations, with specific
consideration of San Antonio's operational, strategic, and
infrastructure advantages. (10 minutes)
137. Gonzales (TX), Tenney (NY), Alford (MO), Ciscomani
(AZ), Crank (CO): Authorizes the award of an Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal, to be known as the ``Operation Midnight
Hammer Medal,'' to eligible personnel who served during the
2025 Iran-Israel conflict, including Operation Midnight Hammer.
(10 minutes)
138. Gonzalez (TX), Garcia (TX), Casar (TX): Requires the
Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on how many
missing service members found deceased over the last 10 years
were first designated as ``Absent Without Leave (AWOL)'' or
``Unauthorized Absence (UA)'' instead of ``Duty Status
Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN).'' (10 minutes)
139. Gosar (AZ): Authorizes Department of Defense employees
at Yuma Proving Ground to use nonelectric vehicles in the
performance of their official duties. (10 minutes)
140. Gosar (AZ): Requires expeditious disclosure of all
records relating to the January 28, 2024, attack on Tower 22 in
Jordan. (10 minutes)
141. Gosar (AZ): Requires a report on the sources of rare
earth materials and elements extracted, processed, and refined
to support new technologies of the DOD. (10 minutes)
142. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires a briefing on the NATO
Procurement and Supply Agency (NPSA) procurement exposure and
supply chain risks with respect to China. (10 minutes)
143. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires a study on steps Israel, the
U.S., and Egypt can take to enhance international security
measures on the border between Gaza and Egypt to ensure Hamas
and other actors cannot use tunnels or methods via the
Mediterranean Sea to smuggle weapons and illicit goods.
Additionally, report will outline/map existing tunnel networks.
(10 minutes)
144. Gottheimer (NJ), Moylan (GU), Harder (CA): Increases
funding for the National Defense Education Program by $5
million to strengthen and expand STEM education opportunities
and workforce initiatives targeted at military students. (10
minutes)
145. Harris (MD): Allows anesthesia to be covered by
TRICARE for in-office dental procedures for pediatric
dentistry. (10 minutes)
146. Hayes (CT): Requires a review and the update of online
information relating to suicide prevention and behavioral
health. (10 minutes)
147. Hill (AR): Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to
submit a written report about the Air National Guard C-130J
Formal Training Unit. (10 minutes)
148. Hill (AR): Supports the accreditation of the National
Guard Marksmanship Training Center located at Robinson Maneuver
Training Center, Arkansas. (10 minutes)
149. Himes (CT): Require annual reporting on Department of
Defense use of AI tools to modernize its business practices, in
an effort to ensure it's being done in a cost-effective and
market-informed way. (10 minutes)
150. Hinson (IA), Pettersen (CO): Modifies requirements for
prime contractors of certain telecommunications contracts. (10
minutes)
151. Horsford (NV), Bacon (NE), Houlahan (PA), Kiggans
(VA), Lee (NV), Harder (CA), Moylan (GU): Directs the Secretary
of Defense to submit a report assessing the adequacy of
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move reimbursements. (10
minutes)
152. Horsford (NV), Bacon (NE), Houlahan (PA), Lee (NV),
Moylan (GU): Directs the Department of Defense to study the
unique mental health effects of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)
combat operations and recommend improvements to support
services for affected personnel. (10 minutes)
153. Horsford (NV), Lee (NV): Directs the Secretary of the
Air Force to submit a report to Congress on the sustainment and
modernization needs of the United States Air Force
Thunderbirds, including readiness and future platform
considerations. (10 minutes)
154. Houchin (IN): Modifies language in the FY2026 NDAA to
prioritize the deployment of advanced nuclear reactor
technology at installations. (10 minutes)
155. Houlahan (PA), Bilirakis (FL), Khanna (CA), Sessions
(TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a strategy on
the national security implications of emerging biotechnologies.
(10 minutes)
156. Hudson (NC): Provides funding for the development,
test, and integration of adaptable radar capabilities. (10
minutes)
157. Hudson (NC): Provides funding for advanced drone
development for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.
(10 minutes)
158. Huizenga (MI), Tenney (NY): Expresses that each NATO
member state should annually commit to providing, at a minimum,
3.5 percent of GDP to core defense spending and an additional
1.5 percent of GDP to defense-related infrastructure spending
to ensure NATO military readiness. (10 minutes)
159. Huizenga (MI), Wittman (VA), Tenney (NY): Requires the
Secretary of Defense to compile a report and global mapping of
the PRC's efforts to build or buy strategic foreign ports. (10
minutes)
160. Issa (CA): Directs the Department of Defense (and the
Department of Homeland Security when the Coast Guard is not
operating as part of the Navy) to establish standardized
procedures granting unescorted access to military installations
for eligible Surviving Gold Star Family Members. (10 minutes)
161. Issa (CA), Jackson (TX), Franklin (FL), Messmer (IN),
Levin (CA), Calvert (CA), Salazar (FL), Obernolte (CA),
Thompson (CA), Higgins (LA), Fallon (TX): Awards the
Congressional Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for acts of
valor during the Korean War. (10 minutes)
162. Jackson (IL): Directs the Secretary of Defense to
assess Russian private military corporations' human rights
violations in Africa, including human rights violations against
religious groups, and assess the extent to which the Russian
military and Russian private military corporations are
collaborating with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to
secure mining assets that are linked to the PRC. (10 minutes)
163. Jackson (TX): Authorizes the Administrator for Nuclear
Security to accelerate and modernize material staging
capabilities to replace aged, over-subscribed facilities at the
Pantex plant. (10 minutes)
164. Jackson (TX): Revises the grade of the Attending
Physician to the Congress to that of 0-6 and removes exclusions
for the Attending Physician to the Congress from the
distribution of commissioned officers on active duty for the
armed forces. (10 minutes)
165. Joyce (OH): Authorizes Project Spectrum, a DoD Small
Business Office program launched under the first Trump
Administration that provides grants to small businesses to help
them shore up their cybersecurity so they can compete for DoD
contracts. (10 minutes)
166. Joyce (OH): Requires the Department of Defense (DoD)
to carry out a two-year pilot program to insert suicide
prevention resources onto smart devices issued to members of
the Armed Forces and to provide training on these resources.
(10 minutes)
167. Joyce (OH), Titus (NV): Directs the Secretary of
Defense to submit a report outlining a plan to establish and
disseminate a clear definition of the reenlistment waiver
process. The report should clarify that existing enlistment
standards allow waivers for individuals seeking to reenlist
after a positive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) toxicology test and
assess the feasibility of contacting those previously denied
for legal cannabis use. (10 minutes)
168. Joyce (PA): Requires a briefing from the Chief of
Staff of the Army to the House Armed Services Committee on the
sustainment plan for Army's Directed Energy Programs of Record.
(10 minutes)
169. Kean (NJ): Updates the definition of conventional
ammunition to include lethal or non-lethal armed/attack
unmanned aerial vehicle/systems. (10 minutes)
170. Keating (MA), Aderholt (AL), Bergman (MI): Requires
the update and preservation of memorials to Chaplains at
Arlington National Cemetery by the Secretary of the Army. (10
minutes)
171. Kelly (IL): Expands the period of eligibility for the
Military OneSource program from 12-months to 18-months upon
retirement, discharge, or release. (10 minutes)
172. Kelly (IL): Establishes a pilot program to provide a
nutrition rating system through the Commissary CLICK2GO mobile
application that indicates the overall nutritional value of
foods based of nutrient density and ingredient quality. (10
minutes)
173. Kiggans (VA): Requires the Department of Defense to
provide TRICARE beneficiaries with timely electronic notices
before any coverage transition requirement takes effect, to
ensure servicemembers and their families are fully informed of
enrollment changes such as aging into TRICARE for Life. (10
minutes)
174. Kiggans (VA), Davis (NC), Horsford (NV), McCormick
(GA), Moylan (GU), Panetta (CA), Bacon (NE), Randall (WA):
Directs DoD to submit a report to Congress by March 1, 2026,
evaluating the costs, savings, and family impacts of reducing
the frequency of PCS moves and Navy sea/shore rotations. The
report will identify where extended tours are feasible and
provide recommendations to inform future reforms aimed at
improving stability for military families while maintaining
readiness. (10 minutes)
175. King-Hinds (MP): Authorizes the use of funds under the
Innovative Readiness Training program for the procurement of
supplies and materials necessary to complete ongoing training
activities. (10 minutes)
176. King-Hinds (MP): Includes the Northern Mariana Islands
as an eligible location for the overhaul, repair, and
maintenance of naval vessels. (10 minutes)
177. King-Hinds (MP), Moylan (GU), Case (HI): Requires a
study of the Defense Access Road Program current authorities
and limitations preventing routine maintenance. (10 minutes)
178. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Requires the Secretary of Defense
to analyze the proliferation of Chinese medical equipment in
DOD facilities and other DOD contexts. (10 minutes)
179. Krishnamoorthi (IL), Johnson (SD), Case (HI), Moylan
(GU): Requires the Department of Defense to develop and
implement a strategy to enhance defense industrial cooperation
between the United States and allies and partners of the United
States in the Indo-Pacific region over the next 5 years,
including incorporating lessons learned from defense industrial
cooperation initiatives with European allies and identifying
priority armaments for joint development, production, or
sustainment with Indo-Pacific allies and partners including
Taiwan. (10 minutes)
180. Krishnamoorthi (IL), Stefanik (NY): Prohibits heads of
executive agencies from procuring or operating and federal
funds from being used to procure or operate covered unmanned
ground vehicle systems that are manufactured or assembled by a
covered foreign entity with exemptions in the national interest
of the United States. (10 minutes)
181. LaLota (NY): Requires DOD in consultation with DHS to
conduct a study on potential adjustments to Basic Allowance for
Housing calculations, including costs, savings, and impacts on
quality of life, recruitment, and retention, with special
attention to unique geographic areas such as Montauk and
Shinnecock, NY, and Nantucket, MA, and to report findings to
Congress within 180 days. (10 minutes)
182. Lawler (NY), Norton (DC), Harder (CA): Recognizes
former Cadet Nurses' service to the country and provide them
with honorary veterans status, honorable discharges, a service
medal, a burial plaque or grave marker, and other privileges.
(10 minutes)
183. Lee (NV): Authorizes the Department of Defense to
provide retention incentive pay to enlisted servicemembers that
have a college degree in a field related to their military
specialty to help improve recruitment and retention. (10
minutes)
184. Lee (NV): Requires the delivery of a report on DoD's
progress to meeting DFARS Case 2021-D015 (Restriction of
Certain Metal Products), which bans the DoD from sourcing
magnets from covered entities (e.g., China) over two phases
which conclude with a full ban on 1 January 2027. (10 minutes)
185. Lee (NV): Requires the submission of a report to
Congress outlining the cost, schedule, and implementation plan
to establish classified and unclassified communication enclaves
between the DoD and Congress as annotated in the 2024 PPBE
reform commission's final report. (10 minutes)
186. Lee (NV), Fields (LA), Sorensen (IL), Fleischmann
(TN), Case (HI), Davids (KS), Bergman (MI): Establishes a data
sharing process to enable states to access military enlistment
data to better inform high school students and educators on
military careers and more accurately track the outcome of
students who choose a career in the military after graduation.
Identical to H.R. 9925 introduced in the 118th Congress, and HR
1573 introduced in the 119th Congress. (10 minutes)
187. Lee (NV), Horsford (NV): Designates Creech Air Force
Base, Indian Springs, Nevada, as a remote or isolated
installation. (10 minutes)
188. Lee (NV), Horsford (NV): Requires the delivery of a
report from DoD outlining ongoing encroachment management
projects, landscape partnerships, and stakeholder engagements
to ensure the long term viability of the Nevada Test and
Training Range (NTTR). (10 minutes)
189. Levin (CA), Kiggans (VA): Lowers threshold for the
Secretary to provide a temporary BAH adjustment for area cost-
of-living increases from 20% to 15%, and makes the Secretary's
temporary BAH adjustment authority permanent. Identical to H.R.
4060 (119th Congress). (10 minutes)
190. Levin (CA), Van Orden (WI), Harder (CA): Adds to DoD
Transition Assistance Program (TAP) counseling pathway factors.
(10 minutes)
191. Liccardo (CA): States that it should be the policy of
the Department of Defense to ensure that requirements
management capabilities used in acquisition programs are open,
interoperable, vendor agnostic and reflect modern software
engineering practices, and requires DoD to update acquisition
and contracting guidance accordingly. (10 minutes)
192. Luttrell (TX): Directs the Secretary of Defense to
carry out activities to support the research, development,
implementation, and oversight of unattended robotic process
automation within the Department of Defense. (10 minutes)
193. Luttrell (TX), Crank (CO), Crow (CO), Schmidt (KS),
Guthrie (KY): Provides $35M in flight hour funding for the
Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades. (10 minutes)
194. Mace (SC): Provides that statutory exceptions to DoD
Buy America procurement requirements shall not apply with
respect to the procurement of fish, shellfish, or a seafood
product. (10 minutes)
195. Mackenzie (PA): Requires an updated study on opioid
prescribing to ensure health professionals in the military
health system conform with clinical practice guidelines and
other guidance provided by the CDC and FDA. (10 minutes)
196. Magaziner (RI), Amo (RI): Requires a report on the
development and integration of next-generation fuel cells into
the rotorcraft fleets of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. (10
minutes)
197. McCormick (GA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to
report to Congress on the strategic importance and potential
expansion of the US Bahrain Comprehensive Security Integration
and Prosperity Agreement signed on September 13, 2023. (10
minutes)
198. Messmer (IN): Provides $50,000,000 in RDT&E for the
development of a quantum communications corridor linking
certain Department of Defense installations, national
laboratories, and universities conducting Department of Defense
research. Reduces $50,000,000 from O&M Force Readiness
Operations Support, Line070. (10 minutes)
199. Miller (OH): Requires the Secretary of the Navy to
submit a report to Congressional Defense Committees detailing
the Navy's strategy for procuring two submarine cable laying
and repair ships following the decommissioning of the USNS
Zeus. The report shall include a description of the full scope
of planned capabilities for the vessels, the projected
procurement timeline, and an explanation of how the Navy plans
to fulfill the Zeus's capabilities in the interim between its
decommissioning and the operation of the new vessels. (10
minutes)
200. Miller (WV), Khanna (CA): Requires the Secretary of
the Navy to submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on evaluation of the experimentation underway by the
Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic and the United States
Fourth Fleet on behalf of United States Naval Forces Southern
Command that would provide MOCs with machine-assisted dynamic
bandwidth allocation and advanced computing power throughout
their network architecture to manage vast hybrid sensor
constellations conducting activity-based maritime domain
awareness. (10 minutes)
201. Mills (FL), Gooden (TX), Cloud (TX), McGuire (VA),
Davis (NC), Gonzalez (TX): Establishes a pilot program to
evaluate commercially available, next-generation Health and
Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) within Marine Corps rotary wing
assets. (10 minutes)
202. Mills (FL), Gooden (TX), Cloud (TX), McGuire (VA),
Davis (NC), Gonzalez (TX): Establishes a pilot program to
evaluate commercially available, next-generation Health and
Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS) within Army rotary wing assets.
(10 minutes)
203. Moolenaar (MI): Directs the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, to submit an annual
report analyzing arms sales facilitated by entities in the
People's Republic of China, including their technical
capabilities, proliferation risks, and impact on U.S.
interests. Requires the report to include a strategy developed
by the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense to dissuade
purchases of new Chinese weapons systems and defense equipment,
including reforms to U.S. sales processes, information
campaigns, and potential deterrent measures. (10 minutes)
204. Moolenaar (MI), Bergman (MI): Authorizes $5 million
through RDTE for Smart Susceptor Technology and offset by
decreasing the Washington Headquarters Services account. (10
minutes)
205. Moolenaar (MI), Dunn (FL), Tenney (NY): Directs the
Secretary of Defense to develop and maintain a classified and
prioritized list of high-risk DoD critical infrastructure
dependent on materials or components from foreign countries of
concern and conduct a comprehensive risk assessment. Requires
biennial classified briefings to Congress with findings,
strategies, and recommendations to strengthen supply chain
resilience and reduce reliance on vulnerable foreign sources.
(10 minutes)
206. Moolenaar (MI), Krishnamoorthi (IL), LaHood (IL),
Luttrell (TX), Fitzpatrick (PA), Gottheimer (NJ), Goodlander
(NH): Directs the Department of Defense to establish an
initiative to prepare to fully harness the transformative
potential of advanced artificial intelligence, modernize
adoption plans, assess the national security and defense
implications of advanced artificial intelligence, and analyze
strategic competition factors relating to the People's Republic
of China's pursuit of advanced artificial intelligence. (10
minutes)
207. Moore (NC): Directs the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition to prepare a report to be submitted to Congress to
later than March 2026.The report must detail the Department of
Defense's (DoD) current supply and future needs for lithium,
assessing its use in military electronics, vehicles, weapons,
and advanced systems like unmanned vessels and AI data centers.
It must also evaluate potential supply chain risks and the
feasibility of partnering with commercial industry to secure a
stable domestic supply of lithium. (10 minutes)
208. Moore (UT), Scott, Austin (GA), Cloud (TX), Gonzalez
(TX), Murphy (NC), Tokuda (HI), Sorensen (IL): Modifies the
definition of defense industrial base facility for purposes of
direct hire authority to include supporting agencies and units
of the same military installation/base. (10 minutes)
209. Moulton (MA): Expands Other Transaction Authority
(OTA) for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
(10 minutes)
210. Moulton (MA), Valadao (CA): Directs the milestone
decision authority for the Next Generation Polar Overhead
Persistent Infrared satellite program to revise the acquisition
strategy for such program to include the auxiliary payload
(commonly referred to ``APS-A'') in the program of record. (10
minutes)
211. Moylan (GU): Requires report on military housing in
Guam. (10 minutes)
212. Moylan (GU): Requires a report on ship repair in Guam.
(10 minutes)
213. Moylan (GU), Case (HI): Directs the release of an
unclassified summary of certain independent assessments of the
Guam missile defense system. (10 minutes)
214. Moylan (GU), Tokuda (HI): Adjusts authorities for DoD
civilian retention bonuses in Guam. (10 minutes)
215. Neguse (CO): Requires DOD to provide a review to
Congress on average timelines for service members to receive an
electronic copy of their medical records and develop minimum
standards to ensure service members receive their records
within a reasonable period. (10 minutes)
216. Neguse (CO): Directs Space Command to Coordinate with
DHS and DEA to track fentanyl trafficking using satellite
technology. (10 minutes)
217. Neguse (CO): Requires an OIG Report on the transition
to TriWest for the TRICARE West Region, which will include
implementation standards to prevent any future issues with
transitions. (10 minutes)
218. Neguse (CO): Requires the DoD to report to Congress
who is on the military housing waiting list and why certain
members have been placed on the list. This is currently not
done and DoD has been unable to explain why certain service
members are on the housing waitlist. (10 minutes)
219. Neguse (CO), Wilson (SC), Ciscomani (AZ), Tenney (NY),
Harder (CA): Extends the Vietnam Veteran Commemoration Program,
which honors and recognizes Vietnam veterans for their service.
(10 minutes)
220. Nunn (IA): Directs the DOD to conduct an analysis of
the tools currently available to combat the impact and threat
of adversarial AI-capabilities. The rapid development of AI by
the CCP has raised concerns over the security of America's
operational security, our cyber networks, and components of our
autonomous weapon systems. Taking inventory of the current
deterrence measures on hand will allow the DOD to protect the
DIB and modernize its cyber response in a more efficient
manner. (10 minutes)
221. Nunn (IA), Davis (NC): Prohibits the Department of
Defense from procuring, acquiring or utilizing any blockchain
network infrastructure originating from a company or individual
stemming from an entity or country of concern. Specifically,
this bill aims to tackle the CCP's continued investment in
distributed ledger technology. (10 minutes)
222. Nunn (IA), Davis (NC): Requires the Secretary of
Defense to submit to Congress a report outlining the status of
integrated air and missile defense in the CENTOM AOR,
particularly Israel. This report is requested so U.S. and
Israeli military commanders can update their operational plans
in relation to drone attacks, THAD missile production
capabilities, and further expansion of Iron Dome, David's
Sling, and Iron Beam capabilities. (10 minutes)
223. Nunn (IA), Davis (NC), Gottheimer (NJ): Directs the
Secretary of Defense to work with our counterparts in the
Israeli Ministry of Defense to establish a DIU field office
within Israeli territory. This effort increases hands-on RDT&E,
allows for faster communication, provides live feedback from
the field, and shortens go-to-market time for new defense
products. This effort is a continuation of 22 U.S.C. Sec. 8606.
United States-Israel cooperation on energy, water, homeland
security, agriculture, and alternative fuel technologies, in
particular under the Statutory Note Strategic Partnership on
Defense Industrial Priorities Between the United States and
Israel. (10 minutes)
224. Nunn (IA), Horsford (NV): Directs the Undersecretary
of Defense, Acquisitions and Sustainment to develop a spend
plan of up to $20 million for the Services' towards a
comprehensive set of advanced manufacturing practices including
AI-optimized robotic forming, additive and subtractive
manufacturing, and advanced materials and processing practices
for hypersonic research and development. Building factories of
the future require software-defined, artificial intelligence
(AI)-driven, off-the-shelf commercial solutions to carry out
different manufacturing operations in consolidated
manufacturing platforms, deployable at the point of need. (10
minutes)
225. Nunn (IA), Norcross (NJ): Expands private capital
financing opportunities for programs with Priority Ratings
under the Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) by
allowing private credit providers the ability to alleviate
defense industrial base (DIB) constraints. This effort
spearheads reform by making clear that financing partners
participating in this program are not considered contractors
and allowing contractors participating in this program to
account for the cost of financing in their compliance with FAR/
DFAR. (10 minutes)
226. Nunn (IA), Ryan (NY): Formalizes the Defense
Innovation Unit's (DIU) Joint Reserve Detachment (JRD). The DIU
JRD is responsible for the operational employment of DIU
Reservists to support and advise Combatant Commands and the
Joint Forces within their areas of operation, as well as for
supporting critical DIU missions in furthering the cutting edge
of technology partnerships through the active leverage of
reservists with experience in both the tech sector and the
military. This effort will permanently bring leaders in the
private sector into the fold to coordinate on military
technology objectives and procurement improvements. (10
minutes)
227. Nunn (IA), Tokuda (HI), Moolenaar (MI), Case (HI):
Amends Section 1248 of the FY22 National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA) by extending and expanding the Department of
Defense's annual assessments of Taiwan's military readiness,
regional allied responses, and U.S. contingency planning in the
face of rising CCP aggression. (10 minutes)
228. Nunn (IA), Tokuda (HI), Moolenaar (MI), Min (CA):
Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a strategic
defense technology partnership between the rapid acquisition
offices of the DOD and the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense.
The partnership will collaborate on defense technology
objectives, defense industrial base modernization, measures to
counter the CCP in the INOPACOM region, and access to new
markets for American defense technology companies. (10 minutes)
229. Obernolte (CA): Requires the Secretaries of the
military branches to guarantee that all beginner motorcycle
safety trainings provided to service members stationed on base
must meet the motorcycle safety requirements/curriculum for
licensing for the State in which the military installation is
located to ease the burden on soldiers, sailors, and marines.
(10 minutes)
230. Obernolte (CA): Directs DOD to assess demand, identify
supply chain gaps, and recommend reforms to strengthen domestic
product ion of turbojet pyrotechnic. (10 minutes)
231. Obernolte (CA): Directs the Undersecretary for
Acquisition and Sustainment to establish procedures that
prioritize sourcing from and securing an integrated boron
supply chain, from mining, to processing, to advanced material
manufacturing, from U.S.-domiciled, U.S.-based facilities for
use in military applications. (10 minutes)
232. Obernolte (CA): Requires the Air Force to report on
their efforts and work with local municipalities to find
potential solutions to the water plume contamination from base
activity at former George Air Force Base that do not place the
burden of cleanup on the local communities surrounding the base
or unduly restrict economic development opportunities for those
communities. (10 minutes)
233. Ogles (TN): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the DNI to conduct
a continual assessment of the impact of arms embargoes,
sanctions, restrictions, or limitations imposed by foreign
states or international organizations on Israel's defense
capabilities. (10 minutes)
234. Ogles (TN): Orders a report identifying obstacles to
US assistance in strengthening Taiwan's self-defense
capabilities. (10 minutes)
235. Ogles (TN), Tenney (NY): Directs the Secretary of
Defense to invite Taiwan to participate in RIMPAC exercises.
(10 minutes)
236. Owens (UT), Moore (UT), Kennedy (UT): Requires report
language on the plan of the Department of the Army to require
and accelerate the fielding of Link 16 military tactical data
networking capabilities throughout the Army, including on UH-
60M and CH-47F aircraft. (10 minutes)
237. Panetta (CA): Authorizes Thomas Helmut Griffin to
receive the Medal of Honor for acts of valor as a member of the
Army during the Vietnam War. (10 minutes)
238. Panetta (CA), Scott, Austin (GA): Conducts a tabletop
exercise to test the resiliency and integration of communal and
military assets to defend against shared threats, from cyber
attacks to extreme weather events. (10 minutes)
239. Panetta (CA), Scott, Austin (GA): Directs USSOCOM to
create an Arctic Strategy focused on the use of Special
Operations Forces to streamline readiness and project strength
in the Arctic. (10 minutes)
240. Panetta (CA), Scott, Austin (GA): Directs USD for P&R
to submit a report assessing oculometric biomarker monitoring
technologies to support mission sets of the Department of
Defense regarding brain health. (10 minutes)
241. Panetta (CA), Scott, Austin (GA), Harder (CA), Tran
(CA): Reviews how the Defense Department calculates cost of
living adjustment (COLA), specifically in high-cost areas of
California. (10 minutes)
242. Panetta (CA), Wilson (SC), Zinke (MT), Nunn (IA),
Tenney (NY), Gottheimer (NJ): Directs the Director of the
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the development of
low-cost, easily scalable, and rapidly deployable technologies
to counter internet shutdowns or limitations on network access
abroad, particularly those imposed by adversary countries such
as Iran. (10 minutes)
243. Pappas (NH), Carter (TX): Requires the Department of
Defense to submit a comprehensive report outlining its strategy
for the research, development, and deployment of Friction Stir
Additive Manufacturing (FSAM) technologies. (10 minutes)
244. Pfluger (TX): Establishes a a pilot program on
psychological performance training at USAFA to improve
readiness, resilience, and mental health of cadets. (10
minutes)
245. Pfluger (TX), Carter (TX): Amends restrictions placed
on the land transferred from the Army (Fort Hood) in Section
2848(a) of the FY 2005 NDAA. (10 minutes)
246. Pfluger (TX), Davis (NC), Tenney (NY): Requires the
Secretary of Defense to revoke security clearances for former
personnel of the DOD who engage in lobbying activities on
behalf of China. (10 minutes)
247. Pfluger (TX), Latta (OH): Prohibits Treasury from
charging interest on funds borrowed under section 5404(c) of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-
159; 138 Stat. 2451). (10 minutes)
248. Pfluger (TX), Turner (OH), Case (HI), Moylan (GU):
Directs DoD to conduct a study of U.S. mobilization and
sustainment readiness for a major Indo-Pacific conflict with
emphasis on reserve forces mobilization. It must assess
logistics, vulnerabilities, and allied coordination, and
inventory civilian skills in the Reserve Components. (10
minutes)
249. Plaskett (VI): Requires the Department of Defense to
study and report to Congress on the readiness of the Henry E.
Rohlsen Airport, located on St. Croix, for use by the United
States Air Force. The report must provide recommendations to
improve the infrastructure and facilities at, and in the
immediate vicinity of, the airport to support use of the
airport for regional security missions, emergency actions and
SOUTHCOM regional priorities. (10 minutes)
250. Randall (WA): Directs the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Office of Local Defense Community
Cooperation (OLDCC), to submit a report to the congressional
defense committees within 180 days of enactment assessing
barriers to Tribal participation in the Defense Community
Infrastructure Program (DCIP) and related initiatives.
The report shall: Provide an overview of infrastructure
needs in defense-adjacent Tribal communities. Analyze statutory
and regulatory limitations to Tribal eligibility under 10
U.S.C. Sec. 2391. Recommend legislative or programmatic changes
to improve Tribal access, including possible amendments to
existing law or the establishment of complementary programs.
(10 minutes)
251. Randall (WA), Kiggans (VA), Goodlander (NH): Directs
the Department of Defense to implement the Comptroller
General's recommendations from the October 30, 2024 report,
``Military Housing: DOD Should Address Critical Supply and
Affordability Challenges for Service Members'' (GAO-25-106208).
(10 minutes)
252. Randall (WA), Moylan (GU): Expresses the Sense of
Congress that the Defense Community Infrastructure Program
(DCIP) should be robustly funded to meet demand and address the
program's consistent oversubscription. DCIP provides critical
off-base infrastructure that enhances military readiness,
supports quality of life for service members and their
families, and strengthens community-military resilience. (10
minutes)
253. Rose (TN), Fulcher (ID): Requires the Secretary of
Defense to submit a report to the House and Senate Committees
on Armed Services on the fraud scheme perpetrated by Janet
Yamanaka Mello, a civilian employee of the Department of the
Army who was indicted and pleaded guilty to stealing over $100
million in 4-H Military Partnership Grant program funds. (10
minutes)
254. Scholten (MI): Directs the Department of Defense to
provide Congress with an overview of the types of contracts
that are not set-aside for small business competitions despite
the value falling under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.
(10 minutes)
255. Schweikert (AZ): Directs the Department of Defense to
utilize artificial intelligence in the audit of its financial
statements with the goal of achieving a clean audit opinion for
the first time. (10 minutes)
256. Schweikert (AZ): Authorizes the use of artificial
intelligence in the weapon inventory system for the Department
of Defense, for the purpose of creating accurate inventory
records. (10 minutes)
257. Scott (VA), Kiggans (VA), Sanchez (CA), Wittman (VA),
McClellan (VA): Requires the Department of Defense to submit a
report on the status of the Interagency Regional Coordinator
for Resilience Pilot Project. (10 minutes)
258. Scott, Austin (GA): Expresses the sense of Congress
that the Secretary of the Navy should name an aircraft carrier
USS United States. (10 minutes)
259. Scott, Austin (GA): Amends 32 USC 508(d)(13) by adding
Young Marines, Naval Sea Cadet Corps, and the United States
Coast Guard Auxiliary to the list of youth and charitable
organizations eligible to receive assistance. (10 minutes)
260. Scott, Austin (GA): Amends Section 152(b)(1)(B) of
title 10, United States Code, to make the Chief of the National
Guard Bureau eligible to be appointed Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. (10 minutes)
261. Scott, Austin (GA): Requires each company with $1
billion of revenue or greater seeking a contract with DOD to
provide data relating to the numbers of veterans hired in the
past 12 and 36 months and that number still with that company
12 and 24 months after hiring--to focus on veteran hiring AND
retention. (10 minutes)
262. Scott, Austin (GA): Makes a technical correction to
Section 354 of the bill in regards to the USS ConstitutionNaval
History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston and adds the
Hampton Roads Naval Museum. (10 minutes)
263. Scott, Austin (GA): Requires The Secretary of Defense
to develop and implement a strategy to eliminate the reliance
of the Department of Defense on any covered nation to acquire
computer displays by January 1, 2030. (10 minutes)
264. Scott, Austin (GA): Establishes a system of official
Air Force and Space Force museums within the Department of the
Air Force. (10 minutes)
265. Scott, Austin (GA), Tenney (NY): Prohibits the
Secretary of Defense from entering into, renewing, or extending
a contract or other agreement for the procurement of organic
light emitting diode (OLED) display technologies that are
fabricated in a foreign adversary, by a foreign adversary
entity, or by a covered OLED display technologies company. (10
minutes)
266. Self (TX): Increases the pay rate for Department of
Defense blue-collar (prevailing rate) employees by the
percentage authorized under section 737. (10 minutes)
267. Self (TX): Encourages the Department of Defense to
expand artificial intelligence pilot programs and fielding
across mission areas and requires biannual reports to Congress
on integration efforts for five years. (10 minutes)
268. Sherrill (NJ), Norcross (NJ), Pallone (NJ), Conaway
(NJ), Menendez (NJ), Pou (NJ), Gottheimer (NJ): Limits the
realignment of Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
functions and funding away from Picatinny Arsenal. (10 minutes)
269. Shreve (IN): Requires a comprehensive review of the
current effectiveness of interagency coordination and the DOD's
implementation of their existing responsibilities pertaining to
the physical safety and cybersecurity of the air, rail, and
maritime infrastructure that underpins U.S. military readiness.
(10 minutes)
270. Shreve (IN), Huizenga (MI), Salazar (FL), Messmer
(IN), Tenney (NY): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of
National Intelligence, to develop a comprehensive strategy to
counter Iran's and Hezbollah's propaganda, religious networks,
and influence operations in Latin America. Identical to H.R.
4531 (119th Congress). (10 minutes)
271. Smith (NJ): Requires the GAO to conduct a review of
biological weapons research conducted between January 1, 1945
and December 31, 1972 in relation to ticks and tick-borne
diseases and submit a report to Congress detailing the findings
of that review. (10 minutes)
272. Sorensen (IL): Extends the Army's online real estate
tool pilot program until September 30, 2030. (10 minutes)
273. Stauber (MN): Provides a two-year funding mechanism
for the State Partnership Program. (10 minutes)
274. Stauber (MN): Requires the Department of Defense to
conduct a study to increase efficiency of the Funeral Honors
Program. (10 minutes)
275. Stauber (MN), Tenney (NY): Requires the Secretary of
the Air Force to submit a plan to Congress to recapitalize and
modernize the Air National Guard's fighter fleet. This report
must be made in consultation with the Director of the Air
National Guard. (10 minutes)
275. Stauber (MN), Tenney (NY): Requires the Department of
Defense to address our dependence on Communist China for
critical minerals. (10 minutes)
277. Stefanik (NY): Revises Section 1723 of the Rules
Committee Print 119-8 to include cameras to the covered list.
(10 minutes)
278. Stefanik (NY), Tenney (NY): Convenes the U.S.-Israel
Defense Industrial Base Working Group to study the potential
for defense industrial base integration between the United
States and Israel, including the possibility of inclusion into
the national technology and industrial base (as defined in
section 4801 of title 10, United States Code). (10 minutes)
279. Steube (FL): Prioritizes local law enforcement
agencies in adopting any ceremonial horse that may no longer be
utilized by the U.S. Army. (10 minutes)
280. Steube (FL): Extends and modifies annual report on
Iranian military. (10 minutes)
281. Steube (FL): Requires Defense Health Agency to develop
a plan to reopen any previously-closed chiropractic clinic on a
military installation and to pay chiropractors under the GS
scale. (10 minutes)
282. Steube (FL): Requires report on U.S.-Israel
cooperation on increased production capacity and inventory of
the Arrow interceptor. (10 minutes)
283. Steube (FL), Tenney (NY): Requires annual report on
U.S.-Israel military exercises, emphasizes mutual benefit of
U.S.-Israel relationship. (10 minutes)
284. Strong (AL): Amends 10 USC 2465 to permit the use of
private contractors for security-guard functions at military
installations with < 300 permanently assigned enlisted service
members below the rank of E-7. (10 minutes)
285. Subramanyam (VA), McGuire (VA): Requires the Air Force
to provide a report on the integration potential and value of
ultra-short takeoff and landing aircraft. (10 minutes)
286. Tenney (NY): Strikes Section 842(c) from the FY25
NDAA. (10 minutes)
287. Turner (OH): Requires an assessment of integration of
Joint Combatant Commander exercise team into large scale
exercises of INDOPACOM. (10 minutes)
288. Turner (OH), McGuire (VA), Subramanyam (VA), McClellan
(VA): Requires a report on development and deployment of the
Naval Autonomous Data Collection System. (10 minutes)
289. Turner (OH), Pappas (NH): Requires the Chief
Information Officers within the DoD to provide Congress with a
Cybersecurity Regulatory Plan to reduce the regulatory burdens
on the Defense Industrial Base. (10 minutes)
290. Van Orden (WI), Tenney (NY): Encourages the President
to take such actions as may be necessary to counter Chinese
Communist Party efforts to blockade or embargo Taiwan,
including by providing training and support to the Taiwan Navy
for liquefied natural gas convoy operations. Ensures Taiwan is
eligible for U.S. energy security and diversification programs
under section 2004 of the European Energy Security and
Diversification Act of 2019, including access to liquefied
natural gas programs available to European countries. (10
minutes)
291. Van Orden (WI), Wilson (SC), Ellzey (TX), Harrigan
(NC), Kelly (MS): Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a
report within 180 days on options for establishing a digital
engagement framework to address recruitment, retention, and
readiness challenges. Directs the report to assess existing
digital engagement capabilities, evaluate potential nonprofit
partnerships, and provide recommendations for pilot programs,
including stress-testing under mobilization surge conditions.
(10 minutes)
292. Webster (FL): Requires a report on the military
camping and recreational park program. (10 minutes)
293. Whitesides (CA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to
establish Advanced Technology Centers at community colleges
with workforce programs targeted at meeting needs in the
defense industrial base. (10 minutes)
294. Whitesides (CA): Commissions a report on research
relating to the upper atmosphere and near-space environment.
(10 minutes)
295. Williams (GA): Amends Section 744 to include Cervical
cancer in the study. (10 minutes)
296. Wilson (SC): Requires a strategy to Armed Services
Committees relating to the issue of political prisoners in
Pakistan, including former Prime Minister Imran Khan in mil to
mil engagement with the military of Pakistan. (10 minutes)
297. Wilson (SC), Mullin (CA): Requires Secretary of
Defense to develop a strategy to be submitted to Congress,
aimed at encouraging defections by senior Iranian security
officials and members of the armed forces. (10 minutes)
298. Wittman (VA): Requires a report from the Secretary of
Defense within 180 days regarding the use of waivers for
software security requirements within the Department of
Defense. (10 minutes)
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3486 IN PART B CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
1. Jordan (OH): Corrects a drafting error and makes related
conforming changes.
PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3838 MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 17__. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO EXECUTION OF WARRANTS OF
THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT.
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense and
Secretary of State must use every opportunity at forums
involving NATO or major non-NATO allies to ensure that such
allied countries do not enforce warrants issued by the
International Criminal Court against members of the armed
forces of the United States or of its other allies.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE EXHIBITIONS.
It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense
and its agencies should not participate in international
defense exhibitions in any way until the Secretary of Defense
certifies that such exhibitions and the jurisdictions in which
they are located allow Israeli companies to fully participate
in the exhibition and are not using restrictions or the threat
of restrictions on any party's participation in the exposition
as a means of deterring Israel from defending itself.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 8__. PROHIBITION ON ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS WITH A PERSON ENGAGED
IN A BOYCOTT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL.
The Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract with a
person if such person is engaged in an activity that is
politically motivated and is intended to penalize or otherwise
limit significant commercial relations specifically with Israel
or persons doing business in Israel or in Israeli-controlled
territories.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Steube of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. BRIEFING ON EXPEDITING ARMS TRANSFERS TO ISRAEL.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for a
period not to exceed 3 years, the Secretary of State, in
coordination with Secretary of Defense, shall brief the
appropriate congressional committees on the status of
deliveries to the Government of Israel of any military aircraft
or air-launched munitions approved for transfer that are
undelivered or partially delivered.
(b) Contents of Briefing.--The briefing described in
subsection (a) shall include--
(1) the estimated delivery timetable and any ongoing
or potential measures associated with the items,
including advance training and integration challenges;
(2) specific reasons for any delay related to the
United States Government, defense suppliers, or a
foreign government;
(3) the feasibility and advisability of providing the
State of Israel an interim capability;
(4) what measures are being taken or could be taken
to expedite delivery to Israel; and
(5) authorities or appropriations that Congress could
provide to expedite the delivery.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the congressional defense committees, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Foreign Relations in the Senate.
(d) Military Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term
``military aircraft'' means aircraft and related articles in 22
CFR 121.10, Category VIII--Aircraft and Related Articles,
subsection (a).
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Finstad of Minnesota or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, insert the following:
SEC. 12__. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND
SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) Matters to Be Included.--Subsection (b) of section
1202(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``, including nuclear and drone
development cooperation.'';
(2) in paragraph (7)(A), by inserting ``, including
foreign farmland acquisitions,'' after ``Chinese
overseas investments or projects'';
(3) in paragraph (8)(A)--
(A) by striking ``infrastructure) and'' and
inserting ``infrastructure),''; ; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``, and the likely role of Chinese
cyber capabilities in a conflict with the
United States.'';
(4) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking ``and other
advanced technologies'' and inserting ``biotechnology,
and other advanced and emerging technologies''; and
(5) in paragraph (10)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C);
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) the likely strategic intent of the
People's Liberation Army in a conflict over
Taiwan, and how the People's Republic of China
will conduct a cyber enabled economic warfare
campaign, a cross straight invasion campaign,
or a blockade campaign; and''.
(b) Termination.--Subsection (a) of such section is amended
by striking ``January 31, 2027'' and inserting ``January 31,
2030''.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crane of Arizona or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH RESISTANCE UNITS IN AFGHANISTAN.
The Secretary of Defense shall provide such intelligence
sharing as the Secretary determines appropriate with units of
the former Afghan Army and police forces, as well as other
units the Secretary determines are resistance units, for
purposes of countering the Taliban.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Smith of New Jersey or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 17__. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL RELATING TO
RADAR IMPACTS AND OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
APPROVAL PROCESS.
(a) Certification.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, or his
designee, shall certify in writing that--
(1) offshore wind projects in the North Atlantic and
Mid-Atlantic Planning areas will not weaken, degrade
interfere with, or nullify the performance and
capabilities of radar relied upon by commercial
aviation, military aviation, space launch vehicles, or
other commercial space entities; and
(2) the development of offshore wind projects in the
North Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic Planning Areas will not
degrade the capabilities of the Federal Aviation
Administration to monitor United States Airspace, or
hinder commercial, private, or military aviation
activities.
(b) Audit and Report by Inspector General.--
(1) In general.--The inspector general of Department
of Transportation shall conduct a study on the effects
of offshore wind industrialization related to radar,
impacts to commercial air and military traffic, and the
sufficiency of the review and approval process for
offshore wind projects in the North Atlantic and Mid-
Atlantic Planning Areas.
(2) Contents.--In conducting the study required under
paragraph (1), the inspector general shall--
(A) investigate--
(i) whether offshore wind projects
will weaken, compromise, or interfere
with, or nullify the usage of radar
utilized by the Federal Aviation
Administration, United States Armed
Forces, and National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, as well as
commercial space entities; and
(ii) the sufficiency of the process
for approving offshore wind projects,
and the impact of such projects on
radar, including the consultation
process between the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, the Federal Aviation
Administration, and the Military
Aviation and Installation Assurance
Siting Clearinghouse;
(B) conduct an audit of the approval
applications by the Military Aviation and
Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse
regarding concerns voiced over the impact to
radar and ability to identify airborne threats,
freedom to navigate United States airspace, and
ability to train within United States airspace;
(C) determine whether any offshore wind
projects will impact, alter, or disrupt
commercial, private, or military aviation
flight paths;
(D) determine whether any offshore wind
projects will impact, compromise, inhibit, or
nullify the usage of radar and sonar
technologies utilized by the Armed Forces and
any agencies carrying out space launch
programs;
(E) determine whether any offshore wind
projects will impact, compromise, or inhibit
the ability of the United States Coast Guard to
conduct maritime safety and lifesaving
operations;
(F) address how offshore wind energy projects
impact low-level military airspace off the
Atlantic Coast; and
(G) determine whether mitigation strategies
laid out in the 2016 Report on the Impact of
Wind Energy Developments on Military
Installations are sufficient, achievable and,
realistic.
(3) Report.--The inspector general shall submit to
Congress a report containing the findings of the study
conducted under this subsection.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Palmer of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title III, add the following new
section:
SEC. 3__. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BAN OF CLEAN AGENT FIRE
SUPPRESSION PRODUCTS.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Defense may not prohibit the use of a clean
agent fire suppression product on the basis of the presence of
a fluorine-carbon bond within such product if there is no
covered alternative product and--
(1) the use of the clean agent fire suppression
product is required by an applicable Federal or State
law or regulation; or
(2) the Secretary determines failure to use the clean
agent fire suppression product may cause--
(A) a catastrophic or critical failure
resulting in the loss of or serious damage to
property; or
(B) an unacceptable risk of personal injury
or loss of life.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``clean agent fire suppression product''
means a fire suppression product that involves an
electrically nonconducting, volatile, or gaseous fire
extinguishing agent that does not leave a residue upon
evaporation.
(2) The term ``covered alternative product'' means an
alternative product--
(A) the use of which is not prohibited by
Federal or State law or regulation;
(B) that is readily available in sufficient
quantity and at a comparable cost to the
product it is intended to replace; and
(C) that performs as well as or better than
such product in a specific application.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Patronis of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 3__. ELIMINATION OF PREFERENCE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES USING ELECTRIC
OR HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND RELATED
REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
Chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 2911(e)--
(A) by striking paragraph (4);
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through
(9) as paragraphs (4) through (8),
respectively;
(C) by striking paragraph (10); and
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through
(15) as paragraphs (9) through (13),
respectively; and
(2) by striking section 2922g.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pfluger of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 17__. MODIFICATIONS TO AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER AND SALE OF CERTAIN
SURPLUS FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, AND PARTS.
(a) Modifications to Transfer Authority.--Section 40728 of
title 36, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (h)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``surplus
caliber .45 M45/M45A1 pistols and spare parts
and related accessories and ammunition for
those pistols, that on the enactment of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2026, are under the control of the
Secretary and are surplus to the requirements
of the Department of the Army,'' after
``surplus to the requirements of the Department
of the Army,'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, and
may not transfer more than 10,000 surplus
caliber .45 M45/M45A1 pistols,'' after ``may
not transfer more than 10,000 surplus caliber
.45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) The Secretary may further transfer to the corporation,
in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this subchapter,
surplus shotguns, including any shotguns that are surplus to
the requirements of the Center of Military History and the Army
Museum Enterprise, except for any shotgun that is a modular
ancillary addition to a service rifle.'';
(2) in subsection (i)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2018'' and inserting ``National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary of the Navy may
further transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the
procedure prescribed in this subchapter, surplus caliber .45
M45/M45A1 pistols and spare parts and related accessories and
ammunition for those pistols, and surplus shotguns (except for
any shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service
rifle), that on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are
under the control of the Secretary and are surplus to the
requirements of the Department of the Navy.
``(4) The Secretary of the Navy may not transfer more than
10,000 surplus caliber .45 M45/M45A1 pistols to the corporation
during any year and may only transfer such pistols as long as
pistols described in paragraph (3) remain available for
transfer.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
``(j) Authorized Air Force Transfers.--(1) Subject to
paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Air Force may transfer to
the corporation, in accordance with the procedures prescribed
in this subchapter, surplus caliber .45 M45/M45A1 pistols and
spare parts and related accessories and ammunition for those
pistols, and surplus shotguns (except for any shotgun that is a
modular ancillary addition to a service rifle), that on the
date of the enactment of this paragraph are under the control
of the Secretary and are surplus to the requirements of the
Department of the Air Force.
``(2) The Secretary of the Air Force may not transfer more
than 10,000 surplus caliber .45 M45/M45A1 pistols to the
corporation during any year and may only transfer such pistols
as long as pistols described in paragraph (1) remain available
for transfer.
``(k) Authorized Transfers by Other Federal Departments and
Agencies.--(1) The head of any Federal department or agency may
transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the procedure
prescribed in this subchapter, the firearms and ammunition
specified in paragraph (2) that, on the date of the enactment
of this subsection, are under the control of that department or
agency and are surplus to the requirements of that department
or agency.
``(2) The firearms and ammunition specified in this paragraph
are the following:
``(A) Any surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols.
``(B) Any surplus caliber .45 M45/M45A1 pistol.
``(C) Any surplus shotgun except for any shotgun that
is modular ancillary addition to a service rifle.
``(D) Any surplus caliber .22 or .30 caliber rifle.
``(E) Any ammunition associated with a firearm
described in subparagraph (A) through (D).''.
(b) Modifications to Sale Authority.--Section 40732 of title
36, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``, and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1
surplus pistols,'' each place it appears and inserting
``, caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, caliber
.45 M45/M45A1 surplus pistols, and surplus shotguns
(except for any shotgun that is a modular ancillary
addition to a service rifle)''; and
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) by striking ``A person'' and inserting
``(1) A person''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(2) A person who receives a caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1
surplus pistol, a caliber .45 M45/M45A1 surplus pistol,
shotgun, or any ammunition, repair parts, or supplies, under
section 40728 of this title may sell, at fair market value,
such pistol, shotgun, ammunition, repair parts, or supplies.''.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wilson of South
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 17__. PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL ENTRY AND VIOLATION OF SECURITY
REGULATIONS.
(a) Revision to Penalty for Entering Military, Naval, or
Coast Guard Property Unlawfully.--Section 1382 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``or installation,'' both places it
appears and inserting ``installation, or property,'';
(2) by striking ``six months'' and inserting ``two
years''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``This is a general intent crime.''.
(b) Penalty for Violation of Security Regulations and Orders
Relating to Designated National Defense Areas.-- Section 21 of
the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 797) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by redesignating subsection (b) as
paragraph (5) (and indenting that paragraph
accordingly); and
(B) in such paragraph, as so redesignated, by
striking ``subsection (a)'' and inserting
``this subsection''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(b) Felony Violation of National Defense Area Security
Regulations.--
``(1) Felony.--Whoever violates any national defense
area security regulation shall be fined under title 18,
United States Code, or imprisoned not more than two
years, or both. This is a general intent crime.
``(2) National defense area security regulation
described.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a national
defense area security regulation is a property security
regulation that, pursuant to lawful authority, has been
promulgated or approved by the Secretary of Defense (or
by a military commander designated by the Secretary of
Defense or by a military officer, or a civilian officer
or employee of the Department of Defense, holding a
senior Department of Defense director position
designated by the Secretary of Defense) for the
protection, security, or administration of Department
of Defense real property that has been designated by
the Secretary of Defense as a national defense area.
``(3) Property security regulation described.--For
purposes of paragraph (2), a property security
regulation, with respect to any designated national
defense area, is a regulation--
``(A) relating to unauthorized entry to or
trespass on such property;
``(B) relating to fire hazards, fire
protection, lighting, machinery, guard service,
disrepair, disuse, or other unsatisfactory
conditions on such property;
``(C) relating to the ingress to, or egress
or removal of persons from, such property; or
``(D) otherwise providing for safeguarding
such property against destruction, loss, or
injury by accident or by enemy or unauthorized
action, sabotage, or other subversive actions.
``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Department of defense real property.--
The term `Department of Defense real property'
means real property subject to the
jurisdiction, administration, or in the custody
of the Department of Defense, any Department or
agency of which that Department consists, or
any officer or employee of that Department or
agency.
``(B) Regulation as including order.--The
term `regulation' includes an order.''.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Clyde of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title III, insert the following:
SEC. 3__. INAPPLICABILITY OF RECOMMENDATIONS, PROCEDURES, AND PLANS OF
COMMISSION RELATING TO ASSIGNING, MODIFYING, OR
REMOVING OF NAMES, SYMBOLS, DISPLAYS, MONUMENTS,
AND PARAPHERNALIA TO ASSETS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE THAT COMMEMORATE THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF
AMERICA TO CIVIL WORKS PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 370 of the William
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), any
recommendation, procedure, or plan of the commission
established under subsection (b) of such section shall not
apply to a civil works project of the Department of Defense.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Norman of South
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title V add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. PROHIBITIONS ON PROVISION OF GENDER TRANSITION SERVICES
THROUGH AN EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--No gender transition procedures, including
surgery or medication, may be provided to a minor dependent
child through an EFMP.
(b) Referrals.--No referral for procedures described in
subsection (a) may be provided to a minor dependent child
through an EFMP.
(c) Reassignment.--No change of duty station may be approved
through an EFMP for the purpose of providing a minor dependent
child with access to procedures described in subsection (a).
(d) EFMP Defined.--In this section, the term ``EFMP'' means
the program referred to as the Exceptional Family Member
Program under section 1781c(d)(4)(I) of title 10, United States
Code.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mace of South Carolina
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. PROHIBITION ON COVERAGE OF GENDER-RELATED MEDICAL TREATMENT
UNDER TRICARE.
(a) TRICARE.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section
1076f the following new section:
``Sec. 1076g. TRICARE program: prohibition on coverage and furnishment
gender-related medical treatment
``(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided by subsection (b),
medical care under section 1076 of this title with respect to
members of the armed forces and dependents of such members does
not include gender-related medical treatment, and the Secretary
of Defense may not furnish any such treatment.
``(b) Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall
not apply to medical treatment provided for purposes of
treating--
``(1) a disorder of sex development, diagnosed by a
physician after such physician has determined through
genetic or biochemical testing that such minor does not
have normal sex chromosome structure, sex steroid
hormone production, or sex steroid hormone action;
``(2) irresolvably ambiguous biological sex
characteristics of such minor, including the presence
of--
``(A) 46 XX chromosomes with virilization;
``(B) 46 XY chromosomes with
undervirilization; or
``(C) both ovarian and testicular tissue; or
``(3) an infection, injury, disease, or disorder
caused or exacerbated by gender-related medical
treatment.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `female' means an individual who
naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a
developmental or genetic anomaly or historical
accident, the reproductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for
fertilization.
``(2) The term `gender'--
``(A) means--
``(i) males, females, or the natural
differences between males and females,
unless such term is otherwise specified
or used alone (rather than with or as
an adjective modifying other words);
and
``(ii) is a synonym for sex; and
``(B) does not mean gender identity,
experienced gender, gender expression, or
gender roles.
``(3) The term `gender-related medical treatment'
means--
``(A) with respect to a female individual,
medical treatments provided for purposes of
addressing the perception of such individual
that the gender or sex of such individual is
not female, including--
``(i) surgical procedures,
including--
``(I) vaginectomy;
``(II) hysterectomy;
``(III) oophorectomy;
``(IV) reconstruction of the
urethra;
``(V) metoidioplasty;
``(VI) phalloplasty;
``(VII) salpingo-
oophorectomy;
``(VIII) scrotoplasty;
``(IX) implantation of
erection or testicular
protheses;
``(X) subcutaneous
mastectomy;
``(XI) vocal cord surgery;
``(XII) pectoral implants;
and
``(XIII) penile
transplantation;
``(ii) exogenous doses of
testosterone or other androgens; and
``(iii) puberty blockers, including--
``(I) GnRH agonists; and
``(II) synthetic drugs that
suppress the production of
estrogen and progesterone or
delay or suppress pubertal
development in female
individuals; and
``(B) with respect to a male individual,
medical treatments provided for purposes of
addressing the perception of such individual
that the gender or sex of such individual is
not male, including--
``(i) surgical procedures,
including--
``(I) penectomy;
``(II) orchiectomy;
``(III) vaginoplasty;
``(IV) clitoroplasty;
``(V) vulvoplasty;
``(VI) augmentation
mammoplasty;
``(VII) facial feminization
surgery;
``(VIII) vocal cord surgery;
``(IX) chondrolaryngoplasty;
``(X) gluteal augmentation;
and
``(XI) uterine
transplantation;
``(ii) exogenous doses of estrogen;
and
``(iii) puberty blockers, including--
``(I) GnRH agonists; and
``(II) synthetic drugs that
suppress the production of
testosterone or delay or
suppress pubertal development
in male individuals.
``(4) The term `male' means an individual who
naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a
developmental or genetic anomaly or historical
accident, the reproductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for
fertilization.
``(5) The term `sex' means the biological
determination as to whether an individual is male or
female.
``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to entitle an individual to medical care under this
chapter for which they are not otherwise entitled to under this
chapter.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Such chapter is further amended
as follows:
(1) In section 1077(b), by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) Treatment prohibited under section 1076g of
this title with respect to members of the armed forces
and dependents of such members.''.
(2) In section 1079(a)(20), by striking ``that could
result in sterilization''.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mace of South Carolina
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. PROHIBITION OF PARTICIPATION BY MEN IN WOMEN'S SPORTS AT THE
SERVICE ACADEMIES.
(a) Prohibition.--The Superintendent of a Service Academy may
not allow a cadet or midshipman who is male to participate in
an athletic program or activity at such Service Academy that is
designated exclusively for cadets or midshipmen who are female.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``female'' refers to an individual who
naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a
developmental or genetic anomaly or historical
accident, the reproductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and uses eggs for fertilization.
(2) The term ``male'' refers to an individual who
naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a
developmental or genetic anomaly or historical
accident, the reproductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and uses sperm for fertilization.
(3) The term ``Service Academy'' has the meaning
given such term in section 347 of title 10, United
States Code.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mace of South Carolina
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT SEX,
GENDER, AND GENDER IDENTITY IN FORMS AND SURVEYS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Prohibition.--With respect to the collection of
information conducted by or for the Secretary of Defense
through a form or survey, the Secretary--
(1) may not--
(A) solicit or obtain any information
regarding the gender identity of an individual;
or
(B) provide an option to indicate that the
sex or gender of an individual is something
other than male or female; and
(2) shall reject a response other than male or female
to a required question regarding sex or gender.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``female'' means an individual who
naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a
developmental or genetic anomaly or historical
accident, the reproductive system that, at some point,
produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for
fertilization.
(2) The term ``gender''--
(A) means male or female; and
(B) does not mean gender identity,
experienced gender, gender expression, or
gender roles.
(3) The term ``gender identity'' does not mean sex or
gender.
(4) The term ``male'' means an individual who
naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a
developmental or genetic anomaly or historical
accident, the reproductive system that, at some point,
produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for
fertilization.
(5) The term ``sex'' means the biological
determination as to whether an individual is male or
female.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mace of South Carolina
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. 28__. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF SINGLE-SEX FACILITIES ON MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS THAT DO NOT CORRESPOND TO THE SEX OF
AN INDIVIDUAL.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no person may, except as provided in subsection (b) or
subsection (c), access or use a single-sex facility on a
military installation that does not correspond to the sex of
such person.
(b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not
apply with respect to--
(1) emergency medical personnel responding to a
medical emergency; or
(2) law enforcement officers in active pursuit of a
suspect, or as part of an active investigation.
(c) National Security Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may,
on a case-by-case basis, waive the prohibition in subsection
(a) if the Secretary determines the waiver is necessary to
advance the national security interests of the United States.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``female'' means an individual who
naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a
developmental or genetic anomaly or historical
accident, the reproductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for
fertilization.
(2) The term ``male'' means an individual who
naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a
developmental or genetic anomaly or historical
accident, the reproductive system that at some point
produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for
fertilization.
(3) The term ``military installation'' has the
meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10,
United States Code.
(4) The term ``single-sex facility'' means a space
intended for the use of one biological sex (male or
female), including a--
(A) restroom;
(B) locker room; or
(C) changing room.
(5) The term ``sex'' means the biological
determination as to whether an individual is male or
female.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mills of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. ELIMINATION OF DISCRETION OF MILITARY CHAIN OF COMMAND AND
SENIOR CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP WITH RESPECT TO DISPLAY
OF FLAGS.
Section 1052(d)(1)(N) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2661
note) is amended by striking subparagraph (N).
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Onder of Missouri or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 1110.
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Davidson of Ohio or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CELL CULTURED MEAT.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the
research, development, procurement, or promotion of cell
cultured meat.
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21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 13_. BALTIC SECURITY INITIATIVE.
(a) Establishment.--Pursuant to the authority provided in
chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of
Defense shall establish and carry out an initiative, to be
known as the ``Baltic Security Initiative'' (in this section
referred to as the ``Initiative''), for the purpose of
deepening security cooperation with the military forces of the
Baltic countries.
(b) Relationship to Existing Authorities.--The Initiative
required by subsection (a) shall be carried out pursuant to the
authorities provided in title 10, United States Code.
(c) Objectives.--The objectives of the Initiative shall be--
(1) to achieve United States national security
objectives by--
(A) deterring aggression by the Russian
Federation; and
(B) implementing the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization's new Strategic Concept, which
seeks to strengthen the alliance's deterrence
and defense posture by denying potential
adversaries any possible opportunities for
aggression;
(2) to enhance regional planning and cooperation
among the military forces of the Baltic countries,
particularly with respect to long-term regional
capability projects, including--
(A) long-range precision fire systems and
capabilities;
(B) integrated air and missile defense;
(C) maritime domain awareness;
(D) land forces development, including
stockpiling large caliber ammunition;
(E) command, control, communications,
computers, intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance;
(F) special operations forces development;
(G) coordination with and security
enhancements for Poland, which is a neighboring
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally; and
(H) other military capabilities, as
determined by the Secretary of Defense; and
(3) with respect to the military forces of the Baltic
countries, to improve cyber defenses and resilience to
hybrid threats.
(d) Strategy.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
a report setting forth a strategy for the Department of
Defense to achieve the objectives described in
subsection (b).
(2) Considerations.--The strategy required by this
subsection shall include a consideration of--
(A) security assistance programs for the
Baltic countries authorized as of the date on
which the strategy is submitted;
(B) the ongoing security threats to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization's eastern flank
posed by Russian aggression, including as a
result of the Russian Federation's 2022
invasion of Ukraine with support from Belarus;
and
(C) the ongoing security threats to the
Baltic countries posed by the presence,
coercive economic policies, and other malign
activities of the People's Republic of China.
(e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of Defense should seek to require matching funds from
each of the Baltic countries that participate in the Initiative
in amounts commensurate with amounts provided by the Department
of Defense for the Initiative.
(f) Baltic Countries Defined.--In this section, the term
``Baltic countries'' means--
(1) Estonia;
(2) Latvia; and
(3) Lithuania.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Greene of Georgia or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 13_. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for
assistance to Ukraine.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Greene of Georgia or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In section 4301, strike line 010 and the corresponding item
``Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civil Aid''.
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Greene of Georgia or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 793, beginning line 8, strike section 1313.
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McCormick of Georgia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 853, beginning line 8, strike ``is amended by striking
subsection (c).'' and insert the following: ``is amended--''
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``does not'' and
all that follows through the end and inserting the
following: ``does not--
``(1) rate or rank news or information sources for
the factual accuracy of their content;
``(2) provide ratings or opinions on news or in
formation sources regarding misinformation, bias,
adherence to journalistic standards, or ethics; or
``(3) acquire or use any service that provides any
ratings, rankings, or opinions described in paragraph
(1) or (2) from any other person.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (c).
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moolenaar of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title XVII, add the following new subtitle:
Subtitle C--SAFE Research Act
SEC. 1731. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Securing American Funding
and Expertise from Adversarial Research Exploitation Act of
2025'' or the ``SAFE Research Act''.
SEC. 1732. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FEDERAL AWARDS.
(a) Government-wide Prohibition.--Except as provided in
subsection (c), no research agency may provide a covered award
to support research and development activities by a covered
individual if the covered individual or the covered
individual's research collaborator(s) is affiliated with a
hostile foreign entity--
(1) as of the date of application for the award; or
(2) at any time in the period of five years preceding
the date of application for the award unless such
affiliation was terminated on or before the date that
is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) DOD-specific Prohibition.--Except as provided in
subsection (c), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated
or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the
Department of Defense may be provided to an institution of
higher education that maintains a covered partnership with a
hostile foreign entity.
(c) National Security Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The head of a research agency, or an
official designated by such agency head at or above the
level of an Assistant Secretary (or the equivalent),
may waive the prohibitions under subsections (a) and
(b) on a case-by-case basis if the head of the agency
or the designated official concerned determines that
such waiver is in the national security interests of
the United States.
(2) Congressional notice.--Not later than 30 days
after the date on which an award is made by a research
agency with respect to which a waiver is made under
paragraph (1), the head of the agency or the designated
official concerned shall submit to Congress notice of
such waiver and a written justification for such
waiver.
SEC. 1733. DISCLOSURES.
(a) In General.--In any application for a covered award from
a research agency, a covered individual shall disclose, with
respect to the period of five years preceding the date of such
application, the following with respect to the covered
individual:
(1) All covered research collaborators who are
located in or have an affiliation with an institution
located in a foreign adversary country.
(2) Any funding, gift, property (including
intellectual property), resources, or award received
from an individual or entity located in a foreign
adversary country.
(3) Any conference participation, professorship,
talent program participation, or other academic,
research, or corporate affiliation with an entity
located in a foreign adversary country.
(4) Any travel to a foreign adversary country.
(5) For each item disclosed under paragraphs (1)
through (4)--
(A) the foreign adversary country associated
with that item, and any affiliated individuals
or entities;
(B) the total value of any benefits received
by the covered individual from such country,
individuals, or entities whether monetary or
non-monetary; and
(C) details pertaining to the item disclosed,
including--
(i) the nature of the actions
performed or association entered into
by the covered individual;
(ii) any terms, conditions, and
benefits associated with such item; and
(iii) such other relevant information
as the head of the research agency
determines appropriate.
(6) An explanation of any instance in which the
covered individual requested permission to share
information with a hostile foreign entity or research
collaborator affiliated with such an entity pursuant to
section 1734(b), including a description of any
information proposed to be shared and the results of
such request.
(b) Use of Disclosed Information.--The research agency that
receives disclosures under subsection (a)--
(1) shall use the information disclosed to ensure
compliance with the prohibitions under sections 1732
and 1734; and
(2) may use such information to analyze potential
research security, national security, or economic
security risks and the assessment of such risks may be
used as factor in determining the allocation of
relevant grants, contracts, and other awards.
(b) Relationship to Other Law.--The disclosures required
under subsection (a) are in addition to any disclosures that
may otherwise be required under section 223 of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (42 U.S.C. 6605),
SEC. 1734. CONCURRENT AND POST-AWARD RESTRICTIONS.
(a) Concurrent Award Restrictions.--As a condition of
receiving a covered award, a covered individual may not
maintain an affiliation with a hostile foreign entity or a
covered research collaborator affiliated with such an entity
for the duration of the award period.
(b) Post-award Restrictions.--As a condition of receiving a
covered award, during the five year period following the
conclusion of the award period--
(1) a covered individual may not share with a hostile
foreign entity or a covered research collaborator
affiliated with such an entity any nonpublished
results, expertise, or intellectual property arising
from or related to the covered award unless--
(A) the covered individual submits to the
research agency that made the award a request
for permission to share such information with
such an entity or collaborator; and
(B) such request is approved, in writing, by
the head of the research agency or an official
designated by such agency head at or above the
level of an Assistant Secretary (or the
equivalent); and
(2) on an annual basis during such five year period,
the institution to which the covered award was made
shall submit to the research agency that made the award
an annual certification, signed by an authorized
official of the institution, attesting that neither the
institution nor any covered individual has shared with
a hostile foreign entity or a covered research
collaborator affiliated with such an entity any
nonpublished results, expertise, or intellectual
property arising from or related to the award, except
as expressly approved under paragraph (1)(B).
SEC. 1735. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) The term ``affiliation'' means any affiliation,
partnership, agreement, other research or teaching
relationship (including guest or visiting
professorships), or similar transaction.
(2) The term ``covered award'' means support provided
to a covered individual affiliated with an institution
of higher education by a research agency to carry out
research and development activities within any science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics field, which
may include support in the form of a grant, contract,
cooperative agreement, or other such transaction. The
term does not include--
(A) a grant, contract, agreement or other
transaction for the procurement of goods or
services to meet the administrative needs of a
research agency; or
(B) an award made under the Small Business
Innovation Research Program or the Small
Business Technology Transfer Program (as those
terms are defined in section 9(e) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e))).
(3) The term ``covered individual'' has the meaning
given that term in section 223(d) of the William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (42 U.S.C. 6605), as interpreted in
accordance with the guidance of the National Science
and Technology Council titled ``Guidance for
Implementing National Security Presidential Memorandum
33 (NSPM-33) on National Security Strategy for United
States Government-Supported Research and Development'',
dated January 2022, or any successor guidance.
(4) The term ``covered partnership'' means an
agreement between an institution of higher education
and a hostile foreign entity that involves--
(A) the provision of educational services;
(B) collaboration related to scientific or
technical research;
(C) any agreement related to the research,
development, sale, licensing, or other
arrangement involving university-developed,
owned, or controlled research, venture,
intellectual property (including any assignment
or license of a granted patent, trademark, or
copyright not listed in the Commerce Control
List under Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of
title 15, Code of Federal Regulations), or
other asset;
(D) access to university assets, such as
research, data, models, software, or
facilities; or
(E) direct support or coordination by foreign
adversary country-linked entities of student
groups, language or cultural centers, or other
on-campus entities (including Confucius
Institutes and Chinese Student and Scholars
Associations).
(5) The term ``covered research collaborator'' means
a person located in or affiliated with an entity
located in or organized under the laws of a foreign
adversary country with whom the covered individual has,
in the five years preceding the date of application for
a covered award--
(A) conducted joint research;
(B) co-authored publications;
(C) collaborated on grants or other awards;
or
(D) formally advised as a graduate student or
post-doctoral fellow.
(6) The term ``foreign adversary country'' means a
covered nation as defined in section 4872(f) of title
10, United States Code, and includes any special
administrative region or territory under the control of
such a nation.
(7) The term ``hostile foreign entity'' means an
entity, or any subsidiary or affiliate of an entity
that is located in or organized under the laws of a
foreign adversary country, and that--
(A) is included on--
(i) the Non-SDN Chinese Military-
Industrial Complex Companies List
maintained by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the Department of the
Treasury;
(ii) the list of specially designated
nationals and blocked persons
maintained by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the Department of the
Treasury (commonly known as the ``SDN
list'');
(iii) the annual list published in
the Federal Register by the Department
of Defense of Chinese military
companies operating in the United
States pursuant to section 1260H of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note);
(iv) the most recently updated list
developed pursuant to 1286(c)(9) of the
John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-32; 10 U.S.C. 4001
note);
(v) the UFLPA Entity List maintained
by the Department of Homeland Security
pursuant to the Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (Public Law 117-78);
(vi) the Military End-User List
maintained by the Department of
Commerce and set forth in Supplement
No. 7 to part 744 of the Export
Administration Regulations;
(vii) the Entity List maintained by
the Bureau of Industry and Security of
the Department of Commerce and set
forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744
of title 15, Code of Federal
Regulations;
(viii) the Denied Persons List
maintained by the Department of
Commerce and described in section
764.3(a)(2) of the Export
Administration Regulations;
(ix) the Debarred Parties List
maintained by the Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls of the
Department of State;
(x) the list of telecommunications
companies of the People's Republic of
China designated under section 889 of
the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Public Law 115-232; 41 U.S.C. note
prec. 3901) as posing national security
risks to the United States;
(xi) the list of semiconductor
companies of the People's Republic of
China and affiliates designated under
section 5949 of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263;
41 U.S.C. 4713 note) as posing national
security risks to the United States; or
(xii) the list maintained by the
Federal Communications Commission of
equipment and services covered by
section 2 of the Secure and Trusted
Communications Networks Act of 2019
(commonly referred to as the FCC
Covered List);
(B) is an entity that--
(i) is owned, controlled, directed
by, or subject to the jurisdiction or
influence of a government of a foreign
adversary country; and
(ii) performs or supports functions
involving--
(I) national defense or
military modernization,
including the development,
application, or integration of
civilian capabilities for
military, paramilitary, or
security purposes;
(II) intelligence,
surveillance, or cyber
operations, including
activities intended to collect,
exploit, disrupt, or influence
information systems or
communications infrastructure;
(III) the development,
production, testing, or
proliferation of weapons
systems, critical technologies,
or dual-use items, as defined
under applicable United States
law or regulation;
(IV) foreign malign influence
or interference, involving
subversive, undeclared,
coercive, or criminal
activities, which may include
propaganda, censorship,
information manipulation, or
efforts to influence academic,
political, or civic
institutions, whether conducted
directly by foreign
governments, state-linked
entities, or through affiliated
non-state actors, or their
proxies;
(V) human rights abuses or
similarly unethical practices,
such as the use of forced
labor, repression of ethnic or
religious groups, or violations
of international human rights
standards;
(VI) illicit technology
transfer efforts that threaten
United States research
integrity or economic
competitiveness; or
(VII) academic, scientific,
or technical collaboration that
materially contributes to or
supports any of the functions
described in subclauses (I)
through (VI); or
(C) participates in a foreign talent
recruitment program as that term is defined by
the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy pursuant to section 10631(c)
of the Research and Development, Competition,
and Innovation Act (division B of Public Law
117-167; 42 U.S.C. 19231))) from a foreign
adversary country or has participated in such a
program at any time in the period of 10 years
preceding the date of application for a covered
award.
(8) The term ``institution of higher education'' has
the meaning given that term in section 102 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
(9) The term ``research agency'' means any Federal
agency with an annual extramural research expenditure.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stefanik of New York
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XVI, insert
the following:
SEC. 16__. PROHIBITION ON ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CLOUD-BASED
RESOURCES BY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT CITIZENS OF
THE UNITED STATES OR ALLIED COUNTRIES.
(a) Maintenance, Administration, Operation, and Access.--
(1) Prohibition.--No individual who is a citizen of a
foreign country of concern may maintain, administer,
operate, use, receive information about, or directly
access or indirectly access, regardless of whether the
individual is supervised by a citizen of the United
States, any Department of Defense cloud computing
system.
(2) Safeguards.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish regulations to carry out this subsection,
including safeguards to ensure that only individuals
the Secretary determines appropriate may maintain,
administer, operate, access, and use the systems,
software, and data described in paragraph (1).
(b) Department of Defense Guidance, Directives, Procedures,
Requirements, and Regulations.--The Secretary shall--
(1) review all relevant guidance, directives,
procedures, requirements, and regulations of the
Department of Defense, including the Cloud Computing
Security Requirements Guide, the Security Technical
Implementation Guides, and related Department
instructions; and
(2) make such revisions as may be necessary to ensure
conformity and compliance with subsection (a).
(c) Review and Report.--The Secretary shall--
(1) conduct a review of all cloud computing contracts
in effect for the Department--
(A) for any violations of section 252.225-
7058 of the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement and recommended
penalties; and
(B) to determine--
(i) which contracts have allowed
unauthorized individuals to maintain,
administer, operate, or directly access
or indirectly access, whether
supervised or unsupervised by a United
States citizen, any Government cloud
computing system; and
(ii) how many of the individuals
described in clause (i) are citizens of
foreign countries of concern; and
(2) submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives a report on the findings of the
Secretary with respect to the review conducted pursuant
to paragraph (1).
(d) Definitions.--ln this section:
(1) The term ``cloud computing'' has the meaning
given such term in section 239.7601 of the Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, or successor
regulation.
(2) The term ``directly access'', with respect to a
system, software, or data, means--
(A) to physically access the system,
software, or data; or
(B) to logically access the system, software,
or data, through proxy, virtual,
administrative, or programmatic means such that
an individual can modify, alter, control,
administer, configure, or deploy the system,
software, or data.
(3) The term ``foreign country of concern'' has the
meaning given that term in section 9901 of the William
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651).
(4) The term ``indirectly access'', with respect to a
system, software, or data, means to obtain, receive,
collect, or derive information from the system,
software, or data regarding technical details,
operational characteristics, or security-related
attributes, including--
(A) system configurations;
(B) network architecture;
(C) security controls;
(D) data schemas;
(E) performance metrics; and
(F) access logs or other information that
could compromise the confidentiality,
integrity, or availability of the system,
software, or data.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McDowell of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY POWER AND ILLICIT ACTIVITIES OF
CERTAIN DRUG CARTELS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date
specified in subsection (f), the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, the Director of
National Intelligence, the Attorney General, and the Secretary
of Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the military power and
illicit activities of the cartels specified in subsection (b).
Each such report shall include each of the following:
(1) A detailed assessment of the organizational
structure, leadership hierarchy, and key operational
figures of each cartel, including, with respect to any
individuals affiliated with the cartel, the roles of
such individuals in conducting military and
paramilitary activities.
(2) An evaluation of the military and paramilitary
capabilities of each cartel, including the size,
structure, and sophistication of the armed forces or
militias of the cartel, including--
(A) a description of the types and quantities
of weapons, equipment, and technology
(including drones, encrypted communications,
and advanced surveillance systems) used by the
cartel;
(B) an assessment of the recruitment,
training, and operational tactics of the
cartel, including an identification of any
cross-border operations and coordination with
other criminal or terrorist organizations
(3) A description of the geographic areas, both
within the United States and internationally, where the
cartels operate or exert control of territory or
influence, including the control of such cartels over
border regions and smuggling routes.
(4) An assessment of the direct and indirect threats
posed by the cartels to the national security of the
United States and its allies.
(5) A summary of current efforts by the Armed Forces,
law enforcement, and intelligence community of the
United States to counter the activities of the cartels,
including interagency coordination and cooperation with
foreign governments.
(6) Recommendations for additional authorities,
resources, or strategies to enhance the efforts of the
United States to disrupt and dismantle the military
capabilities of the cartels.
(b) Specified Cartels.--A cartel specified in this subsection
is any organization or entity that is engaged in the production
and trafficking of narcotics that--
(1) the Secretary of State has designated as a
foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189);
(2) is subject to sanctions under Executive Order
13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note, relating to blocking
property and prohibiting transactions with persons who
commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism);
(3) is subject to sanctions under Executive Order
14059 (relating to imposing sanctions on foreign
persons involved in the global illicit drug trade); or
(4) is determined to a transnational criminal
organization pursuant to the Fentanyl Eradication and
Narcotics Deterrence Act (division E of Public Law 118-
50; 21 U.S.C. 2341 note).
(c) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(d) Public Availability.--The unclassified portion of the
report required under subsection (a) shall be made publicly
available on a website of the Department of Defense.
(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the congressional defense committees;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
(f) Date Specified.--The date specified in this subsection is
December 31, 2030.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Biggs of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 17__. EXCLUSIONS FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973 WITH RESPECT
TO MILITARY INSTITUTIONS AND FOR DEFENSE-RELATED
OPERATIONS.
(a) Exclusion of Military Institutions as Critical Habitat.--
Section 4(a)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) The Secretary shall not designate as critical
habitat--
``(I) any military installation or a State-
owned National Guard installation, or any
portion thereof, as such terms are defined in
section 100 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670);
or
``(II) any other lands, waters, or
geographical area not described in subclause
(I) that is otherwise designated for use by the
Secretary of Defense including by any
contractor of the Department of Defense, if the
Secretary of Defense determines in writing and
submitted to the Secretary of the Interior that
such area is necessary for military training,
weapons testing, or any other reason determined
appropriate by such Secretary of Defense.
``(ii) The Secretary of Defense shall not be required
to consult with the Secretary of the Interior, under
section 7(a)(2) of this Act with respect to agency
action, regardless of whether the area described in
clause (i) is subject to an integrated natural
resources management plan prepared under section 101 of
the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a).''.
(b) Exclusion for National Defense-Related Operations.--
Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1539) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Exclusion for National Defense-Related Operations.--
``(1) Exclusions.--The prohibitions under section 9
shall not apply with respect to--
``(A) the taking of any endangered species or
threatened species, or the importation or
exportation of any such species taken as
prohibited by such section, by military
personnel engaged in a national defense-related
operation;
``(B) damaging or destroying any threatened
or endangered species, or removing, cutting,
digging up, damaging, or destroying any such
species, by military personnel engaged in a
national defense-related operation; or
``(C) an injury to or mortality of a
threatened or endangered species that results
from, but is not the purpose of, a national
defense-related operation,
regardless of whether the operation is conducted on a
military installation or other area described in
section 4(a)(3)(B)(i).
``(2) Definitions.--For the purposes of this
subsection--
``(A) the term `national defense-related
operation' means--
``(i) research, development, testing,
and evaluation of military munitions,
other ordnance, and weapons systems;
``(ii) the training of members of the
Armed Forces in the use and handling of
military munitions, other ordnance, and
weapons systems;
``(iii) general training and military
preparedness; or
``(iv) any action or duty that the
Secretary of Defense deems necessary to
support the Department of Defense in
its mission; and
``(B) the term `military personnel' means--
``(i) a member of the Armed Forces;
and
``(ii) a civilian employee or
contractor (including a subcontractor
at any tier) of the--
``(I) Department of Defense
(including a nonappropriated
fund instrumentality of the
Department); or
``(II) any other Federal
agency, or any provisional
authority, to the extent such
employment relates to
supporting the mission of the
Department of Defense
overseas.''.
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Missouri or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of the bill, add the following:
DIVISION F--COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025
SEC. 6101. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Authorization
Act of 2025''.
SEC. 6102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
``fiscal years 2022 and 2023'' and inserting ``fiscal
years 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029'';
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses
(i) and (ii) and inserting the following:
``(i) $11,287,500,000 for fiscal year
2025;
``(ii) $11,851,875,000 for fiscal
year 2026;
``(iii) $13,500,000,000 for fiscal
year 2027;
``(iv) $14,500,000,000 for fiscal
year 2028; and
``(v) $15,500,000,000 for fiscal year
2029.'';
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking
``$23,456,000'' and inserting ``$25,570,000'';
and
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking
``subparagraph (A)(ii), $24,353,000'' and
inserting ``clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v)
of subparagraph (A), respectively,
$26,848,500'';
(3) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking clauses (i) and
(ii) and inserting the following:
``(i) $3,627,600,000 for fiscal year
2025;
``(ii) $3,651,480,000 for fiscal year
2026;
``(iii) $3,700,000,000 for fiscal
year 2027;
``(iv) $3,750,000,000 for fiscal year
2028; and
``(v) $3,800,000,000 for fiscal year
2029.''; and
(4) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
``(4) For retired pay, including the payment of
obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed
appropriations for purposes of retired pay, payments
under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and
Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career status
bonuses, payment of continuation pay under section 356
of title 37, concurrent receipts, combat-related
special compensation, and payments for medical care of
retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55
of title 10--
``(A) $1,147,244,000 for fiscal year 2025;
``(B) $1,057,929,000 for fiscal year 2026;
``(C) $1,215,000,000 for fiscal year 2027;
``(D) $1,380,000,000 for fiscal year 2028;
and
``(E) $1,650,000,000 for fiscal year 2029.''.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Griffith of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title X, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF ARMED FORCES TO DETAIN CITIZENS
OF THE UNITED STATES.
Section 1021(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is
amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``, other than a citizen of the United States,'' after ``any
person''.
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Messmer of Indiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 8__. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FUND.
(a) In General.--Section 4817 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
``(g) Eligible Uses of Authorities.--(1) The Secretary may
use the authorities provided by this section with respect to
upstream, mid-stream, and downstream supply chains, including
material, material production, components, subassemblies, and
finished products, testing and qualification, infrastructure,
facility construction and improvement, and equipment needed
directly for the following:
``(A) Castings and forgings.
``(B) Kinetic capabilities, including sensors,
targeting systems, and delivery platforms.
``(C) Microelectronics.
``(D) Machine tools, including but not limited to
subtractive, additive, convergent, stamping, forging,
abrasives, metrology, and other production equipment.
``(E) Critical minerals, materials, and chemicals.
``(F) Workforce for the defense industrial base.
``(G) Advanced manufacturing capacity, including
echelon manufacturing forward in the Indo-Pacific
Command theater.
``(H) Unmanned vehicles, including subsurface,
surface, land, air one-way, attritables, and launch and
recovery platforms.
``(I) Manned aircraft.
``(J) Ground systems.
``(K) Power sources.
``(L) Ship and submarine, including assembly and
automation technologies and capabilities, new or
modernized infrastructure for new construction or
maintenance and sustainment and battle damage repair.
``(M) Other materiel solutions required to support
Indo-Pacific Command operational plans as required.
``(N) Defense space systems.
``(2) The Secretary may not use the authorities provided by
this section for any activity in a covered country.
``(3) The Secretary may not use the authorities provided by
this section for a purpose not described in paragraph (1)
unless, not less than 30 days before doing so, the Secretary--
``(A) determines that--
``(i) the use of the authority for that
purpose is essential to the national security
interests of the United States; and
``(ii) without the use of the authority for
that purpose, United States industry cannot
reasonably be expected to provide the
capability needed in a timely manner; and
``(B) submits to the congressional defense committees
a report on the determination that includes appropriate
explanatory material.
``(h) Grants and Other Incentives for Domestic Industrial
Base Capabilities.--To create, maintain, protect, expand, or
restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for the
national security interests of the United States, the Secretary
may make provision for--
``(1) use of contracts, grants, or other transaction
authorities, including cooperative agreements;
``(2) incentives for the private sector to develop
capabilities in areas of national security interest;
``(3) during the 5-year period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this subsection, making awards to
third party entities to support investments in small-
and medium-sized entities working in areas of national
security interest, including debt and equity
investments, that would benefit missions of the
Department of Defense; and
``(4) subsidies to offset market manipulation or
ensure allied and domestic viability of grants made
from other market uncertainties.
``(i) Defense Industrial Base Purchase Commitment Program.--
(1) To create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore industrial
base capabilities essential for the national security interests
of the United States, the Secretary may make provision for
purchase commitments for--
``(A) Federal Government use or resale of an
industrial resource or a critical technology item;
``(B) the encouragement of exploration, development,
and mining of strategic and critical materials;
``(C) development of other materials and components;
``(D) the development of production capabilities; and
``(E) the increased use of emerging technologies in
defense program applications and the rapid transition
of emerging technologies--
``(i) from Federal Government-sponsored
research and development to commercial
applications; and
``(ii) from commercial research and
development to national defense applications.
``(2)(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), purchase
commitments under paragraph (1) may be made without regard to
the limitations of existing law (other than section 1341 of
title 31), for such quantities, and on such terms and
conditions, including advance payments, and for such periods,
but not extending beyond a date that is not more than 10 years
from the date on which such purchase was initially made, as the
Secretary deems necessary.
``(B) Purchases commitments under paragraph (1)
involving higher than established ceiling prices (or if
no such established ceiling prices exist, currently
prevailing market prices) or that result in an
anticipated loss on resale shall not be made, unless it
is determined that supply of the materials could not be
effectively increased or provisioned at lower prices or
on terms more favorable to the Federal Government, or
that such purchases are necessary to assure the
availability to the United States of overseas supplies.
``(3)(A) The Secretary may take the actions described in
subparagraph (B), if the Secretary finds that--
``(i) under generally fair and equitable
ceiling prices, for any raw or nonprocessed
material or component, there will result a
decrease in supplies from high-cost sources of
such material and that the continuation of such
supplies is necessary to carry out the
objectives of this section; or
``(ii) an increase in cost of transportation
is temporary in character and threatens to
impair maximum production or supply in any area
at stable prices of any materials.
``(B) Upon a finding under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary may make provision for subsidy payments on
any such produced material from other than covered
countries, in such amounts and in such manner
(including purchase commitments of such material or
component and its resale at a loss, and on such terms
and conditions, as the Secretary determines to be
necessary to ensure that supplies from such high-cost
sources are continued, or that maximum production or
supply in such area at stable prices of such materials
is maintained, as the case may be.
``(4) If the Secretary determines that such action will aid
the national security interests of the United States, the
Secretary is authorized--
``(A) to procure and install additional equipment,
facilities, processes or improvements to plants,
factories, and other industrial facilities owned by the
Federal Government;
``(B) to procure and install equipment including
owned by the Federal Government in plants, factories,
and other industrial facilities owned by private
persons;
``(C) to provide for constructing new facilities, the
modification, or expansion of privately owned
facilities, including the modification or improvement
of production processes, when taking actions under this
subsection or subsection (h);
``(D) to sell or otherwise transfer equipment owned
by the Federal Government and installed under this
subsection to the owners of such plants, factories, or
other industrial facilities;
``(E) to construct facilities for the purposes
described in section subsection (g)(1); and
``(F) to apply contracts, grants, or other
transactions authorities.
``(5)(A) Metals, minerals, materials, and components acquired
pursuant to this subsection which, in the judgment of the
Secretary, are excess to the needs of programs under this
section, shall be transferred to the National Defense Stockpile
established by the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), or other national reserves
if available, when the Secretary deems such action to be in the
public interest.
``(B) Transfers made pursuant to this paragraph shall
be made without charge against or reimbursement from
funds appropriated for the purposes of the Strategic
and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98
et seq.), or other national reserves if available,
except that costs incident to such transfer, other than
acquisition costs, shall be paid or reimbursed from
such funds.
``(6) When, in the judgment of the Secretary, it will aid the
national security interests of the United States, the Secretary
may make provision for the development and qualification a of
substitutes for strategic and critical materials, components,
critical technology items, and other industrial resources.
``(j) Strengthening Domestic Productive Capacity.--(1) The
Secretary may provide appropriate incentives to develop,
maintain, modernize, restore, and expand the productive
capacities of sources for strategic and critical materials,
components, critical technology items, and industrial resources
essential for the execution of the national security strategy
of the United States.
``(2)(A) The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to
ensure that strategic and critical materials, components,
critical technology items, and industrial resources are
available from reliable sources when needed to meet defense
requirements during peacetime, graduated mobilization, and
national emergency.
``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, appropriate
action may include--
``(i) restricting contract solicitations to
reliable sources;
``(ii) stockpiling or placing into reserve
strategic and critical materials, components,
and critical technology items;
``(iii) planning for necessary long-lead
times for acquiring such materials, components,
and items; or
``(iv) developing and qualifying substitutes
for such materials, components, and items.
``(k) Funding.--Subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j) may only
be carried out using amounts appropriated on or after the date
of the enactment of this subsection.
``(l) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2026, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
shall submit to the congressional defense committee a report
evaluating investments made and any other activities carried
out using amounts in the Fund during the year preceding
submission of the report.
``(2) Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include--
``(A) measures of effectiveness of the investments
and activities described in that paragraph in meeting
the needs of the Department of Defense and the defense
industrial base;
``(B) an evaluation of the return on investment of
all ongoing investments from the Fund; and
``(C) a description of efforts to coordinate
activities carried out using amounts in the Fund with
activities to support the defense industrial base
carried out under other authorities.
``(3) In preparing a report required by paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall take into account the advice of the defense
industry and such other individuals as the Secretary considers
relevant.
``(m) Coordination With Other Defense Industrial Base
Activities.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report detailing how activities carried
out under this section will be coordinated with--
``(1) activities carried out using amounts in the
Defense Production Act Fund under section 304 of the
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4534);
``(2) activities of the Office of Strategic Capital;
and
``(3) any other efforts designed to enhance the
defense industrial base.
``(n) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `chokepoint' means a situation in
which--
``(A) components of the munitions supply
chains, including all elements of the munitions
supply chain such as chemicals, casings, or
other materials, are produced by only one
reliable source; or
``(B) the increased production of a component
would significantly increase total output of
munitions.
``(2) The term `covered country' means--
``(A) the Russian Federation;
``(B) the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea;
``(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
``(D) the People's Republic of China.
``(3) The term `reliable source' means a citizen or
business entity organized under the laws of--
``(A) the United States or any territory or
possession of the United States;
``(B) a country of the national technology
and industrial base, as defined in section
4801; or
``(C) a qualifying country, as defined in
section 225.003 of the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement or any
successor document.
``(5) The term `strategic and critical materials' has
the meaning given that term in section 12(1) of the
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50
U.S.C. 98h-3(1)).''.
(b) Modifications to the Office of Strategic Capital.--
Section 149 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(l)(bb), by
inserting ``or with regard to loans that
include an equity feature, the Director
reasonably believes the rate of return on the
portfolio of such loans will exceed the rate of
return on investment of a loan at the yield on
marketable securities of a similar maturity to
the maturity of the loan on the date of
execution of the loan agreement'' before the
period at the end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end
the following new subparagraph:
``(D)(i) The Director may support an eligible
investment selected pursuant to this subsection
with funds, or use other mechanisms for the
purpose of purchasing, and may make and fund
commitments to purchase, invest in, make
pledges in respect of, or otherwise acquire,
equity of the eligible entity, receiving
support for the eligible investment, or any of
its parent or subsidiary companies, including
as a limited partner or other investor in
investment funds, upon such terms and
conditions as the Director may determine.
``(ii) The Director shall develop criteria,
taking into consideration the national security
and economic interests of the United States,
pursuant to which the Director may hold, sell,
or otherwise liquidate support for an
investment described under clause (i).
``(iii) Solely for the purposes of purchasing
equity securities under this subparagraph, the
Director shall be treated as a qualified
purchaser (as defined in section 2(a)(51) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-2(a)(51))) and as an accredited investor
under section 2 of the Securities Act of 1933
(15 U.S.C. 77d).''; and
(C) in paragraph (8), by striking ``after''
and all that follows through the period at the
end and inserting the following: ``after the
formal approval of the use of any capital
assistance under this subsection.''; and
(2) by amending subsection (f)(1) to read as follows:
``(1) The term `capital assistance' means a loan,
loan guarantee, or technical assistance, or the
purchase of or investment in equity, (including
options, warrants, or other financing in a security
with subordination or nonamortization characteristics
as the Director determines to be substantially similar
to equity financing).''.
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rouzer of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 1724. LUMBEE TRIBE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
The Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254, chapter 375), is
amended--
(1) by striking section 2;
(2) in the first sentence of the first section, by
striking ``That the Indians'' and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF LUMBEE INDIANS.
``The Indians--'';
(3) in the preamble--
(A) by inserting before the first
undesignated clause the following:
``SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
``Congress finds that--'';
(B) by designating the undesignated clauses
as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively,
and indenting appropriately;
(C) by striking ``Whereas'' each place it
appears;
(D) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon
at the end of each of paragraphs (1) and (2)
(as so designated); and
(E) in paragraph (4) (as so designated), by
striking ``: Now, therefore,'' and inserting a
period;
(4) by moving the enacting clause so as to appear
before section 1 (as so designated);
(5) by striking the last sentence of section 3 (as
designated by paragraph (2));
(6) by inserting before section 3 (as designated by
paragraph (2)) the following:
``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
``In this Act, the term `Secretary' means the Secretary of
the Interior.''; and
(7) by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 4. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.
``(a) In General.--Federal recognition is extended to the
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (as designated as petitioner
number 65 by the Office of Federal Acknowledgment).
``(b) Applicability of Laws.--All laws and regulations of the
United States of general application to Indians and Indian
tribes shall apply to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and
its members.
``SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL SERVICES.
``(a) In General.--The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and its
members shall be eligible for all services and benefits
provided by the Federal Government to federally recognized
Indian tribes.
``(b) Service Area.--For the purpose of the delivery of
Federal services and benefits described in subsection (a),
those members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina residing in
Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland counties in North
Carolina shall be deemed to be residing on or near an Indian
reservation.
``(c) Determination of Needs.--On verification by the
Secretary of a tribal roll under subsection (d), the Secretary
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall--
``(1) develop, in consultation with the Lumbee Tribe
of North Carolina, a determination of needs to provide
the services for which members of the Lumbee Tribe of
North Carolina are eligible; and
``(2) after the tribal roll is verified, each submit
to Congress a written statement of those needs.
``(d) Tribal Roll.--
``(1) In general.--For purpose of the delivery of
Federal services and benefits described in subsection
(a), the tribal roll in effect on the date of enactment
of this section shall, subject to verification by the
Secretary, define the service population of the Lumbee
Tribe of North Carolina.
``(2) Verification limitation and deadline.--The
verification by the Secretary under paragraph (1)
shall--
``(A) be limited to confirming documentary
proof of compliance with the membership
criteria set out in the constitution of the
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina adopted on
November 16, 2001; and
``(B) be completed not later than 2 years
after the submission of a digitized roll by the
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to the
Secretary.
``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE LAND INTO TRUST.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary is hereby authorized to take land into trust
for the benefit of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
``(b) Treatment of Certain Land.--An application to take into
trust land located within Robeson County, North Carolina, under
this section shall be treated by the Secretary as an `on
reservation' trust acquisition under part 151 of title 25, Code
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
``SEC. 7. JURISDICTION OF STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
``(a) In General.--With respect to land located within the
State of North Carolina that is owned by, or held in trust by
the United States for the benefit of, the Lumbee Tribe of North
Carolina, or any dependent Indian community of the Lumbee Tribe
of North Carolina, the State of North Carolina shall exercise
jurisdiction over--
``(1) all criminal offenses that are committed; and
``(2) all civil actions that arise.
``(b) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--
``(1) In general.--Pursuant to section 403 of the
Civil Rights Act of 1968 (25 U.S.C. 1323), and subject
to paragraph (2), the Secretary may accept on behalf of
the United States, after consulting with the Attorney
General of the United States, any transfer by the State
of North Carolina to the United States of any portion
of the jurisdiction of the State of North Carolina
described in subsection (a) over Indian country
occupied by the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina pursuant
to an agreement between the Lumbee Tribe of North
Carolina and the State of North Carolina.
``(2) Restriction.--A transfer of jurisdiction
described in paragraph (1) may not take effect until 2
years after the effective date of the agreement
described in that paragraph.
``(c) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects the
application of section 109 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1919).''.
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meeks of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 17_. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE RELATING
TO IRAQ.
The following are hereby repealed:
(1) Authorization for Use of Military Force Against
Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1; 105 Stat. 3; 50
U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed.
(2) The Authorization for Use of Military Force
Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243;
116 Stat. 1498; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby
repealed.
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jack of Georgia or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 708 and insert the following:
SEC. 708. PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
AND DEPENDENTS WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL
COVERAGE RELATING TO CANCER.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program under
which a covered individual may obtain supplemental insurance
for noncovered expenses under a fixed indemnity supplemental
benefit plan described in subsection (b)(1) (in this section
referred to as the ``pilot program'').
(b) Agreement.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program,
the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with not
fewer than two companies to each offer one or more
fixed indemnity supplemental benefit plans that--
(A) meet the requirements for a supplemental
insurance plan under section 199.2 of title 32,
Code of Federal Regulations, and the exceptions
under section 199.8(b)(4) of such title, as in
effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act;
(B) are provided under a separate policy,
certificate, or contract;
(C) provide no coordination with any other
health benefit plan; and
(D) are designed to help participants pay
noncovered expenses.
(2) Duration.--An agreement entered into under
paragraph (1) shall be for a period of not less than
three years.
(3) Requirements.--In entering into an agreement
under paragraph (1) with a company, the Secretary--
(A) may not select such company to provide
coverage in a State in which such company--
(i) is not licensed; and
(ii) does not meet solvency
requirements applicable to such State;
(B) shall award the agreement based on the
expertise of such company;
(C) shall negotiate the terms and conditions
of the fixed indemnity supplemental benefit
plan provided under the agreement, including
with respect to the ability of the company to
communicate with individuals not enrolled in
the plan and whether such communication may
include information on other insurance
products;
(D) shall negotiate the cost of coverage with
the company that will cover the participants
who elect to enroll in such plan;
(E) shall provide a method for verification
of the eligibility of applicants and procedures
for determination of eligibility; and
(F) shall provide a method for payroll
deduction of premiums.
(4) Provision of information.--The Secretary shall
provide information to covered individuals regarding
the pilot program by making available on the online
portal of the TRICARE program the following
information:
(A) A notice of availability of a fixed
indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided
under the pilot program.
(B) A description of how to enroll in such
plan.
(C) A description and explanation of the
benefits provided under such plan.
(D) A description of the costs to the
individual through premiums and remittances to
a company providing such plan.
(c) Election to Enroll.--A covered individual may elect to
enroll in a fixed indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided
under the pilot program.
(d) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--None of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 or any fiscal
year thereafter to carry out the pilot program may be used to
subsidize the cost of a fixed indemnity supplemental benefit
plan provided under the pilot program.
(e) Preemption.--Section 199.17(a)(7)(i) of title 32, Code of
Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act, shall apply to the pilot program.
(f) Report.--Not later than two years after the date on which
the pilot program commences, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report regarding the pilot program, including
the following:
(1) A description of the insurance products provided
through a fixed indemnity supplemental benefit plan
provided under the pilot program.
(2) The number of covered individuals who enrolled in
such a plan.
(3) Feedback and examples of use cases by such
individuals.
(4) A determination by the Secretary with respect to
whether the pilot program should be made permanent.
(g) Sunset.--Unless the Secretary makes a determination under
subsection (f)(4) to make the pilot program permanent, the
pilot program shall terminate on the day that is five years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered individual'' means the
following:
(A) A member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
Air Force, or Space Force.
(B) A dependent (as defined in section 1072
of title 10, United States Code) of such a
member who is enrolled in the TRICARE program.
(2) The term ``noncovered expense'' means, with
respect to a covered individual, any expenses relating
to the screening for and diagnosis and treatment of
cancer that are not otherwise covered by the health
care benefits the individual receives under chapter 55
of title 10, United States Code.
(3) The term ``State'' has the meaning given that
term in section 901 of title 32, United States Code.
(4) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning
given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United
States Code.
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36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Aderholt of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle H of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 8__. REPORT ON LIMITATIONS RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION OF CLOTHING
AND TEXTILES FOR PROCUREMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.
Not later than June 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report--
(1) addressing stockpiling constraints, bottlenecks,
and other limitations relating to the production of
clothing and textiles for procurement by the Department
of Defense; and
(2) containing an assessment of the creation of an
``Emergency Textiles Stockpile Fund'' to support the
expansion of production of clothing and textiles to
meet the requirements for contingency operations.
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37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Aderholt of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle I of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. AUTHORIZATION OF DUAL OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS FOR
STUDENTS OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT SCHOOLS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the
Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, may--
(1) enter into arrangements with institutions of
higher education to provide students of Defense
Dependent Schools with access to postsecondary course
credit through dual or concurrent enrollment programs;
and
(2) provide financial assistance to cover the costs
associated with such programs.
(b) Credit Transferability.--The Secretary of Defense shall,
to the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the Department
of Defense Education Activity, in facilitating dual or
concurrent enrollment programs with institutions of higher
education under this section--
(1) establishes articulation or credit transfer
agreements that promote the transferability of academic
credits earned by participating students; and
(2) prioritizes agreements with institutions that
offer broad acceptance of such credits across degree
programs.
(c) Institutional Integrity.--In entering into contracts or
other agreements with institutions of higher education for
purposes of dual or concurrent enrollment programs under this
section, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such
institutions--
(1) are accredited and in good standing with
recognized institutional accrediting agencies;
(2) maintain a record of compliance with applicable
Federal and State education laws and regulations; and
(3) to the greatest extent practicable, have a
demonstrable record of reliability and excellence in
matters of financial integrity, academic standards, and
student protections.
(d) Preparation and Informing Families and Educators.--The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that funds made available to
the Department of Defense Education Activity for the purposes
of supporting dual or concurrent enrollment programs are used,
to the extent practicable, for the following:
(1) Course sequence alignment.--Designing a sequence
of courses for such programs to match the academic
content standards and level of rigor of the
corresponding postsecondary courses, in consultation
and collaboration with--
(A) educators from Defense Dependent Schools
serving the military-connected community;
(B) faculty members from institutions of
higher education offering dual or concurrent
enrollment programs; and
(C) the school advisory committee (or the
equivalent advisory body) of each Defense
Dependent School.
(2) Outreach and information dissemination.--
Establishing outreach and awareness efforts targeted
toward elementary and secondary school students,
particularly those in the middle grades and their
families, educators, school counselors, and principals,
to provide--
(A) general information regarding the
availability and benefits of dual or concurrent
enrollment programs;
(B) guidance on eligibility requirements,
academic expectations, and necessary
preparatory coursework for such programs; and
(C) resources to support informed decision-
making and successful student participation in
such programs.
(e) Teacher Certification.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that all dual or concurrent enrollment courses
facilitated by the Department of Defense Education Activity are
taught by--
(1) a postsecondary faculty member who--
(A) is employed by two-year or four-year
institution of higher education (which may
include a community college); and
(B) meets the applicable postsecondary
accreditation standards for instructional
staff; or
(2) a classroom teacher employed by a local
educational agency or by the Department of Defense
Education Activity, who--
(A) has met the certification and content-
area qualifications necessary to teach at the
secondary level; and
(B) has received training or certification to
deliver the dual or concurrent enrollment
course curriculum in alignment with the
standards of the partnering institution of
higher education.
(f) Protecting State Residency.--The Secretary of Defense
shall ensure that the Department of Defense Education Activity,
in administering or facilitating access to dual or concurrent
enrollment programs under this section, makes every reasonable
effort to ensure that participating students retain their State
of legal residence as established prior to enrollment in such
programs, for purposes of--
(1) eligibility for in-State tuition rates at public
institutions of higher education;
(2) qualification for State-based financial aid,
scholarships, or academic recognition;
(3) uninterrupted access to dual or concurrent
enrollment opportunities made available through State
or institutional partnerships; and
(4) other educational benefits connected to State
residency.
(g) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out this section,
the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) consult with the School Advisory Committees (or
the equivalent advisory bodies) and Parent Teacher
Associations of participating Defense Dependent
Schools; and
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, use and
certify licensed teachers already employed at Defense
Dependent Schools to teach courses offering
postsecondary credit unless doing so would negatively
affect the transferability of such credits.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Defense Dependent School'' means--
(A) a school operated under the Defense
Dependents' Education System, as authorized
under the Defense Dependents' Education Act of
1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.); or
(B) a Department of Defense domestic
dependent elementary and secondary school, as
authorized under section 2164 of title 10,
United States Code.
(2) The term ``dual or concurrent enrollment
program'' means a program offered by an arrangement
between the Department of Defense Education Activity
and an institution of higher education and through
which a student enrolled in a Defense Dependent School
who has not graduated from high school with a regular
high school diploma is able to enroll in one or more
postsecondary courses and earn credit that applies--
(A) toward completion of a postsecondary
degree or recognized educational credential as
described in the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); and
(B) toward completion of high school.
(3) The term ``institution of higher education'' has
the meaning given that term in section 102 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
(4) The term ``recognized institutional accrediting
agency'' means an agency or association recognized by
the Secretary of Education under section 496 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b).
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38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Amo of Rhode Island or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12_. REPORT RELATING TO AUKUS PILLAR 1.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives a report on the impact and
potential of Pillar 1 of the Australia, the United Kingdom, and
the United States partnership (in this section referred to as
the ``AUKUS partnership'') including--
(1) a detailed description of how Pillar 1 of the
AUKUS partnership encourages the economic coordination
between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United
States, including through domestic businesses, the
defense industries, and direct investments;
(2) a detailed description of how Pillar 1 of the
AUKUS partnership encourages the defense coordination
between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United
States to protect United States national security and
the stability of the Indo-Pacific region;
(3) a detailed description of how Pillar 1 of the
AUKUS partnership encourages the diplomatic
coordination between Australia, the United Kingdom, and
the United States to increase the ties among such
countries; and
(4) a detailed description and analysis of how
terminating the AUKUS partnership would harm the
economic, defense, and diplomatic coordination between
Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
(b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
annex if submitted separately from the unclassified portion.
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39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Amo of Rhode Island or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DOMESTIC PROCUREMENT OF DEFENSE ARTICLES
FOR AUKUS PARTNERSHIP.
(a) In General.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) researching, producing, and procuring defense
articles for the AUKUS partnership from within the
United States boosts local economies and improves
national security by enhancing domestic defense article
production capabilities; and
(2) the Secretary of Defense should promote and
prioritize domestic manufacturing, supply chains, and
research for defense articles intended for use by
members of the AUKUS partnership.
(b) AUKUS Partnership Defined.--In this section, the term
``AUKUS partnership'' means the enhanced trilateral security
partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the
United States announced in September 2021.
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40. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Amo of Rhode Island or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 8__. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF APEX ACCELERATORS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, APEX Accelerators
may assist small business concerns (as defined under section 3
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) in receiving
contracts for the production of and research on defense
articles (as defined in section 301 of title 10, United States
Code) under the partnership among Australia, the United
Kingdom, and the United States (commonly known as ``AUKUS'').
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41. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Amo of Rhode Island or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. REPORT ON LOW-COST UNDERSEA EFFECTORS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU) Low Cost
Undersea Effectors Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO),
which seeks to demonstrate affordable, mission-specific
small and medium unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs)
capable of supporting subsea and seabed warfare,
intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and
expeditionary warfare, offers the potential to deliver
kinetic effects, ISR, and expeditionary capabilities at
low cost, with reduced training and logistics burdens,
and in quantities sufficient to enable distributed
maritime operations;
(2) the Low-Cost Undersea Effectors CSO should be
fully funded and executed to its intended scope, with
particular emphasis on transitioning viable systems to
scaled production rapidly;
(3) the Secretary of the Navy should plan for and
execute procurement of successful systems emerging from
the Low-Cost Undersea Effectors CSO, including by
leveraging Other Transaction Authority, rapid
acquisition authorities, and appropriate research,
development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) and
procurement accounts; and
(4) early adoption of commercially derived, low-cost
unmanned underwater vehicles will complement, rather
than compete with, traditional programs of record, and
will enable novel operational concepts ensuring our
national security edge in undersea warfare.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in
coordination with DIU, shall provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees on the Low-Cost Undersea
Effectors CSO, including--
(1) the funding plan and execution status for the
Low-Cost Undersea Effectors CSO;
(2) Navy plans to begin limited procurement of
successful CSO awardees for operational experimentation
and fleet integration;
(3) pathways for scaling production of low-cost UUVs;
and
(4) steps to ensure small business and non-
traditional defense contractors remain central to
future acquisition in this domain.
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42. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Arrington of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO B-1 BOMBER
AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS.
Subsection (d)(1) of section 133 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135
Stat. 1574), as most recently amended by section 146 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public
Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1810), is further amended by striking
``September 30, 2026'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
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43. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Arrington of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO WELLNESS CHECKS FOR HEALTH AND
WELFARE OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Wellness Checks.--
(1) Wellness checks required.--The Secretary of
Defense shall issue such regulations, policies, and
procedures as may be necessary to require that,
whenever appropriate following a member of the Armed
Forces sustaining any significant injury or illness or
being on sick call, a wellness check is conducted to
account for the health and welfare of such member.
(2) Methods of contact.--In conducting a wellness
check for a member of the Armed Forces pursuant to
paragraph (1), if the member does not respond to such
check conducted via an electronic or telephone
communication method, the individual conducting the
check shall progress to an in-person method of contact.
(3) Result of failure to locate.--If, as a result of
a wellness check conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)
for a member of the Armed Forces, the individual
conducting such check is unable to locate such member,
the individual shall refer to the applicable
regulations, policies, and procedures of the Department
of Defense regarding the determination and reporting of
such member as missing, absent unknown, absent without
leave, or duty status-whereabouts unknown.
(b) Implementation by Unit Commanders.--In carrying out
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each
unit commander coordinates with the judge advocates assigned or
attached to, or performing duty with, the unit under the
command of such commander for assistance in the implementation
of any regulation, policy, or procedure required under
subsection (a) with respect to such unit.
(c) Additional Actions by Unit Commanders.--On a routine
basis, each unit commander shall--
(1) review the requirements contained in the document
titled ``Commander's Critical Information
Requirements'', dated January 2020, or such successor
document, to ensure such requirements--
(A) have been issued or updated during the
three-year period preceding any such review;
(B) reflect such medical issues or safety
incidents of members of the Armed Forces that
the commander deems sufficiently significant;
and
(C) have been distributed to the unit under
the command of such commander; and
(2) host confidential wellness meetings with
subordinate commanders at which such commanders may
discuss with one or more medical officers assigned to
such unit any significant injuries or illnesses
affecting members of the Armed Forces serving in or
with such unit.
(d) Training Courses.--Each Secretary concerned, and the
Secretary of Defense with respect to civilian personnel of the
Department of Defense, shall develop and implement training
courses to ensure each member of an Armed Force under the
jurisdiction of that Secretary (or each civilian employee of
the Department of Defense, respectively) is aware of the
importance of accountability with respect to health and welfare
and of the significant negative outcomes that may occur when
accountability procedures fail. Such courses shall be offered
at leadership and supervisor trainings and shall include
content relating to the conduct of wellness checks in
accordance with subsection (a) and other related actions.
(e) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term
``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given such term in
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
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44. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Babin of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
MILITARY DENTAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.
(a) Study Required.--The Inspector General of the Department
of Defense shall conduct a study on the implementation of
section 744(b)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) with
respect to military dental treatment facilities. Such study
shall include the following:
(1) An identification of the number and percentage of
military dental treatment facilities that have not
achieved accreditation as required under such section
744(b)(4) as of the date of the study.
(2) An analysis of any barriers, including
administrative or operational barriers, impeding the
achievement of such accreditation requirement with
respect to military dental treatment facilities.
(3) An assessment of the resources, including
personnel, training, and infrastructure resources,
necessary to achieve full compliance with such
accreditation requirement.
(4) An estimate of the costs necessary to bring any
unaccredited military dental treatment facility into
compliance with such accreditation requirement.
(5) Recommendations for any administrative,
legislative, or other action necessary to ensure the
full implementation of such accreditation requirement.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the
study under subsection (a). Such report shall include--
(1) the findings of the study;
(2) a plan to ensure compliance with section
744(b)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 1071
note); and
(3) any recommendations by the Inspector General for
additional resources or legislative authority necessary
to achieve full compliance with such section.
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45. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bacon of Nebraska or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Subtitle C of title V is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
SEC. 5__. RECOMMENDATION WITH RESPECT TO THE RETIRED RANK OF GENERAL
JOHN D. LAVELLE.
Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the President and the Senate a recommendation
regarding the restoration of the retired rank of General John
D. Lavelle to general. Such recommendation shall be--
(1) based on--
(A) recently declassified records; and
(B) the most recent recommendation and
directive of the Secretary of the Air Force
that adopted and approved the findings,
conclusions, and recommendations of the Air
Force Board for Correction of Military Records;
and
(2) supported by the entirety of the record in the
matter of General Lavelle.
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46. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Baird of Indiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BRIEFING ON PULSED LASERS.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a briefing on--
(1) the efficacy and feasibility of pulsed lasers to
defend both tactical and strategic facilities and
installations against offensive unmanned aerial
systems, especially in swarms, in the near term; and
(2) pulsed laser defensive capabilities against
intermediate to long-range missile threats in the
medium term.
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47. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barr of Kentucky or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 161, beginning line 18, strike ``Pine Bluff Arsenal,
Arkansas,'' and insert ``Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, Blue
Grass Army Depot, Kentucky,''.
Page 161, line 24, insert `` Blue Grass Army Depot,
Kentucky,'' after ``Arkansas,''.
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48. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barr of Kentucky or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. SHIPPING CONTAINER SUPPLY CHAIN.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) House Report 118-301 accompanying the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
Law 118-31) directed the Secretary of the Army, in
coordination with the Commanding General, Army Materiel
Command and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology to provide a
briefing on the costs and estimated funding profile as
it relates to the organic industrial base modernization
strategy, and facility efforts required to support
opportunities for organic industrial base augmentation
at Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky.
(2) The briefing was directed to explore Blue Grass
Army Depot as a potential site for the production of
metal shipping containers.
(3) China produces most shipping containers and the
Department of Defense sources nearly all containers
from Asia or assembles container kits in the United
States from foreign-producers.
(4) Establishing a domestic source for metal shipping
containers would reduce reliance on foreign sources.
(5) The reliance on foreign adversary nations for
standard and specialty shipping containers presents a
national security risk, particularly in times of
crisis.
(6) The Department of Defense must have access to
domestically produced shipping containers to meet
operational readiness and logistical requirements.
(7) The defense industrial base must be strengthened
to ensure secure supply chains and uninterrupted access
to critical shipping components.
(8) Establishing domestic production facilities will
create jobs, improve economic resilience, and enhance
national security.
(9) Domestic production of shipping containers is
essential to national security and economic resilience.
(10) To ensure the integrity of the defense
industrial base, shipping containers procured under
this Act should be manufacturing in the United States
by domestic entities using domestically produced steel
and other critical materials and components.
(b) National Security Assessment.--
(1) Assessment of foreign reliance.--Not later than
180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to Congress an assessment on
the national security implications of the reliance of
the United States on foreign adversary countries for
the production of standard and specialty shipping
containers.
(2) Assessment contents.--The assessment required by
paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) a detailed evaluation of the ability of
the Department of Defense to acquire standard
and specialty shipping containers from sources
other than sources located in covered nations
(as defined in section 4872 of title 10, United
States Code);
(B) an identification of the barriers to the
acquisition of standard and specialty shipping
contains from domestic sources and
recommendations to mitigate such barriers; and
(C) a timeline for transitioning the
Department to acquiring standard and specialty
shipping containers from sources other than
sources located in foreign adversary.
(c) Establishment of Domestic Production Capability.--
(1) Primary production facility.--
(A) In general.--Not later than December 31,
2028, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a
requirement to establish a facility for the
production of standard shipping containers at a
depot of the Army that--
(i) has a consolidated shipping
center;
(ii) is part of the organic
industrial base; and
(iii) is located in the United
States.
(B) Coordination.--The Secretary of Defense
shall seek to enter into a public-private
partnership to establish and operate the
facility established pursuant to the
requirement developed under subparagraph (A).
(2) Secondary production facility.--Not later than
December 31, 2028, the Secretary shall evaluate
locations to establish a second facility for the
production of standard shipping containers that is
located in the United States.
(d) Readiness and Logistical Requirements.--
(1) Standard shipping contains.--The Secretary of
Defense shall quantify the yearly demand and usage by
the Department of Defense for the eight standard
shipping container types, including--
(A) bill of materials verification; and
(B) model and drawing verification.
(2) Specialty shipping contains.--The Secretary of
Defense shall assess the yearly readiness and
logistical requirements of the Department of Defense
for specialty shipping containers by weapons system.
(3) Integration of sensor and communication
systems.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days
after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Defense shall assess and submit to Congress
a report on the potential benefits of
incorporating into the design and production of
standard and specialty shipping containers used
by the Department of Defense a diverse set of
communications equipment and sensors that are
capable of providing real-time data on
location, contents, usage, and other critical
information relevant to national defense
purposes.
(B) Report contents.--The report required by
subparagraph (A) shall include--
(i) an assessment of the feasibility
of embedding in standard and specialty
shipping containers used by the
Department of Defense the
communications equipment and sensors
described in such subparagraph,
including sensors integrated into
container flooring, for satellite-based
tracking and monitoring;
(ii) recommendations for
collaboration with private industry
partners to develop and implement in
such shipping containers such
communications equipment and sensors;
and
(iii) an evaluation of how such
communications equipment and sensors
embedded in such shipping containers
could enhance the security and
resilience of the supply chain of the
Department.
(e) Incentivizing Commercial Industrial Base Participation.--
(1) Industry participation.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of Commerce, shall develop initiatives to
encourage the production of shipping containers for
both defense and commercial use by entities other than
those located in covered nations (as defined in section
4872 of title 10, United States Code).
(2) Common and unique component identification.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall assess and
identify common and unique components necessary for
standard and specialty shipping containers to
streamline the production and enhance the cost
efficiency of such shipping containers.
(f) Reporting.--Not later than 60 days after the end of the
first fiscal year ending after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and not later than 60 days after the end of each
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to Congress a report detailing the progress on the
establishment of domestic facilities for the production of
shipping containers under subsection (c)(1).
(g) Termination.--This section shall terminate on the date on
which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a
certification that the sufficient standard and specialty
shipping contains are available solely from domestic sources to
meet the national security needs of the United States.
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49. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barrett of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. REPORTS ON INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN COLLISION AVOIDANCE
SYSTEMS IN MILITARY ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT.
(a) Report on Feasibility of Installing Traffic Alert and
Collision Avoidance Systems in All Military Rotary-wing
Aircraft.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the
feasibility of installing a traffic alert and collision
avoidance system in each military rotary-wing aircraft.
Such report shall include--
(A) an analysis of the cost associated with
installing a traffic alert and collision
avoidance system in each military rotary-wing
aircraft;
(B) an analysis of the effect of installing
such systems in such aircraft on the safety of
civilian airspace;
(C) an identification of any changes to the
configuration of the cockpit of such aircraft
that would be necessary in order to install
such systems;
(D) any implications the installation of such
systems would have for combat, training, or
domestic security operations; and
(E) if the Secretary determines that the
installation of such systems in such aircraft
is not feasible, recommendations regarding
similar systems or capabilities that could be
installed instead.
(2) Traffic alert and collision avoidance system
defined.--In this subsection, the term ``traffic alert
and collision avoidance system'' means a collision
avoidance system in compliance with section 121.356 of
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor
regulation.
(b) Report on Feasibility of Installing Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-broadcast in Capabilities in All Military Rotary-
wing Aircraft.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report on the feasibility of installing automatic
dependent surveillance-broadcast IN capability in each military
rotary-wing aircraft. Such report shall include--
(1) an analysis of the cost associated with
installing automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast
IN capability in each military rotary-wing aircraft;
(2) an analysis of the effect of installing such
capabilities in such aircraft on the safety of civilian
airspace;
(3) an identification of any changes to the
configuration of the cockpit of such aircraft that
would be necessary in order to install such
capabilities;
(4) any implications the installation of such
capabilities would have for combat, training, or
domestic security operations; and
(5) if the Secretary determines that the installation
of such capabilities in such aircraft is not feasible,
recommendations regarding similar systems or
capabilities that could be installed instead.
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50. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Begich of Alaska or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title XVI, insert
the following:
SEC. 16__. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REDUCE SUSTAINMENT FOR OR HALT
OPERATION OF THE AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE RADAR.
(a) Limitation.--Until the date on which the certification
described in subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional
defense committees, the Secretary of Defense--
(1) may not reduce sustainment efforts for, halt
operation of, or prepare to reduce sustainment efforts
for or halt operation of, the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE
radar located at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya
Island, Alaska;
(2) shall sustain the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar in
a manner that preserves, at a minimum, the operational
availability of the system as of the date of the
enactment of this section; and
(3) shall ensure that the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar
continues to meet the operational requirements of the
combatant commands that are met by such system as of
the date of the enactment of this section.
(b) Certification Described.--The certification described in
this subsection is a written certification from the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Chief of Space Operations
and the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, indicating that
the replacement capability for the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE
radar--
(1) will reach initial operational capability at the
same time or before the termination of operations for
the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar; and
(2) at the time such replacement capability achieves
initial operational capability, will have the ability
to meet the operational requirements of the combatant
commands that have been, or that are expected to be,
assigned to such replacement capability.
(c) Exception.--The limitation described in subsection (a)
shall not apply to temporary interruptions of operational
availability for the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar provided such
activities are necessary to support maintenance or
modernization activities of the system.
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51. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bergman of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR VIRTUAL ENGINEERING FOR ARMY READINESS AND
SUSTAINMENT.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Next-Generation Combat Vehicle Advanced Technology,
line 052, as specified in the corresponding funding table in
section 4201, for Virtual Engineering for Army Readiness and
Sustainment, is hereby increased by $7,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance,
Army, for Land Forces Systems Readiness, line 080, as specified
in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby
reduced by $7,000,000.
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52. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bergman of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR HUMANITARIAN AIRBORNE MOBILE INFRASTRUCTURE
CAPABILITY.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Army for Ground Advanced Technology, line 043, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201,
for Humanitarian Airborne Mobile Infrastructure Capability, is
hereby increased by $4,200,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance,
Army, for Land Forces Systems Readiness, line 080, as specified
in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby
reduced by $4,200,000.
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53. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bergman of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR FUEL CELL MULTI-MODULAR USE UTILIZING HYDROGEN.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Army for Ground Advanced Technology, line 043, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201,
for Fuel Cell Multi-Modular Use (FC-MMU) Utilizing Hydrogen, is
hereby increased by $10,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance,
Army, for Land Forces Systems Readiness, line 080, as specified
in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby
reduced by $10,000,000.
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54. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Beyer of Virginia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. CONSTRUCTION OF 9/11 PENTAGON MEMORIAL VISITOR EDUCATION
CENTER.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Defense is authorized to
construct a visitor education center near the 9/11 Pentagon
Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, in order to
better inform and educate the public about the terrorist attack
on the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, the lives lost during
the attack, the historic significance of the 9/11 Pentagon
Memorial site, and how the United States responded and moved
forward following the attack. The Secretary is authorized to
designate an appropriate non-government organization or non-
profit organization to complete the visitors education center
on behalf of the Secretary.
(b) Grant Authority.--The Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Director of Washington Headquarters Services, may
make a grant, including a supplemental grant, to, or may enter
into a cooperative agreement with, a non-government
organization or non-profit organization designated under
subsection (a), for the purpose of providing assistance with
constructing the visitor education center authorized under such
subsection.
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55. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bice of Oklahoma or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title VI, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 6__. IMPROVED PARENTAL LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) In December 2022, Congress expanded the paid
parental leave for members of the Armed Forces to 12
weeks during the 12 months after the ``birth or
adoption of a child of the member and in order to care
for such child'' or the ``placement of a minor child
with the member for adoption or long-term foster care''
(10 U.S.C. 701(h)(1)(A)).
(2) The expansion of parental leave raises concerns
that members who take such leave may receive lower
evaluations compared to those who do not.
(3) There is currently no provision to exempt members
from evaluations due to parental leave, potentially
deterring eligible members from taking this leave.
(4) Each Secretary of a military department has been
given authority to implement the leave policies but
have not provided explicit guidance on how to
characterize such leave for the purposes of
evaluations.
(5) All Armed Forces have non-rated codes or not
observed evaluations to exempt members from evaluations
during periods where their performance is not observed,
but these do not align across the Armed Forces and do
not specifically apply to parental leave.
(6) Members who are parents face unique hardships,
and the 12 weeks of paid family leave for both mothers
and fathers, for birth and adoption, is designed to
balance the care needs of their children with the
demands of their unit.
(7) Excessive paperwork required to extend the use of
the 12 weeks of military family leave beyond one year
additionally burdens members and decreases flexibility.
(b) Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) prescribe regulations--
(A) that exempt a member of the Armed Forces
who is taking parental leave, under
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of section
701(h) of title 10, United States Code, that
exceeds 31 consecutive days, from a performance
evaluation; and
(B) under subparagraph (B) of such paragraph,
to authorize a member to take leave under such
section during the two-year period beginning on
the birth, adoption, or placement described in
such paragraph without having to request a
waiver from the Secretary concerned; and
(2) submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the
Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding
the implementation of this section.
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56. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Biggs of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION OR COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY FROM CHINESE ENTITIES.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to
acquire any information or communication technology, including
computers, printers, and video conferencing equipment, from an
entity--
(1) in which the People's Republic of China have
substantial ownership or controlling interest, directly
or indirectly;
(2) that is a subsidiary or affiliate of an entity in
which the People's Republic of China have substantial
ownership or controlling interest, directly or
indirectly; or
(3) that is organized under the laws of or located in
the People's Republic of China and is to any law
enacted by the government of the People's Republic of
China mandating the cooperation of such entity with any
national defense or intelligence agency or organization
of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese
Communist Part People's Liberation Army.
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57. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Biggs of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3__. STUDY ON SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTORS.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
comprehensive study on the feasibility, costs, and benefits of
deploying small modular nuclear reactors (in this section
referred to as ``SMRs'') to provide secure, resilient, and
reliable power for Department of Defense installations.
(b) Elements.--The study shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of potential sites for SMR
deployment at Department of Defense installations.
(2) An evaluation of the benefits of SMR deployment
to mission readiness, energy resilience, and cost
savings.
(3) An analysis of regulatory, safety, and security
considerations related to SMR deployment.
(4) A review of ongoing pilot projects and
partnerships with the Department of Energy and private
industry related to SMR deployment.
(5) An assessment of how SMR deployment could enhance
future military readiness and national security by
mitigating emerging threats to energy infrastructure,
including cyber, physical, and natural hazards.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives and the Senate a report on the findings of
the study, including recommendations for future implementation
of such findings.
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58. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Biggs of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPENDING REDUCTIONS IN ABSENCE OF
SUBMITTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR FAILURE TO
ACHIEVE UNQUALIFIED OR QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT AUDIT
OPINION.
(a) Applicability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this
section applies to the Department of Defense, including
military departments and Defense Agencies thereof.
(2) Separate applicability.--If a military department
or Defense Agency is identified by the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget as required to have its
own audited financial statement under section 3515 of
title 31, United States Code, that military department
and Defense Agency shall be treated separately from the
Department of Defense for purposes of application of
this section.
(b) Adjustments for Financial Accountability.--
(1) In general.--On March 2 of each fiscal year, the
discretionary budget authority available for the
Department of Defense (or a military department or
Defense Agency covered by subsection (a)(2)) for such
fiscal year shall be adjusted as provided in paragraph
(2).
(2) Adjustment.--If the Department of Defense (or a
military department or Defense Agency covered by
subsection (a)(2)) has not submitted a financial
statement for the previous fiscal year, or if such
financial statement has not received either an
unqualified or a qualified audit opinion by an
independent external auditor, the discretionary budget
authority available for the Department of Defense, the
military department, or the Defense Agency (as the case
may be) shall be reduced by .5 percent, with the
reduction applied proportionately to each account
(other than an account listed in subsection (d) or an
account for which a waiver is made under subsection
(d)).
(3) Minimizes national security effects.--Consistent
with applicable laws, the Secretary of Defense may make
any reduction under paragraph (2) in a manner that
minimizes any effect on national security.
(4) Deficit reduction.--An amount equal to the total
amount of any reduction under paragraph (2) shall be
retained in the general fund of the Treasury for the
purposes of deficit reduction.
(c) Accounts Excluded.--The following accounts are excluded
from any reductions referred to in subsection (b)(2):
(1) Military personnel, reserve personnel, and
National Guard personnel accounts of the Department of
Defense.
(2) The Defense Health Program account of the
Department of Defense.
(d) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (b)(2) with
respect to an account if the President certifies that applying
the subsection to that account would harm national security or
members of the Armed Forces who are deployed in combat zones.
(e) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which
an adjustment is made under subsection (b), the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a
report that includes a description of the amount and account of
each adjustment.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The terms ``financial statement'' and ``external
independent auditor'' have the meanings given those
terms in section 3521(e) of title 31, United States
Code.
(3) The term ``unqualified'', with respect to the
audit status of a financial statement, includes the
characterizations clean and unmodified.
(2) The term ``qualified'', with respect to the audit
status of a financial statement, includes the
characterization modified.
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59. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Biggs of South
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title III, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 3__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON CREATINE SUPPLEMENTS IN MEALS
READY-TO-EAT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency,
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report evaluating the
feasibility, safety, and potential benefits of including
creatine supplements in Meals Ready-to-Eat (MREs) for members
of the Armed Forces.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of the benefits and risks of
creatine supplements, including any impact on the
strength, muscle health, physical performance, injury
prevention, recovery, and overall readiness of members
of the Armed Forces.
(2) An evaluation of the logistical considerations
for including creatine supplements in MREs, including
any implications for storage, distribution, shelf life,
and cost.
(3) Recommendations regarding the advisability and
manner of including creatine supplements in MREs.
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60. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Biggs of South
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. CYBERSECURITY AND RESILIENCE ANNEX IN STRATEGIC RAIL
CORRIDOR NETWORK ASSESSMENTS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) the Strategic Rail Corridor Network (hereinafter
referred to as ``STRACNET'') is a crucial asset for
military mobility and logistics, increasingly targeted
by cyber threats;
(2) cybersecurity vulnerabilities in rail
infrastructure could disrupt defense operations and
national security during a crisis;
(3) resilience against cyberattacks and physical
disruptions is essential to maintain the operational
integrity of the Strategic Rail Corridor Network; and
(4) regular assessments with a dedicated
cybersecurity and resilience annex are necessary to
address evolving risks and ensure network reliability.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
integrating cybersecurity and infrastructure resilience into
the Strategic Rail Corridor Network assessments in crucial to
protecting this vital defense transportation network.
(c) Cybersecurity and Resilience Annex.--The Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation
and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall include in each
assessment of the Strategic Rail Corridor Network carried out
after the date of the enactment of this section an annex
containing an evaluation of the cybersecurity and the
resilience of the physical infrastructure of the Strategic Rail
Corridor that includes--
(1) a description of potential cyber threats and
vulnerabilities affecting the Strategic Rail Corridor
Network operations;
(2) an assessment of the resilience of the Strategic
Rail Corridor Network against cyberattacks and other
disruptive actions by an adversary of the United
States;
(3) recommended actions to be taken by Congress and
Federal agencies to improve the cybersecurity defenses
and the resilience of the physical infrastructure of
the Strategic Rail Corridor Network; and
(4) a description of the timelines and resource
requirements to implement the recommendations under
paragraph (3).
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61. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Biggs of South
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 17__. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON EXTENDING CRITICAL MINERALS PROCUREMENT
AUTHORITIES TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(a) Findings on Critical Mineral Acquisition.--The Congress
finds the following:
(1) Critical minerals are essential to national
security, economic stability, and technological
innovation across multiple U.S. government sectors.
(2) The Department of Defense's experience with
critical minerals procurement highlights the potential
for broader federal application to enhance resource
security.
(3) Federal agencies, such as the Departments of
Energy and Homeland Security, rely on critical minerals
but lack independent procurement and resale
authorities.
(4) Extending such authorities could strengthen
domestic supply chains and reduce dependence on foreign
sources vulnerable to disruption.
(5) Legal and regulatory barriers may limit agencies'
ability to procure and manage critical minerals
effectively, requiring thorough evaluation.
(6) Allowing resale of excess critical minerals could
generate revenue and support strategic goals, provided
safeguards prevent market instability.
(b) Sense of Congress on Critical Mineral Acquisition.--It is
the sense of the Congress that a whole-of-government approach
to critical minerals procurement could bolster national
resilience and economic competitiveness.
(c) Study Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of General
Services Administration, and the heads of other
relevant Federal agencies, shall conduct a study on the
feasibility of providing to other Federal agencies
authorities similar to Department of Defense critical
mineral procurement authorities.
(2) Contents.--The study required by paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) an assessment of the need of other
Federal agencies for critical minerals;
(B) an evaluation of the legal, regulatory,
and logistical barriers to granting other
Federal agencies authorities similar to
Department of Defense critical mineral
procurement authorities;
(C) an analysis of the economic and strategic
effects of allowing other Federal agencies to
resell critical minerals in excess of those
required to meet the needs of the Federal
agency on the open market, including potential
effects on domestic supply chains and
international trade; and
(D) recommendations for legislative or
regulatory changes necessary to grant other
Federal agencies authorities similar to
Department of Defense critical mineral
procurement authorities, including safeguards
to prevent market disruption or misuse of
resale proceeds resulting from the use of such
similar authorities by other Federal agencies.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services
of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a
report described in paragraph (2).
(2) Report described.--The report described in this
subsection is a report by the Secretary of Defense
containing--
(A) the detailed findings of the study
required by subsection (c)(1);
(B) recommendations for granting other
Federal agencies authorities similar to
Department of Defense critical mineral
procurement authorities; and
(C) such other additional information as the
Secretary determines appropriate for ensuring a
coordinated, whole-of-government approach to
the management of critical minerals.
(3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall by submitted in an unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``critical mineral'' has the meaning
given such term in section 7002(a) of the Energy Act of
2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(a)), except that such term
includes any mineral, element, substance, or material
designated by the Secretary of Defense as a critical
mineral.
(2) The term ``Department of Defense critical mineral
procurement authorities'' means the authorities
available to the Department of Defense for the
Department to independently acquire and dispose of
critical minerals.
(3) The term ``other Federal agency'' means a Federal
agency other than the Department of Defense.
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62. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Biggs of South
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. STUDY AND REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD CAPABILITIES IN CYBER
INCIDENT RESPONSE.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of other relevant
federal agencies, shall conduct a comprehensive study to
evaluate the capabilities and authorities of the National Guard
in responding to cyber incidents affecting national security.
(b) Elements of Study.--The study required under subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the current roles and
responsibilities of the National Guard in cyber
incident response, including--
(A) engagements under Federal authority, such
as those pursuant to title 10, United States
Code; and
(B) deployments under State authority,
initiated by Governors pursuant to title 32,
United States Code, or State law.
(2) An analysis of existing legal authorities
governing the National Guard's participation in cyber
incident response, including any limitations or gaps in
such authorities.
(3) An evaluation of resource allocation for National
Guard cyber response capabilities, including personnel,
equipment, and funding.
(4) An assessment of training programs and needs for
National Guard personnel to effectively respond to
cyber incidents, including joint training with Federal
agencies and private sector entities.
(5) A review of coordination mechanisms between the
National Guard, Federal agencies (including the
Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland
Security, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Security Agency), State governments, and private sector
partners involved in cyber incident response.
(6) Identification of challenges or barriers to
enhancing the National Guard's role in cyber incident
response and recommendations to address such
challenges.
(c) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees the study required under subsection (a).
(2) Form.--The report shall be submitted in
unclassified form but may include a classified annex if
necessary.
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63. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Biggs of South
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 17__. MADE-IN-AMERICA DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES EXPEDITED
THROUGH DIRECT COMMERCIAL SALES.
(a) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
(1) believes the expeditious delivery of defense
articles and services to allies and partners
strengthens American national security;
(2) notes that the Department of Defense contracting
process often adds significant amounts of time to the
delivery of defense articles and services to allies and
partners, and in some cases these articles and services
could be appropriately transferred more quickly using
direct commercial sales; and
(3) supports the ongoing and periodic review of the
FMS-Only List to ensure that defense articles and
services that can be appropriately transferred using
direct commercial sales are not included on the FMS-
Only list.
(b) Review and Report.--
(1) Review.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense,
shall carry out a review of defense articles
and defense services that are eligible to be
provided under the foreign military sales
program under chapter 2 of the Arms Export
Control Act, but not eligible to be provided
under direct commercial sales under section 38
of such Act, in order to identify those
articles and services that should also be
eligible to be provided under direct commercial
sales.
(B) Matters to be addressed.--The review
required by this subsection shall address the
following with respect to each defense article
and defense services identified under this
subsection:
(i) The average length of time to
complete a transfer of the article or
service under the foreign military
sales program compared to such a
transfer under a direct commercial
sale, measured from the initial
submission of the letter of request to
the delivery of the article or service.
(ii) The impact on the workload for
the Department of State and Department
of Defense by reason of a transfer of
the article or service under a direct
commercial sale.
(iii) The benefits to United States
national security and United States
competitiveness by reason of a transfer
of the article or service under a
direct commercial sale.
(2) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after
the completion of each review required by
subsection (a), the Secretary of State, in
coordination of the Secretary of Defense, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that contains the results
of the review, including--
(i) the average time to transfer the
reviewed defense articles or services
during the previous reporting period
through the foreign military sales
program and through direct commercial
sales and how those averages compare to
the averages reported in the previous
reporting period;
(ii) the leading causes of delays;
(iii) any steps taken to reduce those
delays; and
(iv) any defense articles and
services added to or removed from the
FMS-Only list during the preceding
reporting period, as well as the
justification for such decisions.
(B) Form.--The report required by this
subsection shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may contain a classified annex.
(C) Definitions.--In this subsection--
(i) the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(I) the Committee on Foreign
Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(II) the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate;
and
(ii) the term ``FMS-only list'' means
the list maintained by the Secretary of
State of defense articles and defense
services that are eligible to be
provided under the foreign military
sales program under chapter 2 of the
Arms Export Control Act, but not
eligible to be provided under direct
commercial sales under section 38 of
such Act.
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64. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bilirakis of Florida
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM ON USE OF RADIATION-SHIELDING PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT OR REDUCE THE
SEVERITY OF ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME AND ASSOCIATED
MORTALITY.
(a) Assessment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Health Affairs, acting through the Director of the Armed
Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, shall submit to the
congressional defense committees an assessment of whether
targeted protection of bone marrow using gamma radiation-
shielding personal protective equipment is likely to reduce the
risk of acute radiation syndrome by reducing the severity of
radiation-induced health effects, improving survivability in
high-dose radiation environments, or both.
(b) Program.--If the assessment under subsection (a) finds
that protecting bone marrow using gamma radiation-shielding
personal protective equipment is likely to reduce the risk of
acute radiation syndrome by reducing the severity of radiation-
induced health effects, improving survivability in high-dose
radiation environments, or both, not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall develop requirements and an acquisition plan for the
procurement, prepositioning, and maintenance of gamma
radiation-shielding personal protective equipment for use by
covered personnel.
(c) Elements.--In carrying out the program under subsection
(b), the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) develop requirements for the procurement,
prepositioning, and maintenance of gamma radiation-
shielding personal protective equipment designed to
protect bone marrow;
(2) an acquisition plan, including estimated costs,
for the procurement, prepositioning, and maintenance of
gamma radiation-shielding personal protective equipment
designed to protect bone marrow; and
(3) consider, in coordination with the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the
combatant commands--
(A) the number of covered personnel who are
deployed in areas in which the use of tactical
nuclear weapons is a substantial threat;
(B) the number of covered personnel who are
deployed in areas in which potential nuclear
reactor emergencies may pose a substantial
threat;
(C) the operational requirements of the
Department of Defense;
(D) appropriate doctrine, training, and
operational plans for effective use of such
personal protective equipment;
(E) a feasible schedule for implementation of
the program; and
(F) approaches that could complement carrying
out the program on medical countermeasures
pursuant to section 734 of the Servicemember
Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
(d) Covered Personnel Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered personnel'' means--
(1) members of the Armed Forces deployed either
inside or outside the United States;
(2) civilian employees of the Department of Defense
deployed outside the United States; and
(3) civilian employees of the Department of Defense
and members of the Armed Forces stationed in the
National Capital Region (as defined in section 2674 of
title 10, United States Code) responsible for the
chemical, biological, and nuclear defense mission.
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65. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NON-TACTICAL
ELECTRIC VEHICLES OR COMPONENTS PRODUCED BY CHILD
AND SLAVE LABOR.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may
be obligated or expended for the procurement of non-tactical
electric vehicles, advanced-biofuel-powered vehicles, hydrogen-
powered vehicles, or any components or spare parts associated
with such vehicles that are not in compliance with the
prohibition on the acquisition of products produced by forced
or indentured child labor under subpart 22.15 of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (or any successor regulations).
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66. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. REPORT ON DOD-FUNDED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
HOSTING CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report identifying each institution of higher
education that has--
(1) received funding from the Department of Defense;
and
(2) hosted a Confucius Institute while in receipt of
such funding.
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67. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bost of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: AMENDMENTS; PILOT PROGRAM;
REPORTS.
(a) Requirement of Preseparation Counseling: Number of
Days.--Subsection (a) of section 1142 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended, in paragraph (1)--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``Within''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that a member
described in subparagraph (A) receives preseparation counseling
in the following amounts:
``(i) In the case of a member who has accepted an
offer of full-time employment, or has enrolled in a
program of education or vocational training, that shall
commence after the member separates, retires, or is
discharged, not fewer than three days.
``(ii) In the case of a member other than a member
described in clause (i), not fewer than five days.''.
(b) Provision of Preseparation Counseling: In-person to the
Extent Practicable.--Such subsection is further amended, in
paragraph (2)--
(1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``In carrying''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Preseparation counseling shall be provided in person to
the extent practicable. If the Secretary concerned determines
that a member cannot attend such counseling in person, such
member may receive such counseling remotely, with online access
to modules and reading materials.''.
(c) Tracking of Timeliness.--Such subsection is further
amended, in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(C) The Secretary of Defense shall implement a system to
track how many, and what percentage of, members begin to
receive preseparation counseling within time periods specified
in this paragraph.''.
(d) Waiver for Certain Members of the Reserve Components.--
Such subsection is further amended, in paragraph (4), by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) The Secretary concerned may waive the requirement for
preseparation counseling under paragraph (1) in the case of a
member of the reserve components if--
``(i) the member requests such a waiver;
``(ii) the member received preseparation counseling
during the period of three years preceding the date of
such request; and
``(iii) matters covered by such counseling, specified
in subsection (b), have not changed since the member
last received such counseling.''.
(e) Eligibility of a Member Who Reenlists to Receive
Preseparation Counseling.--Such subsection is further amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) The commanding officer of a member described in this
subsection may, on a space available basis, authorize such
member to receive preseparation counseling, regardless of
whether such member reenlists or agrees to a new period of
obligated service.''.
(f) Repeat Attendance.--Such subsection is further amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) A member who received preseparation counseling under
this section may, before separation, retirement, or discharge,
request to receive, on a space-available basis, such
preseparation counseling a second time.''.
(g) Elective Inclusion of the Spouse of a Member.--Such
section is further amended, in subsection (b), in paragraph
(5), by striking ``regarding the matters covered by paragraphs
(9), (10), and (16)''.
(h) Minimum Amount of Counseling Regarding Financial
Planning.--Such subsection is further amended, in paragraph
(9)--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Financial'';
(2) by striking ``loans'' and inserting ``loans, debt
management, investing''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
``(B) Individualized assistance regarding matters
described in subparagraph (A).
``(C) Counseling under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall
be provided by an individual who has significant
experience in financial planning.''.
(i) Pathways: Standardization; Establishment of Pathway for
Members of the Reserve Components.--Such section is further
amended, in paragraph (1) of subsection (c), in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A)--
(1) by striking ``Each Secretary concerned'' and
inserting ``The Secretaries of Defense and Homeland
Security''; and
(2) by striking ``pathways for members of the
military department concerned (including one pathway
for members of the reserve components)'' and inserting
``pathways, standardized across the armed forces and
including one pathway for members of the reserve
components, for members''.
(j) Pathways: Record of Pathway Assignment.--Such subsection
is further amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(4) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that the pathway
in which a member is placed, and the reasons for such
placement, are noted in the service record of such member.''.
(k) Coordination Between Departments of Defense, Veterans
Affairs, and Labor.--Such section is further amended, in
subsection (d)--
(1) by striking the heading and inserting
``Transmission of Certain Information to Other
Departments'';
(2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``In the case''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(2) Before a member described in subsection (a) separates,
retires, or is discharged, the Secretary concerned shall
transmit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the following
information:
``(A) The contact information of such member.
``(B) The Department of Defense Form DD-2648
regarding such member.
``(3)(A) In the case of a member described in subsection (a)
whom the Secretary concerned determines is at risk for a
difficult transition to civilian life, the Secretary concerned
shall, before the member separates, retires, or is discharged,
provide--
``(i) such member with the contact information of an
employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs and an
employee of the Department of Labor; and
``(ii) such employees with the contact information of
such member.
``(B) Each employee described in subparagraph (A) shall
contact the member described in such subparagraph not later
than 60 days after such member separates, retires, or is
discharged.
``(C) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of
Labor shall each submit to the Committees on Armed Services and
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives
an annual report that identifies the number of times, and
reasons why, an employee of the department under the
jurisdiction of such Secretary failed to carry out subparagraph
(B) in the year preceding the date of the report.
``(D) The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Homeland
Security shall prescribe regulations to ensure that, for
purposes of this paragraph, each Secretary concerned uses the
same definition of the term `at risk for a difficult transition
to civilian life'.''.
(l) Yearly Surprise Audits.--Such section is further amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(f) Audits.--(1)(A) Not less than once each year, an
employee or contractor of each department specified in
subparagraph (B) shall make unannounced visits to preseparation
counseling under this section in order to audit such
counseling.
``(B) The departments specified in this subparagraph are the
Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
the Department of Labor.
``(2) Not later than 90 days after such a visit, the employee
or contractor shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
and on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report regarding such audit.
``(3) Such employees or contractors shall have expertise
regarding matters described in subsection (b).''.
(m) Update of TAP Curricula.--Such section is further amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Curricula.--Not less than once each year, the
Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Labor shall
review and update curricula for counseling and services under
this section and section 1144 of this title.''.
(n) Website of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regarding
Programs for New Veterans.--Section 523 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(c) The Secretary shall maintain a publicly available
website of the Department through which a veteran or dependent
of a veteran may search by ZIP code for programs for--
``(1) veterans who recently separated from active
military, naval, air, or space service; or
``(2) dependents of veterans described in paragraph
(1).''.
(o) Expansion of Eligibility for a Certain Program of Job
Counseling, Training, and Placement Service for Veterans.--
(1) Definition.--Section 4101 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended in paragraph (5)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the
comma at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``power,
or'' and inserting ``power;''
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) a member of the Armed Forces eligible
for the Transition Assistance Program under
sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10.''.
(2) Outreach.--Section 4103A(a)(1) of such title is
amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by inserting ``and certain eligible persons''
after ``eligible veterans'';
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following new subparagraph (C):
``(C) Eligible persons described in paragraph (5)(D)
of section 4101 of this title.''.
(p) Solid Start Program: Interaction With Transition
Assistance Program.--
(1) Clarification of reference to tap.--Subsection
(b) of section 6320 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended, in of paragraph (1), by striking ``transition
classes or separation'' and inserting ``TAP classes or
preseparation counseling''.
(2) Assessment of tap.--Such paragraph is further
amended, in subparagraph (H), by inserting ``and of
TAP'' before the period.
(3) Definitions.--Such section is further amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (3) of subsection
(b); and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `TAP' means the Transition Assistance
Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10.
``(2) The term `Vet Center' has the meaning given
such term in section 1712A(h) of this title.
``(3) The term `veterans service organization' means
an organization recognized by the Secretary for the
representation of veterans under section 5902 of this
title.''.
(q) Information Provided to State Veterans Agencies Regarding
Members Separating From the Armed Forces.--
(1) Expansion.--Section 570F of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-
92; 10 U.S.C. 1142 note) is amended, in subsection
(a)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (8) as
paragraph (9); and
(B) by inserting, after paragraph (7), the
following new paragraph (8):
``(8) Benefits for low-income households, including
the supplemental nutrition assistance program (as such
term is defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (Public Law 88-525; 7 U.S.C. 2012)).''.
(2) Limitation of voluntary participation.--Such
section is further amended, in subsection (d), by
striking ``Information'' and inserting ``Except for
information related to whether an individual is
eligible for benefits described in paragraph (8) of
subsection (a), information''.
(r) Pilot Program for Military Spouses.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall establish a pilot program for spouses of
members of the covered Armed Forces who are eligible to
receive preseparation counseling under TAP.
(2) Voluntary basis.--Participation in the pilot
program shall be on a voluntary basis.
(3) Curriculum.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and
the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a curriculum
based on TAP for the pilot program.
(4) Counseling.--Counseling under the pilot program
shall--
(A) be tailored to the military spouse and
family;
(B) be offered at least once per calendar
quarter at each location selected under
paragraph (5);
(C) be offered at times including nights and
weekends; and
(D) include at least one hour regarding
benefits and assistance available to military
families and veterans from each department
under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries
specified in subparagraph (C).
(5) Locations.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry
out the pilot program at not fewer than five military
installations of each of the covered Armed Forces. One
such location shall be located outside the continental
United States.
(6) Report.--Not later than one year before the pilot
program terminates, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and House of Representatives a report to the
regarding the pilot program. Such report shall include
elements the Secretary determines appropriate,
including whether the pilot program should be made
permanent.
(7) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate
three years after the Secretary of Defense establishes
the pilot program.
(8) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or
Space Force.
(B) The term ``TAP'' means the Transition
Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144
of title 10, United States Code.
(s) Annual Report on TAP Participation.--Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter for four years, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services and on Veterans'
Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on
the Transition Assistance Program at military installations
where at least 250 members per year receive preseparation
counseling under section 1142 of title 10, United States Code.
Such report shall include the following elements with regards
to the year preceding the date of such report, disaggregated by
military installation:
(1) The number of members described in subsection
(a)(1)(B)(ii) of such section 1142, as added by
subsection (a), who received fewer than five days of
preseparation counseling under such section.
(2) The average period of time between when a member
begins to receive preseparation counseling and the day
the member separates, retires, or is discharged.
(3) The number of members who began to receive
preseparation counseling and then re-enlisted or agreed
to a new period of obligated service.
(4) The number of members who began to receive
preseparation counseling and then were deployed.
(5) The number of members assigned to each pathway
under subsection (c) of such section.
(6) The number of members who, in the course of such
preseparation counseling, were referred to another
Federal agency or department.
(7) The Federal agencies or departments to which
members were so referred.
(8) The number of members who should have been, but
were not, so referred, and reasons why such referrals
did not occur.
(9) The number of members who receive such
preseparation counseling and apply for unemployment
compensation under subchapter II of chapter 85 of title
5, United States Code.
(10) The total amount of such unemployment
compensation paid to members separating from the Armed
Forces.
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68. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buchanan of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XXVIII, insert the
following new section:
SEC. 28__. REPORT ON THREAT OF FIBER OPTIC-CONTROLLED DRONES.
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report
containing an evaluation of--
(1) the threat of fiber optic-controlled unmanned
aircraft systems to U.S. military installations,
operations, and personnel; and
(2) the use of such systems by foreign adversaries
for surveillance and targeting.
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69. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buchanan of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL DEFENSE MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN
VULNERABILITIES.
(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct an assessment of the supply chains of critical
defense minerals for the defense industrial base to identify
vulnerabilities in such supply chains.
(b) Report.--Not later than 365 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to Committees on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives and Senate a report on the findings of
the assessment conducted under subsection (a), including--
(1) an identification of each source of each critical
defense mineral described in such subsection;
(2) an evaluation of the barriers to expanding the
domestic capacity for mining and producing such
critical defense minerals; and
(3) recommendations for Congress and appropriate
Federal agencies to incentivize the domestic production
of such critical defense minerals.
(c) Critical Defense Minerals Defined.--In this section, the
term ``critical defense mineral'' means a mineral that is
essential to manufacturing to supply the military, industrial,
and essential civilian needs of the United States for national
defense, including rare earth elements, lithium, cobalt, and
nickel.
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70. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buchanan of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out
a pilot program under the TRICARE program under which the
Secretary provides covered members with continuous glucose
monitoring technology to assess the effects of real-time
metabolic health tracking and early intervention on improving--
(1) the health of the members; and
(2) force readiness.
(b) Participation.--The Secretary shall require a covered
member to participate in the pilot program under subsection (a)
if the Secretary identifies the member as being in either the
Partially Medically Ready category or the Not Medically Ready
category of the Individual Medical Readiness program.
(c) Data.--
(1) Exclusive uses.--The Secretary may use the health
information of a covered member collected under the
pilot program under subsection (a) only for the
purposes of--
(A) carrying out the pilot program, including
with respect to furnishing information to the
Comptroller General of the United States
pursuant to subsection (g)(1);
(B) providing health care, including
preventative care, to the member pursuant to
chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code; and
(C) conducting the Individual Medical
Readiness program.
(2) No use for medical discharges.--The Secretary may
not use the health information of a covered member
collected under the pilot program under subsection (a)
in separating or discharging the member from the Armed
Forces under chapter 61 of title 10, United States
Code.
(3) Prohibition on nongovernmental use.--A
nongovernmental entity that provides continuous glucose
monitoring technology under the pilot program under
subsection (a), or otherwise provides services under
the pilot program, may not--
(A) retain any rights to health information
of a covered member collected under the pilot
program;
(B) use such information except as authorized
by this section; and
(C) may not retain such information after
such authorized use is completed.
(d) Provision of Information and Services.--The Secretary
shall provide covered members participating in the pilot
program under subsection (a) with--
(1) information regarding metabolic health awareness;
and
(2) education and services to improve force
readiness.
(e) Training.--The Secretary shall--
(1) provide medical professionals of the military
departments with in-person training on the background,
procedures, and reporting requirements of the pilot
program under subsection (a); and
(2) establish shared educational resources and
training materials that may be used by all the military
departments.
(f) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot
program under subsection (a) for a five-year period.
(g) Reports.--
(1) Comptroller general.--
(A) Initial.--Not later than three years
after the date on which the Secretary commences
the pilot program under subsection (a), the
Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a
report on the pilot program, including--
(i) a comparison of the rates of
members in the Partially Medically
Ready category or the Not Medically
Ready category of the Individual
Medical Readiness program during 2025
and during the third year in which the
pilot program is carried out; and
(ii) recommendations to improve the
pilot program.
(B) Final.--Not later than five years after
the date on which the Secretary commences the
pilot program under subsection (a), the
Comptroller General shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report on the
pilot program, including--
(i) an assessment of the
effectiveness of the recommendations
under subparagraph (A)(ii); and
(ii) a determination by the
Comptroller General regarding whether
the pilot program should be extended.
(2) DoD.--Not later than five years after the date on
which the Secretary commences the pilot program under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report on the pilot
program, including--
(A) data regarding the use and efficacy of
the pilot program;
(B) how the pilot program affected force
readiness; and
(C) any recommendations by the Secretary to
improve the pilot program.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered member'' means a member of the
Armed Forces serving on active duty who meets any of
the following criteria:
(A) The member has been diagnosed with
prediabetes.
(B) The member has been diagnosed with type 2
diabetes and does not take insulin.
(C) The member has had gestational diabetes.
(D) The member is overweight or obese.
(2) The term ``Individual Medical Readiness program''
means the program specified in Department of Defense
Instruction 6025.19, or successor instruction.
(3) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning
given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United
States Code.
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71. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buchanan of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. PRESCRIPTION DROP BOXES.
The Secretary of Defense shall maintain at each military
installation a prescription drop box to allow for the safe
disposal of unused prescription drugs, including opioids.
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72. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buchanan of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title VIII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 8_. REPORT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ON FOREIGN ACQUISITION OF DUAL-
USE TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to
Congress a report that--
(1) identifies the types and estimated number of
dual-use technologies developed or manufactured in the
United States that have been acquired by entities
linked to the Chinese Communist Party during the 5-year
period preceding the submission of the report;
(2) describes the primary methods by which such
technologies were acquired by such entities; and
(3) provides recommendations to strengthen
protections against foreign acquisition of dual-use
technologies developed or manufactured in the United
States.
(b) Dual-use Defined.--In this section, the term ``dual-use''
has the meaning given such term in section 4801 of title 10,
United States Code.
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73. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buchanan of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. PROHIBITION ON USE OF LIVE ANIMALS IN TRAUMA TRAINING.
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, live
animals, including dogs, cats, nonhuman primates, and marine
mammals--
(1) may not used in live fire trauma training; and
(2) to the extent necessary, shall be replaced with
advanced simulators, mannequins, cadavers, or actors.
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74. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buchanan of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title XXVIII,
insert the following new section:
SEC. 28__. PROHIBITION OF USE ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
CONTROLLED BY FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.
(a) Prohibition.--No person may use a Government-owned device
to access or use social media controlled by a foreign adversary
while present on a military installation.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``controlled by a foreign adversary''
has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the
Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled
Applications Act (division H of Public Law 118-50; 15
U.S.C. 9901).
(2) The term ``military installation'' has the
meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10,
United States Code.
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75. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buchanan of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 17__. REPORT ON PLAN TO INCREASE EXPORTATION OF DEFENSE-RELATED
COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under
Secretary of Commerce for International Trade and in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to
Congress a strategy to increase the exportation of domestically
manufactured, defense-related components and materials.
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76. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burlison of Missouri
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. AUTHORIZATION OF AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO GREGORY MCMANUS
FOR ACTS OF VALOR.
(a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time
limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United
States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed
Forces, the President is authorized to award the Medal of
Honor, under section 7271 of such title, to Gregory McManus for
the acts of valor described in subsection (b).
(b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in
this subsection are the following:
(1) Chief Warrant Officer Gregory McManus
distinguished himself for his brave acts of valor while
serving in the United States Army by risking his life
to save the lives of his fellow servicemembers.
(2) Chief Warrant Officer McManus deserves
recognition for his acts of valor while serving as the
commander of a single helicopter gunship on an
important mission north of Chai Duc.
(3) Discovering an envoy of hundreds of enemy troops
along the Cambodian border, Chief Warrant Officer
McManus attacked the enemy without hesitation.
(4) Chief Warrant Officer McManus disregarded the
tracers that rose to meet him, firing rockets the
entire length of the convoy, confusing the enemy, and
scattering the troop column.
(5) Chief Warrant Officer McManus then attacked an
armored vehicle with a mounted machine gun, destroying
it and a large artillery piece which it was towing.
(6) Over and over, Chief Warrant Officer McManus flew
through heavy automatic weapons and machine gun fire to
attack the enemy, only deciding to return when his
ordinance was expended, and his ship had taken so much
damage that further flight was inadvisable.
(7) With this noble deed, Chief Warrant Officer
McManus was able to destroy the enemy unit and
scattered the rest in disorder with a single ship.
(8) Disregarding the size and scope of the enemy
troop's convoy, Chief Warrant Officer McManus put his
own life in danger, all in the service of his country
and members of the Armed Forces.
(9) Because of the heroic actions of Chief Warrant
Officer McManus, countless American soldier's lives
were saved.
(10) These actions of heroism by Chief Warrant
Officer McManus deserves recognition and demonstrates
this hero of the United States more than deserve the
medal of honor.
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77. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. REPORT ON AVIATION FLEET MAINTENANCE, AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY
RATES, AND PLANS TO REDUCE DOWNTIME.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on aviation fleet
maintenance backlogs, aircraft availability rates, and plans to
reduce downtime, with a focus on bases in Florida.
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78. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. CLEAN AUDIT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
timeline to achieve a clean financial audit for the Department
of Defense.
(b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual
report on progress and barriers to compliance with subsection
(a).
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79. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVI add the following new
section:
SEC. 16__. NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY SUPPORT FOR DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE
AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CYBERSECURITY
OPERATIONS.
Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code,
as amended by section 1611 of this Act, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 430f. National Security Agency support for defense industrial
base and critical infrastructure cybersecurity
operations
``The Director of the National Security Agency may carry out
activities to support the cybersecurity of the defense
industrial base, the telecommunications sector, and
cybersecurity service providers, including--
``(1) programs to facilitate the bidirectional
sharing of cyber threat intelligence to--
``(A) share classified and unclassified cyber
threat intelligence, security guidance, and
technical resources to support threat detection
and mitigation; and
``(B) receive voluntarily provided
information to support the activities of the
National Security Agency and other departments
and agencies of the Federal Government,
including to--
``(i) conduct offensive and defensive
cybersecurity operations; and
``(ii) develop jointly produced
cybersecurity products in coordination
with the private sector; and
``(2) providing direct cybersecurity support, upon
request, to entities within the defense industrial
base, the telecommunications sector, and cybersecurity
service providers to--
``(A) enhance the capability of such entities
to defend such entities and customers of such
entities;
``(B) respond swiftly to cyber incidents; and
``(C) implement effective mitigation
measures.''.
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80. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 17__. GAO STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RELIANCE ON CHINESE-
SOURCED MATERIALS.
Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct
a component-level assessment on the reliance of the Department
of Defense on Chinese-sourced materials in munitions,
microelectronics, and energy storage systems, including
recommendations for alternative sourcing strategies.
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81. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. PRIORITIZATION OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION IN CERTAIN RESEARCH AREAS.
(a) In General.--In exercising the authority to enter into
partnerships to support the research, development, test, and
evaluation activities of the Department of Defense, the
Secretary of Defense shall prioritize partnerships with
institutions of higher education conducting research on
hypersonics, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report that identifies any ongoing
partnerships with institutions of higher education as described
in subsection (a).
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82. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title V add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. REPORT ON INTEROPERABILITY OF CYBER TRAINING OF THE ARMED
FORCES.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the
interoperability of the cyber training programs of the Armed
Forces. Such report shall include--
(1) the extent to which each of the Armed Forces use
a standardized, common core curriculum for training
members of such Armed Force; and
(2) the recommendation of the Secretary as to whether
establishment of a Department of Defense cyber academy
to provide common training to all of the Armed Forces
would improve the cyber preparedness of the United
States.
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83. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. REPORT ON EFFECT OF EQUIPMENT SHORTFALLS ON NATIONAL GUARD
ABILITY TO ASSIST IN DISASTER RESPONSE.
Chapter 9 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 909. Report on effect of equipment availability to assist in
disaster response
``Not later than March 31 of the next fiscal year, the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Administration, shall submit
to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate a report with respect to each fiscal year on--
``(1) equipment shortfalls in the National Guard of
each State;
``(2) the effect of such shortfalls in the ability of
the National Guard of a State to provide assistance or
conduct operations related to disaster response,
including with respect to hurricanes; and
``(3) recommendations for addressing the shortfalls,
including through modernization and preposition of
equipment in disaster-prone States.''.
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84. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, insert the following:
SEC. 17__. REPORT ON INTERAGENCY COORDINATION TARGETING FENTANYL AND
PRECURSOR CHEMICALS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall expand
interagency coordination with respect to the targeting of
fentanyl and precursor chemicals, including by establishing
joint operations with the Secretary of Human Services and the
Attorney General.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
coordination required under subsection (a) that identifies,
with respect to fentanyl and precursor chemicals, any gaps
between agencies in detection, monitoring, and interdiction
activities.
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85. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAINS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an
assessment of the vulnerabilities to supply chains for the
medical supplies and equipment used by the Department of
Defense, included a detailed assessment of the reliance of the
Department on sources located in China for active
pharmaceutical ingredients and medical devices.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report on the findings of the
assessment conducted under subsection (a).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``active pharmaceutical ingredient'' has
the meaning given such term section 744A of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j-41).
(2) The term ``medical device'' has the meaning given
the term ``device'' in section 201(h) of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(h)).
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86. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carter of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title XXVIII,
insert the following new section:
SEC. 28__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM FOR ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2805
the following new section (and conforming the table of contents
at the beginning of such chapter accordingly):
``Sec. 2805a. Pilot program for use of additive manufacturing
technologies in unspecified minor construction
projects
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Secretaries of the military departments, may
establish a pilot program to, in accordance with section 2805
of this title, carry out unspecified minor military
construction projects using additive manufacturing technology.
``(b) Designation Of Official.--(1) The Secretary of Defense
shall designate an individual to be responsible for
administering the pilot program under this section. Such
individual shall establish guidelines and procedures with
respect to carrying out unspecified minor military construction
projects using additive manufacturing technology pursuant to
the pilot program.
``(2) In developing such guidance and procedures, such
individual shall consult with--
``(A) the Commander of the Naval Facilities
Engineering Systems Command, with respect to matters
concerning the Department of the Navy; and
``(B) the Commanding General of the Army Corps of
Engineers, with respect to matters concerning the
Department of the Army.
``(c) After-Action Reviews.--(1) With respect to military
construction projects under the jurisdiction of the Department
of the Navy carried out pursuant to the pilot program under
this section, the Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering
Systems Command shall develop and issue guidance for
documenting after-action reviews and validating lessons learned
from such military construction projects.
``(2) With respect to military construction projects under
the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army carried out
pursuant to the pilot program under this section, the
Commanding General of the Army Corps of Engineers shall develop
and issue guidance for documenting after-action reviews and
validating lessons learned from such military construction
projects.
``(d) Termination Date.--The authority of the Secretary of
Defense to carry out the pilot program under this section shall
terminate on the date that this ten years after the date of the
enactment of this section.''.
(b) Revision To Unified Facilities Criteria.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military
departments, shall revise provisions of the Unified
Facilities Criteria applicable to the planning and
design of military construction projects to ensure that
building practices and standards of the Department of
Defense incorporate up-to-date additive manufacturing
technologies.
(2) Report required.--Not later than February 1,
2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that
includes a description of revisions made to the Unified
Facilities Criteria pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In
this subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional
committees'' means--
(A) the Committees on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives and the Senate; and
(B) the Subcommittees on Military
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related
Agencies of the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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87. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Case of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. STUDY ON IMPROVEMENT OF ARMY CONTRACTED SEALIFT ASSETS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) there is reason for concern with respect to the
adequacy, availability, and alignment of lift assets--
both strategic and tactical--within the area of
operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command;
and
(2) given ongoing operational requirements, contested
logistics challenges, and the need for rapid mobility
in support of both deterrence and contingency
operations, a comprehensive analysis of current and
projected Army sealift capacity is warranted.
(b) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on options for
expanding a reserve contracted wartime sealift capacity in the
Indo-Pacific region. In producing the report, the Assistant
Secretary shall take into consideration the effects of
contested logistics environments, anti-access/area denial
threats, and the necessity of distributed operations under both
steady-state and high-end conflict conditions. The report shall
include each of the following:
(1) An identification of each Army contracted sealift
asset available during fiscal year 2025 in the area of
operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
(2) An evaluation of current and projected mission
requirements and operational tempo through fiscal year
2028, including an analysis of whether the existing
Army contracted sealift assets are sufficient to meet
the needs of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and
United States Army Pacific in both peacetime and
conflict scenarios.
(3) Recommendations for improving the contracted
sealift capability, capacity, and responsiveness of the
sealift capacity of the Army in the area of operations
of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, including
through--
(A) budgeting changes to ensure stable and
reliable sources of funding;
(B) improved coordination with the contracted
options of other military departments;
(C) on-call contracting during quickly
escalating crisis and conflict;
(D) posture adjustments;
(E) force structure changes; and
(F) interoperability improvements with allies
and partners.
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88. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Case of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title XXVIII,
insert the following:
SEC. 28__. STUDY AND REPORT ON CERTAIN INVESTMENTS IN CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE IN HAWAII.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this section, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy,
Installations, and Environment and the Commander of the United
States Indo-Pacific Command shall carry out a joint study to
assess the critical infrastructure investments in Hawaii across
each military department and submit to Congress a report with
respect to such study that includes--
(1) an identification of existing infrastructure as
of the date of the enactment of this section deemed as
critical for potential conflict-related needs for
military operations in the Indo-Pacific region,
disaggregated by--
(A) military infrastructure; and
(B) civilian infrastructure;
(2) estimated future requirements for military
infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region based on
mission growth and evolving threats; and
(3) a prioritized list of military construction
projects planned to be carried out during the five-year
period beginning on the date of the submission of the
report that the Assistant Secretary and the Commander
determine are critical to potential conflict-related
needs that includes, for each such military
construction project, an identification of--
(A) the estimated total cost;
(B) the location; and
(C) the military department concerned.
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89. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Case of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 17__. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE AUDIT OF NATIONAL SECURITY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall provide a briefing, and submit a report to
the congressional defense committees containing the results of
an audit with respect to the international defense personnel
exchange programs of the Department of Defense, to assess the
extent to which such programs are coordinated across the Armed
Forces, combatant commands, and defense agencies.
(b) Programs Included.--The report and briefing required by
subsection (a) shall include the following programs:
(1) Military Reserve Exchange Program.
(2) Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program.
(3) Foreign Academy Exchange Program.
(4) Personnel Exchange Program.
(5) All other Department of Defense funded exchange
programs that enhance international cooperation and
military interoperability.
(c) Additional Matters.--The report required by subsection
(a) shall also include the following:
(1) An assessment of whether a centralized entity
within the Department of Defense oversees or
coordinates international defense personnel exchange
programs.
(2) An assessment of whether any policies,
regulations, or directives mandate administration of
such programs across military services and defense
agencies.
(3) An assessment of whether the lack of coordination
has resulted in gaps in strategy, inefficiencies, or
duplicative efforts.
(4) An assessment of any key factors that limit the
ability of the Department to host foreign personnel in
an exchange program.
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90. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Case of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. STUDY ON PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND ALLIED SHIPYARD CAPABILITIES
FOR INDO-PACIFIC REGION CONFLICTS.
(a) Study Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in
coordination with the Commander of the United States Indo-
Pacific Command, shall conduct a study to assess the capacity
of each United States public and private shipyard, and each
foreign shipyard of an allied or partner country, to support
battle damage repair in the event of an armed conflict in the
Indo-Pacific region.
(b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) An assessment of the major infrastructure,
facilities, and equipment of United States public and
private shipyards in the Indo-Pacific region capable of
use by the United States Armed Forces for battle damage
repair during an armed conflict with a near-peer
competitor in such region.
(2) An evaluation of the workforce of United States
public and private shipyards in the Indo-Pacific
region, including the availability, training, and
projected needs of such workforce to support such
battle damage repair.
(3) An assessment of the public and private
personnel, infrastructure, facilities, and equipment of
foreign shipyards of allied or partner countries in the
Indo-Pacific region capable of supporting the United
States Armed Forces with respect to such battle damage
repair.
(4) An analysis of supply chain resilience and
vulnerabilities relating to such battle damage repair.
(5) Recommendations for strategic investments or
policy changes necessary to expand or modernize public
or private shipyard capacity to support such battle
damage repair.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the
date on which the Secretary concludes the study under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report containing the results of such
study and any recommendations the Secretary considers
appropriate.
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91. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Case of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 13__. REPORT ON CIVILIAN-MILITARY RELATIONS IN THE FREELY
ASSOCIATED STATES.
(a) In General.--The Commander of United States Indo-Pacific
Command, acting through Joint Task Force-Micronesia, shall be
responsible for assessing and coordinating military efforts to
strengthen community relationships between the United States
Armed Forces and individuals living in the Freely Associated
States (FAS) and impacted by military installations,
installations, and operating locations in the FAS. including
through consultation with each of the Armed Forces, other
elements of United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the
Secretary of State.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commander of United States Indo-
Pacific Command, acting through Joint Task Force-Micronesia,
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
that includes--
(1) the results of a study on the relationships
between civilians living in the FAS and Armed Forces
presence in the FAS;
(2) an assessment of such relationships;
(3) a summary of efforts by the Armed Forces to
improve such relationships to the extent affected by
United States military activities in the FAS;
(4) an identification of legally available, civilian-
military community engagement programs, activities, and
authorities with respect to the FAS;
(5) an identification of any new authorities needed
to implement existing DoD civilian-military community
engagement programs, activities, and authorities in the
FAS;
(6) an identification of any other components of
Federal departments or agencies required to implement
any whole-of-government, civilian-military community
engagement programs, activities, and authorities in the
FAS; and
(7) a plan and estimated cost for improving such
community engagement with respect to the impact of
United States military activities in the FAS.
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92. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castor of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XI of division A, insert
the following (and update the table of contents for such title
accordingly):
SEC. 11__. STUDY ON LOCALITY PAY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall
conduct a study on locality pay Department of Defense
employees, including locality pay under subchapter I of chapter
53 of title 5, United States Code. Such study shall include the
following:
(1) A review of current methodologies used to
determine locality pay adjustments and their alignment
with actual cost of living and labor market data.
(2) An evaluation of regional disparities that impact
recruitment and retention of Federal employees in
defense-related roles
(3) Consideration of alternative models, including
adjustments based on broader economic indicators,
private-sector wage comparisons, and regional housing
market trends.
(4) Recommendations for legislative or administrative
changes necessary to improve the accuracy, fairness,
and effectiveness of locality pay adjustments.
(b) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under
subsection (a).
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93. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castor of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. EXTENSION OF NOTICE AND WAIT PERIOD FOR PROPOSED
RESTRUCTURING, REALIGNMENT, OR MODIFICATION TO
MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.
Section 703(d)(4)(C) of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2199),
as amended by section 718 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3696),
is further amended by striking ``180-day'' and inserting ``one-
year''.
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94. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castro of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle B of title VII the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO THE TREATMENT
OF CIVILIANS IN MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT
FACILITIES.
Section 1079b of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following
new subsection:
``(d) Annual Publication of Information.--On an annual basis,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate,
and make publicly available on the internet website of the
Department of Defense, the following information with respect
to the year covered by the report:
``(1) The total amount of fees owed by civilians for
medical care described in subsection (a), disaggregated
by military medical treatment facility.
``(2) The number of civilians who received such
medical care, disaggregated by military medical
treatment facility.
``(3) The number of civilians who received a waiver
under subsection (b), and the average amount of fees
waived, disaggregated by military medical treatment
facility.
``(4) The number of civilians who received a
reduction of fees under subsection (c), and the average
amount of fees remaining after such reductions,
disaggregated by military medical treatment
facility.''.
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95. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ciscomani of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. REPORT ON ELECTRONIC WARFARE CAPABILITY FOR UNMANNED SURFACE
VESSELS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days from the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
Research, Development, and Acquisition shall submit to the
congressional defense committees an unclassified report on
planned development of a configurable, low-cost, expendable
electronic warfare capability to support unmanned surface
vessel survivability.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of currently available electronic
warfare capabilities for unmanned surface vessels and
limitations of current technology.
(2) A determination of funding availability for
fiscal years 2026 through 2030 by program element to
support the rapid development of configurable low-cost
electronic warfare capabilities for multi-class
unmanned surface vessels.
(3) A determination of funding availability from
Public Law 119-21.
(4) An assessment of current and future satellite
radar detection capabilities in finding and tracking
ocean-going unmanned surface vessels by any country
determined by the Secretary of State to be a foreign
adversary with such capabilities.
(5) A list of possible technical requirements for a
multi-class, affordable, low-power, and expendable
electronic warfare system.
(6) A rapid acquisition strategy for this capability.
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96. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cisneros Jr. of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title VI, add the following new
section:
SEC. 6__. EXTENDING CERTAIN TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA.
Section 603(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public law 117-263) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and the period
specified in paragraph (6)'' after ``paragraph (5)'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Period specified.--The period specified in this
paragraph is the period--
``(A) beginning on the date of the enactment
of this paragraph; and
``(B) ending on December 31, 2026.''.
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97. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cloud of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 161, line 24, strike ``or'' and insert ``Corpus Christi
Army Depot, Texas, or''.
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98. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cloud of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 17__. AUTHORIZING UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ROTARY AIRCRAFT WORK
AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPOTS.
The Secretary of Defense is authorized to conduct rotary
aircraft work for the Department of Homeland Security and the
United States Coast Guard at any depot of the Department of
Defense.
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99. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cloud of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title III, insert the following:
SEC. 3__. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE WRITE-OFFS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEPOTS AND ARSENALS.
With respect to any depot or arsenal of the Department of
Defense, the Secretary of Defense may write off any depreciated
cost or debt associated with capital that does not generate
revenue due to Government-directed mission changes. The
Secretary may delegate the authority under this section to the
Secretary of a military department.
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100. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cloud of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title III, insert the following:
SEC. 3__. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTS OF DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY CLASS
IX RECOVERY RATES ON MILITARY DEPOTS AND ARSENALS.
(a) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency
and each Secretary of a military department, shall conduct a
study on--
(1) the methodology used by Defense Logistics Agency
to establish class IX recovery rates; and
(2) the effects such rates have on the organic
industrial base, with emphasis on military depots and
arsenals.
(b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall
address each of the following:
(1) The methodology used by the Defense Logistics
Agency to set recovery rates for class IX items for all
customers.
(2) How class IX recovery rates affect the cost
structures, budgeting, and execution of workload at
military depots and arsenals.
(3) Any differences between the effects of recovery
rates on depot-level maintenance compared to other
customers of the Defense Logistics Agency.
(4) Any unintended consequences resulting from such
cost recovery practices, including delays, cost
overruns, or degraded readiness in depot and arsenal
operations.
(5) Recommendations for improving alignment between
Defense Logistics Agency pricing policies and the
sustainment, affordability, and readiness goals of
military depots and arsenals
(c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the findings
of the study required under subsection (a), which shall include
the recommendations of the Secretary for any legislative or
policy changes to address the matters addressed by the study.
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101. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Courtney of
Connecticut or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XXVIII,
insert the following:
SEC. 28__. RADON TESTING OF MILITARY HOUSING OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
(a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report identifying
military housing owned or operated by the Federal Government
that should be monitored for levels of radon at or above the
action level established by the Environmental Protection
Agency, including military housing located on military
installations evaluated in the report dated April 30, 2020,
titled ``Evaluation of the DoD's Management of Health and
Safety Hazards in Government-Owned and Government-Controlled
Military Family Housing'' (DODIG-2020-082).
(b) Testing Procedures and Standards.--Each Secretary of a
military department shall establish procedures at military
installations identified under subsection (a) under the
jurisdiction of such Secretary for testing for radon in such
housing that are consistent with current national consensus
standards and are in compliance with applicable Federal
regulations in order to ensure radon levels at such housing are
below recommended levels established by the Environmental
Protection Agency--
(1) by testing--
(A) at least one time every five years for
military housing; or
(B) at least one time every two years for
housing that is above recommended radon levels
established by the Environmental Protection
Agency until radon levels are reduced to at or
below such levels; or
(2) through the installation of monitoring equipment
in such housing.
(c) Notification Regarding Need for Mitigation.--If, as a
result of testing described in subsection (b), a unit of
military housing owned or controlled by the Federal Government
requires radon mitigation to ensure radon levels are below
recommended levels established by the Environmental Protection
Agency, the head of the military installation on which such
military housing is located shall submit to the Secretary of
the military department concerned, not later than seven days
after the determination of the need for radon mitigation, a
mitigation plan for the housing unit.
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102. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crane of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title V add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS WITH SPECIAL OPERATIONS MEDICAL
TRAINING IN OBTAINING CREDIT TOWARDS A DEGREE IN A
MEDICAL FIELD.
Chapter 58 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1156. Assistance to members with special operations medical
training in obtaining credit towards a degree in a
medical field
``The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into
agreements with institutions of higher education (as defined in
section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1002)) to provide credit towards a degree in a medical field at
such institutions for members of the armed forces who have
received special operations medical training.''.
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103. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crane of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. AUTOMATIC EXPUNGEMENT OF CERTAIN TITLING AND INDEXING
RECORDS.
(a) Automatic Expungement.--A titling or indexing record
pertaining to a covered person in a covered database shall be
expunged automatically 10 years after the date on which such
person separates from military service, unless--
(1) a finding of guilt by court-martial was made in
connection with the conduct to which the record
pertains; or
(2) the service member is reasonably expected to be
prosecuted for such conduct by court-martial or in a
civilian court within one year following the expiration
of such 10-year period.
(b) Revision to Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense shall
revise Department of Defense Instruction 5505.07 and any other
related or successor guidance, as necessary, to implement the
requirements of subsection (a).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered person'' means any individual
subject to the jurisdiction of chapter 47 of title 10,
United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military
Justice), who is--
(A) a current or former civilian employee of
the Department of Defense; or
(B) a current or former member of the Armed
Forces.
(2) The term ``covered database'' means the
Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations
(DCII) or any equivalent investigatory system under the
control of the Department of Defense.
(3) The term ``titled'' or ``titling'' means the
placement of a person's name in the subject or title
block of a criminal investigative report or indexing
system, including the DCII.
(4) The term ``expungement'' means the complete and
permanent removal of any identifying and investigative
information pertaining to a covered person from all
covered investigative databases, including any
retained, archived, hidden, derivative, or ``shadow''
records. Expungement shall be total, irreversible, and
render the record indistinguishable from one that never
existed.
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104. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crane of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XI of division A, insert
the following:
SEC. 11__. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIANS FORWARD
DEPLOYED INTO COMBAT ZONES AND TOXIC EXPOSURE.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
feasibility study regarding the number of Department of Defense
civilian employees who are forward deployed into designated
combat zones and who may have been exposed to toxic substances
as a result of their service.
(b) Matters to Be Included.--The study shall include, at a
minimum, the following:
(1) The number of Department of Defense civilian
employees currently forward deployed into combat zones,
disaggregated by region and occupational specialty.
(2) Historical data, to the extent practicable, on
the number of such civilians deployed over the past 20
years.
(3) The extent and nature of potential toxic
exposures to Department of Defense civilians deployed
into combat zones, including exposure to--
(A) open-air burn pits;
(B) contaminated water supplies;
(C) airborne particulates; or
(D) industrial or chemical hazards associated
with local environments; and
(E) (E) other environmental or occupational
toxins.
(4) The current benefits, entitlements, and
protections available to such civilians in cases of
toxic exposure, including--
(A) health care benefits and eligibility;
(B) hazard pay and deployment allowances;
(C) workers' compensation and other
occupational insurance coverages;
(D) eligibility for Department of Labor's
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs; and
(E) eligibility for Department of Veterans
Affairs programs (if any).
(5) A comparison of benefits and entitlements
provided to forward-deployed Department of Defense
civilians with those provided to members of the Armed
Forces for toxic exposure and related health
conditions.
(6) Identification of any gaps, limitations, or
inconsistencies in coverage or protections between
military personnel and civilian personnel.
(7) The process by which Department of Defense
civilians are informed of potential toxic exposure
risks prior to deployment, and any post-deployment
medical monitoring or surveillance programs available.
(8) Data on claims submitted by Department of Defense
civilians for toxic exposure-related illnesses,
including approval and denial rates, and average time
to adjudicate such claims.
(9) The extent to which contractors performing
Department of Defense missions are covered by similar
or different protections compared to direct-hire
civilians.
(10) Recommendations for potential legislative or
regulatory actions to better protect Department of
Defense civilians from toxic exposures while forward
deployed, and to ensure adequate long-term health care
and compensation for those affected.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the findings
of the study required under subsection (a).
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105. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Davis of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 441, after line 17, insert the following paragraphs:
(5) Nicotine pouches.
(6) Heat-not-burn (HNB) products.
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106. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Davis of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Air Force shall establish a pilot program under which
the Department of the Air Force (including the Space
Force) shall use virtual reality technology and natural
language processing for the purposes of data collection
and proficiency measurement (in this section referred
to as the ``pilot program'').
(2) Training.--Training under the pilot program shall
re-enforce existing frameworks of prevention, such as
the methodology known as ``Ask, Care, Excort'' or
``ACE'', assisting unit commanders in identifying areas
for improvement.
(3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress
that the Air Force currently uses virtual reality
technology in many training areas which will help
control the costs associated with the pilot program.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall
submit to Congress a report on the results of the data gathered
during the pilot program.
(c) Funding.--
(1) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth
in the funding tables in division D, the amount
authorized to be appropriated in section 4301 for Air
Force, Operations and Maintenance, Operating Forces,
Medical Readiness, Line 140, is hereby increased by
$9,000,000.
(2) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in
the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized
to be appropriated in section 4301 for Army, Operation
and Maintenance, Line 460, is hereby reduced by
$9,000,000.
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107. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DesJarlais of
Tennessee or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XVI, insert
the following:
SEC. 16__. REPORT ON DISMANTLEMENT OF LEGACY NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Energy
for Nuclear Security shall jointly submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the dismantlement of legacy
nuclear weapons.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of current plans with respect to
dismantlement rates and nuclear weapon types scheduled
for dismantlement.
(2) An identification of materials planned to be
recovered through dismantlement of legacy nuclear
weapons.
(3) A summary of the reuse potential of such
materials.
(4) An assessment of defense needs with respect to
recovered materials, including nuclear materials.
(5) A description of any recoverable materials excess
to defense needs.
(6) A plan for the disposition intended for any
plutonium previously declared excess to defense needs,
including an assessment of whether any such plutonium
should be retained for future defense needs.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
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108. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dunn of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title XXVIII, insert the
following new section:
SEC. 28__. ESTABLISHMENT OF STRATEGIC SPACEPORT PROGRAM.
(a) Report on Expanding Launch Capacity.--Not later than 120
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes--
(1) an assessment of the feasibility and advisability
of incorporating additional Federal, commercial, or
State-operated spaceports into the national security
launch infrastructure of the Deparmtent of Defense;
(2) a review of the infrastructure, range support,
airspace access, and ability of each site to meet
national security launch requirements;
(3) identification of other coastal locations
throughout the continental United States that would be
suitable for development to expand national security
launch infrastructure;
(4) a review of Federal authorities, policies, and
statutes that inhibit expansion of launch
infrastructure at existing launch sites of the
Department; and
(5) a framework to assess and prioritize surge launch
infrastructure expansion options.
(b) Recommendations for a Strategic Spaceport Program.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
committees recommendations for the creation of a strategic
spaceport program that includes--
(1) investments required to create or expand the
necessary vertical launch infrastructure to support
national security and combatant command requirements;
(2) innovative means to expand partnerships with
State or local authorities to accelerate launch
capacity expansion;
(3) changes to authorities, policy or statute
required to foster the expansion of vertical launch
infrastructure within the United States and improve
efficiency of all existing spaceport operations,
including deconfliction of spectrum and airspace use;
and
(4) a framework to designate strategic spaceports and
integrate such spaceports into Department of Defense
operational, mobility, and joint force deployment
planning.
(c) Avoidance of Duplication.--The Secretary shall ensure
that the strategic spaceport program--
(1) builds upon but does not duplicate ongoing
efforts under the Spaceport of the Future initiative;
and
(2) leverages existing infrastructure.
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109. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dunn of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following
section:
SEC. 13__. ANNUAL REPORT ON PRESENCE AND ACTIVITIES OF EUROPEAN UNION
AND NATO MILITARIES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, in
coordination with the Commander of United States European
Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
comprehensive report on the military presence and activities of
European Union and NATO member countries in the Indo-Pacific
region, that also includes--
(1) the best available estimate, over the course of
the preceding year, of the sum of--
(A) the number of land, maritime, and air
personnel of the United States Armed Forces,
who are working jointly with
(B) the reported number of personnel from
European Union and NATO-member militaries
operating in or deployed to the Indo-Pacific
region; and
(2) an analysis of how the presence of the militaries
of such countries in the Indo-Pacific region
contributes to deterrence against Chinese aggression,
including a discussion of posture, capability,
multilateral operations, and strategic signaling
effects.
(b) Criteria.--Each report required under subsection (a)
shall include, with respect to each military of a member
country of the European Union or NATO with a presence in the
Indo-Pacific region, the following:
(1) An estimate of the percentage of each military's
total forces, disaggregated by service branch (land,
maritime, air), that are typically deployed, stationed,
or otherwise present in the Indo-Pacific region on an
annual basis.
(2) Types and frequency of military activities, such
as maritime patrols, joint training exercises, port
visits, freedom of navigation operations, and other
relevant operations conducted in the Indo-Pacific
region.
(3) Identification and assessment of the specific
offensive, defensive, and logistics capabilities
deployed or maintained by each military in the region,
including platforms, systems, and infrastructure.
(4) An analysis of how the military presence and
capabilities of each military complement enhances or
increases United States military readiness and
capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.
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110. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Dunn of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle C of title VII the following
new section:
SEC. 7__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN RISK
IDENTIFICATION AND TRANSPARENCY ENHANCEMENT.
(a) Assessments and List.--Not later than 270 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall--
(1) conduct supply chain risk assessments across the
Defense Health Agency and relevant acquisition offices
of the Department of Defense to determine the origin of
covered items; and
(2) develop and maintain a prioritized list, which
may be classified, of high-risk critical medical
products that rely on covered items originating from
the People's Republic of China.
(b) Elements.--The assessments under subsection (a)(1) shall
include--
(1) identification and prioritization of critical
medical products for review;
(2) evaluation of dependencies on inputs originating
from China;
(3) analysis of vulnerability to supply chain
disruption during war, national emergency, or public
health crisis;
(4) assessment of domestic manufacturing capacity,
including gaps, single points of failure, and economic
threats to domestic producers;
(5) identification of the location of design,
manufacturing, and packaging facilities; and
(6) evaluation of dependencies in deployable medical
units, military medical treatment facilities, and
medical logistics systems of the Department.
(c) Report.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the initial assessment conducted under
paragraph (1) of subsection (a), and annually
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report detailing--
(A) findings from the high-risk medical
products list developed under paragraph (2) of
such subsection;
(B) strategies to strengthen stockpiles and
readiness contracts; and
(C) recommendations to reduce reliance on
Chinese supply chains, including procurement
policy revisions, alternative sourcing,
expansion of domestic manufacturing, and
incentives for United States-based production
of covered items.
(2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) may be
submitted in classified form.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered items'' means pharmaceuticals,
active pharmaceutical ingredients, personal protective
equipment, medical devices, and medical diagnostic
equipment, used by the Department of Defense.
(2) The term ``critical medical product'' means any
covered item identified by the Secretary of Defense as
essential to national defense, force health protection,
or continuity of operations.
(3) The term ``domestic manufacturing'' means the
conduct in the United States of research and
development, engineering, or production activities
necessary for manufacturing a critical medical product.
(4) The term ``foreign country of concern'' has the
meaning given the term ``covered nations'' in section
4872(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, and any
additional countries so designated by the Department of
State.
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111. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Edwards of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:
SEC. 10__. UTILIZATION OF OFFICE SPACE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Report to General Services Administration.--The Secretary
of Defense shall annually submit a written report to the
Administrator of the General Services Administration that
includes the following:
(1) Monthly total occupancy of office space.
(2) The actual utilization of office space.
(3) Monthly space utilization rates.
(4) Any other office space utilization data
considered important by the Administrator of the
General Services Administration.
(b) Finalized Procedures for the Return of Office Space to
the General Services Administration.--The Secretary of Defense
shall draft and finalize written procedures that provide for
the return of office space to the General Services
Administration if the occupancy of the Department of Defense
falls below a 60 percent space utilization rate for 6 months
within any 1-year period.
(c) Exception for Intelligence Community.--This section shall
not apply to office space properties used by an element of the
intelligence community.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``actual utilization'' means the
percentage of capacity used based on the space
utilization rate.
(2) The term ``capacity'' means a usable office space
calculated by the square feet of such space divided by
150.
(3) The term ``intelligence community'' has the
meaning given such term in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
(4) The term ``occupancy'' means the total number of
employees performing duties in-person, in office space,
at least 5 days per week on a recurring basis.
(5) The term ``space utilization rate'' means total
usable square feet divided by occupancy.
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112. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Edwards of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XXVIII, insert the
following:
SEC. 28__. SURVEY OF CERTAIN COUNTIES FOR PLACEMENT OF FACILITIES.
(a) Survey Required.--Not later than one year afer the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress the results of a survey of the counties
described in subsection (b) to assess potential placement of
operational, training, or other facilities for use by the
military departments in such counties.
(b) Counties Described.--The counties described in this
subsection are located in the State of North Carolina and are
as follows:
(1) Buncombe County.
(2) Cherokee County.
(3) Clay County.
(4) Graham County.
(5) Haywood County.
(6) Henderson County.
(7) Jackson County.
(8) Macon County.
(9) Madison County.
(10) McDowell County.
(11) Polk County.
(12) Rutherford County.
(13) Swain County.
(14) Transylvania County.
(15) Yancey County.
(c) Survey Requirements.--The survey required under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the mountainous and varied
terrains in the areas described in subsection (b) and
the feasibility of programs that use this geography,
including programs for basic survival skills, dam and
reservoir exercises, whitewater rafting exercises,
thick vegetation exercises, air drop exercises, and
mountainous warfare exercises.
(2) An evaluation of defense assets located in the
State of North Carolina and the lack of defense assets
in the area described in subsection (b).
(d) Survey Considerations.--The survey shall assesses the
feasibility of the placement of operational, training, and
other facilities as follows:
(1) Consideration of relevant civilian assets in the
area described in subsection (b).
(2) Consideration of assets of Department of Defense
contractors in such area.
(3) Proximity of such to current defense assets,
including Fort Liberty.
(4) Consideration of the geographic similarities of
such area to geographic regions critical to United
States defense policy, including the Indo-Pacific
region, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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113. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Elfreth of Maryland
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title V add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. MODIFICATION TO MAXIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE FOR ELIGIBILITY
DETAIL AS A STUDENT AT A LAW SCHOOL.
(a) Modification.--Section 2004(b)(1) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
striking ``detailed pursuant to subsection
(a)(1)'' and inserting ``with respect to whom
the Secretary of a military department is
providing funding for educational expenses in
accordance with subsection (a)(2)''; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``eight
years'' and inserting ``10 years''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) in the matter preceding
clause (i), by striking ``detailed pursuant to
subsection (a)(2)'' and inserting ``with respect to
whom the Secretary of a military department is not
providing funding for educational expenses in
accordance with subsection (a)(3)''.
(b) Technical Amendment.--
(1) Correction to amendment.--Section 552(a)(2)(B) of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1894) is amended to read
as follows:
``(B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking
`period of two years for each year or part
thereof of his legal training under subsection
(a).' and inserting the following: `period of--
```(i) two years for each year or
part thereof of legal training under
subsection (a)(2); or
```(ii) one year for each year or
part thereof of legal training under
subsection (a)(3).'.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph
(1) shall take effect as if included in the enactment
of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159).
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114. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ellzey of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title V add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.
Chapter 853 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 8451a the following new section:
``Sec. 8451b. Director of admissions
``(a) Establishment and Appointment.--There is a director of
admissions of the Naval Academy. The director of admissions
shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, and shall perform such duties as the
Superintendent of the Naval Academy may prescribe with the
approval of the Secretary of the Navy.
``(b) Grade.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person
appointed as director of admissions of the Naval Academy has
the regular grade of commander in the Navy or lieutenant
colonel in the Marine Corps.
``(2) A person serving as director of admissions shall have
the regular grade of captain in the Navy or colonel in the
Marine Corps upon the earlier of--
``(A) the date on which such person completes six
years of service as the director of admissions; and
``(B) the date on which such person would have been
promoted had the person been selected for promotion
from among officers in the promotion zone.
``(c) Detail.--The President may detail any officer of the
Navy or the Marine Corps in a grade above lieutenant or
captain, respectively, to perform the duties of director of
admissions without appointing the officer as director of
admissions. Such a detail does not affect the position of the
officer on the active-duty list.''.
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115. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Evans of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 8__. REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF NON-DOMESTIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE SUPPLYING THE
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.
(a) Review and Assessment Required.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in
coordination with each Secretary of a military department,
shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded
research and development center to conduct an independent
review, analysis, and assessment of the use of non-domestic
additive manufacturing equipment and associated software
programs that supply components or capability to the United
States defense industrial base and the effect of such use.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--The agreement described in
subsection (a) shall require that the federally funded
research and development center that is party to such
agreement submit to the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment a report on the findings of
the review, assessment, and analysis not later than one
year after the date on which the center entered into
such agreement.
(2) Submission to congress.--The Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit
such report to the congressional defense committees
upon receipt of such report.
(3) Elements.--The report described in paragraph (1)
shall include the following elements:
(A) An assessment of manufacturers in the
United States defense industrial base using
non-domestic additive manufacturing equipment.
(B) An identification of additive
manufacturing equipment, including 3D printers,
that are of Chinese or Russian origin, and that
are in the supply chain of the United States
defense industrial base.
(C) A review of non-domestic additive
manufacturing equipment suppliers that work
with adversarial foreign militaries and have a
presence in the United States defense
industrial base.
(D) A security assessment of intellectual
property risks of software programs associated
with additive manufacturing equipment that are
provided to--
(i) the United States defense
industrial base; and
(ii) additive manufacturing equipment
suppliers based in adversarial foreign
countries.
(4) Form; public availability.--The report described
in paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may include a classified annex.
(c) Interim Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with each
Secretary of a military department, shall provide to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a briefing on the plan to assess the United
States defense industrial base for the use and effect of non-
domestic additive manufacturing equipment and associated
software programs.
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116. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ezell of Mississippi
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title XVI, add the following new
section:
SEC. 16__. FUNDING FOR SEA-BASED LAUNCH FOR MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding
funding table in section 4201, Advanced Component Development
and Prototypes, line 098, Ballistic Missile Defense Targets, is
hereby increased by $10,000,000 (with the amount of such
increase to be made available for sea-based launch for missile
defense targets).
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for Operations and Maintenance,
Army, Other Service Support, line 470, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, is hereby reduced
by $10,000,000.
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117. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ezell of Mississippi
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR ADVANCED GROUP 1 SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS
FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding
funding table in section 4201, Special Operations Command,
intelligence systems development, line 290 (program element
1160405BB), is hereby increased by $3,000,000 (with the amount
of such increase to be made available for ultra-lightweight
Group 1 small unmanned aerial systems--advanced Group 1 small
unmanned aerial systems).
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for operation and maintenance,
Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in
section 4301, for maneuver units, line 010, is hereby reduced
by $3,000,000.
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118. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fallon of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. AVAILABILITY OF DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM AND OTHER FUNDS FOR
CERTAIN MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES.
(a) Availability.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1100 the following
new section:
``Sec. 1100a. Availability of Defense Health Program and other funds
for certain medical countermeasures
``(a) Authority.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose, amounts available under the
Defense Health Program account established under section 1100,
and amounts available under the Operation and Maintenance, Army
account for medical readiness, may be obligated or expended by
the Director of the Defense Health Agency to conduct the
activities described in subsection (b) for the protection and
sustainment of deployed forces across the roles of medical
care.
``(b) Activities Described.--The activities described in this
subsection are the following:
``(1) The procurement or pre-positioning of a medical
countermeasure for forward deployment.
``(2) The forward deployment of a medical
countermeasure.
``(3) Any associated logistics, storage, or
sustainment activity necessary to ensure the
availability or readiness of a forward-deployed medical
countermeasure.
``(c) Coordination.--The Director of the Defense Health
Agency shall coordinate with the Secretaries of the military
departments and the commanders of the combatant commands with
respect to any obligation or expenditure of funds under
subsection (a).
``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `medical countermeasure' includes--
``(A) a vaccine, therapeutic, prophylactic,
or diagnostic; and
``(B) an advanced wound care product,
including antimicrobial and barrier-protective
dressings such as silver-plated bandages.
``(2) The term `roles of medical care' has the
meaning given such term in the publication of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff titled `Joint
Publication 4-02: Joint Health Service', dated December
11, 2017, or such successor publication.''.
(b) Reports.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
report describing--
(1) the categories of medical countermeasures
procured and forward-deployed using funds authorized to
be obligated or expended under section 1100 of title
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a);
(2) the locations supported by any such use of funds;
and
(3) any gaps or shortfalls identified in connection
with the provision of such medical countermeasures to
deployed forces.
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119. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Finstad of Minnesota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XXVIII, add the following:
SEC. 28__. AUTHORIZE COST-PLUS INCENTIVE FEE CONTRACTING FOR SIOP
INFRASTRUCTURE.
Notwithstanding section 3323 of title 10, United States Code,
the Secretary of Defense may authorize the use of contracts
using cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for military
construction projects associated with the Shipyard
Infrastructure Optimization Program of the Department of
Defense at each of the following locations:
(1) Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia.
(2) Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate
Maintenance Facility, Hawaii.
(3) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine.
(4) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate
Maintenance Facility, Washington.
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120. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fitzgerald of
Wisconsin or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. CMMC CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT SUPPORT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration and the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue
Service, shall submit to the Committees on Ways and Means and
on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report
identifying each Federal resource and each business or personal
tax credit or deduction that may be available to a small
business concern (as defined under section 3 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) for the costs of a Cybersecurity
Maturity Model Certification assessment described in part 170
of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) Publication.--Not later than 30 days after the Secretary
of Defense submits the report required by subsection (a), the
Secretary shall make publicly available on a website of the
Department of Defense a list of the Federal resources and
business and personal tax credits and deductions identified in
such report, including a description of each such Federal
resource and business or personal tax credit or deduction.
(c) Federal Resource Defined.--In this section, the term
``Federal resource'' means a program or activity of the Federal
Government under which Federal funds are made available or
awarded, including Federal loans, grants, and other Federal
awards and assistance.
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121. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fitzpatrick of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following:
SEC. 3__. COORDINATOR FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH DEFENSE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED
BY PFAS.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
designate an official of the Department of Defense as the
``Coordinator for Engagement with Defense Communities Affected
by PFAS''.
(b) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the
Coordinator designated under subsection (a) are--
(1) to improve the outreach, education, and
communication efforts of the Department with respect to
current or former defense communities located in the
United States that have been affected by the
contamination or leakage of perfluoroalkyl and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (referred to in this section
as ``PFAS''); and
(2) to serve as a dedicated liaison between the
Department and State and local governments, advocacy
organizations, and individual citizens in the current
and former defense communities where the Department has
ongoing or incomplete PFAS remediation projects.
(c) Definition of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl
Substances.--For the purposes of this section, the terms
``perfluoroalkyl substance'' and ``polyfluoroalkyl substance''
have the meanings given such terms in section 333(b) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3531; 10 U.S.C. 3062 note).
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122. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fong of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON HEALTH CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO
CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PERSONNEL AT NAVAL AIR
WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE.
(a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of the Navy, shall develop an assessment of
the adequacy of health care services available to the military
and civilian personnel workforce at Naval Air Weapons Station
China Lake.
(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the results of
the assessment conducted under subsection (a). Such report
shall include the following:
(1) A description of challenges to the provision of
health care services to the individuals specified in
such subsection through the military health system or
the private sector, including--
(A) a description of any such challenge
relating to--
(i) insufficient funding or authority
to provide adequate services;
(ii) inaccessibility of health care
services available; or
(iii) a shortage in providers of
emergency care or other specialized
health care services; and
(B) a description of any potential effect of
such challenges on the mission of Naval Air
Weapons Station China Lake, including any
tenant command present on such military
installation.
(2) Recommendations of the Secretary with respect to
legislative proposals to improve such the adequacy of
such health care services available to the individuals
specified in subsection (a).
(3) The plan of the Secretary to address any
challenge, or mitigate any potential effect, under
paragraph (1).
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123. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fong of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. BIENNIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS
DIVISION.
(a) In General.--Not later than December 1 of each of 2026,
2028, and 2030, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees an assessment of the Naval Air
Warfare Center Weapons Division.
(b) Content.--In each assessment submitted under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall include, for the period covered by the
assessment, a description of--
(1) any challenges with respect to completing the
mission of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons
Division; and
(2) the plan of the Secretary to address such
challenges.
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124. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fong of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. EXTENSION OF BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF AIR FORCE TEST CENTER.
Section 1067 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended by striking
``and 2026'' and inserting ``2026, 2028, and 2030''.
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125. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Frost of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title VIII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 8__. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ANNUAL REPORT
ON OVERSIGHT OF FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.
(a) Report Required.--The Inspector General of the Department
of Defense shall submit to Congress and the Comptroller General
of the United States a detailed annual report containing--
(1) the total amount and dollar value of oversight
investigations into fraud waste and abuse conducted by
the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General,
and the total amount and dollar value of oversight
investigations into fraud, waste, and abuse conducted
by the Offices of Inspector General of each of the
military departments;
(2) statistical tables showing--
(A) the total number and dollar value of
oversight investigations completed and pending,
set forth separately by type of oversight
investigation;
(B) the priority given to each type of
oversight investigation;
(C) the length of time taken for each type of
oversight investigation, both from the date of
receipt of a qualified incurred cost submission
and from the date the oversight investigation
begins;
(D) the aggregate cost of performing
oversight investigations, set forth separately
by type of oversight investigation; and
(E) the total number and dollar value of
oversight investigations that are pending for a
period longer than one year as of the end of
the fiscal year covered by the report, and the
fiscal year in which the qualified submission
was received, set forth separately by type of
oversight investigation;
(3) a summary of any recommendations of actions or
resources needed to improve the oversight investigation
process; and
(4) any other matters the Inspector General considers
appropriate.
(b) Public Availability.--Each report submitted under
subsection (a) shall be made publicly available.
(c) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have any force or
effect after the end of the 4-year period beginning on the date
of enactment of this Act.
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126. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fry of South Carolina
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. PERMANENT MAGNET TRACEABILITY PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program under
which the Department of Defense shall validate the sources of
rare earth elements and critical materials used in permanent
magnets used by the Department, including sources of recycled
rare earth elements and critical materials used in such
permanent magnets, to ensure the accuracy of the information
reported by contractors providing such permanent magnets to the
Department and the integrity of the supply chains for such
permanent magnets against foreign adversaries.
(b) Sunset.--The pilot program established under subsection
(a) shall terminate on September 30, 2029.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after September 30,
2029, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a
report on the results of the pilot program required under
subsection (a), including the recommendations of the Secretary
whether the pilot program should be continued or expanded.
(d) Critical Material Defined.--In this section, the term
``critical material'' means a material, other than a rare earth
element, used in permanent magnets used by the Department of
Defense that the Secretary of Defense identifies as necessary
to meet the requirements of the Department.
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127. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fry of South Carolina
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XIV, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 14__. REPORT ON PRIORITIZATION OF RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS
FROM END-OF-LIFE EQUIPMENT.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the
Department of Defense to prioritize the recovery of rare earth
elements from end-of-life equipment of the Department through
the Strategic Materials Recovery and Reuse Program.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of current activities of the
Strategic Materials Recovery and Reuse Program to
recover rare earth elements from end-of-life equipment
of the Department of Defense.
(2) An assessment of planned expansions of the
Strategic Materials Recovery and Reuse Program to
increase the recovery and recycling of rare earth
elements within the United States.
(3) A description of the management practices,
partnerships, and resource requirements necessary to
scale the operations of the Strategic Materials
Recovery and Reuse Program to increase the recovery and
recycling of rare earth elements within the United
States.
(4) Recommendations for enhancing the recovery and
recycling of rare earth elements domestically under the
Strategic Materials Recovery and Reuse Program to
support the defense industrial base and reduce the
reliance of the Department of Defense on foreign
sources for rare earth elements.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``strategic and critical materials''
means materials determined by the President to be
strategic and critical materials under section 3(a) of
the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act
(50 U.S.C. 98b(a)).
(2) The term ``Strategic Materials Recovery and Reuse
Program'' means the program of the Defense Logistics
Agency established pursuant to section 6(a)(5) of the
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50
U.S.C. 98e(a)(5)) for the recovery of strategic and
critical materials available from Federal agencies.
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128. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garbarino of New York
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
COMMAND AND CONTROL (NGC2) OF THE ARMY.
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
Department of the Army for the Army's Next Generation Command
and Control (NGC2) strategy, not more than 50 percent may be
obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Army submits
to the congressional defense committees a report that includes
the following:
(1) The Army's detailed funding plans for current and
new procurements for its tactical network, and a cost
and capability assessment of current and proposed
solutions.
(2) Testing and fielding plans for any new
procurements for such network, including an explanation
of--
(A) how any new programs meet the resiliency
requirements specified in section 168 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1251);
and
(B) how any new programs will utilize NSA
High Assurance certified encryption and
decryption.
(3) Plans to integrate existing programs of record
with new programs of record and plans to ensure systems
are interoperable with both fielded systems the systems
of foreign partners.
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129. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gillen of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:
SEC. 567. IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSITION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS IN THE
ARMED FORCES TO THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE IN AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROL OCCUPATIONS.
(a) Recommendations Required.--Within 180 days of passage,
the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with each of the
States (through the Defense-State Liaison Office of the
Department of Defense), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the
Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Labor, shall
develop recommendations to improve the transition of military
air traffic controllers under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
into the civilian workforce in air traffic control occupations.
(b) Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall identify any barriers--
(1) to improving the ability of the Secretary to
determine and communicate how the military credentials
and experience of a controller separating from the
Armed Forces translate to credentialed civilian
employment in air traffic control occupations;
(2) that exist to the standardization among the Armed
Forces of military controller credentials and
experience and the alignment of such credentials and
experience to credentialed civilian employment in air
traffic control occupations; and
(3) that exist to ensuring members of the Armed
Forces with military controller credentials and
experience have earned the equivalent civilian
credential prior to separation from the Armed Forces in
addition to receiving their military credentials.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall submit to
the relevant committees of Congress a report containing--
(1) the recommendations developed under subsection
(a); and
(2) a plan to implement those recommendations.
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130. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gimenez of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title XXVIII,
insert the following:
SEC. 28__. LAND CONVEYANCE, SIGSBEE PARK ANNEX, NAVAL AIR STATION, KEY
WEST, FLORIDA.
(a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may convey some
or all right, title and interest of the United States in and to
the parcels of real property via sale or lease, consisting of
approximately 19 acres and improvements thereon, located at
Naval Air Station Key West Sigsbee Park area, that are former
sites of military family housing supporting military personnel
assigned to the Naval Air Station Key West.
(b) Competitive Requirement.--The Secretary shall use
competitive procedures for any land conveyance authorized by
subsection (a).
(c) Consideration.--The Secretary shall require as
consideration for any conveyance under subsection (a), tendered
by cash payment or in-kind consideration, an amount equal to no
less than the fair market value, as determined by the
Secretary, of the real property and any improvements thereon.
(d) Description of Parcels.--The exact acreage and legal
description of the parcel(s) to be conveyed under subsection
(a) shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the
Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the
recipient of the parcels.
(e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with
the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
(f) Inapplicability of Certain Provisions of Law.--Any
conveyance of property under this section shall not be subject
to sections 2696 of title 10 and 11411 of title 42, United
States Code. The acquisition of a facility, construction of a
facility, or improvements to an existing facility using the
authority provided by subparagraph (c)(2)(A) or (c)(3) shall
not be treated as a military construction project for which an
authorization is required by section 2802 of title 10, United
States Code.
(g) Definitions.--
(1) The term ``ancillary supporting facilities'',
``housing unit'', and ``military unaccompanied
housing'' have the meanings given such terms in section
2871 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``military housing area'' means a
``military housing area'', as such term is used in
section 403 of title 37, United States Code.
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131. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Goldman of New York
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVI, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 16__. REPORT ON RUSSIAN ACTIVE MEASURES IN NATO TERRITORY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report that includes--
(1) an assessment of the extent of Russia's active
measures against NATO allies and partners, specifically
with regard to industrial, commercial, and military
sabotage;
(2) a detailed description of Russia's recruitment
methods of agents in NATO countries, such as blackmail,
bribery, and threats of harm;
(3) a threat assessment of these actions toward U.S.
and NATO bases and infrastructure; and
(4) an assessment of the extent of direct involvement
by the Russian intelligence services in these
operations.
(b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in an unclassified form, but portions of the report
may contain a classified annex, so long as such annex is
provided separately from the unclassified report.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee On
Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on
Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
of the Senate.
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132. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzales of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVI add the following new
section:
SEC. 16__. REPORT ON DELAYS IN ACCREDITATION OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED
INFORMATION FACILITIES.
(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report on delays in
the accreditation of sensitive compartmented information
facilities.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) the average amount of time it takes to accredit a
sensitive compartmented information facility;
(2) an identification of each request for
accreditation of such a facility that has been pending
for more than 30 days, including the amount of time
each request has been pending;
(3) an assessment of the primary causes of delays in
accreditation of sensitive compartmented information
facilities; and
(4) recommendations to ensure timely accreditation of
such facilities.
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133. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzales of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle J of title V add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. BRIEFING ON SUPPORT NEEDED FOR JOINT TASK FORCE-SOUTHERN
BORDER.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on housing and
other quality-of-life needs of members of the Armed Forces
deployed in support of Joint Task Force-Southern Border.
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134. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzales of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. REPORT ON MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER STAFFING AND
ACCESS ACROSS THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security with
respect to the Coast Guard, shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the staffing of, and access to,
military child development centers (as such term is defined in
section 1800 of title 10, United States Code) for members of
the Armed Forces and their families.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) An assessment of staffing levels at child
development centers across the Armed Forces, including
factors contributing to any staffing shortages.
(2) An evaluation of how staffing shortages affect
the availability of child care for members and their
families.
(3) An analysis of how limited access to child care
impacts unit readiness and morale.
(4) A description of actions the Secretary of Defense
is taking, or plans to take, to address such staffing
shortages.
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135. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzales of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF COMMISSARIES AND DINING FACILITIES ON
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS THAT SUPPORT CERTAIN
MISSIONS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
adequacy of commissaries, dining facilities, and alternatives
to dining facilities on military installations that support--
(1) missions along the southern border of the United
States; or
(2) arctic missions.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) An assessment of the adequacy of existing
commissary and dining facility infrastructure at such
military installations, including capacity, hours of
operation, and quality of food service.
(2) An evaluation of whether current commissary and
dining facilities meet the needs of members and their
families on such military installations.
(3) An analysis of how any inadequacies in such
facilities impact readiness, morale, and retention.
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136. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzales of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. REPORT ON PROPOSED WESTERN HEMISPHERE COMMAND.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
proposed establishment of a Western Hemisphere Command through
the consolidation of United States Army North and United States
Army South.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a detailed description of the proposed mission
and command structure of the Western Hemisphere
Command;
(2) an explanation of how the proposed command would
support or enhance homeland defense, civil support,
disaster response, and regional security cooperation
operations currently conducted by United States Army
North and United States Army South;
(3) an assessment of the anticipated relationship
between the Western Hemisphere Command and the United
States Northern Command and the United States Southern
Command;
(4) an evaluation of how the proposed structure would
improve coordination with interagency, international,
and State partners; and
(5) an assessment of potential headquarters locations
for the Western Hemisphere Command, including an
analysis of the operational, strategic, and fiscal
benefits of retaining the headquarters at Joint Base
San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, taking into
account--
(A) the central location of San Antonio in
the Western Hemisphere, including its proximity
to the border between the United States and
Mexico, which enhances border security
operations and regional defense cooperation;
(B) the longstanding investments of the city
of San Antonio in military infrastructure,
including more than $158,000,000 toward Joint
Base San Antonio infrastructure priorities;
(C) co-located intelligence, communications,
logistics, and national security
infrastructure, including National Security
Administration Texas and one of the largest
concentrations of cybersecurity professionals
in the United States;
(D) the presence of the 16th Air Force (Air
Forces Cyber) which is the operational
headquarters of the Air Force for integrated
cyber, electronic warfare, and information
operations and is recognized as one of the
preeminent cyber defense entities in the United
States;
(E) premier Department of Defense health
infrastructure at Brooke Army Medical Center
and a pipeline for future medical professionals
at the University of Texas Health Science
Center at San Antonio; and
(F) any other matters the Secretary of
Defense considers relevant.
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137. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzales of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle J of title V add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER MEDAL.
(a) Medal Authorized.--The Secretary concerned shall
authorize the award of an Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, to
be known as the ``Operation Midnight Hammer Medal'', to any
person eligible under subsection (c).
(b) Design.--The medal shall be of an appropriate design
approved by the Secretary of Defense and shall include ribbons,
lapel pins, and other appurtenances.
(c) Eligibility.--Subject to subsection (e), a person shall
be eligible for the medal if the person--
(1) served on active duty, including as a member of a
reserve component under orders to active duty, in the
Armed Forces in support of a designated operation
during the armed conflict between Iran and Israel in
2025 (including Operation Midnight Hammer, conducted on
June 22, 2025);
(2) was deployed in an area of operations designated
by the Secretary concerned as eligible for award of the
medal; or
(3) performed such other service as the Secretary
concerned may prescribe for purposes of this section.
(d) One Medal Authorized.--Not more than one medal may be
awarded to any person.
(e) Issuance to Next-of-kin.--If a person described in
subsection (c) is deceased, the Secretary may provide for the
issuance of the medal to the next-of-kin of that person.
(f) Regulations.--The issuance of a medal under this section
shall be subject to such regulations as the Secretaries
concerned shall prescribe for purposes of this section. The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any regulations
prescribed under this subsection are uniform to the extent
practicable.
(g) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term
``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given the term in
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
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138. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzalez of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. REPORT ON MISSING MEMBERS FOUND DECEASED.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a
comprehensive report outlining how many of the members of the
Armed Forces who were found deceased during the 10 years
preceding such date of were designated absent without leave or
on unauthorized absence instead of duty status whereabouts
unknown. Such report shall include the following elements with
regards to each such member:
(1) Sex.
(2) Age.
(3) Home station.
(4) Whether the member had previously reported sexual
assault, sexual abuse, or stalking.
(5) Reasons for the applicable such designation.
(6) Whether family or friends notified the member's
commanding officer before such designation.
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139. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gosar of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. USE OF NONELECTRIC VEHICLES BY EMPLOYEES AT YUMA PROVING
GROUND.
Department of Defense employees at the Yuma Proving Ground,
Yuma, Arizona, may use nonelectric vehicles in the performance
of their duties.
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140. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gosar of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. EXPEDITIOUS DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS RELATING TO TOWER 22
ATTACK.
The Secretary of Defense shall expeditiously disclose of all
records relating to the January 28, 2024, attack on Tower 22 in
Jordan.
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141. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gosar of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. REPORT ON SUPPLY OF RARE EARTH MATERIALS AND ELEMENTS.
Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of the Interior, shall submit to Congress a report on
the supply of rare earth materials and elements extracted,
processed, and refined from secure sources of supply to develop
and produce advanced technologies of the Department of Defense.
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142. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 17__. BRIEFING ON SUPPLY CHAIN EXPOSURE.
Not later than August 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall
brief the congressional defense committees on NATO Procurement
and Supply Agency procurement exposure and supply chain risks
with respect to China, including dependency risk, security
risk, and resilience risk.
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143. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12_. STUDY AND REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL SECURITY MEASURES ON THE
BORDER BETWEEN GAZA AND EGYPT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of State, shall conduct a study on steps
that Israel, Egypt, and the United States can take to enhance
international security measures on the border between Gaza and
Egypt to ensure Hamas and other actors do not use tunnels or
methods via the Mediterranean Sea to smuggle weapons and
illicit goods.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that
contains the results of the study.
(2) Matters to be included.--The report required by
this subsection shall include a description and map
indicating existing tunnels on the border between Gaza
and Egypt.
(3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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144. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding
funding table in section 4201, for basic research, National
Defense Education Program, line 6, is hereby increased by
$5,000,000 (with the amount of such increase to be used to
strengthen and expand STEM education opportunities and
workforce initiatives targeted at military students).
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 4301 for Operation and Maintenance,
Defense-wide, for Washington Headquarters Services, line 530,
as specified in the corresponding funding table in section
4301, is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
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145. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Harris of Maryland or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. TRICARE COVERAGE FOR ANESTHESIA FOR IN-OFFICE DENTAL
PROCEDURES FOR PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY.
Section 1077(a)(10) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before the period the following: ``,
including with respect to anesthesia for in-office dental
procedures for children''.
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146. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hayes of Connecticut
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle C of title VII the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF ONLINE INFORMATION RELATING TO SUICIDE
PREVENTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
Not later than August 1, 2027, each Secretary of a military
department (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United
States Code) shall--
(1) review any information relating to suicide
prevention or behavioral health that is published on an
internet website of the military department at the
installation level;
(2) update such information, including any contact
information for suicide prevention or behavioral health
resources, as may be necessary; and
(3) submit to the congressional defense committees a
certification that such information is accurate as of
the date of such certification.
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147. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hill of Arkansas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. REPORT ON AIR NATIONAL GUARD C-130J FORMAL TRAINING UNIT.
No later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
and Senate a written report regarding the Air National Guard C-
130J Formal Training Unit. Elements of such report shall
include the following:
(1) The determination and reasoning of the Secretary
whether such unit is adequate for the Air National
Guard pilot and loadmaster throughputs.
(2) The determination of the Secretary whether there
is a backlog of C-130J pilots and loadmasters in the
Air Force and Air National Guard.
(3) How many pilots and loadmasters are trained
through such unit each year.
(4) The determination of the Secretary whether the
plan for training through such unit for fiscal years
2027 through 2030 is adequate for the Air National
Guard recapitalization to C-130Js.
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148. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hill of Arkansas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. ACCREDITATION OF NATIONAL GUARD MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING CENTER.
(a) Accreditation.--The Secretary of the Army shall accredit
the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (hereinafter,
``NGMTC''), located at Robinson Maneuver Training Center,
Arkansas, as a U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
institution.
(b) Validation.--Upon accreditation, the Secretary shall
designate the Small Arms Weapons Expert and Squad Designated
Marksman programs of instruction taught at NGMTC as Training
Operations Management Activity validated, National Guard-
centric courses.
(c) Additional Skill Identifier.--The Secretary shall award
the Master Marksman Training additional skill identifier to
members of the Army National Guard who successfully complete
both programs specified in subsection (b).
(d) Integration With Program Objective Memorandum .--The
Secretary shall--
(1) integrate such programs into the Army Program
Objective Memorandum; and
(2) consider establishing a Modified Table of
Organization and Equipment requirement associated with
the additional skill identifier described in subsection
(c) to ensure enduring demand and sustainment.
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to transfer operational control, administrative
authority, or ownership of the facility of the National Guard
Marksmanship Training Center from the Arkansas National Guard
to the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or
the National Guard Bureau.
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149. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Himes of Connecticut
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title XV, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 15__. REPORTS ON AI USE FOR BUSINESS PROCESSES.
(b) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter as
determined necessary, the Chief Information Officer of the
Department of Defense, in coordination with the Chief
Information Officers of each military department (as defined in
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report analyzing the
use of artificial intelligence tools and capabilities across
the business process of the Department of Defense for the
purposes of establishing guidelines for the appropriate use of
artificial intelligence across the Department.
(c) Use of Market Research.--The Chief Information Officer of
the Department of Defense shall use market research in
conducting the analysis required for the report under
subsection (a).
(d) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An overview of the use by the Department of
Defense of artificial intelligence tools and
capabilities, including commercial technologies, in
business processes of the Department.
(2) An overview of how the Department of Defense will
carry out ongoing market research of emerging and
commercial artificial intelligence tools and
capabilities for the modernization of defense business
systems (as defined in section 2222(i) of title 10,
United States Code) to ensure the Department may
leverage advancements by domestic industry.
(3) An analysis of the current and future costs to
the Department of Defense from the use of artificial
intelligence tools and capabilities for the
modernization of defense business systems (as defined
in section 2222(i) of title 10, United States Code),
including the cost of infrastructure required to
support such tools and capabilities and cloud
computing.
(4) Such other information that the Chief Information
Officer of the Department of Defense determines
appropriate.
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150. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hinson of Iowa or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 8__. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIME CONTRACTORS OF CERTAIN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONTRACTS.
(a) In General.--With respect to an eligible contract
relating to the procurement of telecommunications for the
Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that the principal office of the prime contractor for such
eligible contract is located in the United States.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``eligible contract'' means an
indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity task order
contract or delivery order contract that is--
(A) in an amount greater than the simplified
acquisition threshold (as defined in section
3015 of title 10, United States Code); and
(B) that is a commercial product or a
commercial service, as such terms are defined,
respectively, in section 3011 of such title.
(2) The term ``telecommunications'' has the meaning
given in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934
(47 U.S.C. 153).
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151. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Horsford of Nevada or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title V add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS OF PERMANENT
CHANGE OF STATION.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on the adequacy of reimbursements for expenses incurred
by members of the Armed Forces undergoing a permanent change of
station.
(b) Survey Requirements.--
(1) In general.--In preparing the report required
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall--
(A) conduct a comprehensive survey of not
fewer than 10,000 members of the Armed Forces
who complete a permanent change of station
during fiscal year 2025 or 2026 that--
(i) collects detailed information on
actual expenses incurred, both
reimbursed and unreimbursed;
(ii) includes options for members to
upload receipts and documentation
electronically, provided that such
uploads are supplemental and optional;
(iii) is designed to ensure
statistical validity;
(iv) achieves response rates
sufficient to ensure representative
samples from each military department
and pay grade category; and
(v) includes questions regarding
financial stress, debt incurrence, and
impact on military retention decisions;
(B) conduct follow-up surveys with a subset
of respondents to gather additional detail on
specific cost categories;
(C) survey military spouses separately
regarding employment-related costs and career
impacts of permanent changes of station; and
(D) consult with military relief societies
regarding financial assistance patterns and
trends relating to permanent changes of
station.
(2) Inapplicability of certain federal information
policy requirements.--The surveys required under this
subsection shall be carried out notwithstanding
subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States
Code.
(c) Elements.--
(1) Analysis of reimbursement categories.--
(A) Analysis.--For each of the categories
described in subparagraph (B), the report
required by subsection (a) shall include--
(i) an identification of all expenses
intended to be covered;
(ii) an identification of related
expenses that are not covered;
(iii) the average actual costs
incurred by members of the Armed Forces
for both covered and uncovered
expenses, based on survey data from not
fewer than 10,000 permanent changes of
station conducted during fiscal years
2025 and 2026, accounting for peak and
non-peak cycles;
(iv) a comparison of actual costs to
reimbursement amounts;
(v) a justification for the inclusion
or exclusion of specific expenses; and
(vi) recommendations for
modifications to coverage or
reimbursement rates.
(B) Categories.--The categories described in
this subparagraph are as follows:
(i) Dislocation allowance.
(ii) Temporary lodging expense and
temporary lodging allowance.
(iii) Per diem allowances.
(iv) Monetary allowance in lieu of
transportation.
(v) Personally procured move
reimbursements.
(vi) Household goods shipment and
storage entitlements.
(vii) Dependent travel allowances.
(viii) Pet transportation
reimbursement.
(ix) Any other allowances or
reimbursements related to permanent
changes of station.
(2) Uncovered expense analysis.--The report required
under subsection (a) shall include an examination of
expenses commonly incurred but not reimbursed,
including--
(A) security deposits and advance rent
payments;
(B) utility and telecommunication connection
and disconnection fees;
(C) contract termination penalties;
(D) State vehicle registration and driver's
license fees;
(E) pet transportation costs;
(F) temporary storage beyond authorized
limits;
(G) childcare registration for dependents;
and
(H) replacement of household items damaged or
unsuitable for new location.
(3) Financial impact assessment.--The report required
under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of the
financial impact of permanent changes of station on
members of the Armed Forces, including--
(A) average out-of-pocket expenses by pay
grade;
(B) percentage of members incurring debt due
to expenses related to a permanent change of
station;
(C) impact on the emergency savings of
members of the Armed Forces; and
(D) utilization rates of military relief
society assistance for financial hardship
relating to permanent changes of station.
(4) Methodology for future adjustments.--The report
required under subsection (a) shall include
recommendations for establishing an annual review and
adjustment process for reimbursements for costs
relating to a permanent change of station that accounts
for--
(A) inflation and cost-of-living changes;
(B) regional variations in moving costs,
including those related to status of forces
agreements, currency fluctuation, local housing
markets, and pet importation or quarantine
requirements;
(C) changes in typical household composition
and needs; and
(D) emerging categories of relocation
expenses.
(d) Disaggregation Requirements.--The report required by
subsection (a) shall include all data disaggregated by--
(1) permanent changes of station within the
continental United States;
(2) permanent changes of station from the continental
United States to locations outside the continental
United States;
(3) permanent changes of station from locations
outside the continental United States to the
continental United States;
(4) permanent changes of station between locations
outside the continental United States;
(5) pay grade of the members undergoing a permanent
change of station;
(6) family status of the member;
(7) distance between the permanent station from which
the member is transferring to the permanent station to
which the member is transferring;
(8) duty status of the member;
(9) whether the member participates in the
Exceptional Family Member Program; and
(10) origin and destination installation.
(e) Data Integration.--The report shall, to the maximum
extent practicable, incorporate and reconcile data from
existing systems of the Department of Defense.
(f) Data Privacy and Custody.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that all data collected to carry out this
section remains under the custody and control of the
Department of Defense.
(2) Use of contractors.--The Secretary shall prohibit
any contractor supporting implementation of this
section from use of data collected to carry out this
section other than for purposes of this section,
including with respect to use in artificial
intelligence model training, commercial applications,
or other derivative purposes.
(g) Interim Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2027, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an
interim briefing on preliminary findings and anticipated
recommendations of the report required under subsection (a).
(h) Public Availability.--
(1) Publication.--Not later than 30 days after
submission of the report required under subsection (a),
the Secretary of Defense shall make such report
publicly available on a website of the Department of
Defense.
(2) Accessibility.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that the report required under subsection (a) is
easily accessible to members of the Armed Forces and
the families of such members through prominent
placement on appropriate Department of Defense and
military department websites.
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152. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Horsford of Nevada or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
subsection:
SEC. 7___. STUDY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AND MENTAL HEALTH IMPACTS
OF COMBAT REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
comprehensive study on the psychological effects and mental
health impacts of remotely piloted aircraft combat operations
on members of the Armed Forces and other personnel engaged in
such operations.
(b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall include
the following elements:
(1) An assessment of the prevalence of post-traumatic
stress disorder, depression, anxiety, burnout, moral
injury, and other mental health conditions among
members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel
who--
(A) Pilot or operate combat remotely piloted
aircraft systems; or
(B) analyze combat imagery and conduct
targeting assessments for such systems.
(2) A comparative analysis of the mental health
outcomes of such individuals relative to--
(A) aircrew engaged in crewed combat
operations; and
(B) personnel deployed in non-flying combat
roles.
(3) An evaluation of operational stressors unique to
combat drone operations, including--
(A) shift work and sleep disruption;
(B) remote witnessing of lethal operations;
(C) emotional disengagement and isolation;
and
(D) exposure to civilian casualties or
traumatic visual content.
(4) An assessment of existing Department of Defense
mental health support services available to remotely
piloted aircraft personnel and whether such services
are adequate, accessible, and appropriately tailored.
(5) Recommendations to improve mental health
screening, treatment, and prevention for remotely
piloted aircraft operators and support staff.
(c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Secretary
shall consult with--
(1) the Surgeons General of the Armed Forces;
(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness;
(3) the Defense Health Agency;
(4) behavioral health experts within the Department
of Veterans Affairs; and
(5) appropriate scientific institutions with
expertise in combat psychology and remote warfare.
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 12 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives an unclassified report on the
results of the study conducted under this section, including
the recommendations described in subsection (b)(5).
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153. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Horsford of Nevada or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10___. REPORT ON MODERNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE THUNDERBIRDS
DEMONSTRATION TEAM.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, based
at Nellis Air Force Base, serve a critical role in
enhancing military recruitment, national unity, and
airpower education;
(2) the Thunderbirds represent the highest standards
of professionalism, precision, and public engagement;
and
(3) continued investment in the aircraft, training,
and personnel of the Thunderbirds is essential to
preserving their global reputation and mission
readiness.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report
evaluating the current and projected aircraft modernization and
sustainment needs of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds,
including F-16 platform sustainment timelines, readiness rates,
and transition considerations for future aircraft platforms.
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154. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Houchin of Indiana or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 134, line 12, strike ``one or more'' and insert ``not
fewer than two''.
Page 134, line 15, strike ``coastal''.
Page 135, line 5, insert ``or reactor technology vendor''
after ``provider''.
Page 135, line 6, insert ``designed for standardized and
scaleable production'' after ``a small modular reactor or
mobile reactor''.
Page 135, beginning line 8, strike ``operational forces in
the mid-Atlantic region'' and insert ``operations at mid-
Atlantic region installations''.
Page 137, after line 25, insert the following new subsection:
(f) Mid-Atlantic Region Installation Defined.--The term
``mid-Atlantic region installation'' means any installation
covered under the geographic parameters of the Navy Region Mid-
Atlantic on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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155. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Houlahan of
Pennsylvania or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BIOTECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in
coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives a strategy on the national
security implications of emerging biotechnologies, including
the future role that biotechnology will play in defense, and
means to improve industry, interagency, and international
relationships in this sector.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required pursuant to subsection
(a) shall include the following elements:
(1) How the Department of Defense will develop and
expand a network of commercial facilities for the
biomanufacture of products that are critical for
defense needs.
(2) Review and update of military specifications in
order to better incorporate or substitute current
products with biotechnology-based products.
(3) Updated plans and policies for the Department to
enter into advance market commitments and offtake
agreements for biotechnology products that have defense
applications.
(4) A description of how the Department could better
incorporate military-relevant applications of emerging
biotechnology into wargaming exercises, tabletop
exercises, or other net assessment analyses.
(5) The benefits and costs of issuing a research
grand challenge, or a series of challenges, that focus
on making biotechnology predictably engineerable and
how the Department would implement such research grand
challenge, or challenges.
(6) Development of a biotechnology regulation science
and technology program within the Department, including
development of digital infrastructure to support
simplified regulation and the development of
biometrology tools.
(7) Updated plans and policies for inter-governmental
support that the Department could provide in
encouraging member countries of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) to aggregate demand and pool
purchasing power for biotechnology products.
(8) Review of plans and guidance on how the
Department can work to develop, integrate, and
disseminate biotechnology research initiatives across
member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, and how the Department might coordinate
with international stakeholders to utilize the combined
research capabilities of such member countries to drive
a biotechnology development approach.
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156. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hudson of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND INTEGRATION OF
ADAPTABLE RADAR CAPABILITIES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for Research, Development, Test,
and Evaluation Defense-Wide, line 75, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4201, for development,
test, and integration of adaptable radar capabilities is hereby
increased by $6,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, Army
for Additional Activities, line 140, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301 for program
decrease is hereby reduced by $6,000,000.
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157. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hudson of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR ADVANCED DRONE DEVELOPMENT FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS
AND LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for research, development, test,
and evaluation, Defense Wide, as specified in the corresponding
funding table in section 4201, for SO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT
for drone development is hereby increased by $7,500,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION,
ARMY, line 390 as specified in the corresponding funding table
in section 4301, for program decrease is hereby reduced by
$7,500,000.
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158. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Huizenga of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 13__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATO MILITARY READINESS.
It is the sense of Congress that each member country of NATO
should annually commit to providing, at a minimum, 3.5 percent
of GDP to core defense spending and an additional 1.5 percent
of GDP to defense-related infrastructure spending, to ensure
NATO military readiness.
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159. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Huizenga of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 17__. MAPPING AND REPORT ON STRATEGIC PORTS.
(a) Mapping And Strategy Required.--
(1) Mapping of global ports.--The Secretary of State,
in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall--
(A) develop an updated, global mapping of
foreign and domestic ports identified to be of
importance to the United States, because of a
capability to provide military, diplomatic,
economic, or resource exploration superiority;
and
(B) identify any efforts by the Government of
the People's Republic of China (PRC) or other
PRC entities to build, buy, or otherwise
control, directly or indirectly, such ports.
(2) Submission of map.--The Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall
submit the mapping developed pursuant to subsection (a)
to the appropriate congressional committees. Such
submission shall be in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.
(b) Study and Report on Strategic Ports.--
(1) Study required.--The Secretary of State, in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall
conduct a study of--
(A) strategic ports;
(B) the reasons such ports are of interest to
the United States;
(C) the activities and plans of the
Government of the People's Republic of China
(PRC) to expand its control over strategic
ports outside of the People's Republic of
China;
(D) the public and private actors, such as
China Ocean Shipping Company, that are
executing and supporting the activities and
plans of the Government of the PRC to expand
its control over strategic ports outside of the
PRC;
(E) the activities and plans of the
Government of the PRC to expand its control
over maritime logistics by promoting products,
such as LOGINK, and setting industry standards
outside the PRC;
(F) how the control by the Government of the
PRC over strategic ports outside of the PRC
could harm the national security or economic
interests of the United States and allies and
partners of the United States; and
(G) measures the United States Government
could take to ensure open access and security
for strategic ports and offer alternatives to
PRC investments or stakes in strategic ports.
(2) Conduct of study.--The Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense may enter into an arrangement with
a federally funded research and development center
under which the center shall conduct the study required
under subsection (a).
(3) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State, in coordination with
the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report
on the findings of the study conducted under
subsection (a).
(B) Elements.--The report required by
paragraph (1) shall include--
(i) a detailed list of all known
strategic ports operated, controlled,
or owned, directly or indirectly, by
the PRC or by a foreign person of the
PRC, and an assessment of the national
security and economic interests
relevant to each such port;
(ii) a detailed list of all known
strategic ports operated, controlled,
or owned, directly or indirectly, by
the United States or United States
persons and an assessment of the
national security and economic
interests relevant to each such port;
(iii) an assessment of
vulnerabilities of--
(I) ports operated,
controlled, or owned, directly
or indirectly, by the United
States; and
(II) strategic ports;
(iv) an analysis of the activities
and actions of the Government of the
PRC to gain control or ownership over
strategic ports, including promoting
products, such as LOGINK, and setting
industry standards;
(v) an assessment of how the
Government of the PRC plans to expand
its control over strategic ports
outside of the PRC;
(vi) a suggested strategy, developed
in consultation with the heads of the
relevant United States Government
offices, that suggests courses of
action to secure trusted investment and
ownership of strategic ports and
maritime infrastructure, protect such
ports and infrastructure from PRC
control, and ensure open access and
security for such ports, that
includes--
(I) a list of relevant
existing authorities that can
be used to carry out the
strategy;
(II) a list of any additional
authorities necessary to carry
out the strategy;
(III) an assessment of
products owned by the
Government of the PRC or by an
entity headquartered in the PRC
that are used in connection
with strategic ports or
maritime infrastructure;
(IV) an assessment of the
costs to--
(aa) secure such
trusted investment and
ownership;
(bb) replace products
owned by the Government
of the PRC or an entity
headquartered in the
PRC that are used in
connection with such
ports; and
(cc) enhance
transparency around the
negative impacts of PRC
control over strategic
ports; and
(V) a list of funding sources
to secure trusted investment
and ownership of strategic
ports, which shall include--
(aa) an
identification of
private funding
sources; and
(bb) an
identification of
public funding sources,
including loans, loan
guarantees, and tax
incentives; and
(vii) a suggested strategy for
Federal agencies to maintain an up-to-
date list of strategic ports.
(viii) an assessment of any national
security threat posed by such
investments or activities to United
States diplomatic and defense personnel
and facilities in the vicinity of such
ports, including through cyber threats,
electronically enabled espionage, or
other means.
(C) Form of report.--The report required by
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the Committee on Armed
Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations,
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
of Representatives.
(2) The term ``relevant United States Government
offices'' means--
(A) the Unified Combatant Commands;
(B) the Office of the Secretary of Defense;
(C) the Office of the Secretary of State;
(D) the United States International
Development Finance Corporation;
(E) the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence; and
(F) the Maritime Administration of the
Department of Transportation.
(3) The term ``strategic port'' means an
international port or waterway that the heads of the
relevant United States Government offices determine is
critical to the national security or economic
prosperity of the United States.
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160. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Issa of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 28__. ACCESS TO MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FOR CERTAIN SURVIVING GOLD
STAR FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Procedures For Access Of Surviving Gold Star Family
Members Required.--The Secretary of Defense, acting jointly
with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard
is operating when it is not operating as a Service in the Navy,
shall establish procedures by which any eligible Surviving Gold
Star Family Member of a covered member of the Armed Forces may
obtain unescorted access, as appropriate, to military
installations, including commissary and exchange stores,
notwithstanding the purpose of such access.
(b) Considerations.--Any procedures established under this
section shall--
(1) be applied consistently across the Department of
Defense and the Secretary of the department in which
the Coast Guard is operating when it is not operating
as a Service in the Navy, including all components of
the Departments;
(2) minimize any administrative burden on a Surviving
Gold Star Family Member;
(3) take into account measures required to ensure the
security of military installations, including
eligibility for access, renewal periodicity, and
installation commander discretion to temporarily limit
access only as necessary; and
(4) take into account such other factors as the
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the department
in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not
operating as a Service in the Navy considers
appropriate.
(c) Deadline.--The procedures required by subsection (a)
shall be established by the date that is not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``eligible Surviving Gold Star Family
Member'' means an individual who is a widow or widower,
unmarried partner, parent, grandparent, child,
stepchild, child through adoption, brother, half-
brother, sister, half-sister, or stepsibling of a
covered member of the Armed Forces, or other family
member as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) The term ``covered member of the Armed Forces''
means a member of the Armed Forces who dies while
serving--
(A) on active duty; or
(B) on such reserve or National Guard duty as
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating when it is not operating as a Service
in the Navy may jointly specify for purposes of
this section.
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161. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Issa of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO E. ROYCE
WILLIAMS FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR.
(a) Waiver Of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time
limitations specified in section 8298 of title 10, United
States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed
Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under
section 8291 of such title to E. Royce Williams for the acts of
valor described in subsection (b).
(b) Acts Of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in
this subsection are the actions of E. Royce Williams, as a
lieutenant in the Navy, on November 18, 1952.
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162. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 772, after line 22, insert the following new paragraphs
(and redesignate accordingly):
(15) An assessment of human rights violations
committeed by Russian private military corporations in
African countries, including human rights violations
committed against Christians and other religious
groups, during the preceding 10-year period (with
respect to the first report submitted after the date of
the enactment of this subsection) or since the most
recent prior report submitted under this subsection
(with respect to each subsequent report).
(16) An assessment of the extent to which the Russian
military and Russian private military corporations are
collaborating with the People's Republic of China to
secure mining assets linked to the People's Republic of
China in Africa, including any entity, engaged in
prospecting, mining, refining, or smelting materials
extracted from the earth, that--
(A) is majority owned by the PRC;
(B) is legally registered or internationally
headquartered in the PRC;
(C) is directly operating on behalf of the
PRC;
(D) is directly or indirectly controlled or
directed by the PRC;
(E) is formed from a spin-off, merger or
acquisition, or sale of a business unit
involving an entity described in any of
subparagraphs (A) through (D) or is otherwise a
successor to such an entity; or
(F) provides financial services for an entity
described in any of subparagraphs (A) through
(E).
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163. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XXXI, insert
the following:
SEC. 31__. PLAN TO MODERNIZE NUCLEAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Administrator for Nuclear
Security shall develop a plan--
(1) to accelerate and modernize material staging
capabilities to replace aged, over-subscribed
facilities within the nuclear security enterprise,
which shall include a description of all phases and an
estimate of the costs required to carry out such plan;
and
(2) to accelerate near-term critical decisions
milestones in fiscal year 2026.
(b) Execution.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall
carry out the plan required by subsection (a) concurrently with
an infrastructure modernization program for high explosives
capabilities, including continued construction of the High
Explosives Synthesis Formulation and Production facility (21-D-
510).
(c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator for
Nuclear Security shall provide to the appropriate congressional
committees a briefing with respect to the plan for material
staging capabilities required by subsection (a).
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate; and
(2) the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
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164. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title V add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. MODIFICATION TO GRADE AND ALLOWANCES AVAILABLE TO ATTENDING
PHYSICIAN TO THE CONGRESS.
(a) Grade.--
(1) Modification.--Section 715 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking the first two
sentences and inserting the following: ``An officer
serving as Attending Physician to the Congress, while
so serving, holds the grade of colonel, or in the case
of an officer of the Navy, captain.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 525 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (f); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h)
as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.
(b) Allowances.--Section 302(a)(3) of title 37, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``An officer'' and inserting ``(A)
Subject to subparagraph (B), an officer''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) This paragraph shall not apply to an officer serving as
the Attending Physician to the Congress.''.
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165. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Joyce of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 969, insert after line 3 the following:
SEC. 18__. PROJECT SPECTRUM.
Chapter 19 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before section 399 the following new section:
``Sec. 398b. Project Spectrum
``(a) Project Spectrum; Purpose.--There is within the Office
of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense a
program, to be known as `Project Spectrum', the purpose of
which is to provide to covered entities, through an online
platform, digital resources and services that increase
awareness about cybersecurity risks and help such covered
entities to comply with the cybersecurity requirements of the
defense acquisition system.
``(b) Eligibility.--The Director of the Office of Small
Business Programs may establish eligibility requirements for
the receipt by a covered entity of a particular resource or
service made available through Project Spectrum.
``(c) Application.--To receive through Project Spectrum a
resource or service for which the Director has established an
eligibility requirement under subsection (b), a covered entity
shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in
such form, and containing such information as the Director
determines appropriate.
``(d) Functions.--In carrying out Project Spectrum, the
Director shall maintain an online platform through which the
Director shall make available to each covered entity that the
Director determines to be eligible under subsection (b) with
respect to a given resource or service, the following:
``(1) Educational materials regarding cybersecurity,
including cybersecurity training courses and workforce
development training.
``(2) Guidance regarding best practices for
cybersecurity matters, including guidance for
developing internal cybersecurity policies and
suggestions for procedures for reviewing any violation
of such policies.
``(3) Assessments of the cybersecurity practices and
cybersecurity systems used by a covered entity.
``(4) A review and feasibility assessment of
products, software, and data security tools available
in the commercial marketplace.
``(5) Cybersecurity services, including dashboard
monitoring services, continuous threat monitoring
services, software patching services, and patch testing
services.
``(6) Cybersecurity readiness checks.
``(7) A platform for secure data collaboration
between two or more employees of a covered entity and
between multiple covered entities.
``(8) Any additional resources or services, as
determined by the Director.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered entity' means a supplier of
the Department of Defense that is a small or medium
business and registers to access the online platform of
Project Spectrum.
``(2) The term `defense acquisition system' has the
meaning given to such term in section 3001 of this
title.''.
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166. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Joyce of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 7__. PILOT PROGRAM ON PRE-PROGRAMMING OF SUICIDE PREVENTION
RESOURCES INTO SMART DEVICES ISSUED TO MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
commence the conduct of a pilot program under which the
Secretary--
(1) pre-downloads the Virtual Hope Box application of
the Defense Health Agency, or such successor
application, on the covered devices of members of the
Armed Forces;
(2) pre-programs the National Suicide Hotline number
and Veterans Crisis Line number into the contacts for
such covered devices; and
(3) provides training, as part of the training on
suicide awareness and prevention conducted throughout
the Department of Defense, on the preventative
resources described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(b) Duration.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the
pilot program under this section for a two-year period.
(c) Scope.--The Secretary of Defense shall determine the
appropriate scope of individuals participating in the pilot
program under this section to best represent each Armed Force
and to ensure a relevant sample size.
(d) Identification Of Other Resources.--In carrying out the
pilot program under this section, the Secretary of Defense
shall coordinate with the Director of the Defense Health Agency
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify other useful
technology-related resources for use in the pilot program.
(e) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which
the pilot program under this section terminates, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the
pilot program, including recommendations by the Secretary
relating to expanding the scope of future pilot programs to
include members of the Armed Forces who do not possess covered
devices.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered device'' means a smart device
(including a mobile phone) that is issued to an
individual by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary
of an Armed Force.
(2) The term ``Veterans Crisis Line'' means the toll-
free hotline for veterans established under section
1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code.
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167. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Joyce of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. WAIVERS FOR POTENTIAL ENLISTEES INTO THE ARMED FORCES TO
REAPPLY FOR ENLISTMENT FOLLOWING A POSITIVE
TOXICOLOGY TEST FOR TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL.
(a) Sense Of Congress On Waiver System To Reapply For
Enlistment Following a Positive Tetrahydrocannabinol Toxicology
Test.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Departments of the Army and the Navy have
taken positive steps in their work to design and
implement a waiver system that permits potential
enlistees into the Armed Forces to reapply for
enlistment following a positive toxicology test for
tetrahydrocannabinol;
(2) given the ongoing recruitment and retention
challenges undermining the Armed Forces readiness
goals, the Departments of the Air Force, Space Force,
and Marine Corps should develop and implement their own
permanent waiver system commensurate with the process
employed by the Army and Navy; and
(3) the Air Force, Space Force, and Marine Corps
should establish permanent waiver programs.
(b) Waiver Program On Individuals Previously Turned Away For
Cannabis Use.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) develop a program through which to provide
waivers for potential enlistees into the Armed Forces
who were not permitted to enlist following a positive
toxicology test for tetrahydrocannabinol so that such
potential enlistees are permitted to reapply for
enlistment;
(2) assess the feasibility of contacting any such
potential enlistees who were not permitted to enlist
following a positive toxicology test for
tetrahydrocannabinol in States where marijuna is legal
under State laws; and
(3) to the extent feasible, develop a plan to contact
such potential enlistees.
(c) Waivered Recruits Reporting Requirement.--No later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report that includes a plan to create, disseminate, and use a
clear definition that highlights that all waivered recruits are
qualified and eligible to enlist in the Armed Forces, even if
they do not meet every enlistment standard, and that existing
standards of enlistment allow for waivers.
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168. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Joyce of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title III, insert
the following:
SEC. 3__. BRIEFING ON SUSTAINMENT AND FUNDING OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
DIRECTED ENERGY PROGRAMS OF RECORD.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this section, the Chief of Staff of the Army, in coordination
with the head of Army Aviation and Missile Command, shall
provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a briefing on the sustainment and funding plan
for directed energy programs of record of the Department of the
Army. Such briefing shall include an assessment of comparative
cost efficiencies and operational advantages to--
(1) support readiness;
(2) reduce dependence on original equipment
manufacturers; and
(3) develop a workforce trained to address the
requirements and safety aspects of directed energy
technology.
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169. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kean of New Jersey or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION.
(a) In General.--Section 806(c) of the Strom Thurmond
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (10
U.S.C. 3241 note prec.) is amended by striking ``, dated March
8, 1995''.
(b) Update to Directive.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall revise Department of Defense Directive 5160.65 to change
the definition of ``conventional ammunition management'' in
such directive to include as conventional ammunition ``one way
lethal or non-lethal armed/attack unmanned aerial vehicle/
system (UAV/UAS)''.
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170. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Keating of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. UPDATES AND PRESERVATION OF MEMORIALS TO CHAPLAINS AT
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(a) Updates and Preservation of Memorials.--
(1) Protestant chaplains memorial.--The Secretary of
the Army shall permit NCMAF--
(A) to modify the memorial to Protestant
chaplains located on Chaplains Hill to include
a granite, marble, or other stone base for the
bronze plaque of the memorial;
(B) to provide an updated bronze plaque that
includes the name of each chaplain, verified as
described in subsection (b), who died while
serving on active duty in the Armed Forces
after the date on which the original memorial
was placed; and
(C) to make such other updates and
corrections to the memorial that the Secretary
determines necessary.
(2) Catholic and jewish chaplain memorials.--The
Secretary of the Army shall permit NCMAF to update and
make corrections to the Catholic and Jewish chaplain
memorials located on Chaplains Hill that the Secretary
determines necessary.
(3) No cost to federal government.--The activities of
NCMAF authorized by this subsection shall be carried
out at no cost to the Federal Government.
(b) Verification of Names.--NCMAF may not include the name of
a chaplain on a memorial on Chaplains Hill under subsection (a)
unless that name has been verified by the Chief of Chaplains of
the Army, Navy, or Air Force or the Chaplain of the United
States Marine Corps, depending on the branch of the Armed
Forces in which the chaplain served.
(c) Prohibition on Expansion of Memorials.--Except as
provided in subsection (a)(1)(A), this section may not be
construed as authorizing the expansion of any memorial that is
located on Chaplains Hill as of the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Chaplains Hill'' means the area in
Arlington National Cemetery that, as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, is generally identified and
recognized as Chaplains Hill.
(2) The term ``NCMAF'' means the National Conference
on Ministry to the Armed Forces or any successor
organization recognized in law for purposes of the
operation of this section.
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171. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kelly of Illinois or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF MILITARY ONESOURCE
PROGRAM FOR RETIRED AND DISCHARGED MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES.
Section 558(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10
U.S.C. 1781 note) is amended by striking ``one-year period''
and inserting ``18-month period''.
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172. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kelly of Illinois or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title VI, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 6__. PILOT PROGRAM ON NUTRITION RATINGS FOR FOOD SOLD IN
COMMISSARIES.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2026, , the
Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to provide
a nutrition rating system--
(1) that indicates the overall nutritional value of
foods based on nutrient density and ingredient quality;
(2) for food sold in at least 10 commissary stores;
and
(3) through the Commissary CLICK2GO mobile
application and online platform.
(b) Third-party System Authorized.--The Secretary may carry
out the pilot program by using a system operated by an entity
that--
(1) is not owned or operated by food company;
(2) uses transparent, evidence-based methodology,
grounded in current nutrition science and public health
guidelines; and
(3) can rate the nutritonal value of--
(A) at least 80 percent of foods available at
participating commissary stores; and
(B) a wide range of food products, including
single-ingredient foods, package goods, and
mixed meals.
(c) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2028, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report regarding the pilot program
that includes recommendations of the Secretary to improve the
nutritional value of foods sold in commissary stores.
(d) Termination.--The pilot program under this section shall
terminate on September 30, 2030.
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173. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kiggans of Virginia
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. NOTIFICATION TO TRICARE BENEFICIARIES OF COVERAGE TRANSITION
REQUIREMENTS.
Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 1097d the following:
``Sec. 1097e. TRICARE program: notice of coverage transition
requirements
``(a) Provision of Notice.--(1) The Secretary shall provide
each covered beneficiary with notices of a TRICARE coverage
transition requirement that affects the individual.
``(2) The Secretary shall provide notice under paragraph (1)
through electronic means.
``(b) Timing of Notice.--The Secretary shall provide notices
to a covered beneficiary under subsection (a)(1) as follows:
``(1) On the date that is one year before the covered
beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage
transition requirement.
``(2) On the date that is 180 days before the covered
beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage
transition requirement.
``(3) On the date that is 30 days before the covered
beneficiary will experience a TRICARE coverage
transition requirement.
``(c) Outreach.--The Secretary shall conduct an outreach and
public awareness campaign to inform covered beneficiaries of
TRICARE coverage transition requirements, including through the
TRICARE internet website, social media, and through family
readiness groups.
``(d) Reports.--On an annual basis the Secretary shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report on the
implementation of this section, including metrics relating to
the outreach and public awareness campaign under subsection (c)
and any recommendations to improve making covered beneficiaries
aware of TRICARE coverage transition requirements.
``(e) TRICARE Coverage Transition Requirement.--In this
section, the term `TRICARE coverage transition requirement'
means a requirement under this chapter for a covered
beneficiary to make a different election under the TRICARE
program to continue enrollment in the TRICARE program,
including by reason of attaining a certain age as described in
section 1086(d) or 1110b of this title.''.
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174. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kiggans of Virginia
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title III, add at the end the
following new section:
SEC. 3__. REPORT ON REDUCING FREQUENCY OF PERMANENT CHANGES OF STATION
AND NAVAL VESSEL TO ONSHORE ROTATIONS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments,
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on options to reduce the frequency of permanent changes of
station of members of the Armed Forces and the rotations of
such members between assignments to naval vessels and onshore
assignments (commonly referred to as ``sea-shore rotations'').
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) An analysis of the costs associated with the
permanent changes of station and rotations specified in
subsection (a), disaggregated by military department
and occupational specialty, over the five fiscal years
preceding the date of the report.
(2) An assessment of the potential cost savings of
the Department of Defense to be realized through a
reduction in the frequency of such permanent changes of
station and rotations.
(3) An evaluation of the effects of a reduction in
such frequency on retention of members of the Armed
Forces, employment for the spouses of such members, and
education of the children of such members.
(4) An identification of billets, duty stations, and
communities with respect to which extended tour lengths
or rotation adjustments would be operationally feasible
while sustaining mission readiness and career
progression requirements.
(5) Recommendations for any legislative or policy
changes necessary to conduct a pilot program for, or
otherwise implement, extensions to tour lengths or
rotation adjustments.
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175. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative King-Hinds of
Northern Mariana Islands or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title III, add the following new
section:
SEC. 3__. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN SUPPLIES AND
MATERIALS UNDER INNOVATIVE READINESS TRAINING
PROGRAM.
Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal
year 2026 for operation and maintenance for the Innovative
Readiness Training program established pursuant to section 2012
of title 10, United States Code, may be obligated or expended
to procure supplies and materials necessary for the completion
of any training project approved under such section, provided
that any such procurement--
(1) directly relates to the training objectives of
the project; and
(2) is accounted for in accordance with applicable
regulations of the Department of Defense.
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176. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative King-Hinds of
Northern Mariana Islands or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. OVERHAUL, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF VESSELS IN THE
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
Subsection (a) of section 8680 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``the United States or Guam'' each
place it appears and inserting ``the United States,
Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands''; and
(2) in the heading for such subsection, by striking
``United States or Guam'' and inserting ``United
States, Guam, or Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands''.
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177. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative King-Hinds of
Northern Mariana Islands or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title XXVIII,
insert the following new section:
SEC. 28__. STUDY AND REPORT ON DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS PROGRAM OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall carry
out a study on the defense access roads program in the Indo-
Pacific region and submit to Congress a report that includes
the findings of such study.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A list of the roads in the Indo-Pacific built by
the defense access roads program during the 40-year
period that precedes the date of the enactment of this
section approved for inclusion in the program but have
not been constructed due to funding limitations.
(2) A summary of the current condition of roads
funded or approved for funding through the defense
access roads program, including an estimate of deferred
maintenance costs and the implications for mission
accomplishment.
(3) An analysis of the extent to which existing
statutory and regulatory authorities constrain the
ability of the Department of Defense to support
transportation infrastructure maintenance investments
that directly enable military readiness, including
access routes to military installations, ranges, and
other critical defense facilities.
(4) An assessment of the potential benefits and cost
savings of amending the defense access roads program to
allow for routine road maintenance and repair in
addition to the currently authorized improvements,
reconstructions, and capacity enhancements.
(5) As assessment of the advisability and suitability
of enacting legislative and administrative changes to
the defense access roads program to include support for
road maintenance and repair activities.
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178. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Krishnamoorthi of
Illinois or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. REPORT ON PROLIFERATION OF CHINESE MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGY
IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on the proliferation of Chinese medical device
technology in the Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall
including the following:
(1) An assessment of the extent to which Chinese
medical technology has been and is being used in
Department of Defense medical facilities, and, to the
extent practicable, an assessment of use by non-
Department medical facilities that provide medical care
to members of the Armed Forces and their families.
(2) An analysis of the national security
vulnerabilities associated with using Chinese medical
device technology in Department of Defense medical
facilities and in non-Department medical facilities
that provide medical care to members of the Armed
Forces and their families.
(3) Any other matters the Secretary determines
relevant.
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179. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Krishnamoorthi of
Illinois or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 13__. STRATEGY TO ENHANCE INDO-PACIFIC DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL
COOPERATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and
implement a strategy to enhance defense industrial cooperation
between the United States and allies and partners of the United
States in the Indo-Pacific region.
(b) Strategy Requirements.--The strategy required by
subsection (a) shall--
(1) describe current activities and identify future
actions to be taken over the next 5 years by the
Department of Defense to enhance defense industrial
cooperation (as such term is defined in the Security
Assistance Management Manual of the Defense Security
Cooperation Agency) between the United States and
allies and partners of the United States in the Indo-
Pacific region, including efforts under the existing
Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience;
(2) identify lessons the Department has learned from
defense industrial cooperation initiatives with
European allies, including through meetings among
National Armament Directors of the Ukraine Defense
Contact Group, the European Union, and NATO, for
efforts to enhance defense industrial cooperation in
the Indo-Pacific region;
(3) identify priority armaments for joint
development, production, or sustainment with Indo-
Pacific allies and partners, including priority weapons
systems for joint acquisition and sustainment with
Taiwan; and
(4) describe plans for cooperating with the
Department of State, the Department of Commerce, and
other relevant Federal departments or agencies to
resolve bureaucratic hurdles, such as export controls,
that could impede deeper defense industrial
collaboration with Indo-Pacific allies and partners of
the United States.
(c) Briefing and Report.--
(1) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall brief the congressional defense committees on the
strategy required by subsection (a), including an
identification of any changes to funding or policy
required to enhance defense industrial collaboration
with Indo-Pacific allies and partners of the United
States.
(2) Interim report on implementation.--Not later than
March 15, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report on the
progress of the implementation of the strategy required
by subsection (a), including any resource or authority
gaps identified in the Department's ability to execute
the strategy.
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180. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Krishnamoorthi of
Illinois or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title VIII, add the following new subtitle:
Subtitle __.--Robot Security
SEC. 8__. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Covered foreign country.--The term ``covered
foreign country'' means any of the following:
(A) The People's Republic of China.
(B) The Russian Federation.
(C) The Islamic Republic of Iran.
(D) The Democratic People's Republic of
Korea.
(2) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered
foreign entity'' means an entity that is domiciled in a
covered foreign country, or subject to influence or
control by the government of a covered foreign country
as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security or
the Secretary of Defense, and any subsidiary or
affiliate of such an entity.
(3) Covered unmanned ground vehicle system.--The term
``covered unmanned ground vehicle system''--
(A) means a mechanical device that--
(i) is capable of locomotion,
navigation, or movement on the ground;
and
(ii) operates at a distance from one
or more operators or supervisors based
on commands or in response to sensor
data, or through any combination
thereof; and
(B) includes--
(i) remote surveillance vehicles,
autonomous patrol technologies, mobile
robotics, and humanoid robots; and
(ii) the vehicle, its payload, and
any external device used to control the
vehicle.
SEC. 8__. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF COVERED UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE
SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.
(a) In General.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the
head of an executive agency may not procure any covered
unmanned ground vehicle system that is manufactured or
assembled by a covered foreign entity.
(b) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney
General are exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) if
the procurement is required in the national interest of the
United States and--
(1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation,
training, testing, or analysis for electronic warfare,
information warfare operations, cybersecurity, or
development of unmanned ground vehicle system or
counter-unmanned ground vehicle system technology;
(2) is for the sole purposes of conducting
counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities,
protective missions, or Federal criminal or national
security investigations, including forensic
examinations, or for electronic warfare, information
warfare operations, cybersecurity, or development of an
unmanned ground vehicle system or counter-unmanned
ground vehicle technology; or
(3) is an unmanned ground vehicle system that, as
procured or as modified after procurement but before
operational use, can no longer transfer to, or download
data from, a covered foreign entity and otherwise poses
no national security cybersecurity risks as determined
by the exempting official.
SEC. 8__. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF COVERED UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE
SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES..
(a) Prohibition.--
(1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, no
Federal department or agency may operate a covered
unmanned ground vehicle system manufactured or
assembled by a covered foreign entity.
(2) Applicability to contracted services.--The
prohibition under paragraph (1) applies to any covered
unmanned ground vehicle systems that are being used by
any executive agency through the method of contracting
for the services of covered unmanned ground vehicle
systems.
(b) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney
General are exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) if
the operation is required in the national interest of the
United States and--
(1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation,
training, testing, or analysis for electronic warfare,
information warfare operations, cybersecurity, or
development of unmanned ground vehicle system or
counter-unmanned ground vehicle system technology;
(2) is for the sole purposes of conducting
counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities,
protective missions, or Federal criminal or national
security investigations, including forensic
examinations, or for electronic warfare, information
warfare operations, cybersecurity, or development of an
unmanned ground vehicle system or counter-unmanned
ground vehicle system technology; or
(3) is an unmanned ground vehicle system that, as
procured or as modified after procurement but before
operational use, can no longer transfer to, or download
data from, a covered foreign entity and otherwise poses
no national security cybersecurity risks as determined
by the exempting official.
SEC. 8__. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PROCUREMENT AND
OPERATION OF COVERED UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE
SYSTEMS MANUFACTURED BY CERTAIN FOREIGN ENTITIES.
(a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, except as provided in
subsection (b), no Federal funds awarded through a contract,
grant, or cooperative agreement, or otherwise made available
may be used--
(1) to procure a covered unmanned ground vehicle
system that is manufactured or assembled by a covered
foreign entity; or
(2) in connection with the operation of such a robot
or unmanned ground vehicle system.
(b) Exemption.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Attorney
General are exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) if
the procurement or operation is required in the national
interest of the United States and--
(1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation,
training, testing, or analysis for electronic warfare,
information warfare operations, cybersecurity, or
development of unmanned ground vehicle system or
counter-unmanned ground vehicle system technology;
(2) is for the sole purposes of conducting
counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities,
protective missions, or Federal criminal or national
security investigations, including forensic
examinations, or for electronic warfare, information
warfare operations, cybersecurity, or development of an
unmanned ground vehicle system or counter-unmanned
ground vehicle system technology; or
(3) is an unmanned ground vehicle system that, as
procured or as modified after procurement but before
operational use, can no longer transfer to, or download
data from, a covered foreign entity and otherwise poses
no national security cybersecurity risks as determined
by the exempting official.
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181. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaLota of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VI add the following new
section:
SEC. 6__. STUDY ON ADJUSTMENTS TO BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING
CALCULATION.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall conduct a study to
evaluate potential adjustments to the methods for determining
the monthly rates for the basic allowance for housing under
section 403 of title 37, United States Code.
(b) Elements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an estimate of the additional costs or savings to
the Department of Defense of establishing monthly rates
for basic allowance for housing based on a market
analysis from within a commuting area that is defined
as a 120-minute or less round-trip driving time from
the residence of a member of the Armed Forces to the
assigned duty station of such member; and
(2) an assessment of the impact on the quality of
life, recruitment, and retention of members of the
Armed Forces if monthly rates are established as
described in paragraph (1), particularly with respect
to members assigned to unique geographic areas in which
local housing conditions create disproportionate
challenges, including--
(A) Montauk, New York;
(B) Shinnecock, New York; and
(C) Nantucket, Massachusetts.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report containing the results of the study
required by subsection (a).
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182. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lawler of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 17__ RECOGNITION AND HONORING OF SERVICE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED
IN THE UNITED STATES CADET NURSE CORPS DURING WORLD
WAR II.
Section 106 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g)(1)(A) Service as a member of the United States Cadet
Nurse Corps during the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and
ending on December 31, 1948, of any individual who was
honorably discharged therefrom pursuant to subparagraph (B)
shall be considered active duty for purposes of eligibility and
entitlement to headstones, markers, and other benefits under
chapters 23 and 24 of this title, other than such benefits
relating to the interment or inurnment of the individual in
Arlington National Cemetery solely by reason of such service.
``
``(B)(i) Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall
issue to each individual who served as a member of the United
States Cadet Nurse Corps during the period beginning on July 1,
1943, and ending on December 31, 1948, a discharge from such
service under honorable conditions if the Secretary determines
that the nature and duration of the service of the individual
so warrants.
``(ii) A discharge under clause (i) shall designate the date
of discharge. The date of discharge shall be the date, as
determined by the Secretary, of the termination of service of
the individual concerned as described in that clause.
``(2) An individual who receives a discharge under paragraph
(1)(B) for service as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse
Corps shall be honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled
by reason of such service to any benefit under a law
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, except as
provided in paragraph (1)(A).
``(3) The Secretary of Defense may design and produce a
service medal, memorial plaque or gravemarker, or other
commendation to honor individuals who receive a discharge under
paragraph (1)(B).''.''.
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183. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of Nevada or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title VI, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 6__. PILOT PROGRAM ON IMPROVING RETENTION OF MEMBERS WITH DEGREES
IN THEIR FIELDS OF SPECIALTY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of
paying incentive pay to certain enlisted members of the Armed
Forces with degrees in their fields of specialty to improve the
retention of such members.
(b) Payment of Incentive Pay.--Under the pilot program
required by subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may pay
monthly incentive pay to a member of the Armed Forces who--
(1) is an enlisted member;
(2) has less than 4 years of service in the Armed
Forces;
(3) has a degree in the member's field of specialty,
as determined by the Secretary concerned; and
(4) commits to reenlisting.
(c) Termination.--The pilot program required by subsection
(a) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date
of the enactment of this section.
(d) Report Required.--After the termination under subsection
(c) of the pilot program required by subsection (a), the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report on the effectiveness of the pilot program in retaining
highly qualified members that includes an assessment of--
(1) the effect of the pilot program on retention
rates;
(2) satisfaction of members with the pilot program;
and
(3) the overall cost-effectiveness of the pilot
program.
(e) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term
``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in
section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
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184. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of Nevada or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE PROGRESS WITH SENSITIVE MATERIAL
ACQUISITION PROHIBITION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives a report on the progress of the Department of
Defense in implementing the amendments to the prohibition on
the acquisition of covered materials under section 4872 of
title 10, United States Code, made by section 844 of William M.
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3766), that are
effective on January 1, 2027, including--
(1) for each major defense acquisition program (as
defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States
Code), a detailed explanation of the progress of such
major defense acquisition program in meeting such
prohibition as so amended; and
(2) an explanation of how the Department is using of
funds made available under or pursuant to the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) with
respect to each phase of the process for such covered
materials, from mining through final production, to
ensure the implementation of such amendments.
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185. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of Nevada or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title 10, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 10__. REPORT ON ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION ENCLAVES BETWEEN THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND CONGRESS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report outlining the cost,
schedule, and implementation plan to establish a system of
classified and unclassified communication enclaves between the
Department of Defense and Congress, as annotated in the
Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution
Reform's 2024 final report, that--
(1) enables more robust communication between the
Department of Defense and Congress;
(2) includes a common set of reports and budget
materials that can be readily searched, sorted, and
retrieved for analysis across all security
classification levels; and
(3) enables efficient and effective communications
between the Department of Defense and Congress,
increasing trust, transparency, and relevancy.
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186. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of Nevada or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title X, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. PROCESS TO FURNISH CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC DATA REGARDING
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO STATE EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretaries concerned, in
consultation with the Secretary of Education, State educational
agencies, local educational agencies, and experts in student
data and privacy, shall, not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, establish a data sharing process
that enables a State educational agency to--
(1) access data described in subsection (b)
attributable to individuals who graduated high school
in the State of such State educational agency; and
(2) integrate such data into--
(A) such State's statewide longitudinal data
system; or
(B) an alternate data system operated by such
State.
(b) Data Described.--The data described in this paragraph may
include the following information:
(1) With respect to an individual who is a member of
an Armed Force who graduated from secondary school:
(A) The highest level of education attained.
(B) The name and location of the educational
institution where the member received education
described in subparagraph (A).
(C) The name and location of the secondary
school from which the individual graduated.
(D) Score on the Armed Forces Qualification
Test.
(E) The date the member joined an Armed
Force.
(F) The Armed Force of the member.
(G) Rank.
(H) The area of expertise or military
occupational specialty.
(I) The date of separation, if applicable.
(J) Any other information determined
appropriate by the Secretary concerned.
(2) With respect to an individual who graduated from
secondary school and whose application to join an Armed
Force was denied:
(A) The highest level of education attained.
(B) The name and location of the school where
the individual received education described in
subparagraph (A).
(C) The name and location of the secondary
school from which the individual graduated.
(D) Score on the Armed Forces Qualification
Test.
(c) Privacy.--
(1) Confidentiality.--Data transmitted through the
data sharing process under subsection (a) shall be
transmitted confidentially and using the most current
standards for data security at the time of
transmission.
(2) Protection of individual privacy and data
security.--The Secretaries concerned shall carry out
subsection (a) in a manner that protects individual
privacy and data security, in accordance with
applicable Federal, State, and local privacy laws.
(3) Data security practices.--Each Secretary
concerned and each State educational agency that
accesses data under subsection (a) shall establish,
implement, and maintain reasonable data security
practices to protect--
(A) the confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of data; and
(B) data against unauthorized access.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
(A) the Secretary of Defense; or
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(2) The terms ``local educational agency'',
``secondary school'', and ``State educational agency''
have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801).
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187. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of Nevada or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title XXVIII, insert the
following new section:
SEC. 28__. DESIGNATION OF CREECH AIR FORCE BASE AS A REMOTE OR ISOLATED
INSTALLATION.
The Secretary of Defense shall designate Creech Air Force
Base, Indian Springs, Nevada, as a remote or isolated
installation.
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188. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of Nevada or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title III, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 3__. REPORT ON ENCROACHMENT MANAGEMENT RELATED TO THE NEVADA TEST
AND TRAINING RANGE.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the
congressional defense committees--
(1) outlining ongoing encroachment management
projects, landscape partnerships, and stakeholder
engagements to ensure the long term viability of the
Nevada Test and Training Range; and
(2) that describes--
(A) the resources needed for such projects,
partnerships, and stakeholder engagements;
(B) the specific issues of such encroachment;
(C) the coordination process between the
Department of Defense, Department of Interior,
Department of Energy, local community leaders,
and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States regarding foreign land
acquisitions; and
(D) areas for Congressional engagement.
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189. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Levin of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VI, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 6__. TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT TO A RATE OF THE BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR
HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES:
LOWER THRESHOLD; PERMANENT AUTHORITY.
Section 403(b)(8) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``20 percent''
and inserting ``15 percent''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (C).
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190. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Levin of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle G of title V, insert the following:
SEC. 5__. AMENDMENTS TO PATHWAYS FOR COUNSELING IN TRANSITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph
(R); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the
following:
``(M) Child care requirements of the member
(including whether a dependent of the member is
enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program).
``(N) The employment status of other adults in the
household of the member.
``(O) The location of the duty station of the member
(including whether the member was separated from family
while on duty).
``(P) The effects of operating tempo and personnel
tempo on the member and the household of the member.''.
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191. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Liccardo of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. 8__. REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT TOOLS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
(a) Contracting Policy Guidance.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall,
with respect to solicitations, contracts, and task orders for
systems and software engineering programs--
(1) require--
(A) the use of open, modular, and offeror-
agnostic requirements management tools; and
(B) that such tools be compatible with--
(i) modern data interchange standards
(including the Requirements Interchange
Format)); and
(ii) publicly available application
programming interfaces to facilitate
integration with contemporary software
development environments and tools;
(2) require that all contractor-developed user
requirements data (including traceability, version
history, acceptance criteria, and verification links)
are delivered in non-proprietary, human-readable, and
machine-readable formats that are fully portable across
platforms;
(3) require all program executive officers, program
managers, and contracting officers to--
(A) ensure that contract requirements are not
tied to specific offerors in order to enable
full and open competition across software
toolsets and platforms;
(B) evaluate the interoperability, data
portability, and openness of proposed
requirements management solutions during source
selection and technical reviews; and
(C) give priority to tools and platforms that
demonstrate alignment with modern software
engineering principles, including traceability,
automation, real-time collaboration, and
extensibility through application programming
interfaces and plug-in architectures;
(4) prohibit reliance on proprietary or closed-source
tools that limit interoperability or constrain access,
reuse, or long-term data ownership; and
(5) encourage the use of cloud-native, collaborative,
and scalable software solutions for managing user
requirements that align with best practices for agile
and development, security, and operation development
environments.
(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 270 days after the
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
describing--
(1) the actions taken by each Secretary of a military
department and Defense Agency to implement subsection
(a); and
(2) any challenges with respect to such
implementation and strategies for resolving such
challenges.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``program executive officer'' means an
individual described in section 1732(a) of title 10,
United States Code.
(2) The term ``requirements management tool'' means a
software capability used to capture, trace, analyze,
and manage user, system, and software requirements
across the acquisition lifecycle.
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192. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Luttrell of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNATTENDED
ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out
activities to support the research, development,
implementation, and oversight of unattended robotic process
automation within the Department of Defense. Such activities
shall include--
(1) the allocation of funding for research and
development initiatives to enhance the capabilities of
unattended robotic process automation in combat,
intelligence analysis, and defense infrastructure
management;
(2) the development and implementation of a framework
for expanding unattended robotic process automation
technologies across mission-critical operations,
logistics, and administrative processes of the
Department, with priority given to interoperability,
cybersecurity protections, and real-time adaptability
of automated systems;
(3) the implementation of policies and processes to
ensure that any deployment of unattended robotic
process automation adheres to existing cybersecurity
and defense data protection regulations; and
(4) the establishment of a task force to oversee the
implementation, effectiveness, and long-term
integration of unattended robotic process automation
within the Department.
(b) Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the progress
of the Secretary in carrying out the activities required under
subsection (a). Such report shall include--
(1) performance metrics for such activities;
(2) an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of such
activities; and
(3) an assessment of the potential risks associated
with the expansion of unattended robotic process
automation within the Department of Defense.
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193. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Luttrell of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title III, add the following new
section:
SEC. 3__. FUNDING FOR FLIGHT HOURS FOR EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT AVIATION
BRIGADES.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, Army
Reserve, Aviation Assets Line 050, as specified in the
corresponding funding table in section 4301, for flight hour
funding for Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades, is hereby
increased by $35,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301
for Army-Servicewide Transportation, line 390, is hereby
reduced by $35,000,000.
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194. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mace of South
Carolina or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 8__. APPLICABILITY OF BERRY AMENDMENT EXCEPTIONS TO CERTAIN
SEAFOOD PURCHASES.
Section 4862 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(l) Certain Seafood Purchases.--The exceptions in
subsections (c) through (h) of this section shall not apply
with respect to procurement of any fish, shellfish, or seafood
product.''.
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195. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mackenzie of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. STUDY ON OPIOID PRESCRIBING PRACTICES.
The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an updated study on
opioid prescribing to ensure that the provider practices of
medication-prescribing health professionals across the military
health system conform with--
(1) the clinical practice guidelines of the
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
Affairs; and
(2) the prescribing guidelines published by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food
and Drug Administration.
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196. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Magaziner of Rhode
Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title I, insert the following:
SEC. 1__. REPORT ON NEXT GENERATION FUEL CELLS.
Not later than March 15, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
development and integration of next-generation self-sealing
fuel cells (referred to in this section as ``NexGen fuel
cells'') into the rotorcraft fleets of the Army, Navy, and Air
Force). The report shall include each of the following:
(1) An assessment of any negative effects on
readiness associated with using the fuel cells in use
as of the date on the enactment of this Act that are
based on World War II-era technology and manufacturing
processes.
(2) An identification of any readiness, fiscal, and
other benefits of incorporating NexGen fuel cells into
the rotorcraft fleets the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
(3) Plans or concepts for developing and
incorporating NexGen fuel cells into the H-60 fleets of
the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
(4) Such other matters the Secretary determines
relevant.
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197. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McCormick of Georgia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. REPORT ON STRATEGY FOR INCREASING MEMBERSHIP IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY INTEGRATION AND PROSPERITY
AGREEMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing
the strategic importance of the Comprehensive Security
Integration and Prosperity Agreement and the benefits of its
potential expansion.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
also include the following:
(1) An assessment of the strategic benefits of CSIPA
to regional and global security.
(2) An assessment of CSIPA's operational value to the
Department of Defense and partners in the region
following the Red Sea attacks.
(3) An assessment of how CSIPA leverages United
States military assets such as the Fifth Fleet to
address regional threats.
(4) Identification of potential modifications to the
CSIPA framework that would support broader regional
participation.
(5) An evaluation of the resource and capability
requirements necessary to expand CSIPA membership.
(6) Recommendations for further collaboration between
the United States Armed Forces and CSIPA members.
(c) Definition of Comprehensive Security Integration and
Prosperity Agreement.--In this section, the terms
``Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement''
and ``CSIPA'' refers to the cooperative agreement signed by the
United States and the Kingdom of Bahrain on September 13, 2023.
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198. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Messmer of Indiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONS CORRIDOR FOR NAVY
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for Research, Development, Test,
and Evaluation, Navy, for Future Naval Capabilities Applied
Research, Line 012, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4201, is hereby increased by $50,000,000 for
the development of a quantum communications corridor linking
certain Department of Defense installations, national
laboratories, and universities conducting Department of Defense
research.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 301 for Operation and Maintenance,
Army, for Force Readiness Operations Support, Line 070, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301,
is hereby reduced by $50,000,000.
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199. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Miller of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. REPORT ON PROCUREMENT STRATEGY FOR SUBMARINE CABLE LAYING AND
REPAIR SHIPS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
strategy of the Navy for procuring at least two cable laying
and repair ships to replace the USNS Zeus as it nears the end
of its expected service life.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a description of the full scope of the planned
capabilities for the next generation of cable laying
and repair ships to meet anticipated Navy requirements,
including the feasibility of establishing organic
capabilities;
(2) a projected timeline for the procurement of such
ships, including the expected time until such ships
will be operational;
(3) an explanation of how the Navy plans to meet
Service requirements for submarine cable laying and
repair during the period before which the Navy is able
to field new capabilities.
(c) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a
classified annex.
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200. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Miller of West
Virginia or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. MARITIME REDUNDANT AND RESILIENT COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the scale and complexity of modern warfare will
require each military service to invest in resilient
network management to ensure information can be sensed,
processed and understood, and acted upon to enable
critical operations;
(2) edge computing is essential to tenets of Joint
All-Domain Command and Control (in this section
referred to as the ``JADC2'') and the JADC2 cross-
service procurement programs, such as Project
Overmatch, Advanced Battle Management System, and
Project Convergence, to allow for real-time decision-
making when immediate action is vital, rather than
relying on centralized data centers or the cloud;
(3) the Chief of Naval Operations has identified
resilient data integrity and distribution as an
unfunded priority for fiscal year 2026, with a focus on
enabling warfighters to execute fight from the maritime
operations center (in this section referred to as the
``MOC'') scenarios;
(4) experimentation underway by the Naval Information
Warfare Center Atlantic and the United States Fourth
Fleet on behalf of United States Naval Forces Southern
Command would provide MOCs with machine-assisted
dynamic bandwidth allocation and advanced computing
power throughout their network architecture to manage
vast hybrid sensor constellations conducting activity-
based maritime domain awareness;
(5) if successful, the project would significantly
enhance hybrid fleet operations and network resilience,
while significantly increasing the scale and complexity
of operations that a MOC can support; and
(6) the Secretary of the Navy, in collaboration with
the commander of United States Naval Forces Southern
Command, and the Director of the Defense Innovation
Unit, should initiate planning for follow-on phases in
which advanced capabilities for agile communications,
remote asset management, and disconnected operations
support will demonstrate even greater resiliency and
decision superiority.
(b) Evaluation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy, in
coordination with the Chief of Naval Operations, and
the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit shall
evaluate the experimentation described in subsection
(a) that is underway in the United States Fourth Fleet.
(2) Report to congress.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on
the results of the evaluation conducted under
paragraph (1).
(B) Contents.--The report shall--
(i) summarize the status of such
experimentation, including the
relationship and benefit to Project
Overmatch;
(ii) provide a schedule for any
further development, testing, and
production necessary for fielding and
deployment of edge computing and
enterprise network management
capability to all United States fleets,
prioritizing heavily-sensored theaters,
such as the Indo-Pacific and United
States Central Command, and the funding
required for each phase;
(iii) identify a Department of
Defense activity responsible for
program management; and
(iv) recommend an acquisition
strategy, including establishment of a
program of record, to accelerate
fielding to the maximum extent
practicable.
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201. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mills of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. PILOT PROGRAM ON MODERNIZED HEALTH AND USAGE MONITORING
SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS OBSOLESCENCE IN MARINE CORPS
ROTARY-WING AND TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall
establish and carry out a pilot program to evaluate
commercially available, next-generation Health and Usage
Monitoring Systems (referred to in this section as ``HUMS'')
technologies intended to address obsolescence issues affecting
legacy HUMS currently installed on Marine Corps rotary-wing and
tiltrotor aircraft.
(b) Objectives.--In conducting the pilot program, the
Secretary of the Navy shall assess whether modernized HUMS
technologies--
(1) effectively mitigate obsolescence risks
associated with legacy HUMS systems;
(2) enhance the operational readiness, availability,
and sustainment of Marine Corps rotary-wing and
tiltrotor aircraft; and
(3) deliver advanced predictive analytics
capabilities, reducing maintenance burden and lifecycle
costs.
(c) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out for a
period not exceeding one year.
(d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after completion of the
pilot program, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report summarizing--
(1) the pilot program results, including
effectiveness in addressing obsolescence, improving
predictive maintenance, and enhancing readiness and
aircraft availability; and
(2) recommendations regarding broader adoption of
evaluated HUMS technologies across the Marine Corps
rotary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft fleet.
(e) Funding.--
(1) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth
in the funding tables in division D, the amount
authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-
wide, for Management Support, Aviation Safety, Line 201
(PE 0606301D8Z), as set forth in the funding table in
section 4201, is hereby increased by $5,000,000.
(2) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in
the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized
to be appropriated in section 101 for Procurement for
Other Procurement, Army, IAMD Battle Command System,
Line 116, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4101, is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
(f) Coordination.--The pilot program shall be conducted in
coordination with appropriate Marine Corps aviation
stakeholders, including operational and technical authorities
responsible for aviation maintenance and readiness.
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202. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mills of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. PILOT PROGRAM ON MODERNIZED HEALTH AND USAGE MONITORING
SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS OBSOLESCENCE IN ARMY ROTARY-WING
AIRCRAFT.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall
establish and carry out a pilot program to evaluate
commercially available, next-generation Health and Usage
Monitoring Systems (referred to in this section as ``HUMS'')
technologies to address obsolescence issues affecting legacy
monitoring systems installed on Army rotary-wing aircraft.
(b) Objectives.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
Secretary of the Army shall assess whether modernized HUMS
technologies--
(1) effectively mitigate obsolescence risks
associated with legacy HUMS systems;
(2) significantly enhance operational readiness of
rotary-wing aircraft;
(3) provide effective predictive maintenance
capabilities resulting in reduced maintenance costs and
increased aircraft availability; and
(4) extend operational lifespan of existing rotary-
wing platforms.
(c) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out for a
period not exceeding one year.
(d) Platform Selection.--In selecting rotary-wing aircraft
for participation in the pilot program, the Secretary of the
Army is encouraged to prioritize platforms whose evaluation
would yield broadly applicable results, including potential
relevance to rotary-wing aircraft operated by other branches of
the Armed Forces.
(e) Report.--Not later than 90 days after completion of the
pilot program, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report that includes--
(1) an assessment of the tested HUMS technologies'
effectiveness in addressing obsolescence and improving
readiness; and
(2) recommendations for potential broader adoption
across the Army rotary-wing fleet, including
consideration of applicability to similar rotary-wing
aircraft operated by other branches of the Armed
Forces.
(f) Funding.--
(1) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth
in the funding tables in division D, the amount
authorized to be appropriated in section 201 for
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-
wide, for Management Support, Aviation Safety, Line 201
(PE 0606301D8Z), as set forth in the funding table in
section 4201, is hereby increased by $5,000,000.
(2) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in
the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized
to be appropriated in section 101 for Procurement for
Other Procurement, Army, IAMD Battle Command System,
Line 116, as specified in the corresponding funding
table in section 4101, is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
(g) Coordination.--The pilot program shall be conducted in
coordination with the Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional
Team and the Program Executive Office Aviation.
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203. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moolenaar of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title XVII, add the following new subtitle:
Subtitle __--Tracking Hostile Industry Networks and Kit While Thwarting
Weapons Imports From Chinese Entities Act of 2025
SEC. 17__. REPORT ON ARMS SALES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
a report on arms sales facilitated by entities in the People's
Republic of China.
(b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include an analysis of--
(1) the weapons systems and defense equipment
originating from the People's Republic of China
available for purchase;
(2) the technical aspects and capabilities of such
weapons systems and defense equipment;
(3) how such weapons systems and defense equipment
may impact the balance of power in the area of
responsibility of each United States Combatant Command,
when applicable;
(4) the weapons systems and defense equipment
originating from the People's Republic of China that
are considered direct alternatives to weapons systems
and defense equipment originating from the United
States;
(5) the weapons systems and defense equipment
originating from the People's Republic of China that
present the greatest security risks regarding the
potential to collect intelligence on or compromise
assets, weapons, or platforms of the United States;
(6) the countries mostly likely to procure weapons
systems and defense equipment originating from the
People's Republic of China, including the specific
type, quantity, and estimated value in United States
dollars of weapons, during the 1-year period following
the date of the submission of the report;
(7) the weapons systems and defense equipment in
development as of the date of the submission of the
report by entities in the People's Republic of China
that could be available on the global market not later
than 5 years after such date;
(8) the factors that incentivize countries to procure
such weapons systems and defense equipment, including
costs, flexible payment conditions and financing, a
lack of end-user agreements, and speed of sale and
delivery; and
(9) the strategy of the People's Republic of China
regarding arms sales and variables that could influence
such strategy.
(c) Form.--
(1) In general.--The report required by subsection
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but shall
include a classified annex.
(2) Classified annex.--The classified annex required
by paragraph (1) shall contain--
(A) an assessment by the National
Intelligence Council of the contents required
by subsection (b); and
(B) an assessment by the Director of National
Intelligence of the counterintelligence risks
and risks of onward proliferation of technology
and defense systems originating in the United
States and created through the purchase,
deployment, and use of weapons systems and
defense equipment originating from the People's
Republic of China by United States allies and
partners.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 17__. STRATEGY TO COMBAT ARMS SALES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a strategy to
dissuade purchases of new weapons systems and defense
equipment, excluding spare parts or parts for maintenance of
previously procured weapons, originating from the People's
Republic of China.
(b) Elements.--The strategy shall include the following
elements:
(1) An information campaign targeting countries
interested in procuring weapons systems and defense
equipment originating from the People's Republic of
China to warn such countries about--
(A) potential risks, including the lack of a
proven track record in combat, insufficient
training on the operation of the weapon or
weapons system, reliability issues, and the
lack of maintenance and spare parts available;
(B) the inability to integrate such weapons
systems and defense equipment with weapons
systems and defense equipment from the United
States; and
(C) the potential limitation of future
security cooperation with the United States
that could arise if such weapons are acquired.
(2) A description of actions the United States can
take, including reforms to the foreign military sales,
direct commercial sales, and foreign military financing
processes, to make weapons systems and defense
equipment from the United States more attractive to
prospective buyers of weapons systems or defense
equipment originating from the People's Republic of
China.
(3) A description of actions defense firms of the
United States can take to provide competitive
alternatives to prospective buyers of weapons systems
and defense equipment originating from the People's
Republic of China.
(4) An analysis of whether the use of sanctions,
export controls, or other economic restrictions
targeting buyers of new weapons systems or defense
equipment originating from the People's Republic of
China could serve as an effective deterrent.
(5) A plan to ensure sufficient representation of
defense firms of the United States, or trusted allies,
at defense expositions where defense firms of the
People's Republic of China are also attending.
(6) A plan to combat Chinese disinformation campaigns
targeting the performance of weapons or platforms
produced by the United States or trusted allies.
(7) A plan to ensure close coordination with Congress
to prevent disjointed engagement with countries.
(c) Report and Implementation Plan.--Not later than the date
on which the strategy required by subsection (a) is completed,
the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report detailing the strategy and a
plan for implementation.
(d) Form.--The report required by subsection (c) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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204. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moolenaar of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. FUNDING FOR SMART SUSCEPTOR TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Increase.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be
appropriated in section 201 for Research, Development, Test and
Evaluation, Manufacturing Technology Program, line 28, as
specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201,
for Smart Susceptor Technology is hereby increased by
$5,000,000.
(b) Offset.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the
funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to by
appropriated in section 301 for Operations and Maintenance,
Defense-Wide, for Washington Headquarters Services, line 530,
as specified in the corresponding funding table in section
4301, is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
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205. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moolenaar of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 8__. ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN MATERIALS OR
COMPONENTS.
(a) Prioritized List of High-risk Systems.--Not later than
270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) develop and maintain a classified and prioritized
list of high-risk critical infrastructure owned by the
Department of Defense that rely on materials or
components the origin of which is a foreign country of
concern; and
(2) conduct a risk assessment of the materials or
components included in the list under paragraph (1).
(b) Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability Analysis and
Assessment.--The risk assessment under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an evaluation of the dependence of high-risk
critical infrastructure owned by the Department of
Defense that on materials or components the origin of
which is a foreign country of concern;
(2) an evaluation of vulnerability to supply chain
disruption during a national emergency to high-risk
critical infrastructure owned by the Department of
Defense, including industrial control systems;
(3) an assessment of the resilience and capacity of
high-risk critical infrastructure owned by the
Department of Defense to support mission-critical
operations and readiness during a national emergency;
(4) an identification of the location of design,
manufacturing, and packaging facilities for materials
or components described in subsection (a)(1); and
(5) an assessment of the manufacturing capacity of
the United States to replace materials or components
described in subsection (a)(1), including--
(A) gaps in domestic manufacturing
capabilities, including nonexistent, extinct,
threatened, and single point-of-failure
capabilities;
(B) supply chains with single points of
failure and limited resiliency; and
(C) economic factors, including global
competition, threaten the viability of domestic
manufacturers.
(c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 120 days after date of
completion of the risk assessment required by subsection (a),
and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall
provide to the congressional defense committees a classified
briefing that includes--
(1) findings on the traceability and provenance of
materials or components described in subsection (a)(1);
(2) strategies to strengthen the resilience and
readiness of critical infrastructure owned by the
Department of Defense; and
(3) recommendations for critical infrastructure
supply chain resilience and manufacturing activities,
including--
(A) modifications to procurement policies to
reduce reliance on high-risk supply chains; and
(B) other matters the Secretary deems
appropriate.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``critical infrastructure'' means any
system or asset so vital to the United States that the
degradation or destruction of such system or asset
would have a debilitating impact on national security,
including economic security and public health or
safety.
(2) The term ``foreign country of concern'' means the
People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the Islamic
Republic of Iran, or any other country determined to be
a country of concern by the Secretary of State.
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206. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moolenaar of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title II add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. INITIATIVE ON STUDYING ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE,
NATIONAL SECURITY, AND STRATEGIC COMPETITION.
(a) Initiative Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
establish and carry out an initiative (referred to in this
section as the ``Initiative'') to prepare the Department of
Defense to fully harness the transformative potential of
advanced artificial intelligence, assess the national security
and defense implications of advanced artificial intelligence,
and analyze strategic competition factors relating to the
People's Republic of China's pursuit of advanced artificial
intelligence.
(b) Designation of Lead Office.--The Secretary of Defense
shall designate an appropriate agency or office within the
Department of Defense to have primary responsibility for
carrying out the initiative described in subsection (a). Any
such designation shall not prohibit other agencies or offices
within the Executive Branch from being consulted or otherwise
supporting the efforts of the lead office.
(c) Duties.--Under the Initiative, the agency or office
designated by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (b)
shall do the following:
(1) Review industry documents and assessments of
advanced artificial intelligence, including
preparedness frameworks, scaling policies, and risk
management frameworks of advanced artificial
intelligence developers.
(2) Engage with leading artificial intelligence
developers and researchers to characterize and
anticipate the capabilities of highly advanced
artificial intelligence relevant to national security
to inform military planning, societal preparedness, and
Department of Defense adopt plans, including via
interviews, site visits, roundtables, expert
discussions, and other forms of engagement with
relevant experts.
(3) Identify strategies for the Department of Defense
to encourage adoption and fully leverage advanced
artificial intelligence systems, assess the comparative
adoption to other nations, and manage national security
threats from advanced artificial intelligence
competition. In assessing adoption strategies, the
Secretary shall evaluate the implications of advanced
artificial intelligence for the national defense and
form a plan for addressing implications for the
Department of Defense's processes, systems, functions,
capabilities, and adoption pathways. The plan shall
include--
(A) an assessment of the steps needed to
prepare the Department of Defense workforce to
leverage the transformative potential of
advanced artificial intelligence;
(B) an assessment of Department of Defense
processes and workflows that are most likely to
be substantially impacted by the introduction
of advanced artificial intelligence within or
outside the structure of each process or
workflow, and the offices that will be
primarily responsible for managing the
evolution of those processes;
(C) identifying internal Department of
Defense policies that require revision,
elimination, or creation to effectively and
responsibly harness advanced artificial
intelligence;
(D) a framework for developing the artificial
intelligence infrastructure to scale the use of
advanced artificial intelligence, including
requirements for--
(i) artificial intelligence factories
that manage the entire artificial
intelligence life cycle;
(ii) data foundries that effectively
and efficiently manage government,
commercial, and synthetic data;
(iii) edge infrastructure for
employing advanced artificial
intelligence in warfighting use cases
at all levels of command; and
(iv) other critical enabling
infrastructure, such as information
technology systems and energy sources;
(E) recommendations for resourcing the
materiel and nonmateriel solutions identified
in subparagraphs (A) through (D); and
(F) recommendations for resourcing critical
artificial intelligence assurance activities,
such as test and evaluation, continuous
monitoring, governance, and the creation of
assurance case artifacts.
(4) Examine the potential implications of advanced
artificial intelligence on key areas of national
defense, including chemical, biological, radiological,
and nuclear capabilities, advanced cyber capabilities,
model autonomy, strategic deception, advanced research
and development capabilities for producing increasingly
powerful artificial intelligence, military applications
of artificial intelligence for warfighting functions,
and other areas in which advanced artificial
intelligence may pose a threat to national security or
national defense.
(5) In consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence, monitor and assess the progress of the
People's Republic of China in developing advanced
artificial intelligence and assess the implications of
such development for strategic competition. In
assessing such progress, the Secretary shall examine
key factors in areas critical for People's Republic of
China progress toward advanced artificial intelligence,
including--
(A) an assessment of the People's Republic of
China's overall efforts toward advanced
artificial intelligence, including overall
progress, activities to develop or acquire such
systems, relative progress compared to United
States entities, efforts to prevent loss of
control from such systems, and attitudes of the
Chinese Communist Party and other influential
figures toward advanced artificial intelligence
risks and safety approaches;
(B) identification of the primary entities in
the People's Republic of China that are leading
in the development of advanced artificial
intelligence;
(C) identification of the top researchers in
the People's Republic of China who are most
essential for the development of advanced
artificial intelligence;
(D) identification of specific data centers,
energy infrastructure, and other resources most
critical to the People's Republic of China's
progress toward advanced artificial
intelligence (including plans for future data
centers);
(E) identification and assessment of the top
methods to robustly detect advanced artificial
intelligence development by the People's
Republic of China, including methods to assess
the degree to which the People's Republic of
China is developing advanced artificial
intelligence capabilities that pose significant
risks to the national security of the United
States;
(F) identification of the top methods that
can be used to disrupt advanced artificial
intelligence projects of the People's Republic
of China and an assessment of their efficacy
and limitations;
(G) an assessment of efforts originating in
the People's Republic of China to acquire
technology and information from entities
operating within the United States or other
nations to advance progress toward advanced
artificial intelligence, including advanced
semiconductors, research findings, or insights
relating to training or inference; and
(H) a comparative assessment of efforts in
the People's Republic of China and United
States to characterize and mitigate security
risks from advanced artificial intelligence
systems, including an evaluation of how leading
researchers and policymakers in each country
conceptualize the national security risks posed
by uncontrolled or misaligned advanced
artificial intelligence.
(6) In consultation with the Director of National
Intelligence and the Secretary of Homeland Security,
assess the security capabilities of leading United
States artificial intelligence developers, with a focus
on their ability to protect advanced artificial
intelligence systems, model weights, and key insights
from the People's Republic of China and other highly
resourced adversaries.
(7) Assess the national security risks posed by
uncontrolled or misaligned advanced artificial
intelligence. The assessment, focusing on the People's
Republic of China and the United States, shall
include--
(A) an examination of emerging capabilities
relevant to misaligned or uncontrolled
artificial intelligence, including automated
artificial intelligence research, recursive
self-improvement, ability to deceive humans,
agentic capabilities, and other capabilities or
processes that could undermine robust or
trustworthy human oversight;
(B) a review of research on AI misalignment,
alignment faking, deception, and other related
areas in which artificial intelligence systems
appear to act in ways that diverge from the
intentions or values of their developers or in
ways that diverge from United States values or
interests;
(C) an assessment of current capabilities
within the United States Government to detect
and monitor the threats described above,
including evaluations of the ability to
identify early warning signs or imminent
threats relating to recursive self-improvement,
offensive cyber use, alignment faking, or other
system misbehavior;
(D) recommendations for improving the
identification, mitigation, and response to
risks from uncontrolled or misaligned
artificial intelligence systems, with
particular attention to interagency
coordination and collaboration with the private
sector, academic institutions, and allied
governments; and
(E) implications for the Department of
Defense's approach toward adopting or deploying
advanced artificial intelligence.
(8) Create materials and prepare plans to address
acute national security risks or crises involving
advanced artificial intelligence, including risks from
uncontrolled or misaligned advanced artificial
intelligence systems, which shall include--
(A) developing and conducting unclassified
and classified scenario exercises, wargames,
tabletop exercises, and other similar efforts
to understand how advanced artificial
intelligence capabilities could present acute
national security risks or crises or pose a
risk to existing operational plans of the
Department of Defense;
(B) developing preparedness plans detailing
governmental response strategies to scenarios
described in subparagraph (A), including
detailed information describing how the
Department of Defense would coordinate with
relevant entities of the United States (such as
advanced artificial intelligence developers,
compute cluster providers, and government
officials) in the event of an acute national
security risk or crisis; and
(C) identifying potential gaps in the
Department of Defense's authorities,
relationships, personnel, or other factors that
could affect the Department's ability to
address scenarios described in subparagraph (A)
or execute strategies described in subparagraph
(B).
(9) Develop potential strategies and recommendations
to prevent adversaries from acquiring advanced
artificial intelligence that would pose a grave
national security threat if acquired or stolen. As part
of this effort, the Secretary shall assess the
potential of a hypothetical centralized, highly secure,
Department of Defense-led project to securely develop
advanced artificial intelligence. This evaluation shall
consider factors including the governance structure,
cybersecurity and physical security protocols,
counterintelligence and antiespionage measures against
the People's Republic of China and other foreign
adversaries, chain-of-command, size and location of the
project, resources and personnel required, contingency
and emergency response plans, geopolitical
considerations, and other elements to ensure that the
project supports United States national security
objectives. Additional strategies may include export
controls, counterespionage measures, and approaches for
protecting sensitive information relevant to national
security or advanced artificial intelligence
development and deployment.
(10) Provide policy and resourcing recommendations to
the Secretary of Defense, the President, and Congress
relating to the topics covered by the Initiative.
(d) Reports and Briefings.--
(1) Initial report and briefing.--Not later than 90
days after the date of the enactment of this Act--
(A) the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives a report
detailing the organizational structure,
staffing requirements, and initial objectives
of the Initiative; and
(B) provide to the Committees a briefing on
the matters set forth in the report.
(2) Annual reports and briefings.--Not later than 180
days after the submission of the initial report under
paragraph (1), and every 180 days thereafter, the
Secretary of Defense shall--
(A) submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on the activities
carried out under the Initiative since the date
of the last report under this subsection,
including any findings, assessments, and
recommendations with respect to the national
security implications of advanced artificial
intelligence; and
(B) provide to the Committees a briefing on
the matters set forth in the report.
(e) Sunset.--The authority to carry out this section shall
terminate 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the
meaning given that term in section 238(g) of the John
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
4061).
(2) The term ``advanced artificial intelligence''
means artificial general intelligence and other
advanced artificial intelligence systems at the
frontier of performance, including systems that match
or exceed human expert performance in key skills,
tasks, or knowledge areas, such as in the areas of
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
capabilities, cyber offense, model autonomy,
persuasion, research and development, self-improvement,
or military strategy.
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207. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moore of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title VIII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 8__. REPORT ON DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S LITHIUM SUPPLY CHAIN AND
APPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE ADVANCED MILITARY
CAPABILITIES.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a
report on the Department of Defense's current supply and
anticipated need for lithium.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of crucial military electronics,
communication devices, infrastructure, vehicles, and
conventional and nuclear weapons infrastructure that
utilize lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate,
lithium hydroxide, and lithium metals.
(2) An assessment of the Department's anticipated
demand for lithium compounds and lithium-based
materials for future advanced weapons systems,
including unmanned surface, aerial, and underwater
vessels requiring modular battery systems, and for
energy storage solutions to enhance power grid
resilience and advance artificial intelligence data
center systems.
(3) An assessment of potential lithium supply-chain
risks that pose a threat to military readiness and the
feasibility of leveraging and partnering with
commercial industry to strengthen the supply of lithium
and address identified vulnerabilities.
(4) A description of the Department's current and
anticipated use of procurement authorities for
obtaining domestically processed critical minerals,
including lithium.
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208. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moore of Utah or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XI, add the following new
section:
SEC. 11__. DEFINITION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITY FOR PURPOSES
OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.
Section 1125(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public Law 114-
328) is amended by inserting ``and includes supporting units of
a facility at an installation or base'' after ``United
States''.
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209. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moulton of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XXXI, insert
the following:
SEC. 31__. EXPANSION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY FOR NATIONAL
NUCLEAR SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Section 4832 of the Atomic Energy Defense
Act (50 U.S.C. 2812) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``; and'';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
paragraph (4); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2), the
following new paragraph (3):
``(3) demonstration of novel construction techniques,
materials, processes and systems to replace obsolete or
aging manufacturing facilities and site infrastructure;
and''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
subsection--
``(c) Authority of the Administrator to Carry Out Certain
Prototype Projects.--
``(1) In carrying out this section, the Administrator
may exercise the same authority to enter into
transactions (other than contracts, cooperative
agreements, and grants), subject to the same terms and
conditions as the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the military departments under section
4022 of title 10 (other than subsection (i) of that
section), as amended from time to time.
``(2) In applying section 4022 of title 10 to the
Administrator under paragraph (1)--
``(A) the terms `Department of Defense' and
`Department' shall be replaced by the term
`National Nuclear Security Administration';
``(B) the phrase `to improvement of
platforms, systems, components, or materials in
use by the armed forces' shall be replaced by
`are directly relevant to improvement of
manufacturing technologies, production
facilities and related site infrastructure at
nuclear weapons production facilities';
``(C) the term `follow-on production' shall
be replaced by the term `follow-on activity';
``(D) the phrase `a covered official' shall
be replaced by the phrase `the senior
procurement executive for the Administration';
``(E) the term `Secretary of Defense' shall
be replaced by the term `Administrator';
``(F) the phrase `chapter 221 of this title'
shall be replaced by the phrase `chapter 33 of
title 41';
``(G) the phrase `chapter 137 of this title'
shall be replaced by the phrase `Division C of
Subtitle I of title 41'; and
``(H) subsection (d)(6) is amended to read as
follows:
```The term "follow-on activity
contract or transaction' means a
contract or transaction to further
develop, test, produce, license,
deploy, operate, maintain or sustain a
capability that was successfully
developed under the authority
established in subsection (a).
``(3) The authority of the Administrator under
paragraph (1) shall not be subject to section 16352 of
title 42.''.
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210. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moulton of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XVI, add the following new
section:
SEC. 16__. AUXILIARY PAYLOAD FOR NEXT GENERATION POLAR OVERHEAD
PERSISTENT INFRARED SATELLITES.
(a) Revised Acquisition Strategy.--The Secretary of the
Defense shall direct the milestone decision authority for the
Next Generation Polar Overhead Persistent Infrared satellite
program to revise the acquisition strategy for such program to
include the auxiliary payload (commoly referred to ``APS-A'')
in the program of record.
(b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``acquisition
strategy'' and ``milestone decision authority'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 4211 of title 10, United
States Code.
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211. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moylan of Guam or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XXVIII,
insert the following new section:
SEC. 28__. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON HOUSING POLICY IN GUAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, shall, not
later than March 1, 2026, submit to Congress a report that
identifies the long term economic impacts of Department of
Defense housing policy in Guam.
(b) Elements.--Such report may include--
(1) an identification of the impact of Department of
Defense policies on the cost of new home construction
in Guam;
(2) the cost to purchase or rent a home in Guam;
(3) the possibility of excess Department of Defense
housing affecting housing markets in Guam;
(4) the relative purchasing power within housing
markets of Department of Defense personnel as compared
to other Guam residents; and
(5) such other matters as determined relevant by the
Secretary.
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212. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moylan of Guam or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title X, insert the following
SEC. 10__. REPORT ON NAVY SHIP REPAIR CAPABILITIES IN GUAM.
Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of the Navy shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on ship
repair capabilities in Guam. Such report shall include--
(1) an assessment of the feasibility of leasing
facilities controlled by the Department of the Navy in
Guam for the purpose of mooring a dry dock;
(2) an assessment of the feasibility of conducting
increased ship repair for Military Sealift Command in
Guam;
(3) an identification of the authorities or the
Department of the Navy to provide technical assistance
to maritime services firms based in Guam seeking Navy
Sea Systems Command certifications; and
(4) such other matters as the Secretary determines
relevant.
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213. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moylan of Guam or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title XVI, insert
the following:
SEC. 16__. SUBMISSION OF SUMMARY OF CERTAIN GUAM MISSILE DEFENSE
REPORT.
Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees an unclassified
summary of the report required by section 1660 of the James M.
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
(Public Law 117-263).
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214. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Moylan of Guam or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XI of division A, insert
the following:
SEC. 11__. PAYMENT OF RETENTION BONUSES TO DOD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN
GUAM.
Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 1599d the following (and conforming the
table of contents for such chapter accordingly):
``Sec. 1599e. Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in
Guam.
``Notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 5754 of title 5,
the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department
may waive the limit established under subsection (e)(1) of such
section and pay an otherwise eligible employee or category of
employees in the territory of Guam retention bonuses of up to
50 percent of basic pay, based on a critical agency need.''.
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215. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neguse of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7_. TIMELINESS OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS DURING TRANSITION
FROM THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Report.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the timeliness of providing
members of the Armed Forces who are separating from
active duty with a copy of the electronic health
records of the members.
(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following, with respect to the one-year
period preceding the date of the report:
(A) The average number of days following
separation from active duty for a member to
receive the electronic health records of the
member.
(B) The most number of days a member has
waited to receive such records.
(C) An explanation for delays in providing
members such records.
(b) Standards.--The Secretary shall establish standards to
ensure that a member of the Armed Forces who is separating from
active duty receives the electronic health records of the
member within a reasonable period.
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216. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neguse of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XVI add the following new
section:
SEC. 16__. ASSISTANCE BY UNITED STATES SPACE COMMAND TO TRACK FENTANYL
TRAFFICKING.
(a) Authority.--Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2279e. Provision of assistance to track fentanyl trafficking
``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense and the Commander
of the United States Space Command shall use the technology and
resources of the United States Space Command to provide
assistance to covered departments and agencies with respect to
tracking fentanyl trafficking, including precursor chemicals
and supplies and the entities carrying out such trafficking.
``(b) Covered Departments and Agencies.--In this section, the
term `covered departments and agencies' means the following:
``(1) The Department of Justice.
``(2) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
``(3) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
``(4) The Office of Homeland Security Investigations
of the Department of Homeland Security.
``(5) Any other department or agency of the Federal
Government, including elements of the intelligence
community, the Secretary determines appropriate.''.
(b) Report.--Not later than five years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report on assistance provided under section 2279e of
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a),
including an assessment of--
(1) the effectiveness of the technology used to
provide such assistance; and
(2) how such assistance has affected fentanyl
trafficking investigations.
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217. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neguse of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. STUDY ON TRICARE PROGRAM CONTRACT TRANSITION.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than two years after the date of
the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a study on the
TRICARE contract transition.
(b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) The effects of the TRICARE contract transition
on--
(A) members of the Armed Forces and covered
beneficiaries who receive health care under the
TRICARE program in the West region; and
(B) the providers of such health care.
(2) The average time for such members and covered
beneficiaries to resolve any issues relating to the
TRICARE contract transition.
(3) A description of how the Department of Defense
and the TRICARE program--
(A) prepared for the TRICARE contract
transition; and
(B) communicated information to such members
and covered beneficiaries regarding the
transition and how to resolve any issues
relating to the transition.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The terms ``covered beneficiary'' and ``TRICARE
program'' have the meaning given such terms in section
1072 of title 10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``TRICARE contract transition'' means
the transition to a new contract under the TRICARE
program with respect to the administration of the West
region occurring on January 1, 2025.
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218. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neguse of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XXVIII,
insert the following:
SEC. 28__. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY FAMILIES ON HOUSING WAITLISTS.
Subchapter II of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2840. Annual report on military family housing waitlists
``Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this section, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report that includes--
``(1) installation-specific data on the number of
members of the Armed Forces and their dependents on
military housing waitlists;
``(2) an identification of the time spent by each
such member and their dependents awaiting appropriate
housing accommodations;
``(3) the types of military families comprising such
waitlists;
``(4) the types of military housing such families are
requesting;
``(5) an analysis how such waitlists vary across
military installation
``(6) an analysis of the factors that are creating
the need for such waitlists; and
``(7) an assessment of the causes of waitlist
durations that exceed ten days;
``(8) any other matters the Secretary determines
appropriate to convey the status of military housing as
of the date of the submission of the report.''.
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219. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neguse of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle J of title V, add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 50TH
ANNIVERSARY OF VIETNAM WAR.
(a) In General.--Section 598 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10
U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``may conduct''
and inserting ``shall conduct'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``may'' and
inserting ``shall'';
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``If the
Secretary establishes'' and inserting ``For purposes of
carrying out''; and
(4) in subsection (g)(1)--
(A) by striking ``if established by the
Secretary of Defense under subsection (a),'';
and
(B) by inserting ``of Defense'' after
``Secretary''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on November 11, 2025.
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220. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunn of Iowa or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XV, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 15__. STRATEGY TO DEFEND AGAINST RISKS POSED BY THE USE OF
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(a) Strategy to Defend Against Risks Posed by Automated and
Enhanced Adversarial Cyber Operations Conducted With Artificial
Intelligence.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the officials described in paragraph (3), shall
submit to Congress a report that includes the
following:
(A) A description of interagency policies and
procedures to defend the defense industrial
base, cybersecurity capabilities, supply
chains, and physical and operational security
of the United States from the national and
economic security risks posed by the use of
artificial intelligence in the commission of
information espionage and cyber attacks.
(B) An itemized list of readily available
resources, hardware, software, and technologies
that can be immediately used to combat the use
of artificial intelligence in the commission of
information espionage and cyber attacks.
(C) An itemized list of resources, hardware,
software, technologies, people, and budgetary
estimates needed to help Federal agencies
combat the use of artificial intelligence in
the commission of information espionage and
cyber attacks.
(2) Considerations.--Each report required by
paragraph (1) shall take the following risks into
consideration the following:
(A) Deepfakes.
(B) Voice cloning.
(C) Non-kinetic autonomous weapons systems.
(D) Synthetic Identities.
(E) Enhanced cyber capabilities and automated
cyber attacks.
(F) Overall digital flashpoint scenarios and
escalation through speed.
(3) Officials described.--The officials described in
this paragraph are the heads of the following:
(A) The Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense for Policy.
(B) The Defense Innovation Unit.
(C) The United States Cyber Command.
(D) The Office of Science and Technology
Policy in the Executive Office of the
President.
(E) The Office of Strategic Capital.
(F) The Chief Digital and Artificial
Intelligence Office.
(b) Recommendations.--Not later than 90 days after the
submission of a report under subsection (a), the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a set of recommendations
relating to such report that contains the following:
(1) Recommendations for legislation to address the
risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence in
the commission of information espionage and cyber
attacks.
(2) Best practices to assist United State businesses
and government entities with risk mitigation and
incident response to address the risks posed by the use
of artificial intelligence in the commission of
information espionage and cyber attacks.
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221. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunn of Iowa or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. 8__. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO COVERED DISTRIBUTED LEDGER
TECHNOLOGY AND BLOCKCHAIN EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES.
(a) Prohibition on Acquisition.--The Secretary of Defense may
not acquire, or enter into, extend, or renew a contract or
other agreement for, any equipment, system, or service that
uses covered distributed ledger technology and blockchain
equipment or services as--
(1) a substantial or essential component of such
equipment, system, or service; or
(2) critical technology as part of such equipment,
system, or service.
(b) Prohibition on Loan and Grant Funds.--
(1) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not
obligate or expend loan or grant funds to acquire, or
to enter into, extend, or renew a contract or other
agreement for, any equipment, system, or service
described in subsection (a).
(2) Prioritization.--In implementing the prohibition
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense, in
administering a loan, grant, or subsidy program, shall
prioritize available funding and technical support to
assist affected entities as is reasonably necessary for
those affected entities to cease use of covered
distributed ledger technology and blockchain equipment
or services, to acquire replacement equipment and
services, and to ensure that communications service to
users and customers is sustained.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) or (b)
shall be construed to--
(1) prohibit the Secretary of Defense from acquiring
from an entity, or entering into, extending, or
renewing a contract or other agreement with an entity
for, a service that connects to the facilities of a
third party, such as blockchain protocols or
interconnection arrangements; or
(2) apply to wireless telecommunications equipment or
third-party validators that cannot route or redirect
user data traffic or permit visibility into any user
data or packets that such equipment transmits or
otherwise handles.
(d) Effective Date.--The prohibitions under subsections (a)
and (b) shall take effect on the date that is two years after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Waiver Authority.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
beginning on the effective date under subsection (d),
the Secretary of Defense may, upon request of an
entity, issue a waiver of the requirements under
subsection (a) with respect to such entity for a period
of not more than two years.
(2) Requirements.--The Secretary may only provide a
waiver under this subsection if the entity seeking the
waiver--
(A) provides a compelling justification for
the additional time to implement the
requirements of this section; and
(B) submits to the Secretary, who shall not
later than 30 days thereafter submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, a full and
complete description of the presence of covered
distributed ledger technology and blockchain
equipment or services in the entity's supply
chain and a phase-out plan to eliminate such
covered distributed ledger technology and
blockchain equipment or services.
(3) Elements of the intelligence community.--
Beginning on the effective date under subsection (d), a
head of an element of the intelligence community may
waive the requirements under subsection (a) if such
head determines the waiver is in the national security
interests of the United States.
(f) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) The term ``covered distributed ledger technology
and blockchain equipment or services'' means
distributed ledger technology and blockchain equipment
or services of or originating from a foreign adversary,
including any of the following companies or
subsidiaries thereof:
(A) The Blockchain-based Services Network.
(B) The Spartan Network.
(C) The Conflux Network.
(D) iFinex, Inc.
(E) Red Date Technology Co., Ltd.
(2) The term ``executive agency'' has the meaning
given the term in section 133 of title 41, United
States Code.
(3) The term ``foreign adversary'' has the meaning
given such term in section 7.2 of title 15, Code of
Federal Regulations.
(4) The term ``intelligence community'' has the
meaning given the term in section 3 of the National
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
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222. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunn of Iowa or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title XVI, insert
the following:
SEC. 16__. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE.
Section 1658 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136
Stat. 2951) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
new subsection:
``(c) Report.--
``(1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report containing an update on progress
made toward implementing an integrated air and missile
defense architecture described in subsection (a).
``(2) Matters included.--The report under paragraph
(1) shall include the following:
``(A) An assessment of the threat of
ballistic and cruise missiles, manned and
unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks
from Iran and groups linked to Iran to allies
and partners within the area of responsibility
of the United States Central Command.
``(B) A description of the missile defense
priorities and capability needs of the United
States Central Command to defend against the
threats described in subparagraph (A), and the
planned regional missile defense architectures
derived from such priorities and capability
needs.
``(C) An analysis of current integrated air
and missile defense systems in the area of
responsibility of the United States Central
Command to defend against threats described in
subparagraph (A) and meet the missile defense
priorities described in subparagraph (B).
``(D) An assessment of progress made towards
addressing challenges identified and meeting
benchmarks established in the strategy required
by subsection (b), including--
``(i) an identification of elements
of the multinational integrated air and
missile defense architecture that have
been acquired by specified foreign
partners since October 7, 2023; and
``(ii) an identification of elements
of the multinational integrated air and
missile defense architecture that--
``(I) can be acquired and
operated by specified foreign
partners; and
``(II) can only be provided
and operated by members of the
Armed Forces.
``(E) Lessons learned in combat operations
against aerial threats since the October 7,
2023, Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel,
including--
``(i) countering the April 13, 2024,
and October 1, 2024, ballistic missile
and drone attacks by Iran against
Israel, including--
``(I) the adequacy of pre-
existing data sharing
agreements in facilitating
effective joint responses with
recommendations for further
improvements;
``(II) the extent to which
defensive operations were
accomplished with personnel and
equipment on regularly planned
deployments versus personnel
and equipment surged to the
region on an ad hoc basis;
``(III) a comparative
analysis of the performances of
systems operated by the United
States and operated by Israel
in intercepting Iranian fires
missiles and drones during the
attacks;
``(IV) an estimate of the
extent to which a similarly
effective defense could be
provided to allies and partners
in the Middle East if attacked
by Iran, and if currently
insufficient, what changes to
force structure or pre-staged
equipment would be required to
effectively do so; and
``(V) the extent to which the
strategy under subsection (b)
contributed to such defensive
operations; and
``(ii) countering the more than 900
projectiles launched by the Houthis in
Yemen against maritime targets in the
area of responsibility of the United
States Central Command.
``(F) Such other matters as the Secretary
considers relevant.
``(3) Protection of sensitive information.--Any
activity carried out under paragraph (1) shall be
conducted in a manner that is consistent with
protection of intelligence sources and methods and
appropriately protects sensitive information and the
national security interests of the United States.
``(4) Format.--The report submitted under paragraph
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
include a classified annex.''.
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223. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunn of Iowa or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT OFFICE IN ISRAEL.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Government of Israel, shall seek to
establish an office of the Defense Innovation Unit at a
location within the territory of Israel.
(b) Functions.--The functions of the office established under
subsection (a) shall be--
(1) to engage appropriate counterparts of the
Ministry of Defense of Israel and representatives of
the private sector in collaborative efforts to counter
developments by Iran, China, and other adversaries of
dual-use defense technologies;
(2) to leverage resources and innovation activities
of the United States and Israel for the benefit of the
national security of the United States and Israel;
(3) to identify Israeli innovations and technological
competitive advantages that can be incorporated and
integrated into the United States defense industrial
base; and
(4) to carry out such other functions of the Defense
Innovation Unit in Israel as the Director of the Unit
considers appropriate.
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224. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunn of Iowa or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. PLAN TO SUPPORT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND MATERIALS FOR
HYPERSONICS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Plan Required.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall develop a plan for allocating
up to $20,000,000 to develop a comprehensive set of advanced
manufacturing practices and advanced materials for hypersonics
research and development.
(b) Elements.--At a minimum, the plan under subsection (a)
shall--
(1) address--
(A) intelligence-optimized robotic forming;
(B) additive and subtractive manufacturing
methods;
(C) precision joining (laser, e-beam,
friction stir) for dissimilar metals and metal/
CMC interfaces; and
(D) advanced materials and processing; and
(2) define qualification artifacts (process
allowable, non-destructive inspection procedures, and
digital-thread data standards) and pilot lines executed
by consortia of primes, startups, and Federal labs,
with TRL/MRL, cost, and lead-time objectives.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on the plan developed under subsection (a).
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225. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunn of Iowa or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle A of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 8__. FINANCING FOR PROGRAMS WITH PRIORITY RATINGS UNDER THE
DEFENSE PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATION SYSTEM.
(a) Financing Costs.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
that covered financing costs incurred by a contractor through
the performance of a covered contract are allowable and
allocable as a direct or an indirect cost for such covered
contract if such covered financing costs--
(1) are reasonable and consistent with prevailing
market rates for similar financing; and
(2) are incurred to pay a covered financing entity.
(b) Agreements With Covered Financing Entities.--Requirements
of the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal
Acquisition Regulation otherwise applicable to a contract or
subcontract described in subsection (a) shall not be
incorporated into any agreement with a covered financing entity
relating to covered financing costs.
(c) Availability of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that with respect to a covered contract for which
covered financing costs are allowable and allocable pursuant to
subsection (a), any obligation of the United States to make a
payment under such covered contract is subject to the
availability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total
liability to the Government for the termination of such covered
contract shall be limited to the total amount of funding
obligated at the time of termination.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered activity'' means an activity
of a prime contractor or subcontractor that supports a
covered program, including an activity--
(A) to manage an inventory of completed
products or components produced for a covered
program;
(B) to improve inventory management of
products or components necessary for
sustainment or maintenance of a covered
program;
(C) to materially expand the capacity of
production or sustainment and maintenance of a
covered program through capital expenditures;
or
(D) for any other purpose identified by the
Secretary of Defense.
(2) The term ``covered contract'' means a contract or
subcontract entered into by the Secretary of Defense
pursuant to a use of the priorities and allocations
authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950
(50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), including such a contract or
subcontract for export, for performance of a covered
activity.
(3) The term ``covered financing costs'' means
interest on debt, bond discounts, or costs of financing
and refinancing capital.
(4) The term ``covered financing entity'' means an
entity established pursuant to Federal or State law
that--
(A) as part of the regular business
activities of the entity, extends credit,
loans, or other financing to other persons; and
(B) is not owned by, controlled by, or under
common control with the person receiving such
financing.
(5) The term ``covered program'' means any program
under title 10, United States Code, for the production
and sustainment of naval combatant surface ships and
submarines, air defense capabilities, munitions,
aircraft, land systems, combat vehicles, or any other
capability designated by the Secretary.
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226. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunn of Iowa or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. JOINT RESERVE DETACHMENT OF THE DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT.
Section 1766(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``may establish'' and inserting ``shall establish
and maintain''.
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227. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunn of Iowa or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, insert the following:
SEC. 13__. ANNUAL REPORT ON TAIWAN CAPABILITIES AND INTELLIGENCE
SUPPORT.
Section 1248 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``fiscal year 2027, the
Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Director of
National Intelligence and the heads of other
relevant Federal departments and agencies,
shall jointly'' and inserting ``fiscal year
2031, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of State and the Director of
National Intelligence, shall'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``ability
of Taiwan'' and inserting ``readiness of the
Taiwan military'';
(C) by redesignating paragraph (16) as
paragraph (19); and
(D) by adding after paragraph (15) the
following:
``(16) An assessment regarding how Japan, the
Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and
Australia would likely respond to contingencies,
including--
``(A) a military strike or invasion of Taiwan
or an offshore island of Taiwan, including
Kinmen, Matsu, Wuciou, Taiping Island, and
Penghu;
``(B) a commercial blockade of Taiwan in
which international vessels are subjected to
search or seizure by the People's Liberation
Army;
``(C) a major cyberattack against the
critical infrastructure of Taiwan; and
``(D) a seizure of one or more of Taiwan's
offshore islands or territorial claims.
``(17) Guidance for representatives from the military
of Taiwan to attend, as observers and as appropriate,
joint military exercises led by the United States, such
as the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise.
``(18) An assessment of the feasibility of using
economic tools, including export controls, sanctions,
and tariffs, to deter China from carrying out the
actions described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
paragraph (16).''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) an assessment of how the United States Armed
Forces could marshal resources to respond to the
actions described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
subsection (a)(16), based on the force posture and
stockpiles of the Armed Forces.''.
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228. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunn of Iowa or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 13._ STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ON DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL PRIORITIES
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN.
The Secretary of Defense shall seek to establish a
partnership between the Department of Defense and appropriate
counterparts of Taiwan in order to--
(1) enhance market opportunities for United States-
based and Taiwan-based defense technology companies;
(2) bolster Taiwan's defense industrial base;
(3) harmonize global security posture through
emerging technology;
(4) counter the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese
Communist Party-aligned adversarial proxy group
development of dual-use defense technologies; and
(5) in coordination with appropriate counterpart
offices of the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense--
(A) enable coordination on defense industrial
priorities;
(B) streamline emerging defense technology
research and development;
(C) create more pathways to market for
defense technology startups; and
(D) collaborate on the coordinated
development of dual-use defense capabilities,
such as--
(i) drones;
(ii) microchips.
(iii) directed energy weapons.
(iv) artificial intelligence.
(v) missile technology.
(vi) intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance technology.
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229. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Obernolte of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title V add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO MOTORCYCLE SAFETY TRAINING.
The Secretaries of the military departments shall ensure that
all beginner motorcycle safety training provided to members of
the Armed Forces meets the motorcycle safety training
requirements for licensing of the State in which the permanent
station of the member receiving the training is located.
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230. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Obernolte of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 8__. ASSESSMENT OF INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR TURBOJET PYROTECHNIC
DEVICES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Turbojet pyrotechnic devices are critical for the
operation of aerial targets and unmanned systems used
in military training and weapons testing and
deployment.
(2) Excessive lead times and limited domestic
production capacity for such devices pose risks to
readiness and operational effectiveness.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Army and the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report assessing--
(1) projected demand for turbojet pyrotechnic devices
through fiscal year 2030;
(2) the current United States production capacity,
scalability, and lead times for such devices;
(3) vulnerabilities in the supply chain for such
devices and the potential effects of such
vulnerabilities on military readiness;
(4) potential commercial or dual-use applications for
such devices; and
(5) recommendations for reducing lead times,
diversifying suppliers, and strengthening the
industrial base for such devices.
(c) Implementation Authority.--Following completion of the
report under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may carry
out activities to implement the recommendations set forth in
the report, which may include activities such as pilot
programs, entering into partnerships, and such other activities
as the Secretary determines appropriate.
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231. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Obernolte of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. PRIORITIZATION OF DOMESTIC BORON.
(a) In General.--Not later 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment shall issue regulations under which
the Department of Defense shall prioritize the acquisition of
boron for use by the Department, including in goods and
services acquired by the Department, from sources in the United
States through domestic supply chains.
(b) Domestic Supply Chain Development.--The Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall ensure that
the procedures established under subsection (a) support the
development of domestic supply chains for boron from sources in
the United States to meet the needs of the Department of
Defense for boron.
(c) Domestic Supply Chain Defined.--In this section, the term
``domestic supply chain'' means a supply chain that--
(1) is composed entirely of entities that are
organized under the laws of the United States or of any
jurisdiction within the United States; and
(2) involves only facilities located in the United
States.
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232. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Obernolte of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title III, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 3__. REPORT ON LOCAL COORDINATION EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CONTAMINATION
CAUSED BY ACTIVITIES AT FORMER GEORGE AIR FORCE
BASE.
Not later than January 31, 2026, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report on the efforts of the Department of the Air Force to
coordinate with local officials to identify potential solutions
for addressing the contamination caused by activities in
connection with the former George Air Force Base. Such report
shall include the following:
(1) A description of ongoing and planned efforts to
address such contamination.
(2) A description of opportunities for partnership
with Federal, State, and local entities with respect to
such efforts.
(3) Plans of the Department to ensure that the
responsibilities for the cleanup of such contamination
is not shifted to affected communities and that such
cleanup does not restrict economic development.
(4) An assessment of the estimated costs, timelines,
and feasibility of each proposed solution for
addressing such contamination.
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233. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XVII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 17__. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL STATE ARMS
EMBARGOES ON ISRAEL AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS DEFENSE
CAPABILITY GAPS.
(a) Requirement for Continuous Assessment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the
Director of National Intelligence, shall conduct a
continual assessment of--
(A) the scope, nature, and impact of current
and emerging arms embargoes, sanctions,
restrictions, or limitations imposed by foreign
states or international organizations on
Israel's defense capabilities; and
(B) the resulting gaps or vulnerabilities in
Israel's security posture, including its
ability to maintain its qualitative military
edge.
(2) Frequency.--The assessment required under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) be updated not less than once every 180
days; and
(B) be submitted to the congressional defense
committees in both unclassified form and, as
necessary, a classified annex.
(b) Mitigation and Support Measures.--
(1) Identification of needs.--Each assessment shall
include a determination of specific defense
capabilities, systems, or technologies that Israel is
unable to procure, sustain, or modernize due to arms
embargoes or restrictions.
(2) United states actions.--The Secretary of Defense,
in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall
identify and recommend actions the United States may
take to mitigate such gaps, including--
(A) expediting delivery of defense articles
or services under the Foreign Military Sales
program;
(B) leveraging U.S. industrial base capacity
to provide substitute capabilities;
(C) expanding joint research, development,
and production of defense technologies; and
(D) enhancing cooperative training,
prepositioning, and logistics support.
(c) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this section, and semiannually thereafter,
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the findings of the most recent
assessment conducted under subsection (a).
(d) Sunset.--The requirement under this section shall
terminate 5 years after the date of enactment of this section,
unless reauthorized by Congress.
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234. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. __. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON OBSTACLES TO TAIWANESE PROCUREMENT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report identifying
obstacles to United States assistance in strengthening Taiwan's
self-defense capabilities as well as any policy recommendations
to address those obstacles.
(b)Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
(c) Appropriate Committees Of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--(1) the Committee on Foreign Relationsand the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the
House of Representatives.
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235. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 13_. INVITATION TO TAIWAN TO THE RIM OF THE PACIFIC EXERCISE.
The Secretary of Defense is directed to invite the naval
forces of Taiwan to any Rim of the Pacific Exercise that is to
take place following the date of enactment of this Act.
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236. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Owens of Utah or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. REPORT ON FIELDING OF LINK 16 MILITARY TACTICAL DATA NETWORK.
Not later than December 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Army
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the plan of the Army to require and accelerate the fielding
of Link 16 military tactical data networking capabilities
throughout the Army, including on UH-60M and CH-47F aircraft--
(1) for command and control and fires;
(2) to ensure maximum interoperability, lethality,
and survivability of combat and combat support elements
supporting the Joint Force within highly contested
airborne combat environments in the area of
responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific
Command; and
(3) to meet joint all-domain command and control
goals worldwide.
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237. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Panetta of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle J of title V of division A, insert the
following:
SEC. 5__. AUTHORIZATION OF AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO THOMAS HELMUT
GRIFFIN FOR ACTS OF VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY
DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.
(a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations
specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or
any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of
certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the
President is authorized to award the Medal of Honor, under
section 7271 of such title, to Thomas Helmut Griffin for the
acts of valor described in subsection (b).
(b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in
this subsection are the actions of Thomas H. Griffin during the
period of March 1 through March 3, 1969, while serving as a
captain in the Army during the Vietnam War, for which he was
previously awarded the Silver Star.
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238. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Panetta of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPATIBILITY TABLETOP EXERCISE.
(a) Requirements.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Local
Defense Community Cooperation shall conduct a tabletop exercise
designed to assess the resiliency of United States military
installations and their surrounding communal capabilities to
collaboratively confront weather disasters or adversarial
threats made against the United States homeland. Tabletop
exercises under this section shall be designed to--
(1) be planned and executed in a fully distributed,
virtual format to ensure participation across
geographically-dispersed organizations;
(2) involve trusted agents from installations and
other stakeholders in a deliberate and methodical
exercise planning process to address the critical tasks
necessary to maintain military mission assurance;
(3) integrate policies, procedures, capabilities, and
appropriate authorities to ensure mission assurance
during and after cybersecurity events involving
intelligent energy control systems, traffic control
systems, and incident response systems;
(4) provide immediate access to exercise data for
after action analysis and reporting; and
(5) include as participating organizations
appropriate municipal, county, State, and national
government entities, and public and private critical
infrastructure service providers such as energy, water,
wastewater, transportation, and communications, and
others as appropriate.
(b) Elements.--A tabletop exercise required under subsection
(a) shall be designed to evaluate, at a minimum, the following
elements:
(1) The resilience of community critical
infrastructure to enhance, advance, and supplant that
of surrounding military installations in the event of
attacks upon military critical infrastructure.
(2) The ability of a military installation, in
cooperation with community leadership, to coordinate
efforts and operationalize available infrastructure and
resources presented by defense communities in the area
surrounding the military installation.
(3) State and Federal Government response options to
ensure the viability of domestic critical
infrastructure in the event of a long duration,
widespread event.
(4) An assessment of the mobility of the United
States Armed Forces from their installations in the
event of an attack upon critical infrastructure and
logistical chokepoints.
(5) The resiliency of United States military joint-
all domain command and control to withstand attacks
and--
(A) the ability of community assets to
supplant partial or complete loss of command
and control; and
(B) local, State, and Federal Government
responses to partial or complete loss of such
infrastructure.
(6) The importance of nonmilitary actions, including
economic and financial measures, by the United States
to prepare for, deter and, if necessary, respond to a
contingency.
(c) Consultation Requirement.--In carrying out this section,
the Director shall consult with the Secretaries of each of the
military departments and the heads of appropriate Federal
departments and agencies, as the Director determines
appropriate.
(d) Location.--A tabletop exercise required under subsection
(a) shall be conducted at a location selected by the Director
that is advantageous to studying cooperative efforts between
military installations and the local communities.
(e) Planning and Preparation.--A tabletop exercise required
under this section shall be prepared by appropriate personnel
from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation, in
cooperation with the Armed Forces.
(f) Participants.--The participants in a tabletop exercise
required under this section may include appropriate personnel
of--
(1) the Department of the Defense;
(2) the military departments;
(3) the United States Northern Command;
(4) appropriate State agencies;
(5) relevant community installations;
(6) relevant think-tanks of the United States; and
(7) such other entities as the Director determines
appropriate.
(g) Report.--
(1) In general.--Following the conclusion of the
tabletop exercise required under subsection (a), the
Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report, an provide to such committees a
briefing, on the exercise.
(2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph
(1) shall include--
(A) an assessment of the decision-making,
capability, and response gaps observed in the
tabletop exercise;
(B) recommendations to improve the resiliency
of, and reduce vulnerabilities in, the domestic
critical infrastructure of the United States in
the event of a military contingency;
(C) means to encourage collaboration and
coordination between military installations and
defense communities, including--
(i) resource planning;
(ii) operational effects on land and
airspace;
(iii) legislative initiatives;
(iv) housing availability;
(v) frequency spectrum capacity;
(vi) the use and preservation of
scarce natural resources;
(vii) water quality and quantity;
(viii) anti-terrorism and force
protection;
(ix) reducing dust, smoke, and steam
elements;
(x) energy development projects;
(xi) frequency spectrum enablers and
enhancers;
(xii) shared roadway capacity; and
(xiii) protecting the health and
safety of nearby residents and workers;
(D) recommendations to enhance cooperation
between military installations and local
communities that promotes comprehensive
community planning with attention to
operational resiliency; and
(E) means to integrate the development
policies, plans, and regulations of local
jurisdictions and land management agencies with
the plans of military installations.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Oversight
and Accountability of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the
Senate.
(2) The term ``tabletop exercise'' means an
activity--
(A) in which key personnel assigned high
level roles and responsibilities are gathered
to deliberate various simulated emergency or
rapid response situations; and
(B) that is designed to be used to assess the
adequacy of plans, policies, procedures,
training, resources, and relationships or
agreements that guide prevention of, response
to, and recovery from a defined event.
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239. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Panetta of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 12__. INCLUSION OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES IN PLANNING AND
STRATEGY RELATING TO THE ARCTIC REGION.
(a) Strategy.--
(1) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the
United States Special Operations Command, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the
Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall
develop and submit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
Special Operations Forces Arctic Security Strategy,
applicable across each component of the special
operations forces and within each Armed Force (in this
section referred to as the ``strategy'').
(2) Requirements.--The strategy shall--
(A) build upon the findings of the report
under section 1090(a)(3) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
(Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) and the
2022 National Defense Strategy;
(B) facilitate a consistent understanding of
Arctic security priorities across the
Department of Defense and a common
understanding of the use and purpose of special
operations forces for Arctic activities across
the Armed Forces, combatant commands, and other
relevant elements of the Department of Defense;
and
(C) promote greater use and prioritization of
special operations forces capabilities,
particularly with respect to the special
operations force of the Army, in Arctic
security planning and coordination with
Indigenous populations and High North allies
and partners.
(b) Elements.--The strategy shall include the following:
(1) A plan for the leveraging of North American
Indigenous Arctic populations, and the establishment of
working definitions and parameters for cooperation with
such populations in the following areas:
(A) Intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance gathering.
(B) Improved Arctic training and operation
tactics, techniques, and procedures.
(C) Empowering local populations to create
solutions to regional issues.
(D) Building resilience against invasion and
occupation and enhancing deterrence
capabilities.
(E) Improving the capacity of allies and
partners to build capabilities in the region
that produce advantages against adversaries.
(F) Building United States credibility for
combat operations in the region.
(G) Demonstrating United States commitment to
improving living standards in the region.
(H) Any other area the of the Commander of
the United States Special Operations Command
determines appropriate.
(2) A requirement that special operations forces
achieve readiness with respect to not more than two
Arctic environments.
(3) With respect to terminology and working
definitions of the Department--
(A) a requirement that--
(i) the use of the terms ``Arctic-
capable'' and ``Arctic-ready'' may no
longer be used in any document or other
material produced by the Department of
Defense that outlines Arctic
strategies;
(ii) the replacement terms ``Arctic-
trained'' and ``Arctic-proficient''
shall be used in lieu of ``Arctic-
capable'' and ``Arctic-ready'',
respectively; and
(iii) the Department shall provide
clear definitions and readiness
requirements for each replacement term
under clause (ii).
(B) a review of terminology, and the use of
such terminology, relating to military
doctrinal readiness (such as the terms
``trained'' and ``proficient'') in the Arctic
context, to ensure that the Armed Forces meet
operational expectations and may fully partake
in joint-training exercises with allies and
partners of the United States.
(4) A description of the conditions necessary to
establish a standardized pathway for self-validation
for each Armed Force that requires units to be Arctic
capable, with such standardized pathway being tailored
to each Armed Force but consistent with respect to
shared terminology, an agreed upon list of Arctic
environments, and agreed upon standards to become
Arctic capable in each such environment.
(5) A requirement that the Commander of the United
States Special Operations Command, in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and the Commander of the
United States Northern Command, include in any future
years plan for the Arctic Security Initiative required
under section 1090(b)(2)(B) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
81; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) the following:
(A) Updates on ongoing priorities for Arctic
objectives of the special operations forces.
(B) Assessments of the integration of Arctic
operations of the special operations forces,
including the use of Indigenous approaches to
domain awareness.
(C) A description of the activities and
resources needed for the special operations
forces to obtain readiness in the Arctic
region, including manning, training, equipping,
and funding requirements.
(D) Any other matter the Commander of the
United States Northern Command and the
Secretary of Defense jointly determine
appropriate.
(6) A requirement that, on an annual basis, the
Commander of the United States Special Operations
Command submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives and the Senate a progress
report (in unclassified form, but with the option of
including a classified annex) on the implementation and
use of the strategy, including--
(A) an assessment of the ability of the
strategy to address new and ongoing concerns;
(B) areas relating to the strategy in need of
improvement, including any new funding
necessary;
(C) use of the strategy across each Armed
Force; and
(D) an updated threat assessment with respect
to the Arctic region.
(c) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``special
operations forces'' means forces described under section 167(j)
of title 10, United States Code.
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240. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Panetta of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7__. REPORT ON USE OF OCULOMETRIC BRAIN HEALTH ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS
FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Assessment Required.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness, in consultation with the Surgeons
General of the Armed Services, or other relevant Department of
Defense organizations identified by the Secretary of Defense,
shall conduct an assessment on the use of oculometric biomarker
monitoring technologies to support mission sets of the
Department of Defense
(b) Contents.--The assessment conducted under subsection (a)
shall contain each of the following elements:
(1) The anticipated mid- and long-term utility of
oculometric monitoring systems in optimizing human
performance and enhancing U.S. military readiness and
operational effectiveness.
(2) The ability of oculometric biomarker monitoring
to detect fatigue, stress, traumatic brain injury,
substance use disorder, and post-traumatic stress
disorder in servicemembers, including in deployed
environments.
(3) The effectiveness of such systems in reducing
operational risk and enhancing cognitive resilience in
combat and training settings.
(4) The role of oculometric biomarker monitoring in
early detection of traumatic brain injury, substance
use disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder for
active-duty personnel and veterans, including the
utility of monitoring recovery and tailoring
rehabilitation plans to individual servicemembers.
(5) Whether use of oculometric monitoring systems
enhances mission readiness by providing real-time
physiological and cognitive performance feedback
(6) The potential of such systems to reduce costly
attrition and improve decision-making under stress.
(7) Opportunities for integration with existing or
planned medical, training, and readiness systems of the
Department.
(8) The role of brain health monitoring technologies
in protecting against performance degradation that may
jeopardize mission success.
(9) Potential contributions of oculometric
technologies to allied and partner nation capacity
building.
(10) A review of outcomes from existing trials funded
by the Department of oculometric biomarker monitoring
technologies with the Air Force, Army, and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(11) Identification of any gaps in such trials
requiring further research, development, testing, and
evaluation.
(c) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report
containing--
(1) the assessment required under subsection (a); and
(2) recommendations on the optimal use of oculometric
biomarker monitoring technologies to support mission
sets of the Department of Defense, including on--
(A) expansion of device deployment across
field units and military medical centers;
(B) further operational trials to benchmark
injury thresholds and readiness indicators; and
(C) integration of cognitive and neurological
health metrics into existing health and
readiness reporting systems of the Department.
(d) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (c)
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
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241. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Panetta of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. REPORT ON COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on cost of
living adjustment calculations for purposes of pay and benefits
for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the
Department of Defense whose permanent duty station is located
in the 19th Congressional District of California. Such report
shall include--
(1) an explanation of the methods used to collect
data and the factors used to determine such cost of
living adjustment;
(2) an assessment of the appropriateness of including
in the calculation of such cost of living adjustment
the presence of military commissaries or exchanges;
(3) the evaluation of the Under Secretary of--
(A) whether any locations within the 19th
Congressional District of California should be
considered a high-cost area for purposes of
chapter 67 of volume 7A of the Department of
Defense Financial Management Regulation;
(B) whether the existence of a military
commissary in Monterey, California, provides
substantial financial support that affects the
determination of a cost of living adjustment;
and
(C) the advisability of providing certain
areas within the 19th Congressional District of
California with an increased cost of living
adjustment; and
(4) a comparison of the factors that contribute to a
determination of the cost of living adjustments that
are applied to Monterey, California, and Santa Clara,
California.
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242. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Panetta of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title II, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 2__. DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNET ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES BY THE DEFENSE
INNOVATION UNIT.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit
(referred to in this section as the ``Unit'') shall undertake
efforts to support the development of low-cost, easily
scalable, and rapidly deployable technologies to counter
internet shutdowns or limitations on network access abroad,
particularly those imposed by adversary countries, to enable
populations to overcome such restrictions.
(b) Objectives.--In carrying out the responsibilities under
subsection (a), the Director of the Unit shall prioritize the
following objectives:
(1) Identifying and supporting the development of
technologies capable of overcoming internet blackouts
and network disruptions imposed by an adversary country
and facilitating internet and network access,
including--
(A) low Earth orbit satellite internet
infrastructure;
(B) mesh networking solutions;
(C) portable and deployable communication
systems; and
(D) virtual private networks.
(2) Collaborating with industry, academia, and
relevant stakeholders to accelerate the research,
development, and deployment of such technologies.
(3) Conducting pilot programs and field experiments
to test the effectiveness and scalability of developed
solutions in real-world settings.
(4) Providing technical assistance and resources to
partner organizations, governments, and nongovernmental
entities engaged in efforts to expand internet access.
(5) Identifying and evaluating off-the-shelf
technologies that could be rapidly procured and
deployed to address internet access challenges in
targeted regions.
(c) Collaboration With Defense Acquisition University.--The
Director of the Unit shall collaborate with the head of the
Defense Acquisition University to leverage expertise in
acquisition processes and practices related to carrying out the
objectives under subsection (b) with the aim of--
(1) integrating best practices in defense acquisition
into the research, development, and deployment
processes of technologies developed by the Unit to
facilitate internet access;
(2) ensuring that technologies developed by the Unit
align with acquisition priorities and strategies of the
Department of Defense;
(3) providing training and educational opportunities
for Unit personnel on acquisition principles,
regulations, and procedures, with a focus on technology
development for countering censorship and related
restrictions;
(4) fostering dialogue and exchange of knowledge
between acquisition professionals and innovation
specialists to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency
of defense technology acquisition related to internet
access technologies; and
(5) collaborating on the development of acquisition
strategies that prioritize the rapid acquisition and
deployment of technologies aimed at countering
censorship and restrictions on internet access.
(d) Reporting.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the
Director of the Unit shall submit to the Secretary of Defense
and the congressional defense committees a report detailing the
progress, challenges, and outcomes of the efforts undertaken
pursuant to this section.
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243. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pappas of New
Hampshire or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRICTION STIR ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a comprehensive report outlining the
strategy of the Department of Defense for the research,
development, and deployment of friction stir additive
manufacturing technologies.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of the strategic importance of
developing and deploying friction stir additive
manufacturing technologies for national defense,
including their potential to enhance supply chain
resilience, manufacturing agility, and operational
readiness.
(2) A detailed summary of current and planned
Department of Defense programs and initiatives that are
supporting the development, testing, or implementation
of friction stir additive manufacturing technologies.
(3) An analysis of key areas of operational impact of
such technologies, including--
(A) expeditionary manufacturing and
sustainment capabilities;
(B) deployable micro-factory systems for
forward operating bases or contested
environments; and
(C) development of ultra-large-scale friction
stir additive manufacturing techniques for
critical defense infrastructure and platforms.
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244. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pfluger of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title V add the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. PILOT PROGRAM ON PSYCHOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE TRAINING AT THE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.
(a) Pilot Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense, acting
through the Superintendent of the United States Air Force
Academy, shall establish a pilot program to integrate
psychological performance training into the curriculum and
cadet development model at the United States Air Force Academy.
(b) Elements.--The pilot program established pursuant to
subsection (a) shall include--
(1) training for cadets, faculty, Commanders, and
Academy Military Trainers in scientifically researched
and evidence-based psychological performance skills
focused on development of a high-performance mindset to
increase readiness, warfighter lethality, and
leadership under stress;
(2) the use of cognitive training tools and
resources, including technologies and structured skill-
building workshops, to improve resilience, focus,
decision-making, and recovery under pressure;
(3) a leadership development component equipping
faculty, Commanders, and Academy Military Trainers to
mentor cadets in psychological performance skills
across the course of the cadet experience; and
(4) collection and analysis of data on training
effectiveness using established cadet performance and
attrition measures.
(c) Metrics.--The Secretary shall ensure the pilot program
established pursuant to subsection (a) includes evaluation of
the following metrics:
(1) Attrition rates during Basic Cadet Training, the
fourth class (freshman) year, and the third class
(sophomore) year.
(2) Cadet testing and performance indicators,
including graded review, grade point average, military
performance average, and physical fitness testing.
(3) Counseling center utilization rates, self-
reported stress and sleep quality metrics, and measures
of cadet well-being.
(4) Utilization and results of cognitive training
tools, including data on attention, relaxation, and
workload regulation.
(d) Termination.--The pilot program established pursuant to
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is one year
after the date of the establishment of such pilot program.
(e) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the termination of
the pilot program under subsection (d), the Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report that includes--
(1) the evaluation of the metrics described in
subsection (c);
(2) an assessment of whether the pilot program
reduced attrition and improved cadet performance and
resilience; and
(3) the recommendation of the Secretary as to whether
the Department of Defense should establish a
Department-wide program for psychological performance
training in accession programs.
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245. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pfluger of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XXVIII,
insert the following:
SEC. 28__. CLARIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT HOOD, TEXAS.
Section 2848(a) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 118
Stat. 2140) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the sole purpose'' and inserting
``the purpose''; and
(2) by striking ``an upper level (junior, senior, and
graduate) university'' and inserting ``a university,
which may include other activities that benefit the
community,''.
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246. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pfluger of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title X add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. REVOCATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR CERTAIN PERSONS.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Defense shall suspend or revoke a security
clearance or eligibility for access to classified information
for any retired or separated member of the Armed Forces or
civilian employee of the Department of Defense who engages in
an activity described in subsection (b).
(b) Activities Described.--The activities described in this
subsection are lobbying activities or lobbying contacts for or
on behalf of any entity that is--
(1) identified by the Secretary of Defense in the
most recent report submitted under section 1260H of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113
note) as a Chinese military company; or
(2) included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military-
Industrial Complex Companies List published by the
Department of the Treasury.
(c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may, for periods not to
exceed 180 days, waive the application of the prohibition in
subsection (a) for an individual if the Secretary certifies to
the congressional defense committees that doing so is in the
national security interest of the United States.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``congressional defense committees'' has
the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title
10, United States Code.
(2) The term ``lobbying activities'' has the meaning
given such term in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602).
(3) The term ``lobbying contact'' has the meaning
given such term in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602), except that clause (iv) of
paragraph (8)(B)(iv) of such section shall not apply.
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247. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pfluger of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 17_. INTEREST ON FUNDS PROVIDED TO FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may not charge
interest on funds borrowed by the Federal Communications
Commission under section 5404(c) of the Servicemember Quality
of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2451).
(b) Return Of Interest.--Any interest described in subsection
(a) collected by the Secretary of the Treasury before the date
of the enactment of this Act shall be returned to the Federal
Communications Commission for use by the Commission for the
purpose described in, and consistent with, section 5404(c) of
the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-
159; 138 Stat. 2451) as though such interest had not been paid
to the Secretary.
(c) Unpaid Interest.--The obligation of the Federal
Communications Commission to pay any unpaid interest that has
accrued on the funds described in subsection (a) is terminated.
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248. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pfluger of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following new
section:
SEC. 3__. RESERVE MOBILIZATION EXERCISE.
(a) Indo-Pacific Mobilization And Readiness Study Required.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commander of
United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall conduct a
comprehensive joint mobilization and sustainment readiness
study (modeled on the 1978 ``Nifty Nugget'' exercise) to assess
the capability of the Armed Forces to respond to a high-
intensity contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
(b) Elements Of The Study.--The study required under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the ability to rapidly mobilize,
deploy, and sustain active and reserve component forces
in response to a conflict scenario involving the Taiwan
Strait, South China Sea, or similar Indo-Pacific
flashpoint.
(2) An evaluation of strategic lift and sustainment
capabilities across military departments, including
maritime sealift, airlift, rail, road networks, and
prepositioned stocks.
(3) Identification of critical logistics
vulnerabilities, mobilization bottlenecks, and command
and control challenges.
(4) Analysis of interagency coordination procedures
and integration with civilian emergency support
capabilities.
(5) An evaluation of joint and allied
interoperability, with particular attention to
coordination mechanisms with Japan, Australia, the
Philippines, and Taiwan.
(c) Civilian Skills Inventory Of The Reserve Component.--The
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall conduct a civilian
skills inventory of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces
to identify and assess the non-military qualifications and
talents of reservists, including--
(1) foreign language proficiency and cultural
expertise;
(2) advanced academic credentials, including master's
degrees, doctoral degrees, and scientific research
experience;
(3) industrial and technical skills, including
cybersecurity, software development, engineering,
logistics, manufacturing, and data science;
(4) critical infrastructure and emergency response
expertise; and
(5) private-sector leadership and innovation
experience relevant to defense mobilization and
sustainment.
(d) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than one year after
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
includes--
(1) the results, findings, and recommendations of the
Indo-Pacific mobilization and readiness study required
under subsection (a);
(2) a summary of the civilian skills inventory of the
Reserve Component, including recommendations for how
such skills can be leveraged to support contingency
planning, civil-military integration, and surge
operations;
(3) a comparative analysis of best practices by each
Armed Force with respect to--
(A) mobilizing Reserve Component forces for
wartime or emergency augmentation;
(B) identifying, tracking, and utilizing
civilian-acquired skills of reservists; and
(C) executing logistical lift and sustainment
operations, including Navy-led maritime port
operations, Army-managed rail and overland
transport, Air Force strategic airlift
capacity, and Marine Corps expeditionary
logistics; and
(4) an estimate of--
(A) the number of Reserve Component personnel
likely to be available and required to
reinforce forward-deployed active duty units
during the first 30, 60, and 90 days of a major
Indo-Pacific contingency; and
(B) the number of Reserve Component personnel
required to support full-scale mobilization and
logistics surge operations within the United
States, including domestic transportation
nodes, sustainment hubs, ports of embarkation,
mobilization training centers, and other
homeland support functions necessary to enable
and sustain global operations.
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249. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Plaskett of Virgin
Islands or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle B of title XVII the following:
SEC. 17__. REPORT ON HENRY E. ROHLSEN AIRPORT IN ST. CROIX.
(a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall study
and submit a report to Congress on the readiness of Henry E.
Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix for use by the United States Air
Force.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
contain recommendations to improve the infrastructure and
facilities at, and in the immediate vicinity of, Henry E.
Rohlsen Airport in order to support use of the airport for
regional security missions, emergency actions, and U.S.
Southern Command Area regional priorities.
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250. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Randall of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
In subtitle C of title XXVIII, add at the end the following
new section:
SEC. 28__. REPORT ON IMPROVING TRIBAL ACCESS TO DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE
PROGRAMS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Office
of Local Defense Community Cooperation, shall submit a report
to the congressional defense committees that--
(1) assesses barriers to Tribal participation in the
Defense Community Infrastructure Program and related
initiatives;
(2) provides an overview of infrastructure needs in
defense-adjacent Tribal communities;
(3) analyzes statutory and regulatory limitations to
Tribal eligibility under section 2391 of title 10,
United States Code; and
(4) recommends legislative or programmatic changes to
improve Tribal access, including possible amendments to
existing law or the establishment of complementary
programs.
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251. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Randall of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, add the following
new section:
SEC. 28__. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
RELATING TO CRITICAL MILITARY HOUSING SUPPLY AND
AFFORDABILITY.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and except as provided in subsection
(c), the Secretary of Defense shall implement each
recommendation of the Comptroller General of the United States
contained in the report dated October 30, 2024, and entitled,
``Military Housing: DOD Should Address Critical Supply and
Affordability Challenges for Service Members'' (GAO-25-106208),
as those recommendations are modified under subsection (b).
(b) Recommendations To Be Implemented.--In carrying out the
requirements under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense
shall implement the recommendations specified under such
subsection as follows:
(1) The Secretary shall--
(A) perform a structured analysis to develop
a comprehensive list of housing areas in which
members of the Armed Forces and their families
may face the most critical challenges in
finding and affording private sector housing in
the community;
(B) in conducting the analysis under
subparagraph (A), consider the unique
characteristics of a location, such as vacation
rental areas; and
(C) regularly update the list required under
subparagraph (A) not less frequently than once
every two years.
(2) The Secretary shall obtain and use feedback on
the financial and quality-of-life effects of limited
supply or unaffordable housing on members of the Armed
Forces, through the status of forces survey and other
service or installation-specific feedback mechanisms.
(3) The Secretary shall, in coordination with the
Secretary of each military department--
(A) develop a plan for how the Department of
Defense can respond to and address the
financial and quality-of-life effects in
housing areas identified under paragraph (1);
and
(B) in developing the plan under subparagraph
(A), examine strategies for increasing housing
supply or providing alternative compensation to
offset the effects of limited supply or
unaffordable housing in housing areas
identified under paragraph (1).
(4) The Secretary shall clarify, through the issuance
of guidance to the military departments, the role of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense in oversight of
the Housing Requirements and Market Analysis process of
the military departments to ensure that--
(A) the military departments conduct such
process in a timely manner; and
(B) the Secretary submits to Congress any
plans or other matters relating to such process
for each fiscal year as required by existing
law.
(5) The Secretary shall ensure that the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and
Environment provides updated guidance to the military
departments on how installations of the Department of
Defense should coordinate with local communities,
including by clearly defining the roles and
responsibilities of commanders and military housing
offices of such installations in addressing housing
needs.
(c) Non-Implementation Reporting Requirement.--If the
Secretary of Defense elects not to implement a recommendation
specified under subsection (a), as modified under subsection
(b), the Secretary shall, not later than one year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report that includes a justification for such election.
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252. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Randall of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title XXVIII,
insert the following:
SEC. 28__. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING THE DEFENSE COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
It is the sense of Congress that:
(1) Defense community infrastructure program
(``DCIP'') funding should better align with the scale
of community requests, which have consistently exceeded
available resources.
(2) Increased investment in DCIP would support
projects essential to readiness and resilience,
including transportation, utilities, schools, medical
facilities, and workforce housing in defense
communities.
(3) Congress supports strengthening DCIP to meet
infrastructure needs in defense communities and ensure
continued mission readiness.
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253. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rose of Tennessee or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. REPORT ON RED FLAGS MISSED IN FRAUD SCHEME PERPETRATED BY
JANET YAMANAKA MELLO.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report on the fraud scheme
perpetrated by Janet Yamanaka Mello, a civilian employee of the
Department of the Army, who was indicted and pleaded guilty to
stealing over $100,000,000 in 4-H Military Partnership Grant
program funds.
(b) Contents of Report.--The report required under subsection
(a) shall include each of the following:
(1) A description of the breakdown in the supervision
of Mello, including any failures of management or
oversight that contributed to the ability of Mello to
carry out the fraud scheme undetected.
(2) A description of the breakdown in accountability
with respect to the loss of the stolen funds, including
any failures to ensure that such funds were actually
being spent for the purposes for which such funds were
intended.
(3) A description of the failure to ensure that
financial program managers, such as Mello, are not able
to funnel Government funds to themselves or their own
entities.
(4) An identification of any other red flags or
warning signs that were missed or ignored by employees
of the Department of Defense, including any instances
of whistleblower retaliation or suppression of
concerns.
(5) An assessment of the policies and procedures of
the Department of Defense and Department of the Army,
as of the date of the enactment of this Act, designed
to prevent employees from perpetrating similar fraud
schemes in the future.
(6) Recommendations for improvements to the policies,
procedures, and oversight of the Department of Defense
and Department of the Army to prevent employees from
perpetrating similar fraud schemes in the future.
(7) A description of any disciplinary or
administrative actions taken against any individuals or
entities found to have contributed to the ability of
Mello to carry out the fraud scheme.
(8) A description of any changes made, or planned to
be made, to the financial management and oversight
processes of the Department of Defense and the
Department of the Army as a result of the fraud scheme
perpetrated by Mello.
(9) An assessment of the effects of the fraud scheme
perpetrated by Mello on the programs and operations of
the Department of Defense and the Department of the
Army.
(10) Any other information the Secretary of Defense
determines relevant to understanding the fraud scheme
perpetrated by Mello and preventing employees from
perpetrating similar fraud schemes in the future.
(c) Public Availability.--The Secretary of Defense shall make
the report required under subsection (a) publicly available on
an appropriate website of the Department of Defense.
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254. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scholten of Michigan
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 8__. STUDY ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND AWARDS TO SMALL BUSINESS
CONCERNS.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Office of Small Business Programs, shall carry out a study
to review contracts awarded with a value at or below the
simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in section 3015 of
title 10, United States Code) to determine if the Department of
Defense is ensuring full consideration and application of
requirements relating to small business concerns (as defined in
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)).
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Small Business
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report on the
results of the study required by this section. Such report
shall include--
(1) the total dollar amount of contracts awarded with
a value at or below the simplified acquisition
threshold during the five-year period preceding the
date of the report, including the percentage of such
contracts and the aggregate dollar amount of such
contracts awarded to small business concerns;
(2) an overview of the types of contracts with a
value at or below the simplified acquisition threshold,
and description of the products or services, that were
not awarded to small business concerns;
(3) an overview of the reasons why a contract with a
value at or below the simplified acquisition threshold
may not be set aside for small business concerns;
(4) any trends, themes, or patterns of contracts with
a value at or below the simplified acquisition
threshold that were awarded to entities that are not
small business concerns when such a contract should
have been subject to a requirement to be set aside for
small business concerns; and
(5) recommendations for changes to statute,
regulation, policy, or guidance that would ensure full
consideration and application of requirement to set
aside contracts for small business concerns,
particularly contracts with a value at or below the
simplified acquisition threshold.
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255. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schweikert of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. USE OF TECHNOLOGY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO
FACILITATE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
(a) Use of AI Technology for Audits.--The Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy,
and the Secretary of the Air Force shall encourage, to the
greatest extent practicable, the use of technology that uses
artificial intelligence or machine learning for the purpose of
facilitating audits of the financial statements of the
Department of Defense.
(b) Implementation of AI Technology for Audits.--The Director
of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office of the
Department, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering and the Inspector General of the
Department, shall oversee the adoption of artificial
intelligence and machine learning technologies in support of
financial management and enterprise business operations.
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256. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Schweikert of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 98, after line 3, insert the following new subsection
(and redesignate the succeeding subsections accordingly):
(c) AI Inventory System.--In conjunction with the activities
required under this section, the Secretary of Defense may
develop and implement an artificial intelligence capability to
create up-to-date and accurate records of the weapons inventory
of the Department of Defense.
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257. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Virginia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title XXVIII,
insert the following:
SEC. 28__. REPORT ON INTERAGENCY REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR RESILIENCE
PILOT PROJECT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
status of the implementation of the Interagency Regional
Coordinator for Resilience pilot project established under
section 2872 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 2864 note).
(b) Content.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) For each established Interagency Regional
Coordinator--
(A) which community that supports a military
installation was selected for a Coordinator and
the reasoning for selecting such community; and
(B) a description of the ongoing work of the
Coordinator.
(2) For any Interagency Regional Coordinator position
required under the pilot program but not yet
established, a plan to establish such position.
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258. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title X, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER AFTER
THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The first USS United States was one of the
original six frigates authorized by the Naval Act of
1794, launched in 1797. It saw action in the Quasi-War
with France and the War of 1812.
(2) In addition to the frigate, there was a proposed
Civil War ironclad that never got built, and the
aircraft carrier USS United States (CVA-58) was
canceled in 1949.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Secretary of the Navy should name an aircraft carrier USS
United States.
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259. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN YOUTH AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph
(17); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
``(14) The Young Marines.
``(15) The Naval Sea Cadet Corps.
``(16) The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary.''.
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260. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title IX, add the following new
section:
SEC. 9__. ELIGIBILITY OF CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU FOR
APPOINTMENT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF
STAFF.
Section 152(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as
amended by section 911 of this title, is further amended by
striking ``or the Commandant of the Coast Guard'' and inserting
``the Commandant of the Coast Guard, or the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau''.
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261. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title VIII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 8__. ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHEDULE V FOR VETERAN EMPLOYMENT AND
PHILANTHROPY REPORTING BY DEFENSE CONTRACTORS AND
GRANTEES.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop
and implement a standardized disclosure schedule, to be known
as Schedule V, to be included in all applicable contracts,
subcontracts, and grant awardees as specified in this section.
These disclosures by contract, subcontract, and grant awardees
will contribute to critical long-term recruitment and retention
of the Armed Forces.
(b) Applicability.--Schedule V shall be required as a
condition of award for--
(1) any contract or subcontract with an annual value
exceeding $5,000,000 with the Department of Defense or
any organizations receiving a contract or subcontract
with an annual revenue of $1,000,000,000 or more; or
(2) any Department of Defense Federal grant to an
institution of higher education or research entity in
excess of $10,000,000 annually.
(c) Disclosure Requirements.--Entities subject to subsection
(b) shall, on an annual basis, publicly disclose the following:
(1) Veteran employment and retention date,
including--
(A) the number of United States military
veterans hired annually for the previous 3
years;
(B) the number of those veterans retained 12
and 24 months after hire; and
(C) a summary of the company's United States
military veteran retention initiatives, if any.
(2) Philanthropic and community investment,
including--
(A) disclosure of a corporate philanthropy
program;
(B) the total amount of philanthropic giving
in the previous fiscal year;
(C) the amount and percentage of such giving
dedicated to military and veteran-related
causes; and
(D) any volunteer hours towards veteran or
military causes.
(3) Executive engagement.--A narrative response
describing the direct involvement of the company's
Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors in
reviewing and supporting efforts related to paragraphs
(1) and (2).
(d) Subcontracting and Indirect Vendors.--The Secretary shall
ensure Schedule V requirements apply, to the greatest extent
practicable, to indirect suppliers and subcontractors at a
value of $5,000,000 or above or annual revenue of
$1,000,000,000 or more.
(e) Public Accessibility.--The disclosures required under
subsection (c) shall be submitted to the relevant contracting
or grant officer and made publicly available through the
Federal Procurement Data System or another centralized
government database designated by the Administrator of General
Services.
(f) Implementation.--The Secretary shall issue regulations to
implement this section not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act. These regulations may include
exemptions for small businesses and provisions for pilot
implementation prior to full enforcement.
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262. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 167, line 19, strike ``USS Constitution Museum'' and
insert ``USS Constitution Naval History and Heritage Command,
Detachment Boston''.
Page 167, after line 24, insert the following new paragraph:
``(11) The Hampton Roads Naval Museum.''.
Page 168, line 1, strike ``(11)'' and insert ``(12)''.
Page 168, line 7, strike ``(10)'' and insert ``(11)''.
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263. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE SOURCING OF COMPUTER DISPLAYS FROM
CERTAIN NATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and
implement a strategy to eliminate the reliance of the
Department of Defense on any covered nation to acquire computer
displays by January 1, 7 2030.
(b) Strategy Requirements.--The strategy required by
subsection (a) shall--
(1) identify the current requirements of the
Department of Defense for computer displays and
estimate the projected requirements of the Department
for computer displays through the year 2040;
(2) identify the sources of computer displays used to
meet the current requirements of the Department
described in paragraph (1), including any sources of
computer displays produced in a covered nation; and
(3) identify actions to be taken by the Secretary of
Defense to ensure the defense industrial base is able
to meet the needs of the Department for computer
displays without any reliance on a covered nation not
later January 1, 2030.
(c) Implementation.--Not later than 270 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall begin
implementing the strategy required by subsection (a).
(d) Briefing and Report.--
(1) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
briefing on the strategy required by subsection (a),
including an identification of any changes to funding
or policy required to eliminate the reliance of the
Department of Defense on any covered nation to acquire
computer displays by January 1, 2030.
(2) Interim report on implementation.--Not later than
March 15, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report on the
progress of the implementation of the strategy required
by subsection (a), including an identification of any
risk to the ability of the Secretary to eliminate the
reliance of the Department of Defense on any covered
nation to acquire computer displays by January 1, 2030.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered nation'' means--
(A) the Democratic People's Republic of North
Korea;
(B) the People's Republic of China;
(C) the Russian Federation;
(D) the Republic of Belarus; and
(E) the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(2) The term ``computer display'' means a device that
receives a digital output from a computer and visually
displays that output as an electronic image.
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264. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title XXVIII,
insert the following new section:
SEC. 28__. ESTABLISHMENT OF AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE MUSEUM SYSTEM.
Chapter 979 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 9784. Establishment of Air Force and Space Force Museum System
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
support a system of official Air Force and Space Force museums
within the Department of the Air Force. Such system shall
include the National Museum of the United States Air Force and
may contain other museums honoring individual installations,
units, and branches, as designated by the Secretary of the Air
Force, that meet criteria established under subsection (b).
``(b) Criteria for Designation.--The Secretary of the Air
Force shall establish criteria for designating museums of
subsection (a) for inclusion in the Air Force and Space Force
museum system. Such criteria shall include--
``(1) historical significance to Air Force and Space
Force operations, technology, or personnel;
``(2) public accessibility and educational outreach
programs; and
``(3) alignment with the mission of the Air Force and
Space Force to preserve the heritage of the Air Force
and Space Force.
``(c) Criteria for Closure.--The Secretary of the Air Force
shall establish criteria for closing museums within the Air
Force and Space Force museum system. If the Secretary decides
to close a museum in such system, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress, not later than 90 days before the date on which the
museum closes, notice that includes--
``(1) a plan for the preservation, storage, or
alternate display of historical collections contained
in the museum;
``(2) how any issues relating to museum personnel
will be resolved;
``(3) an identification of any efforts to maintain
museum operations through public-private partnerships;
and
``(4) an analysis of the cost to transport,
consolidate, and preserve the historical collections
contained in the museum.
``(d) Funding and Support.--Consistent with applicable law,
the Secretary may enter into partnerships, including with
nonprofit organizations, to enhance the financial
sustainability and public engagement of the museums in the Air
Force and Space Force museum system.''.
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265. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 8__. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING
DIODE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES.
Chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by
section 863 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``Sec. 4667. Prohibition on procurement of certain organic light
emitting diode display technologies
``(a) In General.--Effective June 30, 2027, the Secretary of
Defense may not enter into, renew, or extend a contract or
other agreement for the procurement of--
``(1) OLED display technologies that are fabricated
in a foreign adversary, by a foreign adversary entity,
or by a covered OLED display technologies company; or
``(2) goods or services that include any OLED display
technologies that are fabricated in a foreign
adversary, by a foreign adversary entity, or by a
covered OLED display technologies company.
``(b) Waiver.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the
prohibition under subsection (a) if Secretary determines that
goods or services that include OLED display technology that
conforms to the requirements of this section are not available
in the quality and quantity required.
``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a
report describing waivers granted in accordance with this
subsection not later than February 15 of the calendar year
following the year the waiver was granted. Such report shall
include a description of the product or service subject to the
waiver, and a brief summary of the rationale for each wavier.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) The term `covered OLED display technologies
company' means--
``(A) any entity, or a subsidiary, affiliate,
or licensee of such entity that produces,
develops, or provides OLED display technologies
and that is--
``(i) included on the Consolidated
Screening List maintained by the
International Trade Administration of
the Department of Commerce; or
``(ii) identified in the list of
Chinese military companies operating in
the United States published in the
Federal Register by the Department of
Defense pursuant to section 1260H of
the William H. (Mac) Thornberry
National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note);
or
``(B) an entity that produces, develops, or
provides OLED display technologies and that is
subject to unmitigated foreign ownership,
control, or influence by a covered foreign
country, as determined by the Secretary of
Defense in accordance with the National
Industrial Security Program (or any successor
to such program).
``(2) The term `fabricate'--
``(A) means the process of manufacturing
display technologies through techniques
including material deposition, lithography,
etching, and encapsulation, or flexible
substrates or silicon wafers to enable image
generation; and
``(B) does not include the final assembly and
integration of individual display cells cut
from large substrates into complete display
modules for integration into set products,
where such assembly and integration focuses
primarily on tasks such as integrated circuit
bondings, flexible printed circuit attachment,
touch sensor integration, and cover glass
lamination (known as the `module process').
``(3) The term `foreign adversary' means a country
specified in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States
Code.
``(4) The term `foreign adversary entity' means--
``(A) a foreign adversary;
``(B) a person domiciled in, headquartered
in, that maintains a principal place of
business in, or is organized under the laws of
a foreign adversary; and
``(C) a person owned, directed, or controlled
by an entity described in subparagraph (A) or
(B).
``(5) The term `OLED display technologies' means an
electronic visual output device that renders images,
text, or video by modulating light emissions through
technologies (such as organic light emitting diodes or
microdot arrays) and is composed of an active matrix
(including thin-film transistors) or passive matrix
that controls pixel operation, light emission or
modulation layer, driver electronics to convert input
signals into pixel control instructions, and interface
mechanisms that may include touchscreen layers, refresh
rate controllers, or color calibration.''.
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266. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Self of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XI of division A, insert
the following;
SEC. 11__. DOD PREVAILING RATE EMPLOYEE PAY INCREASE.
(a) In General.--Beginning on the first day of the first pay
period beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the rate of pay for any employee of the Department of
Defense who is a prevailing rate employee (as that term is
defined in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States
Code) shall be increased by the percentage allowed by operation
of section 737 of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2024, as extended by division A of the American Relief Act,
2025.
(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a
report to the congressional defense committees on actions taken
to resolve delays in increasing the rates of pay for such
employees, the status of the Department of Defense Wage
Committee, and any recommendations for preventing future
interruptions to wage increases for such employees.
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267. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Self of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. RESPONSIBLE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR LOGISTICS,
INTELLIGENCE, MAINTENANCE, CYBER DEFENSE, AND OTHER
MISSION AREAS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the adoption of artificial intelligence (``AI'')
is critical to United States defense readiness and
competitiveness; and
(2) the Secretary of Defense should expand pilot
programs and fielding of AI-enabled systems that
enhance decision-making, reduce costs, and improve
warfighter effectiveness.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, not
later than the end of the 6-month period beginning on
the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months
thereafter, issue a report to the congressional defense
committees on current and planned AI integration
efforts, including barriers to implementation and
recommendations for accelerating adoption.
(2) Sunset.--Paragraph (1) shall cease to have any
force or effect after the end of the 5-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
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268. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherrill of New
Jersey or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR REALIGNMENT OF THE
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
FUNCTION FOR ARMY AMMUNITION.
(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or
expended to realign the research, development, test, and
evaluation function for Army ammunition away from the current
Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition or
Joint Capabilities Portfolio Executive Ammunition construct
until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on
which the report required under subsection (b) is submitted to
the congressional defense committees.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than November 1, 2026, the
Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes the following with respect to
the proposed realignment of functions described in subsection
(a):
(1) An explanation of whether Army personnel,
including contractors, would be required to relocate to
a new location and if so an estimate of how many
personnel would relocate and to what locations.
(2) An explanation of whether the Army expects to
build new facilities and infrastructure at new
locations to accomplish the research, development,
test, and evaluation function for Army ammunition and,
if so, identification of--
(A) what new facilities and infrastructure
would have to be constructed; and
(B) where such facilities and infrastructure
would be constructed.
(3) A detailed estimate of the costs of relocating
personnel and equipment and constructing new facilities
and infrastructure.
(4) A detailed explanation of the efficiencies, if
any, that the Army expects to realize by realigning the
research, development, test, and evaluation function
for Army ammunition to Capabilities Portfolio Executive
Fires.
(5) In consultation with the with the Secretary of
the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, a
determination as to whether realigning the research,
development, test, and evaluation function for Army
ammunition to Capabilities Portfolio Executive Fires
will hinder or impede the joint construct that Joint
Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition has
traditionally maintained with the Navy, Marine Corps,
and Air Force.
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269. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Shreve of Indiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. DEFENSE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION INTERAGENCY
REVIEW.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Defense critical infrastructure, encompassing
cyber and physical assets, is essential to national
security and military readiness but faces growing
threats from adversaries.
(2) Effective interagency coordination is vital to
protect this infrastructure.
(3) The Department of Defense plays a key role in
safeguarding critical infrastructure, but its efforts
must align with broader Federal and private sector
initiatives.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
strengthening interagency coordination, and coordination
between the administration and the private sector is critical
to securing defense-related infrastructure against emerging
threats.
(c) Interagency Review.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and
heads of other relevant departments or agencies of the
Federal Government, shall conduct a comprehensive
review of interagency coordination mechanisms for the
protection of defense critical infrastructure.
(2) Review components.--The review under paragraph
(1) shall, at a minimum--
(A) assess the effectiveness of existing
frameworks for information sharing, threat
response, and risk mitigation among departments
or agencies of the Federal Government, State
and local governments, and private sector
partners;
(B) identify gaps and inefficiencies in
interagency efforts to safeguard cyber and
physical infrastructure critical to national
security;
(C) evaluate the integration of the Defense
Information Assurance Program established by
section 2224 of title 10, United States Code,
with broader critical infrastructure protection
initiatives;
(D) evaluate mission assurance cybersecurity
priorities and determine whether the existing
list of critical cyber missions, capabilities,
functions, systems, and supporting assets is
comprehensive;
(E) include any updates to guidance on
replacing the Defense Infrastructure Sector
Lead Agent and reevaluate the sectors it
includes as part of defense critical
infrastructure; and
(F) provide recommendations for improving
collaboration, reducing bureaucratic obstacles,
and enhancing the resilience of defense-related
infrastructure.
(d) Review of Department of Defense Responsibilities.--The
Secretary of Defense shall concurrently assess the
implementation by the Department of the following
responsibilities:
(1) Ensuring proper classification and safeguarding
of critical infrastructure security information from
public disclosure pursuant to section 130e of title 10,
United States Code.
(2) Assessing the role of the Department in ensuring
the reliability and security of infrastructure vital to
defense and national security pursuant to section 1016
of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. 5195c).
(3) Ensuring Department of Defense compliance with
information protection standards under the Critical
Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 671 et
seq.) and part 29 of title 6, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(4) Assessing Department of Defense oversight of
cybersecurity requirements for contractors handling
covered defense information pursuant to sections
252.204-7012 of the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement.
(e) Recommendations.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit a report to the congressional
defense committees, detailing--
(A) findings of the interagency coordination
review;
(B) recommendations to enhance Department of
Defense-led critical infrastructure protection
efforts;
(C) proposed policy or regulatory changes to
improve national defense infrastructure
security and cyber resilience; and
(D) recommendations for legislative or
regulatory action, if necessary, to strengthen
interagency cooperation and Department of
Defense implementation of critical
infrastructure protection mandates.
(2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in an unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
(f) Report by the Comptroller General.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date on which the Secretary submits the report under
subsection (e), the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the Department of Defense's
implementation of the review under subsection (c) and
an assessment of the recommendations under subsection
(e).
(2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in an unclassified form but may contain a
classified annex.
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270. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Shreve of Indiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 927, after line 16, insert the following new section:
SEC. 17__. STRATEGY TO COUNTER IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH INFLUENCE
OPERATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA.
(a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of
National Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to counter
Iran's and Hezbollah's propaganda, religious networks, and
influence operations in Latin America.
(b) Contents of the Strategy.--The strategy required under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) Measures to address the proliferation of Iranian
cultural centers in Latin America that promote Iranian
ideology, including diplomatic efforts to limit their
operations, sanctions on affiliated entities, and
public diplomacy to expose their activities.
(2) Actions to restrict the travel and activities of
Iranian emissaries, including diplomats, cultural
attaches, and other agents who facilitate propaganda,
radicalization, and terror-supporting networks in Latin
America, through visa denials, sanctions, or other
travel restrictions.
(3) Initiatives to strengthen the capacity of U.S.
intelligence agencies to identify, monitor, and disrupt
Iran's and Hezbollah's networks, including their
cooperation academic institutions and non-governmental
organizations in Latin America.
(4) A framework for taking actions, similar to those
implemented against Al-Manar and Press TV, to disrupt
Iran's HispanTV and Hezbollah's Al Mayadeen Espanol
platforms, including sanctions, designations, and
cooperation with regional partners to limit their
broadcasting reach and digital presence.
(5) A plan to address Iran's Al Mustafa International
University network and its affiliated entities,
including their designations as foreign terrorist
organizations or specially designated global
terrorists, as appropriate, due to their role in
radicalization and recruitment for Iran's ideological
and terrorist objectives.
(c) Form.--The strategy required in subsection (a) shall be
transmitted in unclassified form and may include a classified
annex.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and the House of Representatives;
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(4) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
the House of Representatives; and
(5) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate.
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271. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Smith of New Jersey
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle E of title X the following:
SEC. 10__. GAO REVIEW AND REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS EXPERIMENTS ON
AND IN RELATION TO TICKS, TICK-BORNE DISEASE.
(a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a review of research conducted during the period
beginning on January 1, 1945, and ending on December 31, 1972,
by the Department of Defense, including by the Department of
Defense in consultation with the National Institutes of Health,
the Department of Agriculture, or any other Federal agency on--
(1) the use of ticks as hosts or delivery mechanisms
for biological warfare agents, including experiments
involving Spirochaetales and Rickettsiales; and
(2) any efforts to improve the effectiveness and
viability of Spirochaetales and Rickettsiales as
biological weapons through combination with other
diseases or viruses.
(b) Location of Research.--In conducting the review under
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review research
conducted at facilities located inside United States and
facilities located outside the United States, including
laboratories and field work locations.
(c) Information to Be Reviewed.--
(1) Classified information.--In conducting the review
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall
review any relevant classified information.
(2) Documents for review.--In conducting the review
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall
review, among other sources, the following documents:
(A) Technical Reports related to The Summary
of Major Events and Problems, US Army Chemical
Corps, FY 1951 - FY1969.
(B) Site Holding: CB DT DW 48158 Title: Virus
and Rickettsia Waste Disposal Study. Technical
Report No. 103, January 1969. Corp Author Name:
FORT DETRICK FREDERICK MD Report Number: SMUFD-
TR-103 Publish Date: 19690101.
(C) Site Holding: CB DT DW 60538 Title: A
Plaque Assay System for Several Species of
Rickettsia. Corp Author Name: FORT DETRICK
FREDERICK MD Report Number: SMUFD-TM-538
Publish Date: 19690601.
(D) Site Holding: CB DW 531493 Title:
Progress Report for Ecology and Epidemiology
and Biological Field Test Technology, Third
Quarter FY 1967. Corp Author Name: ARMY DUGWAY
PROVING GROUND UT Publish Date: 19670508.
(d) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General shall submit to Congress a report that includes
the following:
(A) The scope of any research described in
subsection (a).
(B) Whether any ticks used in such research
were released outside of any facility
(including any ticks that were released
unintentionally).
(C) Whether any records related to such
research were destroyed, and whether such
destruction was intentional or unintentional.
(2) Form of report.--The report required under
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may contain a classified annex.
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272. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sorensen of Illinois
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of title XXVIII, add the following:
SEC. 28__. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PILOT PROGRAM FOR
DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ONLINE REAL ESTATE INVENTORY
TOOL.
Section 2866(h) of the Military Construction Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116-283; 10
U.S.C. 7771 note prec.) is amended by striking ``September 30,
2026'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
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273. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stauber of Minnesota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12_. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STATE PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM.
Section 341(e)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end before the semicolon the
following: ``, including costs incurred with respect to
activities beginning in one fiscal year and ending not later
than the end of the first fiscal year thereafter''.
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274. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stauber of Minnesota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title V, insert the following new
section:
SEC. 5__. FEASIBILITY STUDY REGARDING FUNERAL HONORS DUTY.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Under Secretary of Memorial Affairs of
the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct a feasibility
study to--
(1) determine how the Secretary can provide funeral
honors details under section 1491 of title 10, United
States Code, without negatively affecting the ability
of the National Guard Bureau to fulfil operational and
mission requirements;
(2) identify policies and practices that could
prevent lapses in such provision; and
(3) identify ways to fully compensate veterans
service organizations for expenses incurred in
assisting the Secretary provide funeral honors details.
(b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after completion, the
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report containing the results of the study under this
section.
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275. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stauber of Minnesota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following new
section:
SEC. 1__. PLAN FOR RECAPITALIZATION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE FIGHTER
FLEET OF THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in
consultation with the Director of the Air National Guard, shall
develop a plan for the recapitalization and modernization of
the fighter fleet of the Air National Guard.
(b) Element.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) measures to sustain and recapitalize the fighter
fleet of the Air National Guard, including each of the
25 Air National Guard fighter aircraft squadrons;
(2) a timeline for the recapitalization of such
fighter fleet, disaggregated by fighter aircraft
squadron and fiscal year;
(3) the estimated costs of the proposed
recapitalization plan; and
(4) an explanation of the expected impact of the plan
on operational and personnel readiness.
(c) Report.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary of
the Air Force shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services
of the House of Representatives a report on the plan developed
under subsection (a).
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276. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stauber of Minnesota
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. CRITICAL AND RARE EARTH MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN STUDY.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Industrial Base Resilience, in coordination with
the Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Energy, and the
Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall submit
to the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives a report on the feasibility of
reshoring domestic critical and rare earth mineral mining and
production.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an identification of the strategic and critical
materials used by the Department of Defense;
(2) an assessment of the reliability of the domestic
supply chains for critical and rare earth minerals and
the reliance for such critical and rare earth minerals
on sources that are located in People's Republic of
China or related to or subject to the control of
People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist
Party;
(3) an identification of the domestic and
international sources for the strategic and critical
materials identified under paragraph (1);
(4) an identification of domestic locations with
existing commercial manufacturing interest that are
verified as containing large supplies of strategic and
critical materials identified under paragraph (1);
(5) a strategy to reshore critical and rare earth
mineral production to the United States; and
(6) a plan to implement the strategy required by
paragraph (5), including a timeline for such
implementation.
(c) Strategic and Critical Materials Defined.--In this
section, the term ``strategic and critical materials'' has the
meaning given such term in section 12 of the Strategic and
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50
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277. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stefanik of New York
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 925, line 18, insert ``or cameras'' after ``systems''.
Page 925, line 23, insert ``or cameras'' after ``systems''.
Page 926, line 6, insert ``or in the 5150-5850 MHz band,
governed by part 15 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations
(or successor regulations),'' before ``that is designed''.
Page 926, line 7, insert ``licensed,'' after
``manufactured,''.
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278. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Stefanik of New York
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. U.S.-ISRAEL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE HARMONIZATION.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through
the Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall
convene the U.S.-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group
to study the potential for defense industrial base integration
between the United States and Israel, including the possibility
of inclusion into the national technology and industrial base
(as defined in section 4801 of title 10, United States Code).
(b) Protection of Sensitive Information.--Any activity
carried out pursuant to the authority provided by subsection
(a) shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately protects
sensitive information and the national security interests of
the United States and Israel.
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279. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Steube of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. CEREMONIAL HORSES ADOPTION PROGRAM OF THE ARMY.
Section 2583(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A military
animal'' and inserting, ``Except as provided in
paragraph (3), a military animal''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) If the Secretary of the Army determines that an
adoption or transfer of a horse used in any ceremonial horse
program of the Army is justified under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall follow the recommended priority order in
paragraph (1) except that the Secretary shall give first
priority to making the horse available for transfer to a State,
local, municipal, or Tribal law enforcement agency capable of
humanely caring for the horse (including by demonstrating the
capability to adequately care, house, and train the horse).''.
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280. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Steube of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12__. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY
POWER OF IRAN.
(a) Matters to Be Included.--Subsection (b) of section 1245
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
(10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C),
(D), and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), (F) and
(G), respectively;
(B) by adding after subparagraph (A) the
following subparagraphs:
``(B) the evolving use of terrorism in Iran's
security strategy, be it direct or indirect via
proxy;
``(C) evolving thresholds for the use of
direct and attributable force by Iran;''.
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(D) in subparagraph (G), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(E) by adding after subparagraph (G) the
following subparagraph:
``(H) how Iran believes an integrated
American, Arab, and Israeli regional security
architecture focused on intelligence sharing,
air and missile defense, and maritime security
would create challenges for Iranian grand
strategy, security strategy, and military
strategy.'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and
(D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``;
and'' at the end; and
(C) by adding after subparagraph (B) the
following subparagraph:
``(C) a summary of Iran's procurement of
advanced conventional capabilities from Russia
and the impact of these procurements on Iran's
military capabilities, Israel's Qualitative
Military Edge, and Iran's conventional forces
as assessed under subparagraph (B);'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``any
Iraqi Shia-militia operating under the auspices
of the `Islamic Resistance,''' after ``the Badr
Organization,'';
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting ``,
including United States forces in Iraq, Syria,
Jordan, and the Red Sea;''
(C) in subparagraph (I)(ii), by striking
``and activities; and'' and inserting ``,
assets, and critical infrastructure; and'';
(D) in subparagraph (J), by striking
``ability to manipulate the information
environment both domestically and against the
interests of the United States and its allies;
and'' and inserting ``information warfare
efforts designed to oppress the Iranian people
and undermine the United States, its allies,
and its interests;''
(C) in subparagraph (K), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following
subparagraph:
``(L) an assessment of the military power of
Iranian proxies and partners, including
Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestine Islamic Jihad,
Ansar Allah, and Iraqi and Syrian proxies.'';
(4) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``nuclear weapons capabilities and
developments'' and inserting ``nuclear weapons-
related advances, including growth of atomic
infrastructure, fissile material inventories
and purity, and weaponization-related
activities'';
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) as
subparagraph (I);
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``to the
Middle East and Europe; and'' and inserting
``globally;''; and
(D) by adding after subparagraph (F) the
following subparagraphs:
``(G) a detailed analysis of the domestic and
foreign supply chains supporting Iran's drone
program;
``(H) a detailed assessment of the domestic
production capacity by Iran's proxies in the
Middle East of long-range strike capabilities,
to include mortars, IRAMs, rockets, drones,
cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles; and'';
(5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``nuclear
development, ballistic missiles, and chemical,
biological, and advanced conventional weapons, weapon
systems, and delivery vehicles'' and inserting
``nuclear weapons, missiles and drones, and chemical,
biological, and advanced conventional weapons and their
delivery vehicles''; and
(6) in paragraph (8)--
(A) by striking ``or any foreign terrorist
organization.'' and inserting ``the Badr
Organization, any other foreign terrorist
organization, or any special designated global
terrorist.'';
(B) by striking ``the Bashar al-Assad
regime,'' and inserting ``the Russian
Federation, elements of the former Bashar al-
Assad regime,''; and
(C) by inserting ``Ansarallah,'' after
``Hamas,''.
(b) Definitions.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``regardless of whether they are
surface-to-surface or anti-ship missiles.''; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``regardless of whether they are
surface-to-surface or anti-ship missiles.''.
(c) Termination.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended
by striking ``December 31, 2026'' and inserting ``December 31,
2030''.
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281. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Steube of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 7_. PLAN AND REPORT BY DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY RELATING TO
CHIROPRACTIC CLINICS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) Plan.--The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall
develop a plan to--
(1) reopen any clinic at a military installation if,
before the date of the enactment of this Act, such
clinic--
(A) offered chiropractic services; and
(B) was closed; and
(2) pay chiropractors stationed at military
installations under the General Schedule.
(b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the Director of
the Defense Health Agency shall submit to the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on the plan
developed under subsection (a).
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282. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Steube of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the appropriate place in subtitle E of title XVI, insert
the following:
SEC. 16__. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO ARROW INTERCEPTOR
PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND INVENTORY.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) it is in the national security interest of the
United States to help allies and partners of the United
States, including Israel, strengthen--
(A) the air and missile defense capability of
such allies and partners; and
(B) the capacity of such allies and partners
against common threats;
(2) such efforts help deter and defeat aggression
that threatens--
(A) allies;
(B) forward-positioned members of the Armed
Forces; and
(C) Americans residing in allied countries;
and
(3) increased partner air and missile defense
capacity also reduces demand on the Armed Forces.
(b) Report.--Not later than the first March 1 following the
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on cooperation between the United States and Israel with
respect to increased production capacity and inventory of the
Arrow interceptor. Such report shall include:
(1) An assessment of Israel's Arrow missile defense
system capacity as of the date of the enactment of this
section, including launchers and interceptors.
(2) An assessment of the current supply base for such
system and how such supply base can be strengthened.
(3) A detailed summary of the steps the Department of
Defense is taking in cooperation with industry and the
State of Israel to increase Arrow missile defense
production capacity and inventory.
(4) An identification of any challenges or obstacles
encountered and current plans to address such
challenges or obstacles.
(5) Specific authorities or appropriations that
Congress could provide to expedite and expand efforts
to increase Arrow missile defense system production
capacity and the number of deployed systems and
interceptors.
(6) An assessment of what additional steps would be
required to establish a fully redundant Arrow
production capacity in the United States.
(c) Form.--The report described in this section shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
annex.
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283. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Steube of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 12_. REPORT ON U.S.-ISRAEL MILITARY EXERCISES.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) conducting regular military exercises of
increasing complexity with the State of Israel that
involve air, sea, ground, space, and cyberspace forces
supports the national security interests of the United
States;
(2) these military exercises should include other
regional partners as well when feasible; and
(3) these military exercises strengthen the readiness
of U.S. forces and those of our partners, bolster their
ability to operate together, reinforce deterrence, and
support regional security.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period not
to exceed 3 years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that includes the
following:
(1) A list of Department of Defense exercises that
included Israel over the previous 12 months.
(2) A detailed description of--
(A) the capabilities and missions rehearsed
in each exercise;
(B) how each exercise rehearsed new or more
challenging combat capabilities and scenarios;
(C) how each exercise improved the readiness
and capabilities of participating militaries
and strengthened their ability to operate
together; and
(D) the resources that would be needed to
conduct more frequent and beneficial U.S.-
Israel military exercises.
(3) A plan to increase the complexity of exercises
and invite other regional partners to participate.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be in
written form and transmitted in an unclassified manner and may
contain a classified annex.
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284. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Strong of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 3__. REVISING THE PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS FOR PERFORMANCE OF
FIREFIGHTING OR SECURITY-GUARD FUNCTIONS.
Section 2465 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or
security-guard'' after ``firefighting'' each
place such term appears; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) An installation access control security guard
contract to be carried out at an installation with less
than 300 permanently assigned enlisted members in
grades below E-7 and entitled to basic pay.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Inapplicability During War or National Emergency.--The
provisions of this section shall not apply during war or during
a period of war or national emergency declared by the President
or an Act of Congress.''.
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285. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Subramanyam of
Virginia or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title III, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 3__. REPORT ON USE OF ULTRA-SHORT TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT FOR
LAST MILE LOGISTICS AND DISASTER RESPONSE
OPERATIONS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, in coordination with
the Commander of United States Special Operations Command,
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
and House of Representatives a report on the integration
potential and value of ultra-short takeoff and landing
aircraft. The report required under this section shall
include--
(1) an assessment of the comparative cost
efficiencies and operational advantages provided by
ultra-short takeoff and landing aircraft in contested
logistics and disaster response scenarios;
(2) identification of critical capability gaps in
last-mile or last-tactical-mile logistics where such
aircraft could serve as a force multiplier;
(3) an evaluation of specific mission sets and end
users across the Indo-Pacific theater that could
benefit from the deployment of such aircraft,
especially mission sets related to homeland disaster
response, humanitarian relief, wildfire suppression, or
emergency resupply;
(4) options and timelines to accelerate the
development, testing, and integration of such aircraft
into U.S. Air Force and U.S. Special Operations Command
capability portfolios; and
(5) an assessment of current testing and development,
the development of operational concept development
(CONOPS), and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP)
formulation for ultra-short takeoff and landing
aircraft.
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286. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tenney of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. AMENDMENT TO REQUIREMENT FOR DOMESTIC STAINLESS STEEL
FLATWARE AND DINNERWARE.
Section 842 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement
and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
(Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4862 note) is amended by
striking subsection (c).
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287. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. ASSESSMENT OF INTEGRATION OF JOINT COMBATANT COMMANDER
EXERCISE TEAM INTO LARGE SCALE EXERCISES OF UNITED
STATES INDO-PACIFIC COMMAND.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the
Act, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
shall submit to the congressional defense committees an
assessment of the ways in which a standing Joint and Combatant
Commander Exercise Team supported by experienced former members
of the Armed Forces could be integrated into Department of
Defense concepts of operations in support of coalition, joint,
and combatant commander large scale exercises.
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288. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE NAVAL AUTONOMOUS
DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM.
Not later than April 15, 2026, the Secretary of the Navy
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the development and deployment of the Naval Autonomous Data
Collection System. Such report shall include information about
the progress of establishing the program, projected benchmarks
for fiscal year 2027, and any impediments to meeting these
goals.
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289. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Turner of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle H of title VIII, insert the following
new section:
SEC. 8__. CYBERSECURITY REGULATORY PLAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Chief
Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in
coordination with the Chief Information Officer of each
military department, shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a plan to reduce the cybersecurity regulatory burden
on the Defense Industrial Base.
(b) Requirements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a process for assessing future proposed
cybersecurity contractual requirements for duplication;
(2) a process for coordinating and centralizing
approved cybersecurity requirements; and
(3) a coordination mechanism with industry to
characterize the industry position on any new
cybersecurity contractual requirements, to include a
cost-estimate, a cost-benefit analysis, and an
assessment as to whether the control is considered
duplicative to existing security controls.
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290. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Van Orden of
Wisconsin or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XIII, add the following:
SEC. 13_. SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCE AND SECURITY OF
ITS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.
The President should take such actions as may be necessary
to--
(1) consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22
U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), support efforts to strengthen
Taiwan's ability to withstand any potential blockade or
embargo, in whole or in part, including by exploring
opportunities for training and support to the Taiwan
Navy with respect to convoy operations involving
liquefied natural gas; and
(2) ensure Taiwan is eligible for energy security and
diversification efforts undertaken by the United States
pursuant to section 2004 of the European Energy
Security and Diversification Act of 2019, including by
providing Taiwan with access to same liquified natural
gas programs as European countries.
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291. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Van Orden of
Wisconsin or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following new
section:
SEC. 10__. REPORT ON OPTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING A DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT
FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING RECRUITMENT, RETENTION,
AND READINESS CHALLENGES.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report on options for
establishing a digital engagement framework for the purpose of
addressing recruitment, retention, and readiness challenges
facing the Armed Forces by--
(1) leveraging community-driven digital platforms
available to members of the Armed Forces and the family
members and caregivers of such members;
(2) improving the use and awareness of benefits or
services available under the Transition Assistance
Program and other programs of the Department of
Defense; and
(3) positioning service in the Armed Forces as a
premier pathway for achieving full human potential.
(b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) With respect to any benefit, service, or program
of the Department for members of the Armed Forces
(including members of the Armed Forces participating in
the Transition Assistance Program), or family members
or caregivers of such members, the following:
(A) an assessment of digital engagement
capabilities, including--
(i) survey design, implementation, or
analysis capabilities to identify any
such benefit, service, or program that
is underused by such individuals;
(ii) internal marketing capabilities
to promote such benefits, services, or
programs;
(iii) strategic content development
highlighting available opportunities
with respect to such benefits,
services, or programs;
(iv) collaborative networks with
subject matter experts relating to the
subject matter of such benefits,
services, or programs; and
(v) advanced data management
capabilities (including geolocation,
demographic, and segment analytics) to
ensure targeted outreach connects such
individuals with such benefits,
services, or programs;
(B) an identification of any such
capabilities that have a demonstrated history
of high user engagement, involve real-time
responsiveness features, and provide resource-
agnostic connectivity to any such benefit,
service, or program; and
(C) an evaluation of how comprehensive
community management across digital platforms
that are geographically diverse but
interconnected can improve the use and
awareness of such benefits, services, or
programs, by such individuals.
(2) An assessment of potential partnerships with
nonprofit organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that the Secretary
determines have a demonstrated history of--
(A) managing large-scale digital communities
serving the individuals specified in paragraph
(1), including across multiple time zones; and
(B) funding health and wellness initiatives
for such individuals and improving retention in
health care services and reduced rates of
relapse among such individuals.
(3) Recommendations by the Secretary for the
potential establishment of one or more pilot programs
to test digital engagement solutions for the purpose
specified in paragraph (1), measure the effects of such
solutions with respect to the challenges specified in
such paragraph, and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of
such solutions, including recommendations on--
(A) potential actions under the pilot program
to stress-test digital platforms under
mobilization surge conditions to simulate the
rapid onboarding of large numbers of members of
the Armed Forces and family members of such
members during contingency operations; and
(B) the potential use of funds appropriated
to the Department or other funding mechanisms
available to the Department to carry out such
pilot program.
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292. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Webster of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Subtitle G of title VI is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
SEC. 6__. REPORT ON MILITARY CAMPING AND RECREATIONAL PARK PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2027, the Secretary
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing
how each military department administers military camping and
recreational parks to ensure such parks are equally accessible
to all persons authorized to use such parks.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A list of military camping and recreational
vehicle parks that includes the location of each park
and an identification of the military department that
administers such park.
(2) An estimate of the average number of members of
the Armed Forces and veterans who use each facility in
a year, disaggregated by members of an active
component, members of a reserve component, and
veterans.
(3) A list of such parks that allow users to stay
more than 30 days during any 90-day period.
(4) A list of such parks that allow users to live at
a park full-time.
(5) An explanation of the differences between the
policies that apply to such parks and the policies that
apply to other morale, welfare, and recreation
facilities of the Department of Defense that do not
allow persons to stay more than 30 days.
(6) A description of any additional authorities or
resources the Secretary determines are necessary to
increase capacity and to ensure such parks are equally
accessible to all persons authorized to use such parks.
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293. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Whitesides of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title III, insert the following:
SEC. 3__. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTERS TO ENHANCE
WORKFORCE TRAINING IN CERTAIN CRITICAL SKILLS.
(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may establish
Advanced Technology Centers at community colleges with
workforce programs that include a critical national production
facility. An Advanced Technology Center established under this
subsection shall provide workforce training in covered critical
skills.
(b) Covered Critical Skills.--In this section, the term
``covered critical skills'' means any of the following:
(1) Advanced composite material layup.
(2) Advanced coatings applications.
(3) Computer numerical control manufacturing.
(4) Aircraft mechanical assembly and integrated
circuit development, including with respect to aircraft
such as B-21 and F-35.
(5) welding, pipefitting, and metal fabrication
related to vessel construction, repair and maintenance.
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294. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Whitesides of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following new
section:
SEC. 2__. REPORT ON RESEARCH RELATING TO THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE AND NEAR-
SPACE ENVIRONMENT.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the upper atmosphere and near-space environment
are important to Air Force and Joint operations
worldwide and the operational and threat environments
that U.S. assets are likely to encounter;
(2) research is needed to study atmospheric
phenomenology and develop technologies for continuous
monitoring and detection of encroachment and
adversarial effects in the atmosphere;
(3) research on atmospheric signatures and dynamics
in the upper atmosphere and the development of
predictive techniques to ensure observational and
operational superiority would be beneficial for Air
Force missions; and
(4) the Secretary of the Air Force should conduct
additional research in these areas.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall submit
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
of Representatives a report that includes the following:
(1) An assessment of intelligence activities and
other competitive activities undertaken by foreign
nations with respect to the upper atmosphere and near-
space environment.
(2) A comprehensive strategy to address the upper
atmosphere and near-space environment, which shall
include requirements for high-altitude, long-duration,
and heavy-lift propulsion systems and platforms.
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295. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Williams of Georgia
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 429, after line 3, insert the following new
subparagraph:
(M) Cervical cancer.
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296. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wilson of South
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Add at the end of subtitle D of title XII the following:
SEC. 12__. STRATEGY.
Not later than 300 days after the enactment of this Act the
Department of Defense shall submit a strategy to the House
Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee
relating to raising the issue of political prisoners in
Pakistan, including former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in all
military-to-military engagements with the military of Pakistan.
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297. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wilson of South
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle B of title XVII, add the following:
SEC. 17_. STRATEGY TO ENCOURAGE DEFECTIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall develop and
submit to Congress a strategy aimed at encouraging defections
by senior Iranian security officials and members of the armed
forces.
(b) Strategy Described.--The strategy required under
subsection (a) shall include--
(1) identification of mechanisms to securely
communicate with potential defectors;
(2) measures providing assurances of safety and
security to defectors and their families;
(3) establishment of a dedicated interagency working
group tasked with managing defections, ensuring
defector safety, verifying information provided by
defectors, and mitigating potential intelligence risks;
(4) incentives for defectors who can provide
actionable intelligence about regime operations,
including potential financial assistance, employment
support, and housing assistance in coordination with
relevant domestic agencies;
(5) measures for publicizing successful defections,
when appropriate and consistent with security
protocols, to encourage additional defections within
the regime; and
(6) coordination with international partners to share
best practices, jointly facilitate defections, and
ensure defectors receive international protection, as
needed.
(c) Form.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
annex if necessary.
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298. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wittman of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
SEC. 8__. REPORT ON WAIVERS OF SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN
SOFTWARE CONTRACTS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on contracts awarded
to offerors of software applications and software services for
which a waiver of security requirements relating to such
applications and services has been granted. Such report shall
include the following:
(1) The name of the software application or service.
(2) The number and type of waivers that were granted
to statutes, regulations, and policies.
(3) A comprehensive justification for granting the
waiver instead of awarding the contract to a compliant
offeror.
PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3486 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Page 7, line 2, strike ``subsection (a)--'' and all that
follows through ``who was convicted before'' and insert
``subsection (a) who was convicted before''.
Page 7, line 5, redesignate subparagraph (A) as paragraph
(1).
Page 7, line 6, resdesignate subparagraph (B) as paragraph
(2).
Page 7, line 9, resdesignate subparagraph (C) as paragraph
(3).
Page 7, line 10, strike ``; or'' and insert a comma at the
end.
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