S. 4638 — Reported in Senate

II Calendar No. 433 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4638 [Report No. 118–188] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 8, 2024Mr. Reed, from the Committee on Armed Services, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar A BILL To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents (a) Divisions This Act is organized into four divisions as follows: (1) Division A—Department of Defense Authorizations. (2) Division B—Military Construction Authorizations. (3) Division C—Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. (4) Division D—Funding Tables. (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title.Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.DIVISION A—Department of Defense authorizationsTITLE I—ProcurementSubtitle A—Authorization of appropriationsSec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle B—Army programsSec. 111. Centralized security monitoring program for facilities of the Army.Sec. 112. Strategy for Army active protection systems.Sec. 113. Certification of additional manufacturer for low, slow, small unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system of the Army.Subtitle C—Navy programsSec. 121. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne security barriers.Sec. 122. Constellation-class frigate program.Sec. 123. Limitation on the construction of the Landing Ship Medium.Sec. 124. Authority for the procurement, leasing, or chartering of a medium-sized landing ship.Sec. 125. Annual report on surface ship suppliers.Sec. 126. Block buy contract and multiyear procurement authority for CH–53K heavy lift helicopter program.Sec. 127. Modification of requirement to incorporate advanced degaussing systems into Arleigh Burke class destroyers.Sec. 128. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the National Defense Sealift Fund.Sec. 129. Authority for incrementally funded contract for the construction of a Virginia-class submarine.Sec. 130. Sense of Congress on aircraft carrier acquisition strategies.Sec. 130A. Modifications to procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs.Subtitle D—Air Force programsSec. 131. Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft.Sec. 132. Management of temporary relocation of B–1 bomber aircraft and personnel.Sec. 133. Modification of requirements for cost-benefit and technical risk analysis for F–35 propulsion and thermal management modernization program.Sec. 134. Plan for sustainment and recapitalization of Air National Guard fighter fleet.Sec. 135. Air base air defense.Sec. 136. Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force structure.Sec. 137. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ–4 aircraft.Sec. 138. Modification of inventory requirements for aircraft of the combat air forces.Subtitle E—Defense-wide, joint, and multiservice mattersSec. 141. Modification of pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies.Sec. 142. Plan for signals intelligence capabilities of armed overwatch aircraft.Sec. 143. Assessments of inventory requirements for air-to-air missiles.TITLE II—Research, development, test, and evaluationSubtitle A—Authorization of appropriationsSec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle B—Program requirements, restrictions, and limitationsSec. 211. Ensuring compliance with Department of Defense policy when awarding research grants.Sec. 212. Extension of Global Research Watch Program.Sec. 213. Competitive demonstration of automated target recognition algorithms.Sec. 214. Modifications to test program for engineering plant of DDG(X) destroyer vessels.Sec. 215. Assignment of Department of Defense responsibility for international collaboration on directed energy weapons.Sec. 216. Expansion of authority for technology protection features activities.Sec. 217. Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program.Sec. 218. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collaboration with certain institutions.Sec. 219. Detail authority for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to support technology transition.Sec. 220. Prohibition on award of research or development contracts or grants to educational institutions that have violated certain civil rights.Subtitle C—Plans, reports, and other mattersSec. 231. Improvements relating to defining, identifying, and planning the artificial intelligence workforce of the Department of Defense.Sec. 232. Development and implementation of a plan on advancing interests of Department of Defense in matters relating to electromagnetic spectrum in international engagements or fora.Sec. 233. Report on geographic presence of the Defense Innovation Unit.Sec. 234. Report on obligations and expenditure rates for basic research.Sec. 235. Electromagnetic spectrum demonstration program.Sec. 236. Pilot program on development of near-term use cases and demonstration of artificial intelligence toward biotechnology applications for national security.Sec. 237. Roadmap for addressing research and development needs in biotechnology for the Department of Defense.Sec. 238. Plan for optimization of Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate.Sec. 239. National Defense Economic Competition Research Council.Sec. 240. Defense Science Board study on long-term operations and availability of Kwajalein Atoll as a Major Range and Test Facility Base.Sec. 241. Pilot programs on use of artificial intelligence.Sec. 242. Duties of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council relating to artificial intelligence models and advanced artificial intelligence technologies.Sec. 243. Quantum Scaling Initiative.Sec. 244. Incorporating human readiness levels into research, development, test, and evaluation activities.Sec. 245. Management and utilization of digital data to enhance maintenance activities.Sec. 246. Extension and modification of Directed Energy Working Group.Sec. 247. Directed Energy Roadmap and Activity Funding Report.Sec. 248. Pilot program on establishing entities and consortia to conduct prototyping and production of critical and emerging technologies.TITLE III—Operation and MaintenanceSubtitle A—Authorization of AppropriationsSec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle B—Energy and EnvironmentSec. 311. Implementation of Inspector General recommendations relating to oversight of defense fuel support points.Sec. 312. Initiative to control and combat the spread of invasive species.Sec. 313. Modification of definition of antenna structure project under Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse for review of mission obstructions.Sec. 314. Provision by Secretary of the Air Force of meteorological data for Air Force and Army.Sec. 315. Modification of sustainable aviation fuel pilot program.Sec. 316. Study and report on the greenhouse gas and toxic pollutant emissions of the production and utilization of non-tactical vehicles of the Department of Defense.Sec. 317. Repeal of limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels; annual report.Subtitle C—Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl SubstancesSec. 321. Interim responses to address releases or threatened releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.Sec. 322. Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.Sec. 323. Pilot program for performance of maintenance and repair on forward-deployed naval force ships in foreign shipyards.Subtitle D—Logistics and SustainmentSec. 331. Warehouse utilization organization alignment.Sec. 332. Authority for Government-Owned, Government-Operated facilities to access Production Base Support funds.Sec. 333. Codification and permanent extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy mess operations afloat.Sec. 334. Plan for secondary sources in the munitions supply chain.Sec. 335. Counter unmanned aerial system threat library.Subtitle E—ReportsSec. 341. Modification of readiness reports to include total number of combat readiness upgrades or downgrades.Sec. 342. Extension and expansion of incident reporting requirements for Department of Defense.Sec. 343. Report on landing fees collected by installations of the Air Force located outside the continental United States.Sec. 344. Annual briefing on operational readiness of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron prior to commencement of the official hurricane season.Subtitle F—Other MattersSec. 351. Authority for detection and monitoring of illegal drugs regardless of destination.Sec. 352. Extension of protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.Sec. 353. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of Office of Secretary of Defense.Sec. 354. Retrofitting of anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kit for certain Army vehicles.Sec. 355. Coordination of planning with respect to stockpiles of basic life sustaining and personnel items and equipment.Sec. 356. Pre-positioned stocks of finished defense textile articles.Sec. 357. Pilot program for advanced manufacturing in the Indo-Pacific region.TITLE IV—Military personnel authorizationsSubtitle A—Active forcesSec. 401. End strengths for active forces.Sec. 402. Annual end-strength authorization for the Space Force.Subtitle B—Reserve forcesSec. 411. End strengths for selected reserve.Sec. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves.Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support.Sec. 415. Exemption of National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers from active-duty end strength limits and modification of annual reporting requirement regarding security cooperation activities.Subtitle C—Authorization of appropriationsSec. 421. Military personnel.TITLE V—Military personnel policySubtitle A—Officer personnel policy Sec. 501. Repeal of active duty service requirement for warrant officer appointments in Air Force and Space Force.Sec. 502. Talent management and personnel retention for members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 503. Authority to increase the number of nurse officers recommended for promotion.Sec. 504. Vice Chief of Space Operations; vacancy in position of Chief of Space Operations.Sec. 505. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade and other requirements.Sec. 506. Effect of failure of selection for promotion: captains and majors of the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Corps and lieutenants and lieutenant commanders of the Navy.Sec. 507. Removal of officers from a list of Space Force officers recommended for promotion.Sec. 508. Consideration of merit by special selection review boards.Sec. 509. Modification of authority to separate officers when in the best interest of the service.Sec. 509A. Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps position.Sec. 509B. Longer term and eligibility for appointment to rank of Admiral of Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command.Subtitle B—Reserve component managementSec. 511. Permanent modification to the Army National Guard and Air National Guard inactive National Guard statute.Sec. 512. Expanded authority to continue reserve component officers in certain military specialties on the reserve active-status list.Sec. 513. Authority to extend military technicians until age 62.Sec. 514. Extension of time period for transfer or discharge of certain Army and Air Force reserve component general officers.Sec. 515. Transfer to the Space Force of covered space functions of the Air National Guard of the United States.Sec. 516. Report on effect of Air National Guard unit leveling.Subtitle C—General service authorities and military recordsSec. 521. Marine Corps Deputy Commandants.Sec. 522. Treatment of veterans who did not register for the selective service.Sec. 523. Selective Service Director appointment subject to Senate confirmation.Sec. 524. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 18, United States Code.Sec. 525. Technical and conforming amendments related to the Space Force.Sec. 526. Modified authority to provide protection to senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other specified persons.Sec. 527. Modification of persons not qualified for enlistment definition.Sec. 528. Improving military administrative review.Sec. 529. Combat status identifier equivalent for remotely piloted aircraft crew.Sec. 529A. Military training and competency records.Sec. 529B. Exemption of women forced to register for draft from requirements to serve in combat roles.Subtitle D—Military justice and other legal mattersSec. 531. Consolidation of military justice reporting requirements for the military departments.Sec. 532. Term of office for judges of the Court of Military Commission Review.Sec. 533. Aiding the enemy definition for purposes of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.Sec. 534. Pre-referral requirements related to sufficiency of admissible evidence.Sec. 535. Detailing of appellate defense counsel.Sec. 536. Expanded command notifications to victims of domestic violence.Sec. 537. Remote appearance before a board of inquiry.Sec. 538. Extension of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces.Sec. 539. Reimbursement of expenses and property damage for victims of designated offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.Sec. 540. Removal of marriage as a defense to article 120b offenses.Sec. 541. Removal of personally identifying and other information of certain persons from the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations.Sec. 542. Authority of special trial counsel with respect to certain offenses occurring before effective date of military justice reforms.Sec. 543. Investigations of sexual assaults in the National Guard.Sec. 544. Analysis on the advisability to revise Military Rule of Evidence 513.Subtitle E—Member education, training, and transitionSec. 551. Improving effectiveness of the future servicemember preparatory course.Sec. 552. Determination of active duty service commitment for recipients of fellowships, grants, and scholarships.Sec. 553. Modernizing Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class college tuition assistance program to account for inflation.Sec. 554. Modification of authority to engage in funded and unfunded law education programs.Sec. 555. Distance education option for professional military education.Sec. 556. Extension of Troops-to-Teachers program extension; prohibition on travel until reinstated.Sec. 557. Inclusion of Space Force professional military education programs in definitions of senior and intermediate level service schools and as covered programs for copyright purposes.Sec. 558. Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related entities.Sec. 559. Required constitutional law training.Sec. 560. Information on nominations and applications for military service academies.Sec. 561. Improvements to financial literacy training.Subtitle F—Military family readiness and dependents’ educationPART I—Dependents’ EducationSec. 571. Advisory committees for Department of Defense domestic dependents schools.Sec. 572. Expansion of eligibility for virtual programs operated by Department of Defense Education Activity.Sec. 573. Authorization for school meal programs at Department of Defense dependents schools.Sec. 574. Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools to maintain maximum student-to-teacher ratios.Sec. 575. Enrollment in defense dependents' education system of children of foreign military members assigned to United Nations Command.Sec. 576. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel.Sec. 577. Eligibility of certain dependents for enrollment in domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools.PART II—Other MattersSec. 578. Redesign and modernization of child development program compensation and staffing models.Sec. 579. Support for expanding early child care options for members of the Armed Forces and their families.Sec. 579A. Inclusive Playground Pilot Program.Subtitle G—Junior Officers’ Training Corps Sec. 581. Number of enrolled students requirement for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit participation.Sec. 582. Waiver authority for Junior Reserve Officer's training Corps minimum participation requirement.Sec. 583. JROTC waiting list.Sec. 584. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.Sec. 585. Extension of JROTC programs to the Job Corps.Subtitle H—Decorations and other awards, miscellaneous reports, and other mattersSec. 591. Authority to award or present a decoration following a congressionally requested review.Sec. 592. Posthumous advancement of General John D. Lavelle, United States Air Force, on the retired list.Sec. 593. Authorization for posthumous award of the Distinguished Service Cross to William D. Owens for acts of valor at La Fiere Bridge.Subtitle I—Enhanced recruiting effortsSec. 595. Improved access to high school and college students for recruiting.Sec. 596. National Commission on Quality of Life for the All-Volunteer Armed Force.Sec. 597. Military Entrance Processing Command processing pilot.Sec. 597A. Military accessions standards review.Subtitle J—Automatic Selective Service System registrationSec. 598. References.Sec. 598A. Selective Service System automatic registration.Sec. 598B. Elimination of Selective Service System registration incentives.Sec. 598C. Technical and conforming amendments.Sec. 598D. Effective date.Subtitle K—Other mattersSec. 599. Evaluation of military recruits and officer candidates for drug use.Sec. 599A. Promoting military, national, and public service.Sec. 599B. Course to educate interested individuals about opportunities to contribute to national security.TITLE VI—Compensation and Other Personnel BenefitsSubtitle A—Pay and AllowancesSec. 601. Reform of basic pay rates.Sec. 602. Authority to pay higher rates of partial basic allowance for housing for unaccompanied housing.Sec. 603. Authority to pay basic allowance for housing to junior enlisted members on sea duty.Sec. 604. Extension of travel allowance for members of the Armed Forces assigned to Alaska.Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive PaysSec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities.Sec. 612. Increase in maximum skill proficiency bonus amount.Sec. 613. Increase in accession bonus for health professions scholarship and financial assistance program.Sec. 614. Extension of authority to pay one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to the Space Force.Subtitle C—Other MattersSec. 621. Calculation of retired pay for certain officers who served in grade O–9 or O–10 and retired in grade O–8.Sec. 622. Extension of time for minor survivors to file death gratuity claims.Sec. 623. Access to high-speed internet and wireless network connections for certain members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 624. Extension of exclusion of certain employees from Government lodging program.Sec. 625. Restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed Forces receiving employment and compensation indirectly from foreign governments through private entities.Sec. 626. Retroactive effective date of promotions of senior officers of Armed Forces that were delayed as a result of suspension of Senate confirmation.Sec. 627. Fertility and adoption demonstration program.Sec. 628. Selling certain consumer routers and modems on military installations.Sec. 629. Prohibition on sale of garlic from the People's Republic of China at commissary stores.TITLE VII—Health CareSubtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care BenefitsSec. 701. Health care licensure portability for TRICARE network providers providing mental health services to members of the Armed Forces and certain family members.Sec. 702. Reduction or waiver of cost-sharing amounts under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program for certain dependents enrolled in TRICARE Prime Remote program.Sec. 703. Implementation of authority to provide travel and transportation allowances for specialty care under exceptional circumstances.Sec. 704. Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include children of retired members of the uniformed services enrolled in family coverage under TRICARE Select.Sec. 705. Fertility treatment for certain members of the uniformed services and dependents.Sec. 706. Access to specialty behavioral health care under TRICARE Prime.Sec. 707. Assessment on options for inclusion of assisted reproductive technology as services covered under the TRICARE program for members of the Armed Forces and dependents.Sec. 708. Restriction on performance of sex change surgeries.Sec. 709. Prohibition of coverage under TRICARE program of certain medical procedures for children that could result in sterilization.Subtitle B—Brain Health MattersSec. 711. Modifications to Brain Health Initiative of Department of Defense.Sec. 712. Establishment of Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic Brain Injury and Brain Health as program of record.Sec. 713. Brain health and trauma demonstration program.Subtitle C—Health Care AdministrationSec. 721. Establishment of Indo-Pacific medical readiness program.Sec. 722. Improved implementation of financial relief for civilians treated in military medical treatment facilities.Sec. 723. Extension of time for modifications to premium sharing plans under TRICARE dental program.Sec. 724. Medical countermeasures for overseas personnel of the Department of Defense for acute radiation syndrome and thermal burns.Sec. 725. Establishment of public user satisfaction targets related to electronic health record of Defense Health Agency.Sec. 726. Plan of Department of Defense to address recruitment processing delays relating to health record system.Subtitle D—Access to ContraceptionSec. 731. Contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program.Sec. 732. Pregnancy prevention assistance at military medical treatment facilities for sexual assault survivors.Sec. 733. Education on family planning for members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 734. Inclusion of comprehensive contraceptive counseling in health assessment forms.Subtitle E—Reports and Other MattersSec. 741. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility demonstration fund.Sec. 742. Treatment of expert medical opinions with respect to medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services.Sec. 743. Expansion of license reciprocity for veterinarians of Department of Defense.Sec. 744. Plan to ensure access of members of the Armed Forces to safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals.Sec. 745. Pilot program on delegation of authority to approve recruits with certain medical conditions.Sec. 746. Infectious disease wastewater surveillance system of Department of Defense.Sec. 747. Reports on suicide among members of the Armed Forces and suicide prevention programs and activities of the Department of Defense.Sec. 748. Report on plan for testing for helicobacter pylori for certain members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 749. Report on non-covered expenses related to cancer treatments for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.TITLE VIII—Acquisition policySubtitle A—Acquisition policy and managementSec. 801. Modifications to other transaction authority.Sec. 802. Streamlining of Milestone A requirements.Sec. 803. Streamlining of Milestone B requirements.Sec. 804. Modification of major defense acquisition program definition.Sec. 805. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding.Sec. 806. Advisory panel on the requirements process of the Department of Defense.Sec. 807. Modification to submission of certified cost or pricing data.Sec. 808. Autonomous system acquisition pathways.Sec. 809. Designation of program executive office for acquisition of open-source intelligence tools for Army.Sec. 810. Ensuring competition in artificial intelligence procurement.Sec. 811. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the Department of Defense to third parties.Subtitle B—Amendments to general contracting authorities, procedures, and limitationsSec. 821. Limitation on certain options for cost contracts.Sec. 822. Treatment of unilateral definitization of a contract as a final decision.Sec. 823. Updates to earned value management system requirements.Sec. 824. Pilot program on capability-based analysis of price of goods or services offered by nontraditional defense contractors.Sec. 825. Extension of the pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology projects.Sec. 826. Use of fixed-price type contracts for certain shipbuilding programs.Sec. 827. Modifications to commercial product and commercial service determinations.Sec. 828. Requirement for contractors to provide reasonable access to repair materials.Subtitle C—Industrial base mattersSec. 841. Domestic nonavailability determinations.Sec. 842. Pilot program for the qualification of alternative sources.Sec. 843. Domestic production of stainless steel flatware and dinnerware.Sec. 844. Inclusion of recycled and reused minerals and metals in preference for sourcing of strategic and critical materials.Sec. 845. Process for consulting on national security import reviews.Sec. 846. Solid rocket motor industrial base.Sec. 847. Pharmaceutical supplier compliance with data submission requirements.Sec. 848. Report and updated guidance on continued risk management for pharmaceutical supply chains of Department of Defense.Sec. 849. Report on impact of mergers and acquisitions on the defense industrial base.Sec. 850. Defense industrial revitalization.Sec. 851. Transparency in acquisition waivers issued by the Department of Defense.Sec. 852. Report on capacity to increase domestic industrial production and procurement of strategic and critical materials.Sec. 853. Employment transparency regarding individuals who perform work in the People's Republic of China.Sec. 854. Department of Defense manufacturing authorities.Subtitle D—Small business mattersSec. 861. Pilot program for tracking awards made through other transaction authority.Sec. 862. Small Business Bill of Rights.Sec. 863. Pilot program for the participation of military research and educational institutions in the STTR program.Sec. 864. Department of Defense pilot program for preliminary calculation estimates for certain programs.Subtitle E—Other mattersSec. 871. Small uncrewed aerial systems supply chain strategy.Sec. 872. Modification to extramural acquisition innovation and research activities.Sec. 873. Modifications to contractor employee protections from reprisal for disclosure of certain information.Sec. 874. Modifications to Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs.Sec. 875. Modifications to guidelines and collection method for acquisition of cost data.Sec. 876. Program for distribution support and services for contractors.Sec. 877. Inclusion of Japan and the Republic of Korea in contested logistics demonstration and prototyping program.Sec. 878. Modification to limitation on acquisition of excess supplies.Sec. 879. Technical edits to sourcing requirements for strategic materials and sensitive materials.Sec. 880. Technical amendments to title 10, United States Code, and other provisions of law.Sec. 881. Pilot program for commercial production of munitions.Sec. 882. Pilot program on use of reverse engineering for production of parts.Sec. 883. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting related to foreign-made light detection and ranging technology used on manned or unmanned systems.Sec. 884. Reports on Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability contracts.Sec. 885. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China.Sec. 886. Prohibition on Department of Defense contracts with Chinese-owned online tutoring services.Sec. 887. Requirement to procure domestically produced generic drugs.Sec. 888. Procurement of Department of Defense advanced chemistry batteries.Sec. 889. Prohibition on procurement and commissary sales of seafood originating or processed in China.Sec. 890. Extension of post-government restrictions on senior Department of Defense officials seeking employment with defense contractors.TITLE IX—Department of Defense Organization and ManagementSubtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related MattersSec. 901. Requirement to notify Congress when Deputy Secretary of Defense is performing functions and duties of Secretary of Defense.Sec. 902. Increase in authorized number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense.Sec. 903. Matters relating to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.Sec. 904. Enhanced coordination on international cooperation activities.Sec. 905. Force sizing analysis for strategic competition.Sec. 906. Inclusion in Defense Planning Guidance of guidance on size, structure, and posture of special operations forces.Sec. 907. Review of Biodefense Posture Review.Sec. 908. Plan for adequate staffing of Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and Joint Production Accelerator Cell.Sec. 909. Establishment of Chief Management Officer; elevation of Director of Administration and Management.Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management MattersSec. 911. Establishment of Office of Expanded Competition.Sec. 912. Joint Federated Assurance Center.Sec. 913. Modifications to make permanent the Office of Strategic Capital program on capital assistance.Sec. 914. Addition of Performance Improvement Officer as co-chair of Defense Business Council.Sec. 915. Establishment of cross-functional team to oversee implementation of recommendations of Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform.Sec. 916. Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force.Sec. 917. Modification to the President of the Defense Acquisition University.Sec. 918. Plan for permanent establishment of Special Reconnaissance and Enabling Command.Sec. 919. Affiliate relationships between Army special operations forces and combat-enabling units of general purpose forces.Sec. 920. Feasibility study on expanding the services provided by the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis.Sec. 921. Limitation on use of funds for altering Air Force Global Strike Command.Sec. 922. Senior Integration Group for Indo-Pacific Region.Sec. 923. Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Renewal.Sec. 924. Limitation on availability of funds until Department of Defense complies with certain legal requirements.TITLE X—General provisionsSubtitle A—Financial mattersSec. 1001. General transfer authority.Sec. 1002. Revision of Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation.Sec. 1003. Repeal of audit incentive element in report requirement of Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan.Sec. 1004. Pilot program for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel.Sec. 1005. Authority to use Defense Modernization Account funds for time-sensitive equipment modernization.Subtitle B—Counterdrug activitiesSec. 1011. Capacity building and security cooperation with Mexico to counter threats posed by transnational criminal organizations.Sec. 1012. Authority of Department of Defense in surveillance of southwest border of United States.Sec. 1013. Treatment by Department of Defense of request for support at southwest border of United States.Subtitle C—Naval vesselsSec. 1021. Improving Navy assessments required prior to start of construction on first ship of a shipbuilding program.Sec. 1022. Requirements for the unmanned maritime autonomy architecture.Sec. 1023. Competitive demonstration of extra large unmanned underwater vehicles.Sec. 1024. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the Navy.Sec. 1025. Clarification of exception to Berry Amendment requirements for procurement of vessels in foreign waters.Sec. 1026. Expansion of shipbuilding infrastructure of the Navy.Subtitle D—CounterterrorismSec. 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Sec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Subtitle E—Miscellaneous authorities and limitationsSec. 1041. Protection against misuse of Naval Special Warfare Command insignia.Sec. 1042. Modified requirements for report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system.Sec. 1043. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China.Sec. 1044. Assessments of casualties and fatalities during hostilities.Sec. 1045. Establishment of major mishap incident designation classification for Department of Defense incidents.Sec. 1046. Requirements relating to payments by the Department of Defense for qualifying injuries to the brain.Sec. 1047. Longer term and eligibility for appointment to rank of Admiral of Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command.Sec. 1048. Prohibition on use of funds for resettlement in the United States of certain individuals from the West Bank or Gaza.Subtitle F—Studies and reportsSec. 1051. Report on Panama Canal security.Sec. 1052. Review of irregular warfare authorities.Sec. 1053. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil authorities at the Southwest border.Sec. 1054. Extension of annual report on civilian casualties in connection with United States military operations.Sec. 1055. Report on subterranean operations.Sec. 1056. Analysis and report on air superiority of the Joint Force.Sec. 1057. Responding to unmanned aircraft systems incursions.Sec. 1058. Exercise for countering unmanned aerial systems.Sec. 1059. Review, assessment, and analysis of governance structure of counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime activities.Sec. 1060. Modification and extension of requirement for combatant command risk assessment for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.Sec. 1061. Consideration of protracted conflicts in planning assumptions.Sec. 1062. Study on combat accomplishments of remotely piloted aircraft crew.Sec. 1063. Report on resourcing of Arctic Strategy.Sec. 1064. Assessment of impact of transnational organized crime on military drug overdoses.Sec. 1065. Review and report on operational plans of the Department of Defense.Sec. 1066. Report on undersea cable posture.Subtitle G—Caisson services at Arlington National CemeterySec. 1071. Plan for procurement of military working equids for the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army.Sec. 1072. Requirement to begin conducting funerals with caisson services at Arlington National Cemetery.Sec. 1073. Monthly report on funerals at Arlington National Cemetery on hold until caisson services resume.Sec. 1074. Land for operations and training of Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army.Subtitle H—Other mattersSec. 1081. Roles and responsibilities for the mitigation, identification, and treatment of traumatic brain injury and the monitoring and documentation of blast overpressure exposure.Sec. 1082. Extension of National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology.Sec. 1083. Enhancement of special operations riverine capability.Sec. 1084. Plan for recapitalization of special operations surface combatant craft.Sec. 1085. Homeland defense planning requirements.Sec. 1086. Authority to provide contracted assistance to secure the southern land border of the United States.Sec. 1087. Liaison with the Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force.Sec. 1088. Introduction of entities in transactions critical to national security.Sec. 1089. Prioritization of accreditation of sensitive compartmented information facilities supporting DX-rated programs.Sec. 1090. Establishment of the National Security Capital Forum.Sec. 1091. Improvements relating to portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and their spouses.Sec. 1092. Pilot program to provide military aircraft support to air shows.Sec. 1093. Establishment of requirements relating to blast overpressure exposure.Sec. 1094. Preferred alternative for the Ambler Mining District in Alaska.TITLE XI—Civilian personnel mattersSec. 1101. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas.Sec. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone.Sec. 1103. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority for civilian health care professionals for care and treatment of wounded and injured members of the Armed Forces.Sec. 1104. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base.Sec. 1105. Removal of Direct Support Activities from personnel limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense.Sec. 1106. Authority to provide increased voluntary separation incentive pay for civilian employees of the Department of Defense.Sec. 1107. Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members at Inter-American Defense College.Sec. 1108. Modifications to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program.Sec. 1109. Modification of pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the technical skills and expertise at certain Department of Defense laboratories.Sec. 1110. Permanent authority for noncompetitive appointments of military spouses by Federal agencies.Sec. 1111. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 5, United States Code.Sec. 1112. Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense industrial base facilities.Sec. 1113. Prohibition on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion positions; prohibition on filling vacancies.Sec. 1114. Prohibition on considering applicant's commitment to diversity, equity, or inclusion in hiring process for certain positions at Department of Defense educational institutions.TITLE XII—Matters relating to foreign nationsSubtitle A—Assistance and trainingSec. 1201. Acceptance and expenditure of contributions for multilateral security cooperation activities.Sec. 1202. Modification of authority to build capacity.Sec. 1203. Authority to build capability and capacity of foreign civilian medical support entities for resilience in crisis and conflict.Sec. 1204. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School.Sec. 1205. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.Sec. 1206. Modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation.Sec. 1207. Extension and modification of authority for Department of Defense support for stabilization activities in the national security interest of the United States.Sec. 1208. Extension of security cooperation programs with foreign partners to advance implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act.Sec. 1209. Extension and modification of Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program.Sec. 1210. Temporary authority to provide training to military forces or national security forces of Costa Rica and Panama.Sec. 1211. Key partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject Matter Expert Exchange Program.Sec. 1212. Plan to modernize and streamline information technology systems relating to end-use monitoring functions of Defense Security Cooperation Agency.Sec. 1213. Extension of modification to authority to provide support for conduct of operations.Sec. 1214. Defense cooperation with Georgia.Sec. 1215. Extension of authority to implement the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017.Subtitle B—Matters relating to Syria, Iraq, and IranSec. 1221. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.Sec. 1223. Preservation of security and stability in northeast Syria.Sec. 1224. Report on, and prohibition on use of funds to support, terrorist organizations in Iraq.Sec. 1225. Notification relating to arms trafficking by Iran.Sec. 1226. Assessment and plan with respect to equipment provided to Kurdish Peshmerga forces.Sec. 1227. Modification of annual report on military power of Iran.Subtitle C—Matters relating to Europe and the Russian FederationSec. 1231. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.Sec. 1232. Modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.Sec. 1233. Extension and modification of training for Eastern European national security forces in the course of multilateral exercises.Sec. 1234. Modifications to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters.Sec. 1235. Report on efforts to identify, disseminate, and implement lessons learned from war in Ukraine.Sec. 1236. Review, report, and plan regarding logistics networks in North America and Europe.Sec. 1237. Sense of the Senate on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.Sec. 1238. Report on defense industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and other allies and partners in Europe.Subtitle D—Matters relating to the Indo-Pacific regionSec. 1241. Indo-Pacific Security Assistance Initiative.Sec. 1242. Indo-Pacific multilateral security assistance initiatives.Sec. 1243. Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.Sec. 1244. Extension and modification of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.Sec. 1245. Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.Sec. 1246. Establishment of partnership program between the United States and Taiwan for military trauma care and research.Sec. 1247. Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot program.Sec. 1248. Modifications to implementation plan for joint force headquarters in area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command.Sec. 1249. Plan to strengthen United States extended deterrence commitments to the Republic of Korea.Sec. 1250. Plan and annual report relating to trilateral security cooperation with Japan and the Republic of Korea.Sec. 1251. Modification of reporting requirement for transfer of defense articles and defense services to Taiwan.Sec. 1252. Implementation plan to support establishment of regional contingency stockpile for Taiwan.Sec. 1253. Consideration of Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation.Sec. 1254. Transregional strategy for countering malign activities by the People’s Liberation Army.Sec. 1255. Assessment of use of Department of Defense facilities in Guam as multinational training locations.Sec. 1256. Report on costs of meeting certain requirements of foreign partners relating to agriculture, fisheries, and forestry.Sec. 1257. Returning civic action teams to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.Sec. 1258. Modification of public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States.Sec. 1259. Annual report on military capabilities of allies and partners in Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 1260. Review, report, and plan on adequacy of logistics network in Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 1261. Fielding of a common operating picture with Taiwan.Sec. 1262. Report on corruption in People's Liberation Army.Sec. 1263. Sense of the Senate on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 1264. Modification of cooperative program with Vietnam to account for Vietnamese personnel missing in action.Sec. 1265. Prohibition on use of funds for EcoHealth Alliance.Subtitle E—ReportsSec. 1271. Report on cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China.Subtitle F—Other mattersSec. 1281. Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations, irregular warfare, and sensitive activities.Sec. 1282. Extension and modification of security briefings on Afghanistan.Sec. 1283. Multilateral Artificial Intelligence Working Group.Sec. 1284. Report on Department of Defense role in supporting international legal operations.Sec. 1285. Report and briefing on security implications of water scarcity and food security for United States Central Command.Sec. 1286. Notifications regarding terrorist groups in Afghanistan.Sec. 1287. Report and briefing on Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar.Sec. 1288. Middle East integrated space and satellite security capability.Sec. 1289. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense acquisition workforce.Sec. 1290. Independent assessment of technology release and foreign disclosure reform initiative.TITLE XIII—Cooperative Threat ReductionSec. 1301. Cooperative Threat Reduction funds.Sec. 1302. Temporary continuation of requirement for reports on activities and assistance under Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.TITLE XIV—Other authorizationsSubtitle A—Military programsSec. 1401. Working capital funds.Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General.Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program.Subtitle B—National Defense StockpileSec. 1411. Restoring the National Defense Stockpile.Sec. 1412. Storage of strategic and critical materials in National Defense Stockpile.Sec. 1413. Consultations with respect to environmental reviews of projects that will increase availability of strategic and critical materials for acquisition for National Defense Stockpile.Subtitle C—Other mattersSec. 1421. Eligibility of Space Force officers for membership on Armed Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council.Sec. 1422. Armed Forces Retirement Home: availability of licensed independent practitioners; resources.Sec. 1423. Authority for transfer of funds to Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.Sec. 1424. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home.TITLE XV—Space activities, strategic programs, and intelligence mattersSubtitle A—Space activitiesSec. 1501. Modification of Air Force space contractor responsibility watch list.Sec. 1502. Extension and modification of certifications regarding integrated tactical warning and attack assessment mission of the Department of the Air Force.Sec. 1503. Modification of milestone decision authority for space-based ground and airborne moving target indication systems.Sec. 1504. Space Force satellite ground systems.Sec. 1505. Modification of notification of foreign interference of national security space.Sec. 1506. Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve Program.Sec. 1507. Designation of Program Executive Officer for Space Command, Control, and Integration.Sec. 1508. Modification of quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space segment, Global Positioning System operational control segment, and Military Global Positioning System user equipment acquisition programs.Sec. 1509. Resilience of position, navigation, and timing technologies and services.Subtitle B—Nuclear forcesSec. 1511. Sense of the Senate on the Congressional Strategic Posture Commission.Sec. 1512. Review of recommendations by the Strategic Posture Commission.Sec. 1513. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile.Sec. 1514. Assessment of updated force sizing requirements.Sec. 1515. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States.Sec. 1516. Preparations for possible deployment of additional intercontinental ballistic missiles.Sec. 1517. Periodic updates on the pilot program on development of reentry vehicles and related systems.Sec. 1518. Periodic updates on the modernization of the Strategic Automated Command and Control System.Sec. 1519. Availability of Air Force procurement funds for heat shield material for Mk21A reentry vehicle.Sec. 1520. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of plan for decreasing the time to upload additional warheads to the intercontinental ballistic missile fleet.Sec. 1521. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of information on options for enhancing National Nuclear Security Administration access to the defense industrial base.Sec. 1522. Plan for operational bed down of the long range standoff weapon.Sec. 1523. Expansion of pilot program on development of reentry vehicles and related systems.Sec. 1524. Expansion of nuclear long range standoff capability.Sec. 1525. Office of the Secretary of Defense Management and Process Improvements.Subtitle C—Missile defenseSec. 1531. Establishment of a national integrated air and missile defense architecture for the United States.Sec. 1532. Reporting of incidents affecting the availability of the United States homeland missile defenses.Sec. 1533. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production.Sec. 1534. Plan for comprehensive ballistic missile defense radar coverage of Guam.Sec. 1535. Annual briefing on missile defense of Guam.Sec. 1536. Establishing capabilities to further Jordanian air and missile defense.Sec. 1537. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating to missile defense.Subtitle D—Other mattersSec. 1541. Defense Industrial Base workforce development strategy.Sec. 1542. Revision of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities.Sec. 1543. Extension and modification of defense intelligence and counterintelligence expense authority.Sec. 1544. Limitation on use of funds for certain unreported programs.Sec. 1545. Pilot program on establishing a geospatial workforce development program.Sec. 1546. Intelligence advice and support for Government of Israel in capturing or killing certain officials of Hamas.Sec. 1547. Establishment of pilot program for access to shared classified commercial infrastructure.Sec. 1548. Technical correction.TITLE XVI—Cyberspace-related mattersSubtitle A—Matters relating to cyber operations and cyber forcesSec. 1601. Assessment of feasibility of engaging in cooperative activities with allies to mitigate cyber threats to certain undersea cables.Sec. 1602. Elevation of Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network as subordinate unified command of United States Cyber Command.Sec. 1603. Cyber intelligence center.Sec. 1604. Support for cyber threat tabletop exercises.Sec. 1605. Comptroller General of the United States assessment of cyber command protection of privacy and civil liberties procedures and training requirements for cyber operators.Sec. 1606. Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment of United States Cyber Force.Subtitle B—Matters relating to Department of Defense cybersecurity and information technologySec. 1611. Cyber table top exercises with organizations in defense industrial base.Sec. 1612. Management and cybersecurity of the joint warfighting cloud capability and other multi-cloud environments.Sec. 1613. Update of biometric policy of Department of Defense.Sec. 1614. Guidance for application of zero trust strategy to Internet of Military Things hardware.Sec. 1615. Joint partner-sharing network capabilities for Middle East defense integration.Sec. 1616. Artificial Intelligence Human Factors Integration Initiative.Sec. 1617. Limitation on availability of funds for Mission Partner Environment program.Sec. 1618. Consolidation of briefing requirements relating to the relationship between the National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command.Sec. 1619. Information technology programs of the National Background Investigation Service.Sec. 1620. Cost budgeting for artificial intelligence data.Sec. 1621. Presumed reciprocal software accrediting policy.Sec. 1622. Annual evaluation of products for mobile device cybsecurity.Sec. 1623. Limitation on availability of funds for the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture.Sec. 1624. Briefing on course of education and pilot program on authentication of digital content provenance for certain Department of Defense media content.Sec. 1625. Modification of prohibition on purchase of cyber data products or services other than through the program management office for Department of Defense-wide procurement of cyber data products and services.Sec. 1626. Improvements relating to cyber protection support for Department of Defense personnel in positions highly vulnerable to cyber attack.Sec. 1627. Comptroller General report on efforts to protect personal information of Department of Defense personnel from exploitation by foreign adversaries.DIVISION B—Military Construction AuthorizationsSec. 2001. Short title.Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law.Sec. 2003. Effective date.TITLE XXI—Army Military ConstructionSec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2102. Family housing.Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Kunsan Air Base, Korea.Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Mihail Kogalniceanu FOS, Romania.Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects.Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects.Sec. 2108. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects.Sec. 2109. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2025 project at McAlester Army Depot, Oklahoma.TITLE XXII—Navy Military ConstructionSec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2202. Family housing.Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects.Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects.Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects.Sec. 2207. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects.Sec. 2208. Additional authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project in Cooperative Security Location Comalapa, El Salvador.TITLE XXIII—Air Force Military ConstructionSec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2302. Family housing.Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects.Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects.Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects.Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.Sec. 2309. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects.TITLE XXIV—Defense Agencies Military ConstructionSec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program projects.Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project in Iwakuni, Japan.Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project in Iwakuni, Japan.Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.Sec. 2407. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects.Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia.Sec. 2409. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects.TITLE XXV—International ProgramsSubtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment ProgramSec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.Sec. 2503. Extension of use of authorized amounts for North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.Sec. 2504. Modification of contributions for projects executed by the United States under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.Sec. 2505. Contributions for projects executed by host nations other than the United States under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.Subtitle B—Host Country In-kind ContributionsSec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.TITLE XXVI—Guard and Reserve Forces FacilitiesSec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana.Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects.Sec. 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects.Sec. 2610. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects.Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project.TITLE XXVII—Base Realignment and Closure ActivitiesSec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account.TITLE XXVIII—Military Construction General ProvisionsSubtitle A—Military Construction ProgramSec. 2801. Inclusion of land acquisition under definition of unspecified minor military construction project.Sec. 2802. Extension of expanded authority to convey property at military installations.Sec. 2803. Authority to accept host nation financial services in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit.Sec. 2804. Modification of authority for Indo-Pacific posture unspecified minor military construction projects.Sec. 2805. Requirement that damaged or destroyed facilities are built back with resilience.Sec. 2806. Industrial plant equipment and associated services as in-kind consideration under leases of non-excess property.Sec. 2807. Ordering authority for design and construction of facilities of Department of Defense.Sec. 2808. Obligation and execution of design funds for military construction projects.Sec. 2809. Modification of definition of military installation for purposes of notifications related to basing decision-making process.Sec. 2810. Guidance regarding maintenance of aggregate square footage of buildings of Department of Defense.Sec. 2811. Pilot program to optimize and consolidate facilities of the Army for resilient and healthy defense communities.Sec. 2812. Information on military construction projects at joint bases.Sec. 2813. Report on munitions and explosives of concern and construction projects in Joint Region Marianas.Sec. 2814. Improvement of conduct by the Navy of the replacement of certain dry docks and other projects.Sec. 2815. Minimum investment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization.Subtitle B—Military HousingSec. 2821. Increase in percentage limitations on value of United States investment in privatized military housing projects.Sec. 2822. Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing.Subtitle C—Land ConveyancesSec. 2831. Land conveyance, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas.Sec. 2832. Cleanup and transfer of certain property at former Army installation to East Bay Regional Park District.Sec. 2833. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona.Sec. 2834. Release of interests retained in Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas.Sec. 2835. Report on former Army-Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas.Subtitle D—Other MattersSec. 2841. Authority for shoreline erosion control projects to protect military installation infrastructure.Sec. 2842. Coordination of repair and maintenance of Kolekole Pass.Sec. 2843. Consideration of installation infrastructure and other supporting resources by Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center.Sec. 2844. Extension of Department of the Army pilot program for development and use of online real estate inventory tool.Sec. 2845. Review of roles and responsibilities for construction projects of Department of Defense.Sec. 2846. Assessment of public schools on installations of Department of Defense.Sec. 2847. Report on use of areawide contracts to procure utility services.Sec. 2848. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base with civil aviation.Sec. 2849. Prohibition on use by Air Force of corporate structure in conducting certain basing decisions.Sec. 2850. Authority to assist State and local governments in supporting installation and industrial base modernization through public infrastructure and services.Sec. 2851. Briefing on projects under Defense Community Infrastructure Program that are still in progress.Sec. 2852. Treatment of historic housing and associated historic properties of the Department of the Army.Sec. 2853. Designation of officials responsible for coordination of infrastructure projects to support additional members of the Armed Forces and their families in the Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 2854. Technical correction to map reference in the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013.Sec. 2855. Prohibition on use of funds for resettlement in the United States of certain individuals from the West Bank or Gaza.Sec. 2856. Expansion of defense community infrastructure pilot program to include installations of the Coast Guard.TITLE XXIX—Military Construction Disaster RecoverySec. 2901. Authorized Navy disaster recovery construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2902. Authorized Air Force disaster recovery construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2903. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for military construction projects.DIVISION C—Department of Energy national security authorizations and other authorizationsTITLE XXXI—Department of Energy national security programsSubtitle A—National security programs and authorizationsSec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.Subtitle B—Program authorizations, restrictions, and limitationsSec. 3111. Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-enriched uranium.Sec. 3112. Authorization for modification of weapons.Sec. 3113. National Nuclear Security Administration management and process improvements.Sec. 3114. Restoration of a domestic uranium enrichment capability.Sec. 3115. Report on activities from U.S.–U.K. Mutual Defense Agreement.Sec. 3116. Modification of reporting requirements relating to cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and operating contracts.Sec. 3117. Authority for National Nuclear Security Administration to use passenger carriers for contractor commuting.Sec. 3118. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of information on streamlining National Nuclear Security Administration contracting.Sec. 3119. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of certification relating to W80–4 Alteration-SLCM.Sec. 3120. Prohibition on use of funds to support access to National Nuclear Security Administration facilities.Sec. 3121. Notification of certain regulations that impact the National Nuclear Security Administration.Sec. 3122. Authorization of Department of Defense and contractors to acquire and operate a utilization facility.TITLE XXXII—Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety BoardSec. 3201. Authorization.TITLE XXXV—Maritime AdministrationSec. 3501. Maritime Administration.DIVISION D—Funding TablesSec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 3. Congressional defense committees In this Act, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report or amendment between the Houses. A Department of Defense authorizations I Procurement A Authorization of appropriations 101. Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101. B Army programs 111. Centralized security monitoring program for facilities of the Army (a) In general The Secretary of the Army (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall establish a centralized security monitoring program for installations and facilities of the Department of the Army in the United States. (b) Initial operating capability The Secretary shall ensure that the program required under subsection (a) achieves initial operating capability not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Selection of centers (1) In general The Secretary shall select three installations of the Department of the Army to serve as centers for the program required under subsection (a). (2) Considerations The centers selected under paragraph (1) shall— (A) include a mix of large and extra-large installations, as defined by the 2016 business case analysis conducted by the Provost Marshal General of the Army; and (B) be geographically dispersed to increase resilience of networked monitoring under the program required under subsection (a). (d) Duties (1) Hosting of system In carrying out the program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall host centralized intrusion detection system monitoring, assessment, and dispatching at the centers selected under subsection (c)(1). (2) Force protection and asset monitoring The centers selected under subsection (c)(1) shall maximize use of commercially available technology, automation, and industry best practices to modernize force protection and asset monitoring for the Department of the Army. (3) Networking of sites The Secretary shall ensure that all installations and facilities of the Department of the Army in the United States are networked and that the centers selected under subsection (c)(1) are able to provide continuous and redundant monitoring, assessment, and dispatching services to those installations and facilities. (e) Report (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that outlines the plans of the Secretary to implement the centralized security monitoring program required under subsection (a) and assesses the performance of such program. (2) Elements The report required under paragraph (1) shall include an identification of the following: (A) Locations selected for centers under subsection (c)(1). (B) Cost and schedule to execute the program required under subsection (a). (C) Defined measures of performance for initial operating capability and final operating capability of such program. (D) Expected cost savings of such program as compared to current security monitoring systems of the Department of the Army. (E) Technological modernization barriers to the implementation of networked remote monitoring under such program. 112. Strategy for Army active protection systems (a) Strategy required Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy for the testing, procurement, integration, and fielding of active protection systems on Army ground combat vehicles. (b) Elements The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The status of all active protection systems previously considered, tested, integrated, or procured by the Army. (2) The status of any Army projects to develop its own active protection system, including an explanation for the Army’s decision to compete with commercial alternatives. (3) The Army's plan to solicit bids for its modular vehicle base kit. (4) A plan to conduct operational testing of all active protection systems, including any system being developed by the Army, which shall assess— (A) a shot by each system under the same conditions; (B) multishot capability; (C) collateral damage; (D) damage to witness plates or vehicles; (E) ability to defeat threats of concern to the Army, including— (i) full top attack threats; (ii) kinetic energy rounds; (iii) unmanned aerial systems, by class; and (iv) fuzed missiles; (F) ability to upgrade each system to address future threats; (G) weight and power draw of each system; and (H) such other matters as the Secretary determines relevant. (5) The strategy of the Army to integrate, test, and achieve a program of record for active protection systems on current and future combat vehicle fleets. (c) Considerations In developing the strategy required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall consider the following objectives and factors: (1) The risks incurred by the Army in its current active protection system posture of limited integration onto ground vehicle fleets. (2) Lessons learned from active protection systems in ongoing armed conflicts. (3) The capabilities of active protection systems from foreign or domestic entities. (4) The acquisition and lifecycle costs of each active protection system identified under subsection (b)(1). (5) The Army's plan for modularity, including the ability to use the same active protection system across multiple platforms. 113. Certification of additional manufacturer for low, slow, small unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system of the Army Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Army shall certify at least one additional interceptor and production manufacturer for the low, slow, small unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system of the Army (FS–LIDS and M–LIDS). C Navy programs 121. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne security barriers Section 130(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1665), as most recently amended by section 122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 169), is further amended by striking through 2024 and inserting through 2025. 122. Constellation-class frigate program (a) Certification required Upon final approval of 95 percent of all functional design drawings for the Constellation-class frigate program by the designated technical authority, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense committees that such drawings have been so approved. (b) Limitation None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 may be obligated or expended for a scope of work for the construction of a Constellation-class frigate until after submission of the certification required by subsection (a). (c) Assessment and evaluation Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the certification required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) assess the Secretary's compliance with this section; and (2) submit to the congressional defense committees an evaluation of the completeness of the functional design drawings described in such subsection. 123. Limitation on the construction of the Landing Ship Medium The Secretary of the Navy shall not award a contract that includes a scope of work for the construction of the lead ship of the Landing Ship Medium program until the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that basic and functional design (as defined in section 8669c(c) of title 10, United States Code) with respect to such ship is complete. 124. Authority for the procurement, leasing, or chartering of a medium-sized landing ship (a) Authority Beginning in fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts or other agreements for the procurement, leasing, or chartering of a commercial or non-developmental ship, and associated materials, that— (1) is capable of deploying 50 Marines and 648 short tons of cargo directly to a beach where the water depth increases a maximum of one foot for every 25 feet of horizontal distance; (2) can transit a minimum of 3,500 nautical miles; and (3) is derived from a parent design that has been demonstrated. (b) Exemptions The service acquisition executive of the Navy may exempt a contract or other agreement entered into under subsection (a) from the requirements of full and open competition under section 3201 of title 10, United States Code. (c) Liability Any contract or other agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that— (1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract or other agreement is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and (2) the total liability of the Federal Government for termination of the contract or other agreement shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated to the contract or other agreement at the time of termination. 125. Annual report on surface ship suppliers (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every fiscal year thereafter through September 30, 2029, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report analyzing suppliers of surface ship components. (b) Elements Each report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the status of each supplier of surface ship components according to the evaluation tool used for Columbia-class submarine suppliers. (2) If the assessment described in paragraph (1) indicates that the supply base of any surface ship component is in an at-risk status, a plan for actions to stabilize that base. 126. Block buy contract and multiyear procurement authority for CH–53K heavy lift helicopter program (a) Block buy contract authority for airframes (1) In general The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more block buy contracts, during fiscal years 2025 and 2026, for the procurement of not more than 37 airframes in support of the CH–53K heavy lift helicopter program. (2) Condition for out-year contract payments Any block buy contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2025 is subject to the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. (3) Block buy contract defined In this subsection, the term block buy contract means a contract for the procurement of CH–53K airframes— (A) for not more than two program years; (B) that permits the procurement of airframes over a period of more than one year without requiring the exercise of a contract option for each year after the first year; and (C) that may provide for a cancellation payment to be made to the contractor if appropriations for payments under the contract are not made. (b) Multiyear procurement authority for engines (1) In general Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the procurement of not more than 350 T408 engines. (2) Authority for advance procurement and economic ordering quantity The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2025, for advance procurement associated with the engines (including economic ordering quantity) for which authorization to enter into a multiyear contract is provided under paragraph (1). (3) Condition for out-year contract payments Any multiyear contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2025 is subject to the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 127. Modification of requirement to incorporate advanced degaussing systems into Arleigh Burke class destroyers Section 124(a) of the National Defense Authorizations Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1570) is amended by striking fiscal year 2025 and inserting fiscal year 2028. 128. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the National Defense Sealift Fund Section 2218(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking subsection (c)(1)(E) and inserting subsection (c)(1)(D); and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking nine and inserting 13. 129. Authority for incrementally funded contract for the construction of a Virginia-class submarine (a) In general Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Navy for Shipbuilding and Conversion for fiscal year 2025 may be used by the Secretary of the Navy to enter into an incrementally funded contract for the construction of a Virginia-class submarine. (b) Liability A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that— (1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose; and (2) the total liability of the Government for the termination of the contract shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated to the contract at the time of termination. (c) Funding (1) Increased funding The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 101 and available for Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, Virginia Class Submarine, One Additional Ship, as specified in the funding table in section 4101, is hereby increased by $400,000,000. (2) Offset The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201 and available for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation, Navy, Line 164, Next Generation Fighter, as specified in the funding table in section 4201, is hereby reduced by $400,000,000. 130. Sense of Congress on aircraft carrier acquisition strategies (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The aircraft carriers of the Navy are a cornerstone of the United States' ability to project its power and strength. (2) Construction of Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers represents a national effort that requires predictable and stable build schedules and alignment of purpose between the Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy, and the aircraft carrier industrial base. (3) The aircraft carrier industrial base includes more than 2,000 companies in 44 States that contribute to the construction and maintenance of these complex and technologically advanced ships. (4) The benefits of stable, executable aircraft carrier procurement plans extend throughout the aircraft carrier industrial base, promoting the development and retention of highly skilled workforces and capital investments in world-class manufacturing and shipbuilding facilities throughout the United States. (5) Aircraft carrier procurement plans accompanying the President's budget request for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 forecast procurement of the CVN–82 carrier in fiscal year 2028, however, the fiscal year 2025 plan defers procurement until fiscal year 2030, creating a significant and destabilizing production gap for the aircraft carrier industrial base. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy should implement aircraft carrier acquisition strategies that maximize benefits to operational commanders while simultaneously protecting the interests of the taxpayer and supporting the national nuclear shipbuilding industrial base; (2) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy should review and revise the acquisition strategy, including a two-ship buy of the CVN–82 and CVN–83 carriers, for Ford-class aircraft carriers in the President's budget request for fiscal year 2026 to ensure the strategy is consistent with accepted shipbuilding industrial base analyses, prior Department of Defense recommendations, reports to Congress, congressional resolutions, section 8062 of title 10, United States Code, and national security interests; and (3) the Secretary of Defense should request procurement of the CVN–82 carrier not later than fiscal year 2028. 130A. Modifications to procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs Section 129 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2448) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: (d) Authority to enter into economic order quantity contracts The Secretary of the Navy may use funds associated with this section to enter into contracts known as economic order quantity contracts with private shipyards and other commercial or government entities to achieve economic efficiencies based on production economies for major components or subsystems. The authority under this subsection extends to the procurement of parts, components, and systems (including weapon systems) common with, and required for, covered ships under joint economic order quantity contracts. . D Air Force programs 131. Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft (a) Prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or in backup aircraft inventory any E–3 aircraft if such actions would reduce the total aircraft inventory for such aircraft below 16. (b) Exception for plan If the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the congressional defense committees a plan for maintaining readiness and ensuring there is no lapse in mission capabilities, the prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to actions taken to reduce the total aircraft inventory for E–3 aircraft to below 16, beginning 30 days after the date on which the plan is so submitted. (c) Exception for E–7 procurement If the Secretary of the Air Force procures enough E–7 Wedgetail aircraft to accomplish the required mission load, the prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to actions taken to reduce the total aircraft inventory for E–3 aircraft to below 16 after the date on which such E–7 Wedgetail aircraft are delivered. 132. Management of temporary relocation of B–1 bomber aircraft and personnel 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 136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 174), is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Temporary relocation The Secretary of the Air Force shall, to the extent practicable, manage the temporary relocation of any B–1 bomber aircraft or personnel assigned to units responsible for the operation and maintenance of such aircraft resulting from planned military construction in a manner that— (1) minimizes effects to combat readiness; (2) mitigates the risk of concentrating a significant number of the total B–1 bomber fleet at one location; (3) uses the construction period to maximize expeditionary actions such as through Bomber Task Force and Agile Combat Employment; and (4) takes into consideration travel options and travel distance for families and dependents of such personnel. . 133. Modification of requirements for cost-benefit and technical risk analysis for F–35 propulsion and thermal management modernization program Section 226(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— (1) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (D); (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as subparagraphs (F) through (H), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs (B) through (E): (B) The power and thermal management system ensuring up to 62 Kilowatts of cooling and encompassing the following: (i) Power and cooling for aircraft startup. (ii) Conventional cockpit cooling and pressurization. (iii) Canopy seal, anti-g suit pressurization. (iv) Canopy defog. (v) Power and cooling for ground maintenance. (vi) Backup cooling for flight critical systems. (vii) Lift fan clutch cooling. (viii) Nacelle and integrated power package ventilation. (C) Pressurization source for on-board-inert-gas-generation-system, on-board-oxygen-generation-system, and weapons. (D) The electrical power system encompassing the following: (i) Main engine start power – integrated starter generator. (ii) Emergency power system. (iii) Independent electrical power for normal and emergency operation modes. (E) The fuel thermal management system including the dry bay ventilation. . 134. Plan for sustainment and recapitalization of Air National Guard fighter fleet (a) In general The Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Director of the Air National Guard, shall develop a plan to sustain and recapitalize the fighter fleet of the Air National Guard. (b) Elements The recapitalization plan required under subsection (a) shall— (1) identify each of the 25 fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air National Guard in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) provide a plan for recapitalization of all such squadrons at a similar rate as the fighter aircraft squadrons of the active components of the Armed Forces, with the same combination of legacy capability fighter aircraft and advanced capability fighter aircraft found in fighter aircraft squadrons of the active components of the Armed Forces; and (3) establish a timetable for a plan or actions for the recapitalization required under paragraph (2), disaggregated by fighter aircraft squadron and fiscal year, which shall identify funding required for each fiscal year. (c) Report (1) In general Not later than July 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the sustainment and recapitalization plan required under subsection (a). (2) Form The report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Advanced capability fighter aircraft The term advanced capability fighter aircraft— (A) means the next-generation air dominance fighter aircraft or any other fighter aircraft referenced or designated as a sixth generation airframe; and (B) does not include unmanned fighter aircraft. (2) Fifth generation The term fifth generation, with respect to fighter aircraft, means an F–22 or F–35 aircraft. (3) Fighter aircraft The term fighter aircraft has the meaning given that term in section 9062(i)(2) of title 10, United States Code. (4) Legacy capability fighter aircraft The term legacy capability fighter aircraft means pre-fifth generation fighter aircraft, including an F–16, both pre-block and post-block, F–15C/D, F–15E/EX, and A–10. 135. Air base air defense (a) Program plan The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a plan for a program to support the fielding of sites for air base air defense at installations of the Air Force and other priority locations, if designated by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (d). (b) Consultation In developing the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall consult with— (1) the Commander of the United States European Command; (2) the Commander of the United States Northern Command; and (3) the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (c) Capabilities The sites for air base air defense under the program described in subsection (a) shall include the following capabilities: (1) Expeditionary mobile protection for dispersed air bases. (2) Fixed protection for primary air bases. (3) Layered kinetic and non-kinetic effects from the surface. (4) Counter-uncrewed aircraft systems. (5) Counter-fixed and rotary wing aircraft. (6) Counter-cruise missile. (7) Interoperability with joint command and control networks. (8) 360-degree active and passive sensors. (9) Systems and software that enable reduced staffing. (d) Location designation The Secretary of Defense shall designate a prioritized list of installations of the Air Force and other locations for the program described in subsection (a). (e) Fielding requirement The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that— (1) not fewer than four sites for air base air defense are fielded by September 30, 2027; (2) not fewer than four sites for air base air defense are fielded each year through 2031; and (3) not fewer than two sites for air base air defense are sited in the United States each year. (f) Report and funding requirements The Secretary of the Air Force shall— (1) not later than March 1, 2025, submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan developed under subsection (a), the capabilities described in subsection (c), a plan to meet the fielding requirement under subsection (e), and related acquisitions; and (2) ensure the fielding requirement under subsection (e) is fully resourced in the budget for fiscal year 2027 submitted by the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 136. Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force structure (a) In general Chapter 907 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 9062 the following new section: 9062a. Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force structure. (a) In general Not later than April 1, 2025, and annually thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Director of the Air National Guard and the Commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, shall— (1) develop a 10-year tactical fighter aircraft force structure, recapitalization, training, and sustainment plan for the active and reserve components of the Air Force; and (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plan. (b) Elements of report The report required by subsection (a) shall address each of the following: (1) The appropriate mix of tactical fighter aircraft, and associated operational risk analyses, required for the Secretary of the Air Force to meet expected steady-state, global force management allocation plans and geographic combatant commander contingency operational plans tasked to the Air Force, using active and reserve component tactical fighter aircraft units. (2) The procurement, divestment, and unit activation, deactivation, or re-missioning plans or actions the Secretary plans to implement, fiscal year-by-fiscal year, unit-by-unit, for the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the report is submitted, for each active and reserve component tactical fighter aircraft unit existing as of such date of submittal, including the rationale and justification for any such plans or actions. (3) The actions the Secretary will take to ensure that required operational readiness rates are maintained during any planned recapitalization, modernization, or change of mission affecting tactical fighter aircraft units. (4) Any plans of the Secretary to augment or supplant existing piloted tactical fighter aircraft capability or capacity with collaborative combat aircraft increment 1 or increment 2 capability or capacity. (5) Any plans of the Secretary to augment or supplant existing piloted tactical fighter aircraft training events through the acquisition and fielding of common, joint, all-domain, high-fidelity synthetic simulation environments. (c) Form of report The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form with accompanying graphs, tables, and charts, but may contain a classified annex. (d) Fighter aircraft defined In this section, the term fighter aircraft has the meaning given that term in section 9062(i)(2) of this title. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 907 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 9062 the following new item: 9062a. Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force structure. . 137. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ–4 aircraft Section 9062(m)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking September 30, 2028 and inserting September 30, 2029. 138. Modification of inventory requirements for aircraft of the combat air forces (a) Temporary exception to minimum primary mission aircraft inventory Section 133(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 173) is amended by striking 1,112 aircraft and inserting 1,101 aircraft. (b) Prohibition on retirement of F–15E aircraft Section 9062(l)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 2024 and inserting 2025; (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking more than 68 and inserting any; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking retained; and (4) in subparagraph (C), by striking an F–15E aircraft (other than an aircraft identified for retirement under subparagraph (A)) and inserting any F–15E aircraft. (c) A–10 aircraft minimum inventory requirement Section 134(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2038), as most recently amended by section 137(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 174), is further amended by striking 135 A–10 aircraft and inserting 96 A–10 aircraft. E Defense-wide, joint, and multiservice matters 141. Modification of pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies Section 834(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 4061 note; Public Law 117–81) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting or (2) after paragraph (1); (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) The issuance of not more than two solicitations for proposals by the Department of Defense in support of the pilot program each fiscal year with no restrictions on the types of businesses providing innovative technologies. . 142. Plan for signals intelligence capabilities of armed overwatch aircraft (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for integrating signals intelligence capabilities on fielded armed overwatch aircraft. (b) Plan requirements At a minimum, the plan required by subsection (a) shall— (1) define the signals intelligence requirements for armed overwatch aircraft, including the required signals intelligence capabilities and the number of aircraft to be equipped with such capabilities; (2) articulate the resources necessary by fiscal year to fulfill the requirements described in paragraph (1); and (3) include any other matters the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command consider relevant. 143. Assessments of inventory requirements for air-to-air missiles (a) In general The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the commanders of the combatant commands, shall jointly assess the sufficiency of established inventory requirements for air-to-air missiles. (b) Elements In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly— (1) assess planned deliveries of air-to-air missiles through 2029 and the total available missiles by type in each year through 2029; (2) assess combined requirements for air-to-air missiles to support operational plans of the United States Central Command, the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the United States Northern Command, and the United States European Command, at low, medium, and high risk; (3) consider emerging requirements for surface-to-air defense and collaborative combat aircraft and how those additional missions will affect inventory requirements for air-to-air missiles; (4) consider the sufficiency of planned acquisition for air-to-air missiles through 2029 to meet operational requirements; (5) consider whether continuing production of the advanced medium-range air-to-air missile program of record through 2029 would enhance available inventories of air-to-air missiles; and (6) develop recommendations to adjust the planned mix of missiles, including an assessment of whether extending the range or capability of existing air-to-air missiles would better support combined combatant command requirements at medium risk. II Research, development, test, and evaluation A Authorization of appropriations 201. Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section 4201. B Program requirements, restrictions, and limitations 211. Ensuring compliance with Department of Defense policy when awarding research grants Section 1286 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (f) through (g), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e) (e) Annual reviews required Not later than March 30, 2025, and before March 30 of each year thereafter— (1) each head of a Department of Defense component that awards grants for research shall carry out a review of a representative sample of the grants awarded by the respective component in the previous fiscal year to ensure that the component is awarding grants in compliance with Department policy; and (2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall carry out a review of each of the grants sampled for review under paragraph (1). ; and (3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (1)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and on the periodic reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (e) after by subsection (a); and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G) as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively, and indenting such clauses two ems to the right; (ii) by inserting before clause (i), as redesignated by clause (i), the following new subparagraph (A): (A) With respect to the activities carried out under the initiative required by subsection (a), the following: ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) With respect to the periodic reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (e), the following: (i) The number of research grants awarded by the Department. (ii) The number of reviews carried out pursuant to subsection (e)(1). (iii) The number of reviews carried out pursuant to subsection (e)(2). (iv) A description of the processes by which the heads of the components described in paragraph (1) of subsection (e) and the Under Secretary conducted the reviews under such subsection. (v) An assessment of issues identified during the reviews carried out under subsection (e), including a list of grants that were identified as having not been awarded in compliance with Department or component research security risk review guidelines. . 212. Extension of Global Research Watch Program Section 4066(f) of title 10, United States, is amended by striking September 30, 2025 and inserting September 30, 2035. 213. Competitive demonstration of automated target recognition algorithms (a) Competitive demonstration required Not later than June 1, 2025, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense (CDAO) shall incorporate into a global information dominance experiment a competitive demonstration of at least two different automated target recognition algorithms to determine the most suitable source of development of such algorithms. (b) Sources For each automated target recognition algorithm to be used in the competitive demonstration required by subsection (a), the source of development of the algorithm shall be— (1) the Federal Government; (2) a university-affiliated research center; or (3) a defense contractor. (c) Requirements The automated target recognition algorithms used in the competitive demonstration required by subsection (a) shall be developed for the requirements of two specific projects, selected by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer for purposes of the demonstration, within the Replicator initiative. 214. Modifications to test program for engineering plant of DDG(X) destroyer vessels Section 221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new sentence: A minimum of two motor technologies with comparable efficiency, weight, and space characteristics shall be tested in full scale to mitigate program risk and provide sufficient competition prior to down selecting to a class decision.; (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph (1): (1) Two electrical propulsion motor technologies. ; and (3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting that incorporates two propulsion motor technology options before the period at the end. 215. Assignment of Department of Defense responsibility for international collaboration on directed energy weapons Section 219(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph (6): (6) Collaboration with international partners The senior official designated under paragraph (1) shall have primary responsibility for the Department for collaboration, outreach, and coordination with international partners on research, development, and transition of directed energy weapons. . 216. Expansion of authority for technology protection features activities (a) Expansion of authority Subsection (a) of section 4067 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking during the research and development phase of such system and inserting to increase ally and partner military capability and improve coalition interoperability. (b) Cost-sharing Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) Any contract for the design or development of an exportability feature of a system resulting from activities under subsection (a) for the purpose of enhancing or enabling the exportability of the system shall include a cost-sharing provision that requires the contractor to bear half of the cost of such activities, or such other portion of such cost as the Secretary considers appropriate upon showing of good cause. ; and (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— (A) by inserting or (2) after paragraph (1); (B) by inserting or exportability feature after with respect to a designated system; and (C) in subparagraph (A), by inserting in the case of a designated system, before the. 217. Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program (a) In general Subchapter III of chapter 303 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 4128. Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program (a) Program required (1) The Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, carry out a program under which the Secretary shall establish the panels described in subsection (b) and direct such panels— (A) to review and make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to— (i) existing policies and practices affecting the science and technology reinvention laboratories to improve the mission effectiveness of such laboratories; (ii) new initiatives proposed by the science and technology reinvention laboratories; and (iii) new interpretations of existing provisions of law that would enhance the ability of a director of a science and technology reinvention laboratory to manage the laboratory and discharge the mission of the laboratory; (B) to support implementation of current and future initiatives affecting the science and technology reinvention laboratories; and (C) to conduct assessments or data analysis on the effectiveness of authorities granted and such other issues as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (2) The program carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program. (b) Panels The panels described in this subsection are the following: (1) A panel on personnel, workforce development, and talent management. (2) A panel on facilities, equipment, and infrastructure. (3) A panel on research strategy, technology transfer, and industry and university partnerships. (4) A panel on governance and oversight processes. (c) Composition of panels (1) Each panel described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) may be composed of subject matter and technical management experts from— (A) laboratories and research centers of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; (B) appropriate Defense Agencies; (C) the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering; and (D) such other entities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (2) The panel described in subsection (b)(4) shall be composed of— (A) at least one member from each of the science and technology reinvention laboratories; and (B) such other members as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (d) Governance of panels (1) The chairperson of each panel established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be selected by the members of the respective panel. (2) Each panel shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, transmit to the Science and Technology Executive Committee of the Department of Defense such information or findings on topics requiring decision or approval as the panel considers appropriate. (e) Interpretation of provisions of law (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall, acting under the guidance of the Secretary, issue regulations regarding the meaning, scope, implementation, and applicability of any provision of a statute relating to a science and technology reinvention laboratory. (2) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall, to the degree practicable, emphasize providing the maximum operational flexibility to the directors of the science and technology reinvention laboratories to discharge the missions of their laboratories. (3) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult and coordinate with the secretaries of the military departments and such other agencies or entities as the Under Secretary considers relevant on any proposed revision to regulations under paragraph (1). (4) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall seek recommendations from the panel described in subsection (b)(4). (f) Science and technology reinvention laboratory defined In this section, the term science and technology reinvention laboratory means a Department of Defense laboratory designated as a Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory by section 4121 of this title. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 303 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4127 the following new item: 4128. Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program. . 218. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collaboration with certain institutions (a) Limitation Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to award a grant or contract to an institution of higher education for the specific purposes of conducting fundamental research in collaboration with an academic institution that is included in 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 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note), or any individual employed by such an academic institution. (b) Waiver (1) In general The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology may waive the limitation under subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, with respect to an individual grant or contract for an institution of higher education, if the Assistant Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. (2) Congressional notice Not later than 30 days before the date on which an award is made by the Department involving an institution of higher education with respect to which a waiver is made under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives notice of such waiver. (c) Report annex (1) In general On an annual basis, as a classified or controlled unclassified information annex to the annual report required by section 1286(e) of the John S McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report annex on the compliance of the Department and institutions of higher education with the requirements of this section. (2) Contents Each report annex submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, for each waiver issued under subsection (b) during the period covered by the report— (A) a justification for the waiver; and (B) a detailed description of the type and extent of any collaboration between an institution of higher education and an academic institution or entity described in subsection (a) allowed pursuant to the waiver, including identification of the institution of higher education and academic institutions or entities involved, the type of technology involved, the duration of the collaboration and terms and conditions on intellectual property assignment, as applicable, under the collaboration agreement. (3) Form; public availability The unclassified portion of each report annex submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be made available on a publicly accessible website of the Department. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term collaboration means coordinated activity between an institution of higher education and an entity described in subsection (a) includes— (A) sharing of research facilities, resources, or data; (B) transfer, sharing, or dissemination of information or technical know-how; (C) any financial or in-kind contribution intended to produce a research product; (D) sponsorship or facilitation of research fellowships, visas, or residence permits; (E) joint ventures, partnerships, or other formalized agreements for the purpose of conducting research or sharing resources, data, or technology; (F) inclusion of researchers as consultants, advisors, or members of advisory or review boards; and (G) such other activities as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense. (2) The term fundamental research has the meaning provided in National Security Decision Directive-189 (NSSD-189), National Policy on the Transfer of Scientific, Technical and Engineering Information, date September 21, 1985, or any successor document. (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) and includes— (A) any department, program, project, faculty, researcher, or other individual, entity, or activity of such institution; and (B) any branch of such institution within or outside the United States. 219. Detail authority for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to support technology transition Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): (d) DARPA detailees authorized The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency may provide qualified personnel to a military department to provide technology transition support for a program of the Agency that is transitioning to such military department, upon the request from the Principal Technology Transition Advisor of such military department. . 220. Prohibition on award of research or development contracts or grants to educational institutions that have violated certain civil rights (a) Prohibition Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into any contract or other agreement with, or award any grant to, any covered educational institution to carry out any research or development program or activity. (b) Covered educational institution (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a), a covered educational institution is an institution of higher education that, in carrying out a program or activity covered under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), is in violation of that title. (2) Rule of construction An institution of higher education that, in carrying out a program or activity covered under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), was in violation of that title, but is determined to be no longer in violation of that title, shall not be considered a covered educational institution for purposes of subsection (a). (c) Waiver (1) In general The Secretary may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) on a case by case basis. (2) Congressional notification Not later than 15 days before issuing a waiver under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a notice of the intention of the Secretary to issue the waiver. (d) Effective date and applicability (1) Effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Applicability Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after the effective date set forth in paragraph (1), other agreements entered into on or after such date, and grants awarded on or after such date. C Plans, reports, and other matters 231. Improvements relating to defining, identifying, and planning the artificial intelligence workforce of the Department of Defense (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 Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, and the Chief Information Officer, shall— (1) fully define and identify the Department of Defense artificial intelligence workforce, including— (A) clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the artificial intelligence workforce with respect to the Department of Defense innovation workforce and digital workforce; (B) coding artificial intelligence work roles in workforce data systems; and (C) developing a qualification program for artificial intelligence work roles; and (2) update the Human Capital Operating Plan to be consistent with the Agency Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan relating to artificial intelligence workforce issues, including— (A) addressing the human capital implementation actions planned to support the strategic goals and priorities identified in the Agency Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan; and (B) ensuring the use of consistent artificial intelligence terminology. (b) Briefing Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on— (1) who is included in the artificial intelligence workforce of the Department; (2) who should be included in the artificial intelligence workforce of the Department; (3) which positions require Department personnel with artificial intelligence skills; (4) the current state of the artificial intelligence workforce of the Department; and (5) planned or proposed future requirements for the artificial intelligence workforce of the Department. 232. Development and implementation of a plan on advancing interests of Department of Defense in matters relating to electromagnetic spectrum in international engagements or fora (a) Development and implementation of plan required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, develop and implement a five-year plan for advancing the interests of the Department of Defense in matters relating to electromagnetic spectrum in international engagements or fora. (b) Elements At a minimum, the plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Arrangements to increase the number of Department personnel attending international engagements or fora on topics relating to electromagnetic spectrum, including all phases of the World Radiocommunication preparatory process. (2) Processes to increase coordination with other Federal agencies on matters relating to electromagnetic spectrum. (3) Preparations to increase cooperation activities with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, other military alliances and organizations, and foreign military sales partners on matters relating to electromagnetic spectrum. (4) Strategies to increase coordination with the defense industrial base and industry partners at international engagements and fora. (5) Strategies to increase engagement with military partners from developing countries, including regular engagements with the United States Telecommunications Training Institute to enhance international partnerships for enduring electromagnetic spectrum military advantage. (6) Table top exercises for Department electromagnetic spectrum bands being considered at international engagements or fora. (7) Processes to hire, identify, develop, and train personnel from across the Department to support its role and responsibilities in international fora related to electromagnetic spectrum. (c) Briefing Not later than March 31, 2025, the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the plan developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (a). 233. Report on geographic presence of the Defense Innovation Unit (a) Report required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on expanding the geographic presence of the Defense Innovation Unit, including through partnerships with other organizations. (b) Contents The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The current geographic distribution of the personnel and offices of the Defense Innovation Unit, including identification of the number of full-time equivalent civilians and contractors associated with each location. (2) An assessment of opportunities to leverage other entities to expand geographic presence through current or planned partnerships that can support missions of the Defense Innovation Unit based on the existing geographic and functional footprint of those entities, such as Department of Defense laboratories, program intermediaries, or university affiliated research centers. (3) A gap analysis between planned expansion of the geographic presence of the Defense Innovation Unit and use of partnerships to achieve nationwide geographic coverage for activities of the Defense Innovation Unit. (4) The current plan of the Director to expand the geographic presence of the Defense Innovation Unit during the next 5-year period to address the gaps analyzed pursuant to paragraph (3), including resources required and any other policy or regulatory challenges. 234. Report on obligations and expenditure rates for basic research (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller shall, in coordination with the comptrollers of the military departments and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the obligation and expenditure rates for Department of Defense basic and applied research that is conducted at institutions of higher education for the previous five fiscal years. (b) Matters identified The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall identify— (1) the month of obligations and expenditures for basic and applied research conducted at institutions of higher education; and (2) funds realigned from basic or applied research budget lines due to not meeting obligations or expenditures benchmarks throughout the fiscal year and made available for other purposes. 235. Electromagnetic spectrum demonstration program (a) In general Not later than November 30, 2025, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Director for Operational Test and Evaluation, complete a demonstration program to assess the viability of using wideband adaptive signal processing technology to support simultaneous transmit and receive signals on the same electromagnetic spectrum frequency band that— (1) does not produce harmful interference; (2) significantly reduces electromagnetic spectrum guard bands; (3) maintains signal quality with respect to latency and throughput; and (4) increases electromagnetic spectrum access within the frequency band. (b) Location The demonstration program required by subsection (a) shall be conducted at a test and training range of the Department of Defense. (c) Consultation In carrying out the demonstration program required by subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer, the Under Secretary, and the Director shall consult with, at a minimum, the following: (1) The Joint Staff. (2) The military departments and their associated research labs. (3) Other Department of Defense organizations and agencies. (4) The Federal Communications Commission. (5) The National Telecommunications and Information Administration. (6) Other Federal agencies. (7) Industry and nongovernmental entities. (d) Authority to enter into contracts Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Chief Information Officer may enter into such contracts or other agreements as the Secretary considers appropriate with public and private entities to conduct studies and demonstration projects under the demonstration program required by subsection (a). (e) Briefing on plans for program Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer, the Under Secretary, and the Director shall jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plans to carry out the demonstration program required by subsection (a). (f) Periodic assessments of program The Chief Information Officer, the Under Secretary, and the Director shall, periodically, assess the demonstration program required by subsection (a). (g) Briefing on completed program Upon completion of the demonstration program required by subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer, the Under Secretary, and the Director shall jointly provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on their findings with respect to the demonstration program. 236. Pilot program on development of near-term use cases and demonstration of artificial intelligence toward biotechnology applications for national security (a) Pilot program required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence carrying out a pilot program on developing near-term use cases and demonstrations of artificial intelligence toward biotechnology applications for national security. (b) Duration The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall be carried out during the five-year period beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot program. (c) Public-private partnerships The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program required by subsection (a) by entering into one or more public-private partnerships. (d) Annual report (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter for the duration of the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees an annual report on the pilot program. (2) Contents Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following: (A) An assessment of the role that artificial intelligence is playing in developing biotechnology, such as how commercial industry may be using artificial intelligence to develop biotechnologies. (B) A description of near-term use cases developed under the pilot program for artificial intelligence-enabled biotechnology applications for national security. (C) A description of planned, ongoing, and complete demonstrations or other pilot programs funded under the pilot program required by subsection (a) or otherwise by the Department of Defense. (D) An assessment of the viability for transition of technology developed under the pilot program, including assessment of— (i) the resources needed for further development and scaling of such technology; and (ii) the potential benefits of such technology. 237. Roadmap for addressing research and development needs in biotechnology for the Department of Defense (a) Roadmap required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Secretaries of the military departments, submit to the congressional defense committees a roadmap for addressing research, development, test, and evaluation needs in biotechnology for the Department of Defense. (b) Elements The roadmap submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Identification of biotechnology development needs and priorities for national security applications. (2) An assessment of the technology maturity of each priority identified pursuant to paragraph (1). (3) A description of funding sources for each priority identified pursuant to paragraph (1), including both current sources and sources covered by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code. (4) A description of how the Office of Strategic Capital and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plan to invest in each priority pursuant to paragraph (1), including plans to incorporate the investment of international partners. (5) A plan, timeline, and metrics to research, development, testing, and evaluation activities for the priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (1). (6) An assessment of opportunities for rapid acquisition and fielding of biotechnology in support of the priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (1). (7) Identification of opportunities for international cooperation in biotechnology research or testing, including potential regulatory impediments to cooperation. (8) An analysis of Department and Federal governance structures or regulatory processes that may hinder the ability of the Department to carry out the roadmap. (9) An assessment of the needs for the Department biotech workforce in the near, mid, and far terms. Such assessment shall cover sufficiency of numbers and types of biotechnology workers (including skilled technicians), workforce training and certification needs, and whether current occupational series adequately cover identified workforce skill needs of the Department. (c) Form The roadmap submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (d) Comptroller General of the United States evaluation Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the roadmap pursuant to subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate the roadmap and submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to such evaluation. 238. Plan for optimization of Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (a) Plan 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 plan for optimizing the contributions of the Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate to the fulfillment of Department of Defense irregular warfare activities in support of the National Defense Strategy. (b) Elements At a minimum, the plan required by subsection (a) shall address efforts to more effectively— (1) address emergent requirements within the year of execution; (2) focus and prioritize resources to rapidly address Department of Defense user requirements; (3) coordinate efforts with the Office of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics of United States Special Operations Command; (4) maximize contributions from foreign and non-Department of Defense partners; and (5) address other matters deemed relevant by the Secretary. 239. National Defense Economic Competition Research Council (a) Establishment of Council (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a council to identify, evaluate, and coordinate existing research efforts, or propose new research topics, relating to economic competition activities, such as economic coercion, manipulation, or other uses of economic power to undermine the national defense strategy of the United States and the partners and allies of the United States. (2) Designation The council established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the National Defense Economic Competition Research Council (in this section the Council). (b) Charter and mission Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a charter for the Council with a mission that includes the following: (1) Conducting analysis of ongoing or proposed government and academic research relating to economic competition. (2) Making proposals for new areas of research to increase understanding of adversarial uses of economic tools in support of military objectives to improve understanding of threats, vulnerabilities, and defensive options to mitigate such threats and vulnerabilities. (3) Informing the tools available to the Department of Defense to defend against such economic competition, coercion and manipulation activities, including the use of adversarial capital to acquire technology, real estate, or other infrastructure, or to preemptively deny access by the United States. (4) Assess current data needs or shortfalls impairing understanding of threats and vulnerabilities relating to economic competition. (5) Convene groups, which may include academic, United States Government, nonprofit, commercial, or other international partners, to better understand regional requirements or inform the understanding of regional partners on the threats and vulnerabilities relating to military objectives as a result of increasing economic competition. (6) Such other activities as the Secretary deems appropriate. (c) Participants (1) In general The co-chairs of the Council shall ensure that the Council includes participation from each of the following: (A) The Office of Commercial and Economic Assessment. (B) The Office of Expanded Competition. (C) The Office of Strategic Capital. (D) The Defense Innovation Unit. (E) The Strategic Capabilities Office. (F) The Joint Warfighting Analysis Center (JWAC). (G) The Office of Global Economic and Investment Security under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy. (H) The Office of Naval Research, including ONR-Global. (I) The Army Research Office. (J) The Air Force Office of Scientific Research. (K) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. (L) The Strategic Intelligence and Analysis Cell under the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. (M) The program office of the Minerva Research Initiative. (N) Other relevant organizations as determined by the Secretary. (2) Co-chairs The co-chairs of the Council shall be the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. (d) Input from the joint staff and combatant commands The Council shall regularly solicit input from the Joint Staff and combatant commands on needs, problem statements, or other topics relating to economic competition activities described in subsection (a)(1) affecting their areas of responsibility. 240. Defense Science Board study on long-term operations and availability of Kwajalein Atoll as a Major Range and Test Facility Base (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall direct the Defense Science Board to complete, not later than May 15, 2025, a study to assess the feasibility and advisability of designating the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) and United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll (USAG-KA) as facilities and resources comprising the Major Range and Test Facility Base, including with respect to the availability and mission capability of such test site and garrison. (b) Elements The study completed pursuant to subsection (a) shall cover the following: (1) The history and rationale for the split funding of the United States facilities and capabilities on Kwajalein Atoll between an Army Garrison and a Major Range and Test Facility Base and whether those objectives have been achieved, and if not why. (2) The status of the garrison infrastructure and operations. (3) The status of the test asset operability, usage, and maintainability. (4) the interrelationship between garrison infrastructure and test asset operability. (5) The status of the supported or supporting relationship between United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, and the Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the long-term outlook for this partnership. (6) The overall future of the Kwajalein Atoll satisfying Department of Defense current and future missions. (7) Such other matters as the Under Secretary or the Defense Science Board consider appropriate. (c) Report Not later than 10 days after the completion of the study required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the Defense Science Board with respect to the study. (d) Definition of Major Range and Test Facility Base In this section, the term Major Range and Test Facility Base has the meaning given such term in section 4173 of title 10, United States Code. 241. Pilot programs on use of artificial intelligence (a) Pilot program required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence carrying out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using artificial intelligence-enabled software to optimize the workflow and operations for— (1) depots, shipyards, or other manufacturing facilities run by the Department of Defense; and (2) contract administration for the Department, including the adjudication and review of contracts managed by the Defense Contract Management Agency. (b) Software In carrying out the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) use best in breed software platforms; (2) consider industry best practices in the selection of software programs; (3) be implemented based on human centered design practices to best identify the business needs for improvement; and (4) demonstrate connection to enterprise platforms of record with relevant data sources. (c) Consultation The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program required by subsection (a)(1) in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and Secretary of the Air Force. (d) Report Not later than one year after the date of the commencement of the pilot program pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report containing the following information: (1) An evaluation of each software platform used in the pilot program. (2) An analysis of how workflows and operations were modified as part of the pilot program. (3) A quantitative assessment of the impact the software had at each of the locations in which the pilot program was carried out. 242. Duties of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council relating to artificial intelligence models and advanced artificial intelligence technologies Section 238(d)(3)(E) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) is amended— (1) by redesignating clause (x) as clause (xi); and (2) by inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause (x): (x) With respect to artificial intelligence models and advanced artificial intelligence technologies— (I) to identify and assess artificial intelligence models and advanced artificial intelligence technologies that could pose a national security risk if accessed by an adversary of the United States; (II) to develop strategies to prevent unauthorized access and usage of potent artificial intelligence models by countries that are adversaries of the United States; and (III) to make recommendations to Congress and relevant Federal agencies for legislative or administrative action in the field of artificial intelligence. . 243. Quantum Scaling Initiative (a) Initiative required (1) In general The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) shall establish an initiative to rapidly expand and support the development of fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing capability available to the Department of Defense. (2) Designation The initiative established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the Quantum Scaling Initiative (in this section the Initiative). (b) Elements The Initiative shall include the following: (1) Activities to broaden existing Department efforts to verify and validate commercial efforts to design and build utility-scale quantum computers, including through increased collaboration with key partners in the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). (2) Working with the Office of Strategic Capital, establish regular interactions with the venture capital and finance community to help accelerate commercial efforts to design and build viable utility-scale quantum computers. (3) Working with the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy to connect key performers in fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing with support for industrial bases analysis, manufacturing support, and other analysis support to help foster and grow the broader industrial base supporting fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing. (4) Working with the military departments and other Department components to refine use cases for militarily relevant applications of utility-scale quantum computers. 244. Incorporating human readiness levels into research, development, test, and evaluation activities (a) Review Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, initiate a review of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Standard 400-2021 to determine whether any materials from this standard can and should be incorporated or referenced in Department of Defense procedures and guidance material in order to enhance safety in relation to human factors. (b) Preliminary mapping In carrying out the review required by subsection (b), the Secretary shall conduct preliminary mapping of the current human readiness levels of the Department based on Standard 400-2021 and how they align with the current technology readiness levels of major development and acquisitions programs (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Codes). (c) Additional review and consultation In carrying out the review required by subsection (a), the Secretary— (1) shall conduct a review of technical standard 400-2021 of the American National Standards Institute and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society; and (2) may consult with subject matter experts affiliated with the authorizing organization behind such a technical standard. (d) Briefing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress of the review required by subsection (a). 245. Management and utilization of digital data to enhance maintenance activities (a) Policies required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, develop and implement policies to manage and utilize data derived from digital data systems for aircraft, ships, and ground vehicles in support of maintenance activity. (b) Elements The policies required by subsection (a) shall include investment in advanced and scalable data infrastructure to efficiently record, transmit, categorize, and otherwise process data generated by digital data systems described in such subsection. Such policies shall— (1) require development of a strategy to invest in advanced technologies, including automated systems and artificial intelligence, to streamline the process of organizing, indexing, and categorizing data; (2) require work with vendors to address and resolve limitations imposed by proprietary information and data, including through the adoption of open data and open mission systems approaches; (3) address data transmission capabilities, such as— (A) implementing high-speed data transfer technologies; (B) optimizing network infrastructure; and (C) developing secure and efficient methods for transmitting mission-critical data between bases; (4) require central compilation of maintenance data and creation of user interfaces, prioritizing analysis of long-lead components; (5) require that, unless a compelling reason is identified, use of vendor-agnostic, government-owned tagging and interoperable systems; (6) require review of classification policies relating to digital data to ensure that data is appropriately classified without unnecessarily restricting its usability; and (7) establish protocols for detecting unauthorized access or intrusion into vehicle or platform systems. 246. Extension and modification of Directed Energy Working Group Section 219(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (6); (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); and (3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking 4 years and inserting 9 years. 247. Directed Energy Roadmap and Activity Funding Report (a) Reports required (1) In general Not later than June 1, 2025, and not later than June 1 of each year thereafter through 2031, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the legislative research agencies a report that describes the plans and objectives of the Department of Defense with respect to the directed energy roadmap of the Department for the next 10 years and the associated funding profile through the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) for directed energy systems at all classification levels, including funding needed for development, delivery, integration on platforms, and system sustainment. (2) Designation A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the Directed Energy Roadmap and Activity Funding Report. (b) Matters covered Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall cover the following: (1) The funding and investments of the Department relating to directed energy weapon capabilities, including any funding or investments with respect to the procurement, research, development, test and evaluation, and operation and maintenance of offensive and defensive directed energy weapons. (2) An assessment of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) of the threat environment that drives requirements for directed energy investments by the Department. (3) The strategic vision of the Department with respect to directed energy. (4) A description of the operational context for directed energy weapons. (5) A description of the approach of the Department to matters relating to directed energy weapons. (6) A roadmap for research, development, testing, evaluation, deployment, operation, and maintenance of directed energy weapons by the Department that covers the following: (A) Aspects to achieve military dominance. (B) Operational experience. (C) Delivery of new capabilities. (D) Tactical and strategic missions with proven, advanced, and aspirational technologies. (7) Deployed directed energy weapon systems to date. (8) Technology and transition focus areas. (9) Science and technology focus areas. (10) Previous fiscal year activities. (11) Prototyping and fielding by each military department and Department component. (12) Collaboration on directed energy technologies and capabilities with allies and partners of the United States. (13) Industrial base challenges, including workforce challenges and critical path items in the supply chain. (14) Department governance. (15) Recommendations to accelerate fielding. (c) Cost matters Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (1) include cost data for the fiscal year and future years defense program on the directed energy capabilities of the Department, including vehicles, developmental and operational testing, sensors, command and control architectures, infrastructure, testing infrastructure, software, workforce, training, ranges, integration costs, and such other items as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate; (2) to the extent applicable, for each item included in the report, identify whether such item relates to an offensive or defensive directed energy capability; (3) with respect to any research and development activities covered by the report, identify— (A) the program element for the activity; (B) the name of the entity that is carrying out the activity; and (C) the purpose of the activity; and (4) to the extent applicable, with respect to any developmental ground and flight testing and operational test and evaluation activities covered by the report, identify— (A) the program element for the activity; (B) the name of the entity that is carrying out the activity; and (C) the purpose of the activity. (d) Form Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall be submitted in— (1) an unclassified form that may be made available to the public; and (2) an unclassified form that may include a classified annex. (e) Legislative research agencies defined In this section, the term legislative research agencies includes the following: (1) The Congressional Research Services. (2) The Congressional Budget Office. (3) The Governmental Accountability Office. 248. Pilot program on establishing entities and consortia to conduct prototyping and production of critical and emerging technologies (a) Pilot program required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence carrying out a pilot program to establish one or more entities, including consortia, through which the Secretary shall conduct prototyping activities and production activities for such critical and emerging technologies as the Secretary shall specify for purposes of the pilot program. (b) Use of prototyping authorities The Secretary shall carry out all prototyping activities under the pilot program required by subsection (a) pursuant to section 4022 of title 10, United States Code. (c) Termination The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2030. III Operation and Maintenance A Authorization of Appropriations 301. Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4301. B Energy and Environment 311. Implementation of Inspector General recommendations relating to oversight of defense fuel support points Not later than May 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense contained in the report published by the Inspector General on April 11, 2024, and titled Audit of the Defense Logistics Agency Oversight of Defense Fuel Support Points (DODIG–2024–075); or (2) if the Secretary does not implement any such recommendation, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report explaining why the Secretary has not implemented those recommendations. 312. Initiative to control and combat the spread of invasive species (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall enhance efforts of the Department of Defense through the Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans established pursuant to section 201 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670g) and other relevant management and operational plans to manage, control, and interdict invasive species, including those that exacerbate the risk of wildfire, that could affect— (1) the readiness of the Armed Forces; and (2) the health and safety of members of the Armed Forces, their families, and the surrounding communities. (b) Authorized activities Management, control, and interdiction of invasive species under subsection (a), and any other biosecurity efforts under such subsection, shall include, at a minimum— (1) science-based management and control programs to reduce the presence or spread of invasive species on military installations and to prevent the introduction or spread of such species to areas where such species are not established; (2) support for interagency and intergovernmental response efforts to control, interdict, monitor, and eradicate invasive species; (3) pursuit of chemical, biological, and beneficial fire use, other fire control techniques, technology transfer, and best practices to support management, control, interdiction, and where possible, eradication of invasive vegetation; (4) establishment of an early detection and rapid response mechanism to monitor and deploy coordinated interdiction efforts for any invasive species newly detected at a particular site at a military installation; and (5) post-fire land rehabilitation using native vegetation and other methods to preclude the reestablishment of invasive species. 313. Modification of definition of antenna structure project under Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse for review of mission obstructions Section 183a(h)(2)(A)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking under this title and inserting by law. 314. Provision by Secretary of the Air Force of meteorological data for Air Force and Army (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide meteorological and environmental services for operations of the Department of the Air Force and shall provide meteorological services for the Department of the Army. (b) Exception for ballistics data The requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply to meteorological ballistics data for the Department of the Army. 315. Modification of sustainable aviation fuel pilot program Section 324(b)(1)(A) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 2922) is amended by striking not fewer than two and inserting not fewer than six. 316. Study and report on the greenhouse gas and toxic pollutant emissions of the production and utilization of non-tactical vehicles of the Department of Defense (a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct and submit to the Secretary of Defense a study on the greenhouse gas and toxic pollutant emissions lifecycle in the production and utilization of electric non-tactical vehicles over the lifetime of the vehicle relative to a comparable model of non-tactical vehicle possessing an internal combustion engine, which shall include— (1) the estimated reduction in carbon emissions associated with the adoption of electric vehicles across the non-tactical vehicle fleet; (2) a comparative analysis of non-tactical efficiency, maintenance costs, and lifecycle emissions of electric vehicles versus traditional combustion engine vehicles; and (3) a cost-benefit analysis of investing in electric vehicle infrastructure versus the fully burdened costs, advantages, and disadvantages of internal combustion engines for non-tactical use by the Department of Defense. (b) Report Not later than 120 days after receipt of the results of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the use of electric vehicles by the Armed Forces, which shall include— (1) an assessment of non-tactical capabilities to determine different mission profiles and scenarios, including deployment in combat zones, logistic support, and personnel and equipment transportation by electric vehicles; (2) an estimation of the expected lifespan and durability of electric vehicles under non-tactical conditions by assessing the reliability of key components such as batteries, electric motors, and powertrains and an evaluation of maintenance requirements and costs; (3) an evaluation of the logistical implications of integrating electric vehicles into the non-tactical vehicle fleet, including infrastructure requirements for charging or refueling, compatibility with existing supply chains, and potential challenges relating to spare parts availability and maintenance support; and (4) an identification of risks and challenges associated with the procurement and deployment of electric vehicles, such as technological obsolescence, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and geopolitical dependencies on critical components. (c) Consultation In conducting the study required under subsection (a) and submitting the report required under subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States and the Secretary of Defense, as the case may be, shall consult with relevant private sector stakeholders, including climate change mitigation experts, automotive industry representatives, and former members of the Armed Forces with expertise in vehicle operations and maintenance. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to unduly impede ongoing efforts relating to compliance by the Department of Defense with section 2922g of title 10, United States Code. 317. Repeal of limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels; annual report (a) Repeal (1) In general Section 2922h of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 173 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2922h. (b) Annual report (1) In general Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2922j. Annual report on purchase of drop-in fuel (a) In general Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that, for the year covered by the report— (1) identifies each instance in which the Secretary purchased drop-in fuel that was not cost-competitive with traditional fuel; and (2) for each instance identified under paragraph (1), states whether the purchase was based on a military requirement or not. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Drop-in fuel The term drop-in fuel means a neat or blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable performance characteristics and compatible with existing infrastructure and equipment. (2) Traditional fuel The term traditional fuel means a liquid hydrocarbon fuel derived or refined from petroleum. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 173 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 2922j. Annual report on purchase of drop-in fuel. . C Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances 321. Interim responses to address releases or threatened releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, consistent with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), shall take actions specified in subsection (b) to address any release or threatened release of PFAS at a covered facility. (b) Actions To be taken (1) Conduct of preliminary assessment and site inspection (A) In general If a preliminary assessment or site investigation for PFAS has not been conducted at a covered facility, the Secretary shall conduct expeditiously such assessment or investigation, as the case may be, to determine whether there has been a release or there is a threatened release of PFAS at the facility. (B) Presumed release Each covered facility that has or has had a fire training pit or similar facility shall be presumed, for purposes of subparagraph (A), to have had a release of PFAS. (2) Consideration of interim response actions (A) Determination of potential interim response actions A preliminary assessment or site investigation under paragraph (1)(A) shall include, along with any other matters required pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), a description and analysis of potential interim response actions that can be taken to reduce immediate public exposure to the release of PFAS, including preventing an imminent and substantial endangerment. (B) Actions included Interim response actions to be considered under subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) Provision of bottled water. (ii) Connection to public water systems for members of the public using private wells. (iii) Provision of filtration systems for public water systems. (iv) Provision of filtration systems for private residences. (3) Review (A) In general The Secretary shall make the preliminary assessment or site investigation conducted under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to a covered facility available for review to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the relevant State environmental regulatory agencies, any Indian tribal government whose tribal lands may be affected by the release or threatened release of PFAS, and members of the public. (B) Review period The period for review under subparagraph (A) shall be not less than 60 days and shall be extended if the Administrator requests additional review time. (4) Expedited implementation The Secretary of Defense shall expedite the implementation of any interim response actions selected by the Secretary for implementation pursuant to the consideration conducted under paragraph (2) and the review under paragraph (3). (c) Reports to Congress (1) Initial report Not later than 270 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 an identification of the following: (A) Which covered facilities have had a preliminary assessment or site investigation completed pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A). (B) Which covered facilities have had a preliminary assessment or site investigation initiated pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) but not completed by the time the report is due to be submitted, and when such assessment or investigation is projected to be completed. (C) Which covered facilities have not had a preliminary assessment or site investigation initiated pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) but are required to have one pursuant to such subsection. (D) Which covered facilities are not required to have a preliminary assessment or site investigation conducted pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A). (2) Final report 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— (A) which covered facilities have had interim response actions selected for implementation under subsection (b); (B) what those interim response actions are; (C) the projected initiation dates for those interim response actions; (D) the projected completion dates for those interim response actions; and (E) an explanation as to why any interim response action considered in the preliminary assessment or site investigation conducted pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) was not adopted. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered facility The term covered facility means a facility subject to section 2701(c) of title 10, United States Code. (2) PFAS The term PFAS means perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. (3) Release; response The terms release and response have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). 322. Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Clause (iv) of section 316(a)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1350), as most recently amended by section 333 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31), is further amended by striking fiscal year 2024 and inserting each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025. 323. Pilot program for performance of maintenance and repair on forward-deployed naval force ships in foreign shipyards (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary authorizes the performance of maintenance and repair on forward-deployed naval force ships in foreign shipyards during scheduled maintenance and repair exercises (in this section referred to as the pilot program). (b) Design The Secretary of the Navy shall design the pilot program to exercise the Ship Wartime Repair and Maintenance program of the Navy. (c) Termination The requirement to carry out the pilot program shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date on which the Secretary of the Navy establishes the pilot program. (d) Annual report Not later than December 1 of each year in which the pilot program is carried out, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report summarizing the actions taken under the pilot program during the preceding year, including information on how the pilot program is— (1) effectively exercising the Ship Wartime Repair and Maintenance program of the Navy; (2) impacting the workforce at shipyards in the United States; (3) impacting the workforce at the Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center; and (4) impacting quality of life for sailors assigned to forward-deployed naval force ships. D Logistics and Sustainment 331. Warehouse utilization organization alignment (a) Briefing Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing that— (1) identifies the designated organization or command that will serve as the global integrator of that military department or agency and assume responsibilities as the manager of the storage network of that military department or agency; and (2) sets forth a comprehensive plan of the Secretary concerned or the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, as the case may be— (A) to deploy storage space management tools, as authorized by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, across the network of that military department or agency; and (B) to evaluate approaches for identifying improved supply chain processes, visibility, mission alignment, and cost savings and avoidances enabled through space consolidation. (b) Annual report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following five years, each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the following: (1) Plans for reconstituting commercially-stored inventory of the Department of Defense into the warehouses of the Department on military installations. (2) Information on barriers to reconstituting such inventory from commercial storage locations. 332. Authority for Government-Owned, Government-Operated facilities to access Production Base Support funds Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations providing that Government-Owned, Government-Operated (GOGO) facilities are eligible to receive Production Base Support (PBS) funding from the Army. 333. Codification and permanent extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy mess operations afloat (a) Codification Chapter 19 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1011 the following new section: 1011a. Reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy mess operations afloat (a) Authority for payment Of the amounts appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Navy, not more that $1,000,000 may be used to pay the charge established under section 1011 of this title for meals sold by messes for United States Navy and Naval Auxiliary vessels to the following: (1) Members of nongovernmental organizations and officers or employees of host and foreign nations when participating in or providing support to United States civil-military operations. (2) Foreign national patients treated on Naval vessels during the conduct of United States civil-military operations, and their escorts. (b) Report Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the use of the authority under subsection (a). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1011 the following new item: 1011a. Reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy mess operations afloat. . (c) Conforming repeal Section 1014 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4585) is repealed. 334. Plan for secondary sources in the munitions supply chain (a) Development of plan (1) In general The Secretary of the Army shall develop a plan providing options to establish secondary domestic production sources at existing arsenals, depots, and ammunition plants of the Army to address munitions supply chain chokepoints. (2) Existing mapping and studies In developing the plan required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army shall draw on existing supply chain mapping conducted by the Department of Defense and other studies conducted by the Army. (b) Elements of plan The plan required under subsection (a)(1) shall include each of the following: (1) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of activities at all existing depots, arsenals, and ammunition plants of the Army to serve as secondary sources for single points of supply chain failure. (2) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of reopening any previously closed depots, arsenals, and ammunition plants of the Army. (c) Briefing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the implementation of the plan required under subsection (a). (d) Chokepoint defined In this section, the term chokepoint, with respect to a munitions supply chain of the Army, means a situation in which— (1) components of the supply chain, including all elements of the supply chain such as chemicals, casings, or other materials, are produced by only one domestic source; or (2) the increased production of a component would significantly increase total munitions output. 335. Counter unmanned aerial system threat library (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, through the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office, shall establish and maintain a threat library, or expand and maintain an existing threat library, to coordinate efforts across the Department of Defense to counter unmanned aircraft systems. (b) Information To be included The threat library required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) classified and unclassified information relating to known or suspected threats from unmanned aircraft systems; (2) proposed solutions for countering such known threats; and (3) a comprehensive listing of global incursions from unmanned aircraft systems at installations of the Department of Defense. (c) Dissemination The Secretary of the Army, through the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office, shall establish a framework to share the information contained in the threat library required under subsection (a) with the military departments, the combatant commands, other Federal agencies, and relevant industries, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, in order to maintain technological superiority in aerial defense. E Reports 341. Modification of readiness reports to include total number of combat readiness upgrades or downgrades Paragraph (5) of section 482(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (5) The total number of upgrades and the total number of downgrades of the combat readiness of a unit that were issued by the commander of the unit, disaggregated by armed force. . 342. Extension and expansion of incident reporting requirements for Department of Defense Section 363 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2722 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024 and inserting fiscal years 2022 through 2029; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking to the National Crime Information Center and local law enforcement. and inserting “to— (1) the National Crime Information Center; (2) local law enforcement; and (3) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. . 343. Report on landing fees collected by installations of the Air Force located outside the continental United States (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the landing fees collected, as of the date of the report, by installations of the Air Force located outside the continental United States. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include, by location— (1) the amount of fees collected; (2) the account to which those fees are deposited; and (3) the annual sustainment funds required for use of the runway concerned for commercial purposes. (c) Inclusion of Kunsan Air Base At a minimum, the report required by subsection (a) shall address landing fees at Kunsan Air Base in the Republic of Korea. 344. Annual briefing on operational readiness of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron prior to commencement of the official hurricane season Prior to the commencement of the official hurricane season, the commanding officer of the 22nd Air Force shall provide a briefing not later than March 31, 2025, and annually thereafter for two years, to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the operational readiness of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. F Other Matters 351. Authority for detection and monitoring of illegal drugs regardless of destination In conducting detection and monitoring of illegal drugs under section 124 of title 10, United States Code, the Joint Interagency Task Force South may conduct detection and monitoring of illegal drugs in the air and maritime domains within the established joint operating area of such task force regardless of the destination of the illegal drugs. 352. Extension of protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft Section 130i(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking December 31, 2026 and inserting December 31, 2027; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking November 15, 2026 and inserting November 15, 2027. 353. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of Office of Secretary of Defense Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for operation and maintenance, defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel expenses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees— (1) the implementation plan for the Joint Concept for Competing released on February 10, 2023, as required by section 1088 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31); (2) the Department of Defense Operations in the Information Environment Implementation Plan referenced in the Strategy for Operations in the Information Environment released in July 2023; (3) the Special Operations Forces joint operating concept for competition and conflict required by section 1047(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1905); (4) unredacted copies of documents requested by the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate during the period between on January 1, 2024, and ending on June 1, 2024; and (5) the implementation plan required by section 1087 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 161 note) relating to the requirement under such section to establish a joint force headquarters in the area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command to serve as an operational command. 354. Retrofitting of anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kit for certain Army vehicles (a) Requirement By not later than September 30, 2030, the Secretary of the Army shall ensure that all high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles identified in the Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy of the Army have been retrofitted with an anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kit. (b) Plan (1) In general The Secretary of the Army shall develop a plan to ensure the requirement under subsection (a) will be met. (2) Elements of plan The plan required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of the steps required to ramp up production of the anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kits required under subsection (a) and conduct retrofitting activities at Red River Army Depot, Texas, and its associated flyaway teams. (B) A list of challenges identified by the Secretary of the Army, if any, to meeting the requirement under subsection (a) and a list of steps required to address those challenges. (C) An estimated monthly rate of retrofits needed to meet the requirement under subsection (a). (D) A funding plan required to carry out the steps described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). (E) An identification of any authorities or funding required for secondary destination transportation to fulfill the plan required under paragraph (1). (3) Submission of plan Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan required by paragraph (1). (c) Annual certification Not later than each of March 1, 2025, March 1, 2026, and March 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall certify to the congressional defense committees that the budget of the Army will enable the Army to meet the requirement under subsection (a). 355. Coordination of planning with respect to stockpiles of basic life sustaining and personnel items and equipment (a) In general The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and each equivalent acquisition officer of the military departments, shall determine the following: (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the joint strategic capabilities plan or any other strategic planning document of the Department of Defense, whether existing total force stockpiles of basic life sustaining and personnel items and equipment are sufficient in the event of direct involvement by the United States in a protracted conflict or in more than one large-scale conflict taking place simultaneously in more than one theater. (2) The likely impact on supply chains of procurement by the Department of basic life sustaining and personnel items and equipment in a situation described in paragraph (1) and possible alternative sources of production and procurement of such items. (3) Whether current operational plans of the Armed Forces can be executed in two separate theaters simultaneously without drawing on the same stockpiles of basic life sustaining and personnel items and equipment, or whether those plans rely on the same stockpiles being available notwithstanding other operational plans of the Armed Forces. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the findings and determinations made under subsection (a). (2) Stockpiles relating to vehicles The report required under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the availability of stockpiles of— (A) weather and terrain appropriate tires for tactical vehicles; and (B) mobile extreme weather shelters for maintenance of military vehicles. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Basic life sustaining and personnel items and equipment The term basic life sustaining and personnel items and equipment includes the following: (A) Subsistence items, including food and food-related supplies, including condiments, utensils, paper products, and bottled water. (B) Clothing, individual equipment, tentage, organizational tool kits, hand tools, and administrative and housekeeping supplies and equipment. (C) Personal demand items (non-military sales items). (D) Such other items as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may identify. (2) Protracted conflict The term protracted conflict means any armed conflict that extends beyond anticipated timelines set forth or implied in strategic planning documents or operational plans, such that the cumulative effects of hostilities result in the military goals set forth in strategic plans no longer being sufficient to end the conflict. 356. Pre-positioned stocks of finished defense textile articles (a) In general The Secretary of Defense may establish pre-positioned stocks of finished defense textile articles, such as uniforms and protective gear, to support the rapid mobilization and sustainment of members of the Armed Forces during a contingency operation. (b) Plan to reduce delays The Secretary shall develop a plan for phasing in and targeting policy changes relating to defense textile articles to reduce delinquencies and mitigate delays between policy decisions that may result in the miscalculation of stockpiling in order to ensure ample finished textiles are available to prevent a scenario in which the demand for certain articles is ramping down by the time the supply chain can ramp up to meet the need. 357. Pilot program for advanced manufacturing in the Indo-Pacific region (a) Establishment of a pilot program Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and in coordination with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary— (1) establishes a public-private partnership to develop an advanced manufacturing facility on or near a military installation within the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command capable of meeting flexible manufacturing requirements to support the submarine and shipbuilding industrial base and related emerging needs of the commanders of the combatant commands and the commanders of other components of the Armed Forces; (2) fosters partnerships between industry, local universities, and workforce training programs to develop a local workforce in the vicinity of such facility capable of meeting advanced manufacturing demands; (3) coordinates requirements from the Submarine Industrial Base Task Force, the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Innovation Capability and Modernization Office of the Department of Defense, and the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program of the Department; (4) manufactures unmanned vehicles, including surface and underwater vehicles, and develops ship maintenance capabilities; and (5) is responsive to needs across the uniformed services and the defense industrial base. (b) Elements The advanced manufacturing facility and workforce training program required under the pilot program under subsection (a) shall— (1) be capable of additively manufacturing metal structures at least 10 feet in diameter and 50 feet long; (2) be able to manufacture systems and components that— (A) use wire-arc additive manufacturing, powder bed fusion manufacturing, cold spray manufacturing, or other similar manufacturing capabilities; and (B) maintain a local machining capability; (3) be able to maintain a production capability across the six critical materials of the Navy in order to respond to emerging repair and production requirements during conflict; and (4) ensure broad participation in the workforce training program by establishing the facility either outside of a military installation (but very close to a military installation) or onboard a military installation with readily available access to a civilian trainee workforce. (c) Termination The requirement to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date on which the Secretary establishes the pilot program. (d) Annual report Not later than December 1 of each year in which the pilot program under subsection (a) is carried out, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report summarizing the actions taken under the pilot program during the preceding year, including information on how the pilot program is supporting initiatives of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (e) Advanced manufacturing defined In this section, the term advanced manufacturing means a manufacturing process utilizing the following techniques: (1) Additive manufacturing. (2) Wire-arc additive manufacturing. (3) Powder bed fusion manufacturing. (4) Other similar manufacturing capabilities. IV Military personnel authorizations A Active forces 401. End strengths for active forces The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 2025, as follows: (1) The Army, 442,300. (2) The Navy, 332,300. (3) The Marine Corps, 172,300. (4) The Air Force, 320,000. (5) The Space Force, 9,800. 402. Annual end-strength authorization for the Space Force (a) End strength authorization by law for space force to be a single number for members in space force active status (1) Requirement Subsection (a) of section 115 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The end strength for the Space Force for members in space force active status. . (2) Conforming amendments Such subsection is further amended— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking and selected reserve and inserting , selected reserve, and space force; and (B) in paragraph (1), by striking each of the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) and inserting the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. (b) Corresponding limitation on appropriations Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) the use of members of the Space Force in space force active status unless the end strength for the Space Force for that fiscal year for members in space force active status has been authorized by law; or . (c) Authority for variances of end strength (1) Secretary of Defense Subsection (f) of such section is amended— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking and Selected Reserve and inserting , Selected Reserve, and Space Force; and (B) in paragraph (1), by striking subsection (a)(1)(A) and inserting paragraph (1)(A) or (3) of subsection (a). (2) Secretary of the Air Force Subsection (g) of such section is amended— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking and Selected Reserve and inserting , Selected Reserve, and Space Force; and (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking subsection (a)(1)(A) and inserting paragraph (1)(A) or (3) of subsection (a). (3) Effective date The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect upon the date specified under paragraph (2) of section 1736(a) of the Space Force Personnel Management Act (title XVII of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 677) for the expiration of the authority provided by paragraph (1) of that section. (4) Conforming cross-reference amendments to SFPMA Section 1736(a)(1) of the Space Force Personnel Management Act (title XVII of Public Law 118–31) is amended by striking section 115(a)(1)(A) both places it appears and inserting section 115(a)(3). B Reserve forces 411. End strengths for selected reserve (a) In general The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September 30, 2025, as follows: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 325,000. (2) The Army Reserve, 175,800. (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,700. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 32,500. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 108,300. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,000. (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. (b) End strength reductions The end strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall be proportionately reduced by— (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and (2) the total number of individual members not in units organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component who are on active duty (other than for training or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at the end of the fiscal year. (c) End strength increases Whenever units or individual members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of such individual members. 412. End strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30, 2025, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845. (2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,132. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,982. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,311. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status) (a) In general The minimum number of military technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2025 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following: (1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 22,294. (2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492. (3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 10,744. (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,697. (b) Limitation on number of temporary military technicians (dual status) The number of temporary military technicians (dual status) employed under the authority of subsection (a) may not exceed 25 percent of the total authorized number specified in such subsection. (c) Limitation Under no circumstances may a military technician (dual status) employed under the authority of this section be coerced by a State into accepting an offer of realignment or conversion to any other military status, including as a member of the Active, Guard, and Reserve component. If a military technician (dual status) declines to participate in such realignment or conversion, no further action will be taken against the individual or the individual’s position. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty for operational support During fiscal year 2025, the maximum number of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States Code, is the following: (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000. (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 415. Exemption of National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers from active-duty end strength limits and modification of annual reporting requirement regarding security cooperation activities (a) Exemption of National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officers from active-duty end strength limits Section 115(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (14) Members of the National Guard on active duty or full-time National Guard duty serving as Bilateral Affairs Officers as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program. . (b) Modification of annual reporting requirement regarding security cooperation activities Section 386(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking appropriate congressional committees and inserting congressional defense committees. C Authorization of appropriations 421. Military personnel (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401. (b) Construction of authorization The authorization of appropriations in the subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2025. V Military personnel policy A Officer personnel policy 501. Repeal of active duty service requirement for warrant officer appointments in Air Force and Space Force (a) In general Section 9160 of title 10, United States Code, is hereby repealed. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 915 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 9160. 502. Talent management and personnel retention for members of the Armed Forces (a) Authority for officers to opt-out of promotion board consideration (1) Regular officers Section 619(e)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by inserting training, after Department,; and (B) by striking assignment or education and inserting assignment, education, or training. (2) Reserve officers Section 14301(j)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by inserting training, after Department,; and (B) by striking assignment or education and inserting assignment, education, or training. (b) Effect of failure of selection for promotion for certain officers (1) First lieutenants and lieutenants (junior grade) Section 631(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the President approves the report of the board which considered him for the second time and inserting the Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of the board which considered the officer for the second time to the public; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the President approves the report of the board which considered him for the second time and inserting the Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of the board which considered the officer for the second time to the public. (2) Captains and majors of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps and lieutenants and lieutenant commanders of the Navy Section 632(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking the President approves the report of the board which considered him for the second time and inserting the Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of the board which considered the officer for the second time to the public. (3) Regular Navy and regular Marine Corps officers designated for limited duty Section 8372 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (b), by striking the President approves the report of the selection board in which the officer is considered as having failed of selection for promotion to the grade of commander or lieutenant colonel for the second time and inserting the Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of the board which considered the officer for the second time to the public; (B) in subsection (d), by striking the President approves the report of the selection board in which the officer is considered as having failed of selection for promotion to the grade of lieutenant commander or major for the second time and inserting the Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of the board which considered the officer for the second time to the public; and (C) in subsection (e), by striking the President approves the report of the selection board in which the officer is considered as having failed of selection for promotion to the grade of lieutenant or captain, respectively, for the second time and inserting the Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of the board which considered the officer for the second time to the public. (4) Reserve first lieutenants of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps and reserve lieutenants (junior grade) of the Navy Section 14504 of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (a), by striking the President approves the report of the board which considered the officer for the second time and inserting the Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of the board which considered the officer for the second time to the public; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking President approves the report of the selection board which resulted in the second failure and inserting the Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of the board which considered the officer for the second time to the public. (5) Reserve captains of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps and reserve lieutenants of the Navy Section 14505 of such title is amended by striking the President approves the report of the board which considered the officer for the second time and inserting the Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of the board which considered the officer for the second time to the public. (6) Reserve majors of the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps and reserve lieutenant commanders of the Navy Section 14506 of such title is amended by striking the President approves the report of the board which considered the officer for the second time and inserting the Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of the board which considered the officer for the second time to the public. 503. Authority to increase the number of nurse officers recommended for promotion (a) In general For purposes of recommendations for promotion by selection boards under section 616 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary concerned may, notwithstanding the limit specified in subsection (d) of such section, authorize a greater number of officers so recommended that is less than 100 percent of the number of officers so included, for nurse officers recommended for promotion to major or lieutenant commander, if the Secretary concerned determines that such greater number is necessary to maintain or improve medical readiness. (b) Sunset The authority under subsection (a) shall expire on December 31, 2030. 504. Vice Chief of Space Operations; vacancy in position of Chief of Space Operations (a) Vice Chief of Space Operations Chapter 908 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 9083, 9084, 9085, and 9086 as sections 9084, 9085, 9086, and 9087, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 9082 the following new section 9083: 9083. Vice Chief of Space Operations (a) Appointment There is a Vice Chief of Space Operations, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the general officers of the Space Force. (b) Grade The Vice Chief of Space Operations, while so serving, has the grade of general without vacating the permanent grade of the officer. (c) Duties The Vice Chief of Space Operations shall have such authorities and duties with respect to the Space Force as the Chief of Space Operations, with the approval of the Secretary of the Air Force, may delegate to or prescribe for the Vice Chief of Space Operations. Orders issued by the Vice Chief of Space Operations in performing such duties have the same effect as orders issued by the Chief of Space Operations. . (b) Vacancy in position of Chief of Space Operations Section 9082 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Vacancy in position of Chief of Space Operations When there is a vacancy in the position of Chief of Space Operations or during the absence or disability of the Chief of Space Operations— (1) the Vice Chief of Space Operations shall perform the duties of the Chief of Space Operations until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases; or (2) if there is a vacancy in the position of the Vice Chief of Space Operations or the Vice Chief of Space Operations is absent or disabled, unless the President directs otherwise, the most senior officer of the Space Force in the Space Staff who is not absent or disabled and who is not restricted in performance of duty shall perform the duties of the Chief of Space Operations until the earliest of— (A) the appointment of a successor to the Chief of Space Operations or the Vice Chief of Space Operations; or (B) the cessation of the absence or disability of the Chief of Space Operations or Vice Chief of Space Operations. . (c) Clerical amendments The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking the items relating to sections 9083, 9084, 9085, and 9086 and inserting the following new items: 9083. Vice Chief of Space Operations.9084. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: function; composition.9085. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: general duties.9086. Regular Space Force: composition.9087. Space Development Agency. . 505. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade and other requirements (a) Warrant officers Section 577 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting or an approved retirement date after an established separation date that is within 90 days after the date on which the board is convened. (b) Officers Section 619(c)(2)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting or an approved retirement date after an established separation date that is within 90 days after the date the board is convened. (c) Reserve components Section 14301(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) Nonconsideration of officers scheduled for removal from reserve active-status list The Secretary of the military department concerned may, by regulation, preclude from consideration by a selection board by which an officer would otherwise be eligible to be considered, an officer who has an established separation date that is within 90 days after the date the board is convened or an approved retirement date. . 506. Effect of failure of selection for promotion: captains and majors of the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Corps and lieutenants and lieutenant commanders of the Navy Section 632(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) (1) If an officer is subject to discharge under subsection (a)(1) and, as of the date on which the officer is to be discharged under that subsection, the officer has not completed the officer's active duty service obligation, the officer shall be retained on active duty until completion of such active duty service obligation, and then be discharged under subsection (a)(1), unless sooner retired or discharged under another provision of law. (2) The Secretary concerned may waive the applicability of paragraph (1) to any officer if the Secretary determines that completion of the active duty service obligation of that officer is not in the best interest of the service. . 507. Removal of officers from a list of Space Force officers recommended for promotion Section 20241(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 14310 and inserting sections 629 or 14310. 508. Consideration of merit by special selection review boards (a) Regular components Section 628a(d)(4)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ranks in the upper half of an order of merit created by the special selection review board or before ranks on an order of merit created by the special selection review board as better qualified. (b) Reserve components Section 14502a(d)(4)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ranks in the upper half of an order of merit created by the special selection review board or before ranks on an order of merit created by the special selection review board as better qualified. 509. Modification of authority to separate officers when in the best interest of the service Section 1182(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) (A) If a board of inquiry determines that an officer should be retained, the officer’s case is closed unless the board substantiated a basis for separation and, upon recommendation from the service chief, the Secretary of the military department determines that the board’s retention recommendation is clearly erroneous in light of the evidence considered by the board, a miscarriage of justice, and inconsistent with the best interest of the service. In such cases, the Secretary of the military department may separate the officer after providing a written justification of the decision to separate. (B) An officer considered for separation under this section must be notified and afforded the opportunity to present matters for the Secretary of the military department to consider when making the separation determination. The Secretary of the military department shall review the case to determine whether the retention recommendation of the board is clearly contrary to the substantial weight of the evidence in the record and whether the officer’s conduct discredits the Service, adversely affects good order and discipline, and adversely affects the officer’s performance of duty. (C) Exercise of authority to separate an officer under this section shall be reserved for unusual cases where such action is essential to the interests of justice, discipline, and proper administration of the service. ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) Authority to direct administrative separation after a board of inquiry’s recommendation to retain an officer may only be delegated to a civilian official within a military department appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The least favorable characterization in such cases will be general (under honorable conditions). . 509A. Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps position (a) Medical Officer of the Marine Corps (1) In general Chapter 806 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 8048. Medical Officer of the Marine Corps (a) There is a Medical Officer of the Marine Corps who shall be appointed from among flag officers of the Navy. (b) The Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, while so serving, shall hold the grade of rear admiral (lower half). . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 806 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8047 the following new item: 8048. Medical Officer of the Marine Corps. . (b) Exclusion from certain distribution limitations Section 525 of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) A naval officer while serving as the Medical Officer of the Marine Corps is in addition to the number that would otherwise be permitted for the Navy for officers serving on active duty in the grade of rear admiral (lower half) under subsection (a). . (c) Exclusion from active duty strength limitations Section 526 of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) as subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Exclusion of Medical Officer of Marine Corps The limitations of this section do not apply to the flag officer who is serving as the Medical Officer of the Marine Corps. . 509B. Longer term and eligibility for appointment to rank of Admiral of Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (a) Term Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) (1) An individual service as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command— (A) subject to paragraph (2), shall serve for a term of eight years; and (B) is eligible to be appointed to the rank of Admiral during the final three years of that term. (2) The Secretary of the Navy may terminate the term of an individual serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command before the end of the eight-year term specified in paragraph (1)(A) if the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the termination. . (b) Extension of time period for retirement for years of service Section 636(c) of such title is amended— (1) by striking In the administration and inserting (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the administration; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The officer serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command— (A) may continue to serve after 40 years of active commissioned service in order to complete the term of the Commander specified in section 526(k)(1)(A) of this title; (B) may in no case serve more than 45 years of active commissioned service. . B Reserve component management 511. Permanent modification to the Army National Guard and Air National Guard inactive National Guard statute Section 303 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: (d) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army— (1) an officer of the Army National Guard who fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Army National Guard may be transferred from the active Army National Guard to the inactive Army National Guard; (2) an officer of the Army National Guard transferred to the inactive Army National Guard pursuant to paragraph (1) may be transferred from the inactive Army National Guard to the active Army National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized unit; (3) a warrant officer of the Army National Guard who fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Army National Guard may be transferred from the active Army National Guard to the inactive Army National Guard; and (4) a warrant officer of the Army National Guard transferred to the inactive Army National Guard pursuant to paragraph (3) may be transferred from the inactive Army National Guard to the active Army National Guard to fill a vacancy in a Federally recognized unit. (e) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force— (1) an officer of the Air National Guard who fills a vacancy in a federally recognized unit of the Air National Guard may be transferred from the active Air National Guard to the inactive Air National Guard; and (2) an officer of the Air National Guard transferred to the inactive Air National Guard pursuant to paragraph (1) may be transferred from the inactive Air National Guard to the active Air National Guard to fill a vacancy in a Federally recognized unit. . 512. Expanded authority to continue reserve component officers in certain military specialties on the reserve active-status list (a) Authority for continuation on the reserve active-status list Chapter 1409 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 14701 the following new section: 14701a. Continuation on reserve active-status list: officers in certain military specialties and career tracks (a) In general The Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize a reserve commissioned officer in a grade above O-2 to remain on the reserve active-status list after the date otherwise provided for the separation or retirement of the officer under section 14505, 14506, or 14507 of this title, as applicable, if the officer has a military occupational specialty, rating, or specialty code in a military specialty designated pursuant to subsection (b). (b) Military specialties The Secretary of a military department shall designate the military specialties in which a military occupational specialty, rating, or specialty code, as applicable, assigned to members of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary authorizes the members to be eligible for continuation on the reserve active-status list as provided in subsection (a). (c) Duration of continuation An officer continued on the reserve active-status list pursuant to this section shall, if not earlier retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged, be separated in accordance with section 14513 or 14514 of this title, as applicable, on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 40 years of commissioned service. (d) Regulations The Secretaries of the military departments shall carry out this section in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The regulations shall specify the criteria to be used by the Secretaries of the military departments in designating military specialties for purposes of subsection (b). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1409 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 14701 the following new item: 14701a. Continuation on reserve active-status list: officers in certain military specialties and career tracks. . (b) Conforming amendments Title 10, United States Code, is further amended— (1) in section 1558(b)(2)(A), by inserting 14701a, after 14701,; (2) in section 14505, by inserting or 14701a after 14701; (3) in section 14506, by inserting 14701a, after 14701,; and (4) in section 14507, by inserting , 14701a, after 14701 both places it appears. 513. Authority to extend military technicians until age 62 (a) Military technician Section 10216(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 60 and inserting 62. (b) Retention on reserve active-status list Section 14702(b) of such title is amended by striking 60 and inserting 62. 514. Extension of time period for transfer or discharge of certain Army and Air Force reserve component general officers Section 14314 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively; (B) by striking Within and inserting (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), within; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) For any general officer covered by paragraph (1) who is released from a joint duty assignment or other non-joint active-duty assignment, the Secretary concerned shall complete the transfer or discharge required by paragraph (1) not later than 60 days after the officer’s release. ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking subsection (a)(3) and inserting subsection (a)(1)(C). 515. Transfer to the Space Force of covered space functions of the Air National Guard of the United States (a) Transfer of covered space functions (1) In general During the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer to the Space Force the covered space functions of the Air National Guard of the United States. The transfer shall occur without regard to section 104 of title 32, United States Code, or section 18238 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Personnel billets limitations With regard to personnel billets, the statutory waiver under paragraph (1) is limited to 578 personnel billets from across the Air National Guard to the Space Force as follows: (A) 33 personnel from the State of Alaska. (B) 126 personnel from the State of California. (C) 119 personnel from the State of Colorado. (D) 75 personnel from the State of Florida. (E) 130 personnel from the State of Hawaii. (F) 69 personnel from the State of Ohio. (G) 26 personnel assigned to Headquarters, Air National Guard (b) Transfer of units Upon the transfer to the Space Force of the covered space functions of a unit of the Air National Guard of the United States, the Secretary of the Air Force may— (1) change the status of the unit from a unit of the Air National Guard of the United States to a unit of the United States Space Force; (2) deactivate the unit; or (3) assign the unit a new Federal mission. (c) Transfer of covered members (1) Officers During the transition period, the Secretary of Defense may, with the officer’s consent, transfer a covered officer of the Air National Guard of the United States to, and appoint the officer in, the Space Force. (2) Enlisted members During the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force may transfer each covered enlisted member of the Air National Guard of the United States to the Space Force, other than those members who do not consent to transfer. Upon such a transfer, the transferred member ceases to be a member of the Air National Guard of the United States and is discharged from the member’s enlistment as a Reserve of the Air Force. (3) Effective date of transfers Each transfer under this subsection shall be effective on the date specified by the Secretary of Defense, in the case of an officer, or the Secretary of the Air Force, in the case of an enlisted member, but not later than the last day of the transition period. (4) Limitations For any covered officer or covered enlisted member affected by paragraphs (1) or (2), each officer or member shall have— (A) not less than one year from the date of the enactment of this Act or the period of time the Secretary concerned considers appropriate, whichever is longer, to elect to transfer to the Space Force; and (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 3 years of location stability— (i) in the location where the officer or member is assigned on the date the officer or member elects to transfer to the Space Force; and (ii) commencing on the first date the officer or member reports as an officer or member of the Space Force. (d) Regulations Transfers under subsection (c) shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. In the case of an officer, applicable regulations shall include those prescribed pursuant to section 716 of title 10, United States Code. (e) Term of initial enlistment in the Space Force In the case of a covered enlisted member who is transferred to the Space Force in accordance with subsection (c), the Secretary of the Air Force may accept the initial enlistment of the member in the Space Force for a period of less than 2 years, but only if the period of enlistment in the Space Force is not less than the period remaining, as of the date of the transfer, in the member’s term of enlistment in a reserve component of the Air Force. (f) End strength adjustments upon transfers from the Air National Guard of the United States During the transition period, upon the transfer to the Space Force of a covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States, the end strength authorized for the Space Force pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, for the fiscal year during which the transfer occurs shall be increased by the number of billets associated with that mission. (g) Administrative provisions For purposes of the transfer of covered members of the Air National Guard of the United States in accordance with subsection (c)— (1) the Air National Guard of the United States and the Space Force shall be considered to be components of the same Armed Force; and (2) the Space Force officer list shall be considered to be an active-duty list of an Armed Force. (h) Retraining and reassignment for members not transferring If a covered member of the Air National Guard of the United States does not consent to transfer to the Space Force in accordance with subsection (c), the Secretary of the Air Force shall, as determined appropriate by the Secretary in the case of the individual member, provide the member retraining and reassignment within the reserve component of the Air Force. (i) Protection of rank and pay The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that any member of the Air National Guard who joins the Space Force as a result of a transfer under subsection (c) will not lose rank or pay upon transferring to the Space Force. (j) Space Force units in affected States In order to reduce the cost of transferring to the Space Force the covered space functions of the Air National Guard of the United States, and to reduce the impact of such transfer on the affected State, the following provisions apply: (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), after a covered space function is transferred to the Space Force from the Air National Guard of the United States, the Space Force shall continue to perform the covered space function within the affected State for a period of not less than 10 years following the effective date of such transfer. (2) Except when the Secretary of the Air Force determines that it would not be in the best interests of the United States, the Secretary may not move the Space Force unit, equipment, or billets associated with the covered space function out of the affected State during the 10-year period following the transfer of such unit, equipment, or billets into the Space Force until— (A) the Secretary of the Air Force has notified the congressional defense committees of the details of such move and provided an explanation regarding why the move is necessary to support the National Defense Strategy; and (B) a period of 120 days has elapsed after the notification has been received by those committees. (3) Except when the Secretary of the Air Force determines that it would not be in the best interests of the United States, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the governor of an affected State, to provide for the Space Force to become a tenant organization on an installation of the National Guard of the affected State at which a covered space function was executed. (k) Definitions In this section: (1) Affected State The term affected State means the States of Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, and Ohio; (2) Covered member The term covered member, with respect to a member of the Air National Guard of the United States, has the meaning given the term in section 1733(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 676); (3) Covered space functions of the Air National Guard of the United States The term covered space functions of the Air National Guard of the United States means the following units of the Air National Guard of the United States associated with the performance of a space-related function, including their personnel, equipment, and resources: (A) 213th Space Warning Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard. (B) 148th Space Operations Squadron, California Air National Guard. (C) 216th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, California Air National Guard. (D) 137th Space Warning Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard. (E) 138th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard. (F) 114th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Florida Air National Guard. (G) 150th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard. (H) 109th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard. (I) 126th Intelligence Squadron, Ohio Air National Guard. (4) Transition period The term transition period means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the last day of the eighth fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 516. Report on effect of Air National Guard unit leveling (a) In general The Chief of the National Guard Bureau may allow an exemption for any of the 50 states and the District of Columbia to leveling of full-time personnel to Air National Guard Units, should a state request one, for at least one-year. (b) Report For any Air National Guard unit granted an exemption under section (a), not more than 60 days prior to implementation of such leveling, including through the conversion of Active Guard and Reserve to Dual-Status Technicians, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report with the following elements: (1) A description of projected changes to the unit, including number of status conversions and changes to personnel numbers. (2) A description of the operational impact of the State's Guard mission. (3) A description of the end strength requirements that justify such an initiative. (4) Recommendations for any increase to end strength necessary to offset this requirement. (b) Form The report required under subsection (b) may be submitted in unclassified form with a classified annex. C General service authorities and military records 521. Marine Corps Deputy Commandants Section 8045 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking not more than seven Deputy Commandants and inserting not more than eight Deputy Commandants. 522. Treatment of veterans who did not register for the selective service Section 3328 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking (50 U.S.C. App. 453) and inserting (50 U.S.C. 3802); (2) redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual— (1) who is a veteran; (2) who provides evidence of active duty service to the Executive agency in which the individual seeks an appointment; and (3) for whom the requirement to register under section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3802) has terminated or is now inapplicable due to age. ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) In this section, the terms active duty and veteran have the meaning given those terms in section 101 of title 38. . 523. Selective Service Director appointment subject to Senate confirmation (a) In general Section 10(a)(3) of the Military Selective Service Act of 1948 (50 U.S.C. 3809(a)(3)) is amended by inserting with the advice and consent of the Senate after The Director shall be appointed by the President. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect sixty (60) days after the date of enactment of this Act and apply to appointments made on and after such effective date. 524. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 18, United States Code (a) Section 202 Section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the third sentence, by inserting an officer of the Space Force not serving on sustained duty pursuant to section 20105 of title 10, after of the Armed Forces,; and (2) in the fourth and fifth sentences, by striking A Reserve and all that follows through who is and inserting Such an officer who is. (b) Section 209 Section 209(h) of such title is amended by inserting , or a member of the Space Force, after a member of the reserve components of the armed forces. (c) Cross-reference amendment Section 202(a) of such title, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by striking section 29(c) and (d) of the Act of August 10, 1956 (70A Stat. 632; 5 U.S.C. 30r(c) and (d)) and inserting sections 502, 2105(d), and 5534 of title 5. 525. Technical and conforming amendments related to the Space Force (a) Appointment of chairman; grade and rank Section 152(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking general, in the case and inserting general or, in the case; and (2) by striking or, in the case of an officer of the Space Force, the equivalent grade,. (b) Joint requirements oversight council Section 181(c)(1)(F) of such title is amended by striking in the grade equivalent to the grade of general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or admiral in the Navy and inserting in the grade of general. (c) Original appointments of commissioned officers (1) Appointments .Section 531(a) of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking and Regular Marine Corps in the grades of ensign, lieutenant (junior grade), and lieutenant in the Regular Navy, and in the equivalent grades in the Space Force and inserting Regular Marine Corps, and Space Force, and in the grades of ensign, lieutenant (junior grade), and lieutenant in the Regular Navy; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking and Regular Marine Corps in the grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain in the Regular Navy, and in the equivalent grades in the Space Force and inserting Regular Marine Corps, and Space Force, and in the grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain in the Regular Navy. (2) Service credit upon original appointment as a commissioned officer Section 533(b)(2) of such title is amended— (A) by striking , or Marine Corps and inserting Marine Corps, or Space Force or; and (B) by striking , or an equivalent grade in the Space Force. (d) Selection boards (1) Convening of selection boards Section 611(a) of such title is amended by striking or Marine Corps and inserting Marine Corps, or Space Force. (2) JQO member required for boards to consider officers who are joint qualified officers Subsection (c)(3)(A) of section 612 of such title is amended by inserting or the Space Force after of the Marine Corps. (3) Special selection review boards Section 628a(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by striking or rear admiral in the Navy and inserting , rear admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force. (e) Promotion zone definition Section 645(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking and Marine Corps, both places it appears and inserting Marine Corps, and Space Force,. (f) Retired grade (1) Regular commissioned officers Section 1370 of such title is amended in subsection (g) by striking or Marine Corps, rear admiral in the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force and inserting Marine Corps, or Space Force, or rear admiral in the Navy. (2) Officers entitled to retired pay for non-regular service Section 1370a of such title is amended— (A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking or Marine Corps both places it appears and inserting Marine Corps, or Space Force; and (B) in subsection (h), by striking or Marine Corps and inserting Marine Corps, or Space Force. (g) Financial assistance program for specially selected members Section 2107 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking Marine Corps, as the case may be and inserting Marine Corps, or Space Force, as the case may be; and (2) in subsection (d) by striking lieutenant, ensign, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force, and inserting lieutenant or ensign,. (h) Designation of space systems command as a field command of the united states space force Section 9016(b)(6)(B)(iv)(II) of such title is amended by striking Space and Missile Systems Center and inserting Space Systems Command. (i) Chief of space operations Section 9082 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking , flag, or equivalent each place it appears; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking grade in the Space Force equivalent to the grade of general in the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, or admiral in the Navy and inserting grade of general. (j) Awards and decorations (1) Distinguished flying cross Section 9279(a) of such title is amended– (A) by adding or Space Force after Air Force; and (B) by adding or space after aerial. (2) Airman’s medal Section 9280(a)(1) of such title is amended by adding or Space Force after Air Force. (k) United states air force institute of technology Section 9414b(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking or the equivalent grade in the Space Force. (l) Title of chief master sergeant of the space force (1) Retired base pay Section 1406(i)(3)(B)(v) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking The senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force and inserting Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force. (2) Basic pay rate Footnote 2 of the table titled ENLISTED MEMBERS in section 601(c) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended by striking the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force and inserting Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force. (3) Pay of senior enlisted members Section 210(c)(5) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking The senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force and inserting The Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force. (4) Personal money allowance Section 414(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking the senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force and inserting the Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force. (m) Section 20106(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking pertaining. (n) Section 20211(b) of such title is amended by striking 20238(a)(4)(A) and inserting 20239(c)(4)(A). (o) Section 20212(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking Secretary of Air Force and inserting Secretary of the Air Force. (p) Section 20216(c) of such title is amended by striking 20214(g) and inserting 20215(g). (q) Section 20231 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (4) by striking 20238(a)(4) and inserting 20239(c)(4); and (B) in paragraph (5) by striking 20232 and inserting section 20232; and (2) in subsection (c)(2)(E), by striking Secretary Air Force and inserting Secretary of the Air Force. (r) Section 20234(b) of such title is amended by striking pursuant subsection (a) and inserting pursuant to subsection (a). (s) Section 20239 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting paragraph (1); and (2) in subsection (d)(2) by striking subparagraph (C)(ii) of such section and inserting section 741(d)(4)(C)(ii). (t) Section 20243(a)(3) of such title is amended by striking as a. (u) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 2005 of such title is amended by striking the second 20251 and inserting 20252. (v) Section 20251 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking section 631 and inserting sections 631; (2) in subsection (a)(2) by striking section 14201 and inserting sections 14101; and (3) in subsection (d)(1) by striking 14502(b) and inserting “14501(b). (w) The second section 20251 of such title is redesignated as section 20252. (x) Section 20252 of such title, as redesignated by clause (x), is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking ((1) and inserting (1); and (ii) striking sch and inserting such; and (B) in paragraph (4), by striking recommend for promotion a officer and inserting recommend for promotion an officer; and (2) in subsection (f)(2) by striking which of officer and inserting which an officer. (y) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 2005 of such title is amended by striking 20251 the second place it appears and inserting 20251. (z) Section 20401(b) of such title is amended by inserting , and after 1174(b). (aa) Section 20502 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (c), in the subsection heading, by striking than and inserting that; and (2) in subsection (d), in the subsection heading, by striking than and inserting that. (bb) Section 1737(b)(3)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 678) is amended by striking 20213 and inserting 20212. 526. Modified authority to provide protection to senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other specified persons (a) In general Section 714 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking within the United States; (2) in subsection (a), by striking within the United States; and (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking within the United States. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the item relating to section 714, by striking within the United States. 527. Modification of persons not qualified for enlistment definition (a) Modification of definition Section 504(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking that the person will use in the primary daily duties of that person as a member of the armed forces and inserting that the person will use in the duties of that person as a member of the armed forces. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as encouragement for the Department of Defense to reestablish or expand the scope of the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI) Recruitment Pilot Program. 528. Improving military administrative review (a) In general Section 1552(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: (5) Each final decision of the board under this subsection shall be made available to the public in electronic form on a centralized Internet website. The information provided shall include a summary of each decision, to be indexed by subject matter, except that the Secretary shall protect the privacy of claimants by redacting all personally identifiable information. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2025. 529. Combat status identifier equivalent for remotely piloted aircraft crew Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of the military departments shall establish a status identifier of equivalent merit as a combat status identifier for remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crews who conduct combat operations. 529A. Military training and competency records (a) Competency records (1) In general The Secretaries of the military departments shall provide to each member of the Armed Forces a document that outlines the training and qualifications acquired by a member while serving in the Armed Forces. Such document shall be known as a competency record. (2) Format and contents The Secretary of Defense shall develop a standardized format for competency records, which shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (A) Relevant personal details about the member. (B) Description of training courses, certifications, and qualifications obtained. (C) Date and duration of each completed training. (D) Authorized signatures and other necessary authentication. (3) Availability Competency records shall be provided to members of the Armed Forces upon their separation or retirement from the Armed Forces. (b) Implementation Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish the necessary regulations, procedures, and timelines for the implementation of this section. (c) Report Not later than two years 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 implementation and usefulness of the records and any recommendations of the Secretary for improving the records. The report shall include feedback and recommendations from States and other employers regarding the usability and accuracy of the information in the competency records. 529B. Exemption of women forced to register for draft from requirements to serve in combat roles In the event that women are required to register for the Selective Service System or to be automatically registered for the Selective Service System, women may not be compelled to join combat roles that were closed to women prior to December 3, 2015, to train or become qualified in a combat arms military occupational specialty, or to join a combat arms unit. D Military justice and other legal matters 531. Consolidation of military justice reporting requirements for the military departments (a) Annual reports Section 946a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph: (2) Data on the number and status of completed cases, including— (A) information on race, ethnicity, rank, and sex demographic for the victim and the accused; (B) the enumerated offenses preferred and referred; (C) the types of court-martial; and (D) the results for each case, including cases that resulted in nonjudicial punishment or administrative separation. . (b) Repeal of duplicative military justice reporting requirements (1) Title 10, United States Code Section 486 of title 10, United Sates Code, is repealed. (2) John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Section 547 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is repealed. 532. Term of office for judges of the Court of Military Commission Review (a) Establishment of term of office Section 950f(b)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (2) by striking The term and all that follows through paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (A) The term of an appellate military judge assigned or appointed to the Court under this subsection ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) The term of an appellate civilian judge of the Court shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date on which the judge was appointed. . (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Applicability to existing civilian judges The term of any appellate civilian judge of the United States Court of Military Commission Review who will have served as such a judge for a period of 10 or more years as of the effective date described in paragraph (1) shall expire on such effective date. 533. Aiding the enemy definition for purposes of the Uniform Code of Military Justice Section 903b(2) of title 10, United States Code (article 103b(2) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by inserting provides military education, military training, or tactical advice to, after gives intelligence to,. 534. Pre-referral requirements related to sufficiency of admissible evidence (a) General courts-martial Subsection (a)(2) of section 834 of title 10 (article 34 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by inserting whether the admissible evidence will probably be sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction, and as to after recommendation to the convening authority as to. (b) Special courts-martial Subsection (b) of such section is amended by inserting , including whether the admissible evidence will probably be sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction after shall consult a judge advocate on relevant legal issues. (c) Courts-martial for covered offenses Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) the special trial counsel believes that the admissible evidence will be probably be sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction; . 535. Detailing of appellate defense counsel Section 865(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 65(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking the Judge Advocate General shall forward the record and inserting the following: “the Judge Advocate General shall forward— (A) the record ; (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) a copy of the record of trial to an appellate defense counsel who shall be detailed to review the case and, upon request of the accused, to represent the accused before the Court of Criminal Appeals. ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking shall and inserting shall, upon written request of the accused; (ii) in clause (i), by striking , upon request of the accused,; and (iii) in clause (ii), by striking upon written request of the accused,; and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking accused and all that follows through waives and inserting accused waives; (ii) by striking ; or and inserting a period; and (iii) by striking clause (ii). 536. Expanded command notifications to victims of domestic violence Section 549 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 806b note) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking offense and inserting and domestic violence-related offenses; (2) in the first sentence— (A) by inserting , or a case of an alleged domestic violence-related offense (as defined by the Secretary), after of title 10, United States Code); and (B) by striking periodically notify the victim and inserting ensure that the victim (or the victim’s legal counsel if so requested by the victim) is periodically notified; and (3) in the last sentence, by striking notify the victim and inserting ensure that the victim (or the victim’s legal counsel if so requested by the victim) is notified. 537. Remote appearance before a board of inquiry (a) Regular officers Section 1185 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking shall be and inserting subject to subsection (c), shall be; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) The Secretary concerned may determine that, in exceptional circumstances, the appearance of an officer before the proceedings of a board of inquiry may be via a means other than in person. . (b) Reserve officers Section 14904 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking shall be and inserting subject to subsection (c), shall be; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Remote appearance The Secretary concerned may determine that, in exceptional circumstances, the appearance of an officer before the proceedings of a board of inquiry may be via a means other than in person. . 538. Extension of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces Section 546(f)(1) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by striking 10 years after and inserting 15 years after. 539. Reimbursement of expenses and property damage for victims of designated offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (a) Military crime victims reimbursement (1) In general Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1044f the following new section: 1044g. Military crime victims reimbursement (a) Reimbursement authorized The Secretary of Defense may authorize the secretaries of the military departments to provide, and the secretaries of the military departments may provide, payments to victims of designated offenses for prescribed unreimbursed expenses and property damage in accordance with the regulations prescribed under subsection (b). (b) Regulations The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations pursuant to which a victim of a designated offense may apply for and receive reimbursement payments under this section. Such regulations shall provide— (1) that a victim of a designated offense may apply to the secretary of a military department for a reimbursement payment; (2) that a reimbursement payment to a victim shall be for an amount determined by the Secretary of a military department that is sufficient to reimburse the victim for health care expenses, travel expenses, and expenses for property damage or loss resulting from the designated offense, subject to such limits as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe in the regulations; (3) that a reimbursement payment may not be made for any expenses for which a victim receives reimbursement from other sources, including insurance claims; (4) that the eligibility of a victim to receive payments is subject to such terms, conditions, and other requirements as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe in the regulations; and (5) procedures for determining whether a person qualifies as a victim for purposes of this section. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term designated offense means— (A) an offense under section 917a (article 117a), section 918 (article 118), section 919 (article 119), section 919a (article 119a), section 920 (article 120), section 920b (article 120b), section 920c (article 120c), section 922 (article 122), section 925 (article 125), section 928a (article 128a), section 928b (article 128b), or section 930 (article 130), or the standalone offense of producing child pornography punishable under section 934 (article 134) of this title; or (B) an attempt to commit an offense specified in subparagraph (A) as punishable under section 880 (article 80) of this title. (2) The term victim means an individual who has been determined pursuant to the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (b) to have suffered pecuniary harm as a result of the commission of a designated offense for which a courts-martial has rendered a guilty verdict wherein the victim is named or identified in the specification. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1044f the following new item: 1044g. Military crime victims reimbursement. . (b) Initial regulations The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations under section 1044g(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Applicability Section 1044g of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall only apply with respect to individuals who— (1) are victims of designated offenses that occur on or after the effective date of the regulations prescribed under subsection (b) of such section 1044g; and (2) apply for payment after such effective date. 540. Removal of marriage as a defense to article 120b offenses Section 920b of title 10, United States Code (article 120b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (1) by striking subsection (f); (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking not legally married to the person committing the sexual act, lewd act, or use of force. 541. Removal of personally identifying and other information of certain persons from the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations Section 545 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 1552 note) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking investigative reports and all that follows and inserting the Department Of Defense Central Index of Investigations; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking October 1, 2021 and inserting October 1, 2025; and (B) by striking removed from, the following: and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting removed from, an index item or entry in the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations.; (3) in subsection (b), by striking or is maintained and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting or is maintained, as an item or entry in the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations.; and (4) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking a report, item or entry, or record described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) and inserting an index item or entry in the Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking such report, item or entry, or record and inserting such item or entry. 542. Authority of special trial counsel with respect to certain offenses occurring before effective date of military justice reforms Subsection (d) of section 824a of title 10, United States Code (article 24a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by section 531(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 258), is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking section 920 (article 120), and inserting section 919a (article 119a), section 920 (article 120), section 920a (article 120a),; (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (2) The standalone offense of sexual harassment After January 1, 2025, a special trial counsel may, at the sole and exclusive discretion of the special trial counsel, exercise authority over the following offenses: (A) The standalone offense of sexual harassment punishable under section 934 of this title (article 134) in each instance in which— (i) the offense occurs after January 26, 2022, and on or before January 1, 2025; and (ii) a formal complaint is made and substantiated in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned. (B) A conspiracy to commit an offense specified in subparagraph (A) as punishable under section 881 of this title (article 81). (C) A solicitation to commit an offense specified in subparagraph (A) as punishable under section 882 of this title (article 82). (D) An attempt to commit an offense specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as punishable under section 880 of this title (article 80). ; and (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or (2) after paragraph (1); and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting subsection (c)(2)(A) or paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection. 543. Investigations of sexual assaults in the National Guard (a) Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces study on reporting and reprisal of sexual assault in the National Guard (1) In general Not later than February 28, 2026, the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces shall conduct a study and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report, including recommendations, on the investigation and reporting of sexual assault in the National Guard. (2) Elements The study and report required under paragraph (1) shall— (A) provide an overview of the processes by which States investigate allegations of sexual assault within the National Guard; (B) assess the extent to which, and the effectiveness with which, the Office of Complex Investigations (OCI) within the National Guard Bureau provides assistance to State National Guards in the investigation of such allegations; and (C) assess the organizational structure of the Office of Complex Investigations and its authority to investigate, describe OCI's funding, number of personnel assigned, and force mix between military, civilian, and contractor personnel, describe OCI's relationships with State authorities, and assess whether OCI should be codified in permanent law. (b) Treatment of Adjutant General for purposes of reprisal allegations The Adjutant General of a State National Guard and the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard shall be treated as senior Department of Defense officials for purposes of investigations of reprisal allegations conducted by the Office of Complex Investigations. 544. Analysis on the advisability to revise Military Rule of Evidence 513 (a) Recommendations required The Joint Service Committee on Military Justice shall analyze the advisability of modifying rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence (as set forth in part III of the Manual for Courts-Martial) to include diagnoses of a patient and treatments prescribed to a patient as confidential communications subject to the psychotherapist-patient privilege. The Joint Service Committee on Military Justice shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes the considerations described in subsection (b). (b) Considerations In the analysis directed under subsection (a), the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice shall consider— (1) the advisability of modifying Military Rule of Evidence 513 to cover psychotherapy diagnoses and treatments; and (2) such other approaches to the modification of Military Rule of Evidence 513 as the Committee considers appropriate to address victim privacy rights balanced against the rights of the accused and the best interests of justice. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes— (1) the analysis conducted under subsection (a); and (2) any recommended draft legislative text that sets forth all amendments and modifications to law that may be needed to effectively implement such recommendations. E Member education, training, and transition 551. Improving effectiveness of the future servicemember preparatory course Section 546(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) Graduation requirement Prior to attending initial basic training, all enlisted persons attending the course established under this section must achieve a score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test that is— (A) at least 10 points higher than the individual’s most recent score taken prior to the individual’s date of enlistment; or (B) no longer subject to the restrictions of section 520 of title 10, United States Code. ; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking course graduation requirements within 180 days of enlistment and inserting meaningful progress, as determined by the Secretary concerned, within 90 days of enlistment. 552. Determination of active duty service commitment for recipients of fellowships, grants, and scholarships Section 2603(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking three times the length of the period of the education or training. and inserting determined by the Secretary concerned. Notwithstanding sections 2004(c), 2004a(f), and 2004b(e) of this title, the service obligation required under this subsection may run concurrently with any service obligations incurred under chapter 101 of this title in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary concerned.. 553. Modernizing Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class college tuition assistance program to account for inflation Section 16401 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d), by striking $5,200 and inserting $13,800; and (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking 1,200 and inserting 450. 554. Modification of authority to engage in funded and unfunded law education programs (a) Expansion of law education programs Section 2004 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting (1) after (a); (B) by striking doctor. No more than and inserting the following: “doctor. (2) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the military departments may fund educational expenses for members of the armed forces detailed as students at law schools. No more than twenty-five officers and enlisted members from each military department may commence such training in any single fiscal year. ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the military departments may also detail members of the armed forces as students at law schools without funding any educational expenses. Members detailed as students pursuant to this paragraph shall not count against the limitation described in paragraph (2). ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (ii) by inserting (A) for those members detailed pursuant to subsection (a)(1), after (1); (iii) in clause (ii), as redesignated by clause (i) of this subparagraph, by adding or after the semicolon; and (iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) for those members detailed pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, either— (i) have served on active duty for a period of not less than two years nor more than eight years and be an officer in the pay grade O-3 or below as of the time the training is to begin; or (ii) have served on active duty for a period of not less than four years nor more than ten years and be an enlisted member in the pay grade of E-5, E-6, or E-7 as of the time the training is to begin; ; and (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking period of two years and inserting “period of— (i) two years for each year or part thereof of legal training provided under subsection (a)(1); or (ii) one year for each year or part thereof of legal training provided under subsection (a)(2). . (b) Clarification of pay and allowances while detailed or assigned as a student full-time at a civilian institution Section 502(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to deprive service members detailed or assigned as students full time by the Service or Department concerned to a civilian institution to pursue a program of education that is substantially the same as programs of education offered to civilians of pay and allowances to which otherwise entitled by law or Departmental regulations.. 555. Distance education option for professional military education Section 2154 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Distance education (1) Any distance education programs for professional military education that may be offered by any of the military services to satisfy Phase I or Phase II instruction under subsection (a) shall include a pathway or pathways for students to fully complete the course of instruction while physically separated from the course instructors and without any in-person attendance required to graduate from such programs. (2) In this subsection, the term distance education has the meaning given the term in section 103(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003(7)). . 556. Extension of Troops-to-Teachers program extension; prohibition on travel until reinstated (a) Extension Section 1154 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (e)(3)(C)— (A) in clause (i), by striking 5,000 and inserting 3,000; and (B) by striking clause (iii) and redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii); and (2) in subsection (k), by striking 2027 and inserting 2029. (b) Limitation on Office of the Secretary of Defense travel spending until reinstatement Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel expenses, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary notifies the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense is in compliance with subsection (b) of section 1154 of title 10, United States Code. 557. Inclusion of Space Force professional military education programs in definitions of senior and intermediate level service schools and as covered programs for copyright purposes (a) Joint professional military education Section 2151(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new subparagraph: (E) the Space Force Senior Level Education Program. ; and (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new subparagraph: (E) the Space Force Intermediate Level Education Program. . (b) Budget requests for professional military education Section 2162(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (9) The Space Force Senior Level Education Program. (10) The Space Force Intermediate Level Education Program. . (c) Copyright status of certain works produced by civilian faculty of Space Force education programs (1) Inclusion of Space Force education programs in coverage of civilian faculty of Department of Defense educational institutions Section 105 (d) (2) of title 17, United States Code, is amended— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking institution and inserting Department of Defense institution or program; (B) by striking subparagraph (L) and both subparagraphs (M); (C) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as subparagraph (M); and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the following new subparagraphs: (K) Space Force Senior Level Education program. (L) Space Force Intermediate Level Education Program. . (2) Conforming and clarifying amendments Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking covered institution described in subparagraphs (A) through (L) of subsection (d)(2) and inserting covered Department of Defense institution or program; (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs: (2) Secretary of Homeland Security authority With respect to a covered author who produces a covered work in the course of employment at the United States Coast Guard Academy, the Secretary of Homeland Security may direct the covered author to provide the Federal Government with an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive license to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display such covered work for purposes of the United States Government. (3) Secretary of Transportation authority With respect to a covered author who produces a covered work in the course of employment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the Secretary of Transportation may direct the covered author to provide the Federal Government with an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive license to reproduce, distribute, perform, or display such covered work for purposes of the United States Government. ; and (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), by striking the covered institution described in subsection (d)(2)(M) and inserting the National Intelligence University. (3) Repeal of unused definition Subsection (d) of such section is further amended— (A) by striking paragraph (3); and (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 558. Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related entities Section 570F of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 1142 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking out the form to indicate an email address and inserting the following: “out the form to indicate— (1) an email address; and ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) if the individual would like to opt-out of the transmittal of the individual’s information to and through a State veterans agency as described in subsection (a). ; and (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Opt-Out of information sharing Information on an individual shall be transmitted to and through a State veterans agency as described in subsection (a) unless the individual indicates pursuant to subsection (c)(2) that the individual would like to opt out of such transmittal. . 559. Required constitutional law training (a) In general Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all newly commissioned officers of the Armed Forces receive training on the Constitution of the United States prior to reporting to their first operational assignment. (b) Elements The training required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) education on the centrality of the Constitution to the commitment officers make to serve in the Armed Forces; (2) emphasis on the loyalty of officers to the Constitution; and (3) instruction on the importance of, and basis for, civilian control over the military. 560. Information on nominations and applications for military service academies Section 575 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 7442 note) is amended by striking Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting Not later than December 31, 2026. 561. Improvements to financial literacy training (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 992 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking grade E–4 and inserting grade E–6; (B) by striking subparagraph (D); and (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (K) as subparagraphs (D) through (J), respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) In carrying out the program to provide training under this subsection, the Secretary concerned shall— (A) use a curriculum across all military departments for such training that— (i) focuses on ensuring that members of the armed forces who receive such training develop proficiency in financial literacy; (ii) is based on best practices of the Financial Literacy Education Commission established under section 513 of the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act (20 U.S.C. 9702); and (iii) is designed to address the needs of members and their families; (B) ensure that such training— (i) is conducted by a financial services counselor who is qualified as described in paragraph (3) of subsection (b) or by other means as described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of that subsection; (ii) is provided, to the extent practicable and in a manner that does not harm mission readiness— (I) in a class held in person with fewer than 100 attendees; or (II) one-on-one between the member and a financial services counselor or a qualified representative described in subsection (b)(2)(A); and (iii) is provided using computer-based methods only if methods described in clause (ii) are impractical, unaffordable, or unavailable; and (C) ensure that— (i) an in-person class described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I) is available to the spouse of a member; and (ii) if a spouse of a member is unable to attend such a class in person— (I) training is available to the spouse through an online program managed by the Department of Defense; and (II) the member is informed during the in-person training of the member under subparagraph (B)(i) with respect to how the member's spouse can access the training. . (b) Provision of retirement information Such section is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): (d) Provision of retirement information In each training under subsection (a) and in each meeting to provide counseling under subsection (b), a member of the armed forces shall be provided with— (1) all forms relating to retirement that are relevant to the member, including with respect to the Thrift Savings Plan; (2) information with respect to how to find additional information; and (3) contact information for counselors provided through the Personal Financial Counselor program, the Personal Financial Management program, or online programs managed by the Department of Defense. . (c) Report on effectiveness of financial services counseling (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on financial literacy training and financial services counseling provided under section 992 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section, that assesses— (A) the effectiveness of such training and counseling,; and (B) whether additional training or counseling is necessary for enlisted members of the Armed Forces or for officers. (2) Follow-on report Not later than 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the Department of Defense to address any concerns raised in the report required by paragraph (1). F Military family readiness and dependents’ education I Dependents’ Education 571. Advisory committees for Department of Defense domestic dependents schools Section 2164(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (d) School advisory committees (1) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, shall provide for the establishment of an advisory committee for each Department of Defense elementary or secondary school established at a military installation under this section. (2) An advisory committee established under paragraph (1) for a school at a military installation— (A) shall advise the principal or superintendent of the school with respect to the operation of the school; (B) may make recommendations with respect to curriculum and budget matters; and (C) except in the case of an advisory committee for a school on a military installation described in paragraph (4), shall advise the commander of the military installation with respect to problems concerning the education of dependents within the jurisdiction of the commander. (3) (A) The membership of each advisory committee established for a school described in paragraph (1)— (i) shall include an equal number of parents of students enrolled in the school and of employees working at the school; and (ii) when appropriate, may include a student enrolled in the school. (B) In addition to the members described in subparagraph (A), the membership of each advisory committee shall include one nonvoting member designated by the organization recognized as the exclusive bargaining representative of the employees working at the school. (4) In the case of a military installation where there is more than one school in the Department of Defense elementary and secondary school system, the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall provide for the establishment of an advisory committee for the military installation to advise the commander of the military installation with respect to the education of dependents. (5) (A) Except in the case of a nonvoting member designated under paragraph (3)(B), members of an advisory committee established under this subsection shall be elected by individuals of voting age residing in the area to be served by the advisory committee. (B) The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall by regulation prescribe the qualifications for election to an advisory committee established under this subsection and procedures for conducting elections of members to such an advisory committee. (6) Members of an advisory committee established under this subsection shall serve without pay. . 572. Expansion of eligibility for virtual programs operated by Department of Defense Education Activity Section 2164(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting ; or; and (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph (B): (B) is a home-schooled student. ; and (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following new paragraph (2): (2) In this subsection, the term home-schooled student means a student in a grade equivalent to kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12 who receives educational instruction at home or by other nontraditional means outside of a public or private school system, either all or most of the time. . 573. Authorization for school meal programs at Department of Defense dependents schools (a) Department of Defense domestic dependents schools Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (m) Meal programs (1) The Secretary of Defense may administer a meal program, consistent with Federal law and standards prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture for that meal program, for students enrolled in a school established under this section. (2) In this subsection, the term meal program means a program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) or the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). . (b) Department of defense overseas dependents schools Section 1402 of the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Meal programs The Secretary of Defense may operate a meal program to provide breakfasts or lunches to students attending a school of the defense dependents’ education system. . 574. Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools to maintain maximum student-to-teacher ratios (a) In general Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2164a the following new section: 2164b. Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools to maintain maximum student-to-teacher ratios (a) In general The Department of Defense Education Activity shall staff elementary and secondary schools operated by the Activity so as to maintain, to the extent practicable, student-to-teacher ratios that do not exceed the maximum student-to-teacher ratios specified in subsection (b). (b) Maximum student-to-teacher ratios The maximum student-to-teacher ratios specified in this subsection are the following: (1) For each of grades kindergarten through 3, a ratio of 18 students to 1 teacher (18:1). (2) For each of grades 4 through 12, a ratio equal to the average student-to-teacher ratio for such grade among all Department of Defense Education Activity schools during the 2019–2020 academic year. (c) Variances (1) In general The Department of Defense Education Activity may grant a temporary variance to the ratios specified in subsection (b) to a school operated by the Activity. (2) Effective date and duration of variances A variance granted under paragraph (1)— (A) shall be effective for a period of not more than one year; and (B) may not take effect until the first day of the first academic year that begins on or after the date that is 30 days after the Department of Defense Education Activity notifies the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the variance. (3) Contents of notification A notification submitted under paragraph (2)(B) with respect to a variance granted under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) the name, location, and grade levels for each school covered by the variance; and (B) the student-to-teacher ratios temporarily authorized under the variance. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2164a the following new item: 2164b. Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools to maintain maximum student-to-teacher ratios. . (c) Conforming repeal Section 589B of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3659) is repealed. 575. Enrollment in defense dependents' education system of children of foreign military members assigned to United Nations Command Section 1404A of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 923a) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by striking a foreign military member and all that follows through Supreme and inserting the following: “foreign military members assigned to— (A) the Supreme ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) the United Nations Command, but only in a school of the defense dependents’ education system in South Korea or Japan. ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking assigned and all that follows through Europe; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the first sentence, by striking in Mons and all that follows through subsection (a) and inserting described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to determine the number of children described in that paragraph; and (ii) in the second sentence, by striking the commander and all that follows through Belgium and inserting the commanders of the geographic combatant commands with jurisdiction over the locations described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a); and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking in Mons, Belgium,. 576. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel (a) Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees (1) Assistance to schools with significant numbers of military dependent students Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of providing assistance to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). (2) Local educational agency defined In this subsection, the term local educational agency has the meaning given that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). (b) Impact aid for children with severe disabilities (1) In general Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). (2) Additional amount Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $20,000,000 shall be available for use by the Secretary of Defense to make payments to local educational agencies determined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations of military children with severe disabilities. (3) Report Not later than March 31, 2025, the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the Department’s evaluation of each local educational agency with higher concentrations of military children with severe disabilities and subsequent determination of the amounts of impact aid each such agency shall receive. 577. Eligibility of certain dependents for enrollment in domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools (a) In general Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2164b, as added by section 574, the following new section: 2164c. Eligibility of certain dependents for enrollment in domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools (a) Program authorized Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program under which a dependent of a full-time, active-duty member of the armed forces may enroll in a covered DODEA school at the military installation to which the member is assigned, on a space-available basis as described in subsection (b), without regard to whether the member resides on the installation as described in section 2164(a)(1) of this title. (b) Enrollment on space-available basis A student participating in the program under subsection (a) may be enrolled in a covered DODEA school only if the school has the capacity to accept the student, as determined by the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity. (c) Locations The Secretary shall select military installations for participation in the program under subsection (a) based on— (1) the readiness needs of the Secretary of the military department concerned; and (2) the capacity of the covered DODEA schools located at the installation to accept additional students, as determined by the Director. (d) Briefings required (1) In general Not later than April 1, 2025, and annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives on the program under subsection (a). (2) Elements Each briefing required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An identification of the military installations participating in the program under subsection (a). (B) The number of students enrolled in covered DODEA schools under the program. (e) Notifications of participating installations Not later than 90 days before officially announcing the participation of a new military installation in the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives with respect to the participation of the installation. (f) Covered DODEA school defined In this section, the term covered DODEA school means a domestic dependent elementary or secondary school operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity that— (1) was established on or before the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; and (2) is located in the continental United States. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2164b, as added by section 574, the following new item: 2164c. Eligibility of certain dependents for enrollment in domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools. . (c) Conforming repeal Section 589C of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2164 note) is repealed. II Other Matters 578. Redesign and modernization of child development program compensation and staffing models (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall lead the redesign of the Department of Defense child development program compensation model and the modernization of the child development program staffing model. (b) Redesign of compensation model The Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall— (1) redesign child development program staff compensation for positions as non-entry level, mid-to-senior level classroom staff by modernizing the duties and responsibilities captured in existing descriptions for those positions to more accurately reflect current performance and expectations for the positions; (2) adjust compensation for higher-level program management positions by modernizing the duties and responsibilities captured in existing descriptions for those positions to more accurately reflect current performance and expectations for those positions; (3) direct the Department’s personnel office to make necessary adjustments to modernize the pay plan for positions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) to accommodate any compensation increases driven by the updated descriptions for those positions required by paragraphs (1) and (2); and (4) begin implementation of the revised descriptions for those positions and accompanying compensation adjustments not later than April 1, 2025, subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) Modernization of staffing model The Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall lead the modernization of the child development program staffing model by— (1) adding key positions to facilitate classroom operations and provide direct support to child development program staff; (2) adding key positions to coordinate support for children with special needs and to provide direct support to the child development program staff working with those children; and (3) developing and implementing a five-year plan to phase in modernization of the model that ensures responsible funding execution, successful implementation allowing for adjustments as necessary, and long-term sustainable impact. (d) Briefings required (1) Initial baseline briefing (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an initial baseline briefing that describes progress, accomplishments, and the impact of the redesign of the Department of Defense child development program compensation model and the modernization of the child development program staffing model. (B) Establishment of data baseline The briefing required by subparagraph (A) shall be used to establish a data baseline. (2) Annual briefings (A) In general Not later than one year after providing the briefing required by paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress made with respect to the redesign of the Department of Defense child development program compensation model and the modernization of the child development program staffing model. (B) Elements Each briefing required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) The percentage of child development program staff that are also military spouses. (ii) The turnover or retention rate of child development program staff. (iii) The utilization rate of child development program child care spaces. (iv) The number of child development program employees who were hired during the year preceding the briefing. (v) The percentage of such employees who resigned within their first six months of employment. (vi) Information on the ability to staff newly constructed facilities. (vii) An assessment of the impact of adding key positions to the child development program staffing model under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c). 579. Support for expanding early child care options for members of the Armed Forces and their families (a) In general The Secretary of Defense may— (1) direct the Secretaries of the military departments to— (A) use resources of the Department of Defense to support eligible child care providers in recruitment and retention of employees, including through professional development and financial incentives for such employees; and (B) seek to enter into an interagency partnership with a Federal agency with the ability to place national service participants and volunteers trained in education services, and in compliance with Department of Defense child development center hiring requirements, including senior volunteer programs, at military child development centers in accordance with applicable national service laws and with all the benefits accorded to such participants and volunteers; and (2) provide training and resource subsidies to eligible child care providers and networks of such providers. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible child care provider The term eligible child care provider has the meaning given that term in section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n). (2) Military child development center The term military child development center has the meaning given that term in section 1800 of title 10, United States Code. 579A. Inclusive Playground Pilot Program (a) Strategy required (1) In general Not later than March 28, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a strategy for the implementation of a military families playground pilot program, to be known as the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program, to design, develop, and construct playgrounds that directly support families enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program to increase the accessibility and inclusivity of access to playgrounds on military installations. (2) Elements The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A suggested governance structure for the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program, including— (i) the suggested officials tasked with oversight; (ii) with respect to a governing body for the program— (I) an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of the establishment of a governing body; and (II) a description of the potential format of a governing body; and (III) a description of the functions and duties of a governing body with respect to establishing and maintaining the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program; and (iii) mechanisms for coordinating with the military departments. (B) A list of military installations with high populations of families enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program, where inclusive playgrounds would be of high utility, for potential participation in the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program. (C) A description of objectives for the first 3 fiscal years of the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program, including— (i) a description of, and a rational for selecting, those objectives; (ii) an identification of milestones toward achieving those objectives; and (iii) metrics for evaluating success in achieving those objectives. (D) A description of opportunities and potential timelines for future expansion of the Inclusive Playground Program, as appropriate. (E) A list of additional authorities, appropriations, or other support from Congress necessary to ensure the success of the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program. (F) Any other information the Secretary considers appropriate. (b) Establishment (1) In general Not earlier than January 1, 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (in this section referred to as the Under Secretary) shall establish the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program described in subsection (a)(1). (2) Governing body Upon establishment of the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall form a governing body to oversee and administrate the program. (3) Objective The objective of the Inclusive Playground Program shall be to create a more accessible and inclusive environment for military families, especially families enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program, by designing, developing, and constructing inclusive playgrounds that— (A) welcome children and families to develop physically, cognitively, socially, and emotionally; (B) are accessible and ensure all children, including children with visible and non-visible disabilities (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)), have recreational activities available; and (C) balance a play experience that is beneficial to all children, including children with visible and non-visible disabilities, at all stages of development and at all levels of sensory engagement. (4) Administration In carrying out the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program, the Under Secretary shall— (A) select not fewer than 6 military installations located within the States and territories of the United States that have the largest communities of families that are enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program; (B) design, develop, and construct at least one inclusive playground at each military installation selected under subparagraph (A); and (C) establish policies, procedures, and standards for developing and constructing inclusive playgrounds under the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program. (5) Upgrading existing playgrounds The Under Secretary may carry out the requirement under paragraph (4)(B) to construct an inclusive playground at each military installation selected under paragraph (4)(A) by upgrading an existing playground at the installation to meet the requirements of the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program. G Junior Officers’ Training Corps 581. Number of enrolled students requirement for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit participation Section 2031(b)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking or (ii) 100, whichever is less and inserting or (ii) 50, whichever is less. 582. Waiver authority for Junior Reserve Officer's training Corps minimum participation requirement Section 2031(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The Secretary of each military department shall issue a five-year waiver for the commencement or continuation of any Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps that does not meet the minimum participant requirement under paragraph (1)(A), provided that the program— (A) meets all criteria detailed in subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (1); (B) meets or exceeds tangible, merit-based factors for training of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps students; and (C) fosters diversity, competition, and scholastic achievement. . 583. JROTC waiting list Section 2031(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) maintain a prioritized waiting list that includes all secondary educational institutions that have made a request for a unit under this section and have not yet been approved by the Secretary concerned, and prescribe regulations describing the factors to be considered in assigning priority, including the length of time an institution has been waiting for a unit. 584. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units (a) In general Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first subsection designated subsection (i), by striking support not fewer than 3,400, and not more than 4,000, units and inserting support not fewer than 3,500, and not more than 4,100, units; and (2) by redesignating the second subsection designated subsection (i) as subsection (j). (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2026. 585. Extension of JROTC programs to the Job Corps Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting , including Job Corps centers as defined in section 147 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197), after secondary educational institutions; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by inserting , or is a Job Corps center as defined in section 147 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197) after military department concerned. H Decorations and other awards, miscellaneous reports, and other matters 591. Authority to award or present a decoration following a congressionally requested review (a) In general Section 1130 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting and award or presentation after for review; (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) (1) A decoration may be awarded or presented following submission of a favorable recommendation for the award or presentation under subsection (b). (2) An award or presentation under paragraph (1) may not occur before the expiration of a 60-day period for congressional review beginning on the date of submission of the favorable recommendation under subsection (b) regarding the award or presentation. (3) The authority to make an award or presentation under this subsection shall apply notwithstanding any limitation described in subsection (a). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 57 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1130 and inserting the following: 1130. Consideration of proposals for decorations not previously submitted in timely fashion: procedures for review and award or presentation. . 592. Posthumous advancement of General John D. Lavelle, United States Air Force, on the retired list (a) Advancement General John D. Lavelle, United States Air Force (retired), is entitled to hold the rank of lieutenant general while on the retired list of the Air Force. (b) Additional benefits not to accrue The advancement of General John D. Lavelle on the retired list of the Air Force under subsection (a) shall not affect the retired pay or other benefits from the United States to which General John D. Lavelle would have been entitled based upon his military service or affect any benefits to which any other person may become entitled based on his military service. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the advancement of General John D. Lavelle to a rank higher than lieutenant general. 593. Authorization for posthumous award of the Distinguished Service Cross to William D. Owens for acts of valor at La Fiere Bridge (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 Secretary of the Army may award the Distinguished Service Cross under section 7272 of such title to William D. Owens for the acts of valor at La Fiere Bridge described in subsection (b). (b) Acts of valor described The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of William D. Owens from June 6, 1944, to June 8, 1944, at La Fiere Bridge for which he was previously awarded the Bronze Star Medal. I Enhanced recruiting efforts 595. Improved access to high school and college students for recruiting (a) Recruiting campaigns; access to secondary schools Section 503(c)(1)(A)(i) of chapter 31 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (i) shall provide, upon request by military recruiters from a military service— (I) access to secondary school students that is similar to the access provided generally to postsecondary educational institutions or to prospective employers of those students; and (II) facilitate not less than one in-person recruitment event per academic year; . (b) Denial of funds for preventing military recruiting on campus Section 983(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking No funds and inserting (1) No funds; (4) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting (or in the case of clause (iii) previously enrolled) after enrolled; (B) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (C) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (D) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) names, addresses, electronic mail addresses (which shall be the electronic mail addresses provided by the institution, if available), and telephone listings of students whose dates of attendance stopped in the prior academic year. ; and (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) An institution of higher education (including any subelement of such institution) may not release the information described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a student without the prior written consent of the student to release such information for the purposes of military recruitment. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 8528 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7908) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Policy Each local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall comply with section 503(c) of title 10, United States Code. ; and (2) by striking subsection (c). (d) Regulations The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) this section. 596. National Commission on Quality of Life for the All-Volunteer Armed Force (a) Establishment (1) In general There is established an independent commission in the legislative branch to be known as the Commission on Quality of Life for the All-Volunteer Armed Force (in this section referred to as the Commission). (2) Duties of Commission The Commission shall carry out the following duties: (A) Establish a framework for making an objective, metrics-informed assessment of quality of life for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees across the Department of Defense. Such framework shall include factors related to compensation, morale, military families, military and civilian spouse employment, benefits, occupational health and safety, living conditions, and any other factors that the Commission deems appropriate. (B) Using the framework established in subparagraph (A), make an initial assessment of quality of life for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees across the Department of Defense, including separate analyses for members of the Armed Forces and civilians at the junior, mid-grade, and senior levels, as well as any other relevant subpopulations that the Commission deems appropriate. (C) As appropriate, make specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and time-bound policy recommendations to improve quality of life for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees across the Department of Defense. Such recommendations shall include considerations of the following factors: (i) Current military personnel requirements of the Department of Defense, with particular attention to critical skills specialties for which existing personnel policies are inadequate to recruit and retain members of the Armed Forces to meet such current requirements. (ii) Current civilian personnel requirements of the Department of Defense, with particular attention to critical skills specialties for which existing personnel policies are inadequate to recruit and retain civilians to meet such requirements. (iii) Best practices in military recruiting, retention, talent management, and career management for both the active and reserve components, including Department of Defense and service-specific policies related to military assignments, promotion, evaluation, and professional development. (iv) Budget requirements, including foreseeable risks and benefits of trade-offs between personnel investments and investments in readiness, acquisitions, and research and development in the Department of Defense. (D) Examine the ways in which the Department of Defense communicates its employee value proposition both to current members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees and also to prospective recruits and employees of the Department of Defense, and make recommendations for improvement. (E) Assess and make recommendations for the Department of Defense to communicate the value and benefits of military and civilian service to the American public. (F) Submit a comprehensive report, including all of the Commission’s analysis, findings, recommendations, and any legislative or regulatory proposals necessary to implement the Commission’s recommendations. (3) Powers of Commission (A) Hearings The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out its duties under this section. (B) Information from Federal agencies The Commission may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out its duties under this section. Upon request of the co-chairs of the Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission. (C) Use of Postal Service The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. (D) Authority to accept gifts (i) In general The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services, goods, and property from non-Federal entities for the purposes of aiding and facilitating the work of the Commission. The authority under this paragraph does not extend to gifts of money. (ii) Documentation; conflicts of interest The Commission shall document gifts accepted under the authority provided by clause (i) and shall avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest. (iii) Compliance with congressional ethics rules Except as specifically provided in this section, a member of the Commission shall comply with rules set forth by the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee on Ethics of the House of Representatives governing employees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively. (4) Report required Not later than December 31, 2025, the Commission shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an unclassified report, with classified annexes if necessary, that includes the initial findings and any preliminary recommendations of the Commission as a result of the studies required under this section, with a final report, recommendations, and any legislative proposals as the Commission considers appropriate in light of the results of the studies to be submitted at a time agreed subsequent to the submission if the initial report. (b) Membership (1) Composition The Commission shall be composed of 8 members, of whom— (A) one shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate; (B) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; (C) one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (D) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; (E) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (F) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (G) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and (H) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (2) Co-Chairs There shall be two Co-Chairs of the Commission. The Republican leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives shall jointly select one Co-Chair, and the Democratic leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives shall jointly select the other. (3) Appointment date; notifications (A) Appointment Members shall be appointed to the commission under paragraph (1) by not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (B) Notification Individuals making appointments under paragraph shall provide notice of the appointments to the Secretary of Defense (in this section referred to as theSecretary ). (4) Qualifications and expertise (A) In general In making appointments under this subsection, consideration shall be given to individuals with expertise in— (i) labor economics; (ii) human resources and talent management (iii) military personnel law and policy; (iv) sales, advertising, and marketing; (v) military strategy and force structure; (vi) civil service laws and policies; (vii) demography; (viii) education and training; and (ix) American military history. (B) Restriction on appointment Officers or employees of the Federal Government (other than experts or consultants the services of which are procured under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) may not be appointed as members of the Commission. (C) Restriction on members of Congress Members of Congress may not serve on the Commission. (5) Period of appointment; vacancies; removal of members (A) Appointment duration Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (B) Vacancies Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (C) Removal of members A member may be removed from the Commission for cause by the individual serving in the position responsible for the original appointment of such member under paragraph (1), provided that notice has first been provided to such member of the cause for removal and voted and agreed upon by three quarters of the members serving. A vacancy created by the removal of a member under this subsection shall not affect the powers of the Commission, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. (D) Quorum A majority of the members serving on the Commission shall constitute a quorum. (E) Initial meeting Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed as published in the Congressional Record, the Commission shall hold its initial meeting. (c) Personnel matters (1) Status as Federal employees Notwithstanding the requirements of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of such section, members of the Commission shall be deemed to be Federal employees in the legislative branch subject to all the laws and policies applicable to legislative branch employees. (2) Oath of office Notwithstanding the provision of section 2903(b) of title 5, United States Code, an employee of an executive branch agency, otherwise authorized to administer oaths under section 2903 of title 5, United States Code, may administer the oath of office to Commissioners for the purpose of their service to the Commission. (3) Security clearances The appropriate Federal departments or agencies shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously providing to the Commission members and staff appropriate security clearances to the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures and requirements, except that no person may be provided with access to classified information under this Act without the appropriate security clearances. (4) Pay for members Each member of the Commission may be compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. (5) Staff (A) Executive director The Co-Chairs of the Commission may appoint and fix the rate of basic pay for an Executive Director in accordance with section 3161 of title 5, United States Code. (B) Commission staff The Executive Director may appoint and fix the rate of basic pay for additional personnel as staff of the Commission in accordance with section 3161 of title 5, United States Code. (C) Detailees authorized On a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, the heads of departments and agencies of the Federal Government may provide, and the Commission may accept, personnel detailed from such departments and agencies, including active duty military personnel. (D) Travel expenses The members and staff of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission. (d) Support (1) Assistance from Department of Defense (A) In general Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for support of the Commission, the Secretary may make transfers to the Commission for commission expenses, including compensation of commission members, officers, and employees, and provision of other such services, funds, facilities, and other support services as necessary for the performance of the Commission's functions. Funds made available to support and provide assistance to the Commission may be used for payment of compensation of members, officers, and employees of the Commission without transfer under this subparagraph. Amounts transferred under this subparagraph shall remain available until expended. Transfer authority provided by this subparagraph is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. Section 2215 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to a transfer of funds under this subparagraph. (B) Treasury account authorized The Secretary of the Treasury may establish an account or accounts for the Commission from which any amounts transferred under this clause may be used for activities of the Commission. (2) Liaison The Secretary shall designate at least one officer or employee of the Department of Defense to serve as a liaison officer between the Department and the Commission. (3) Additional support To the extent that funds are available for such purpose, or on a reimbursable basis, the Secretary may, at the request of the Co-Chairs of the Commission— (A) enter into contracts for the acquisition of administrative supplies and equipment for use by the Commission; and (B) make available the services of a federally funded research and development center or an independent, nongovernmental organization, described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (4) Preliminary administrative support authorized Upon the appointment of the Co-Chairs under subsection (b), the Secretary may provide administrative support authorized under this section necessary to facilitate the standing up of the Commission. (e) Termination of Commission The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the submission of the report required under subsection (a)(4). 597. Military Entrance Processing Command processing pilot (a) In general The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall develop and implement a pilot program to require joint reserve component support for the United States Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) to accelerate medical record reviews. As part of the program, the Under Secretary may require doctors and nurses from each service to support MEPCOM in reviewing medical records. (b) Briefing Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on actions taken to implement the program established under subsection (a). (c) Termination The pilot program shall terminate two years after the date of the establishment of the program. (d) Report Not later than 60 days before the pilot program ends, the Under Secretary shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees that includes an explanation of any impact the pilot program has had on recruitment, including the speed of medical waiver processing and a recommendation for whether to establish the pilot as a permanent program. 597A. Military accessions standards review (a) Review 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 review of military accession standards and any ongoing plans to modify those standards. The review shall include— (1) an explanation of medical standard modifications made to date through the Medical Accession Records Pilot (MARP) and the number of recruits allowed in as a result of the pilot program; (2) recommendations and plans to make permanent modifications to standards made under the MARP program; (3) a plan to expand the MARP program to examine additional medical accession standards that can be modified to accelerate the medical waiver process without lowering standards for entry into the Armed Forces; (4) an assessment of whether any disqualifying conditions outlined in DoD Instruction 6130.03 should be modified based on a recruit’s intended military occupational specialty and likelihood of deployment into combat; and (5) an assessment the advisability of updating DoD Instruction 6130.03 to include service-specific medical standards. (b) Notification of termination requirement The Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees at least one year before terminating the MARP program. J Automatic Selective Service System registration 598. References Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference in this subtitle to a section or other provision shall be deemed to be a reference to the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.). 598A. Selective Service System automatic registration (a) Automatic Registration Section 3 (50 U.S.C. 3802) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, every citizen of the United States, and every other person residing in the United States, between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six shall be automatically registered by the Selective Service System. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any alien lawfully admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1105(a)(15)), for so long as they continue to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United States. ; (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) The Selective Service System shall register individuals described in subsection (a) within thirty days of the individual reaching age eighteen or within thirty days of learning that a person is required to be registered, whichever occurs last. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections: (c) When requested by the Selective Service System, a person subject to registration under subsection (a) shall provide such identifying information (including date of birth, address, social security account number, phone number, and email address) necessary to ensure timely registration and maintain the accuracy of the registrant database. Identifying information shall include the registrant’s full name, date of birth, address, and social security number. A person may provide this information to the Selective Service System on their own accord. (d) Those registered by the Selective Service System shall be notified that they have been registered and if the registrant is not required to be registered under this Act, there shall be processes and procedures for the person to be removed from the registrant database. . 598B. Elimination of Selective Service System registration incentives (a) Title 5, United States Code (1) In general Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking section 3328. (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 3328. (b) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Section 189 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3249) is amended by striking subsection (h). (c) Military Selective Service Act Section 12 of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3811) is amended by striking subsections (f) and (g) 598C. Technical and conforming amendments The Military Selective Service Act is amended— (1) in section 4 (50 U.S.C. 3803)— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking required to register each place it appears and inserting registered; (ii) by striking at the time fixed for his registration,; (iii) by striking who is required to register and inserting registered; (iv) by striking his acceptability in all respects, including his and inserting such person’s acceptability in all respects, including such person’s; (v) by striking he may prescribe and inserting the President may prescribe; and (vi) by striking his each place it appears and inserting their; (B) in subsection (c), by striking in which he resides both places it appears and inserting in which such person resides; (C) in subsection (e), by striking enlisted men and inserting enlisted persons; (D) in subsection (g), by striking coordinate with him and inserting coordinate with the Director; and (E) in subsection (k)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking finding by him and inserting finding by the President; and (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking liable for registration and inserting registered; (2) in section 5 (50 U.S.C. 3805)— (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking on account of race or color and inserting on any basis set forth in section 703(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–2(a)); and (B) in subsection (b), by striking men each place it appears and inserting persons; (3) in section 6 (50 U.S.C. 3806)— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in paragraph (1)— (I) by striking enlisted men and inserting enlisted persons; (II) by striking required to be; (III) by striking subject to registration and inserting registered; (IV) by striking him and inserting them; and (V) by striking liable for registration and training and inserting registered and liable for training; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking required to be each place it appears; (B) in subsection (c)(2)(D), by striking he may prescribe and inserting the President may prescribe; (C) in subsection (d)(3), by striking he may deem appropriate and inserting the President considers appropriate; and (D) in subsection (h)— (i) by striking he may prescribe and inserting the President may prescribe; (ii) by striking such rules and regulations as he and inserting such rules and regulations as the President; (iii) by striking (other than wives alone, except in cases of extreme hardship); (iv) by striking be physically, mentally, or morally deficient or defective and inserting have significant physical, mental, or moral impairments; (v) by striking persons dependent upon him and inserting persons dependent upon them; and (vi) by striking wives and children and inserting spouses and children; (4) in section 10 (50 U.S.C. 3809)— (A) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking he may deem each place it appears and inserting the President considers; (ii) in paragraph (3)— (I) by striking registration,; (II) by striking He shall create and inserting The President shall create; (III) by striking upon his own motion and inserting upon the President’s own motion; (IV) by striking excepted from registration or; and (V) by striking his status and inserting such individual’s status; and (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking his status and inserting such individual’s status; and (B) in subsection (c), by striking vested in him and inserting vested in the President; (5) in section 12 (50 U.S.C. 3811)— (A) in subsection (d)— (i) by striking , neglecting, or refusing the duty of registering imposed by and inserting registration under; and (ii) by striking , or within five years next after the last day before such person does perform his duty to register, whichever shall first occur; and (B) in subsection (e)— (i) by striking President may require the Secretary of Health and Human Services and all that follows through the following information and inserting Commissioner of Social Security Administration shall furnish to the Director, on a reimbursable basis from records available to the Commissioner, as provided by any other law in effect on the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the following information; (ii) by striking by a proclamation of the President and inserting to be registered; (iii) by striking to present themselves for and submit to registration under this section; and (iv) by striking furnished to the Director by the Secretary and inserting furnished to the Director by the Commissioner; (6) in section 13 (50 U.S.C. 3812(b)), by striking given an opportunity to submit his and inserting given an opportunity to submit their; (7) in section 15 (50 U.S.C. 3813)— (A) in subsection (a), by striking upon publication by the President of a proclamation or other public notice fixing a time for any registration under section 3 and inserting upon promulgation of regulations; (B) in subsection (b), by striking his each place it appears and inserting the registrant’s; and (C) in subsection (d)— (i) by striking he has and inserting they have; and (ii) by striking he may deem and inserting the President considers; (8) in section 16 (50 U.S.C. 3814)— (A) in subsection (a) by striking men and inserting persons; and (B) in subsection (g)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking who as his regular and customary vocation and inserting who, as such person’s regular and customary vocation,; and (ii) in paragraph (2)— (I) by striking one who as his customary vocation and inserting a person who, as such person’s customary vocation; and (II) by striking he is a member and inserting such person is a member; (9) in section 18(a) (50 U.S.C. 3816(a)), by striking he is authorized and inserting the President is authorized; (10) in section 21 (50 U.S.C. 3819)— (A) by striking he is sooner and inserting sooner; (B) by striking he each place it appears and inserting such member; and (C) by striking his consent and inserting such member’s consent; (11) in section 22(b) (50 U.S.C. 3820(b)), by striking his each place it appears and inserting the registrant’s; and (12) except as otherwise provided in this section— (A) by striking he each place it appears and inserting such person; (B) by striking his each place it appears and inserting such person’s; and (C) by striking him each place it appears and inserting such person. 598D. Effective date The amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. K Other matters 599. Evaluation of military recruits and officer candidates for drug use (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all prospective recruits and officer candidates undergo testing for controlled substances prior to enlistment or appointment as an officer in the Armed Forces. (b) Controlled substance defined In this section, the term controlled substance means a substance described in section 912a(b) of title 10, United States Code. 599A. Promoting military, national, and public service (a) Selective Service System data sharing amendments Section 15(e) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3813(e)) is amended— (1) by striking the names and addresses and inserting the full names, email addresses (if available), dates of birth, phone numbers (if available), and mailing addresses; and (2) by striking Names and addresses furnished and inserting Full names, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and mailing addresses furnished. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 599B. Course to educate interested individuals about opportunities to contribute to national security (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) many United States citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States with a propensity to serve the United States are not medically qualified to serve in the United States Armed Forces, but have great potential to contribute to the overall security of the nation, especially throughout the civil service and in the defense industrial base; (2) in 2024, the defense industrial base is experiencing a shortfall of qualified workers, resulting in delayed production of critical platforms that support the security of the United States; and (3) individuals who volunteer to serve in the military, but are ultimately medically disqualified from enlistment, are likely to possess many of the attributes that will lead to successful careers in other aspects of national service. (b) Course required (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in collaboration with the Secretaries concerned (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), shall begin offering the course described in paragraph (2) to individuals who volunteer to enlist or commission in the Armed Forces but who are ultimately disqualified by a Military Entrance Processing Station. (2) Course described The course described in this paragraph is a course designed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to educate individuals described in paragraph (1) about other opportunities to contribute to national security, including— (A) workforce development opportunities that lead to employment within the defense industrial base; (B) education opportunities that result in civil service jobs in the Department of Defense; and (C) other programs that connect individuals with a propensity to serve with opportunities to contribute to national security, as determined by the Under Secretary. VI Compensation and Other Personnel Benefits A Pay and Allowances 601. Reform of basic pay rates (a) In general Effective January 1, 2025, and subject to subsection (b), the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services within each pay grade (and with years of service as computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code) are as follows: Commissioned OfficersPay Grade2 or LessOver 2Over 3Over 4Over 6O–8$12,803.70$13,223.70$13,501.80$13,579.20$13,926.90O–710,638.9011,133.0011,361.9011,544.0011,872.80O–68,067.908,863.209,444.909,444.909,481.20O–56,725.707,576.508,100.908,199.608,527.20O–45,803.206,717.307,166.407,265.407,681.50O–35,102.105,783.706,241.806,806.107,132.80O–24,408.505,020.805,782.805,978.106,100.80O–13,826.203,982.804,814.704,814.704,814.70Over 8Over 10Over 12Over 14 Over 16O–8$14,506.50$14,641.80$15,192.60$15,351.30$15,825.90O–712,198.3012,574.2012,948.9013,325.4014,506.50O–69,887.409,941.409,941.4010,506.3011,505.00O–58,722.509,153.009,469.809,878.1010,501.80O–48,127.908,684.109,116.109,416.709,589.50O–37,490.707,721.708,102.108,301.008,301.00O–26,100.806,100.806,100.806,100.806,100.80O–14,814.704,814.704,814.704,814.704,814.70Over 18Over 20Over 22Over 24Over 26O–10$0.00$18,491.70$18,491.7018,491.70$18,491.70O–90.0018,096.0018,357.3018,491.7018,491.70O–816,512.9017,145.6017,568.6017,568.6017,568.60O–715,504.3015,504.3015,504.3015,504.3015,584.10O–612,091.2012,677.1013,010.7013,348.5014,002.80O–510,799.1011,093.1011,426.7011,426.7011,426.70O–49,689.109,689.109,689.109,689.109,689.10O–38,301.008,301.008,301.008,301.008,301.00O–26,100.806,100.806,100.806,100.806,100.80O–14,814.704,814.704,814.704,814.704,814.70Over 28Over 30Over 32Over 34Over 36O–10$18,491.70$18,491.70$18,491.70$18,491.70$18,491.70O–918,491.7018,491.7018,491.7018,491.7018,491.70O–817,568.6018,008.4018,008.4018,458.1018,458.10O–715,584.1015,895.8015,895.8015,895.8015,895.80O–614,002.8014,282.4014,282.4014,282.4014,282.40O–511,426.7011,426.7011,426.7011,426.7011,426.70O–49,689.109,689.109,689.109,689.10,9,689.10O–38,301.008,301.008,301.008,301.008,301.00O–26,100.806,100.806,100.806,100.806,100.80O–14,814.704,814.704,814.704,814.704,814.70Over 38Over 40O–10$18,491.70$18,491.70O–918,491.7018,491.70O–818,458.1018,458.10O–715,895.8015,895.80O–614,282.4014,282.40O–511,426.7011,426.70O–49,689.109,689.10O–38,301.008,301.00O–26,100.806,100.80O–14,814.704,814.70Commissioned Officers With Over 4 Years of Active Duty Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant OfficerPay Grade2 or LessOver 2Over 3Over 4Over 6O–3E$0.00$0.00$0.00$6,806.10$7,132.80O–2E0.000.000.005,978.106,100.80O–1E0.000.000.004,814.705,141.10Over 8Over 10Over 12Over 14Over 16O–3E$7,490.70$7,721.70$8,102.10$8,423.40$8,607.90O–2E6,294.906,622.806,876.607,065.007,065.00O–1E5,331.305,525.705,716.505,978.105,978.10Over 18Over 20Over 22Over 24Over 26O–3E$8,859.00$8,859.00$8,859.00$8,859.00$8,859.00O–2E7,065.007,065.007,065.007,065.007,065.00O–1E5,978.105,978.105,978.105,978.105,978.10Over 28Over 30Over 32Over 34Over 36O–3E$8,859.00$8,859.00$8,859.00$8,859.00$8,859.00O–2E7,065.007,065.007,065.007,065.007,065.00O–1E5,978.105,978.105,978.105,978.105,978.10Over 38Over 40O–3E$8,859.00$8,859.00O–2E7,065.007,065.00O–1E5,978.105,978.10Warrant OfficersPay Grade2 or LessOver 2Over 3Over 4Over 6W–4$5,273.10$5,671.50$5,834.40$5,994.60$6,270.60W–34,815.605,015.705,222.105,289.005,504.40W–24,260.904,663.804,787.704,873.205,149.20W–13,739.804,143.004,250.704,479.604,749.90Over 8Over 10Over 12Over 14Over 16W–35,928.906,370.806,579.006,819.907,067.40W–25,578.505,791.806,001.206,257.406,457.80W–15,148.305,334.305,595.305,850.906,052.20Over 18Over 20Over 22Over 24Over 26W–5$0.00$9,375.60$9,851.10$10,205.70$10,597.20W–48,231.108,508.308,914.509,248.709,629.70W–37,513.807,814.707,994.708,186.108,447.10W–26,639.006,856.206,998.707,111.807,111.80W–16,237.606,462.906,462.906,462.906,462.90Over 28Over 30Over 32Over 34Over 36W–5$10,597.20$11,128.20$11,128.20$11,683.50$11,683.50W–49,629.709,821.709,821.709,821.709,821.70W–38,447.108,447.108,447.108,447.108,447.10W–27,111.807,111.807,111.807,111.807,111.80W–16,462.906,462.906,462.906,462.906,462.90Over 38Over 40W–5$12,269.10$12,269.10W–49,821.709,821.70W–38,447.108,447.10W–27,111.807,111.80W–16,462.906,462.90Enlisted MembersPay Grade2 or LessOver 2Over 3Over 4Over 6E–7$3,624.90$3,956.40$4,108.20$4,308.30$4,465.50E–63,135.603,450.603,603.003,750.903,904.80E–52,872.203,065.703,214.203,365.703,601.80E–42,633.702,768.402,918.403,066.303,197.40E–32,401.202,552.102,706.902,706.902,706.90E–22,283.602,283.602,283.602,283.602,283.60E–12,037.302,037.302,037.302,037.302,037.30Over 8Over 10Over 12Over 14Over 16E–9$0.00$6,370.50$6,514.80$6,696.60$6,910.50E–85,214.905,445.605,588.405,759.405,944.50E–74,734.604,886.405,155.205,379.305,532.30E–64,252.504,387.804,649.704,729.804,788.00E–53,848.704,052.104,076.404,076.404,076.40E–43,197.403,197.403,197.403,197.403,197.40E–32,706.902,706.902,706.902,706.902,706.90E–22,283.602,283.602,283.602,283.602,283.60E–12,037.302,037.302,037.302,037.302,037.30Over 18Over 20Over 22Over 24Over 26E–9$7,127.10$7,472.10$7,765.20$8,072.70$8,544.00E–86,279.306,449.106,737.406,897.307,291.20E–75,694.905,757.905,969.706,083.106,515.70E–64,856.404,856.404,856.404,856.404,856.40E–54,076.404,076.404,076.404,076.404,076.40E–43,197.403,197.403,197.403,197.403,197.40E–32,706.902,706.902,706.902,706.902,706.90E–22,283.602,283.602,283.602,283.602,283.60E–12,037.302,037.302,037.302,037.302,037.30Over 28Over 30Over 32Over 34Over 36E–9$8,544.00$8,970.30$8,970.30$9,419.40$9,419.40E–87,291.207,437.307,437.307,437.307,437.30E–76,515.706,515.706,515.706,515.706,515.70E–64,856.404,856.404,856.404,856.404,856.40E–54,076.404,076.404,076.404,076.404,076.40E–43,197.403,197.403,197.403,197.403,197.40E–32,706.902,706.902,706.902,706.902,706.90E–22,283.602,283.602,283.602,283.602,283.60E–12,037.302,037.302,037.302,037.302,037.30Over 38Over 40E–9$9,891.30$9,891.30E–87,437.307,437.30E–76,515.706,515.70E–64,856.404,856.40E–54,076.404,076.40E–43,197.403,197.40E–32,706.902,706.90E–22,283.602,283.60E–12,037.302,037.30 (b) Additional pay increase The increase in monthly basic pay authorized by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, is in addition to the changes to the rates of monthly basic pay provided for under subsection (a). 602. Authority to pay higher rates of partial basic allowance for housing for unaccompanied housing Section 2882(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking A member and inserting (1) A member; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe and, under section 403(o) of title 37, pay for members of the armed forces without dependents in military unaccompanied housing acquired or constructed under this subchapter higher rates of partial basic allowance for housing than the rates authorized under paragraph (2) of such section. (B) The Secretary may not prescribe and pay a rate of partial basic allowance for housing under this paragraph that exceeds the rate of the basic allowance for housing prescribed under section 403 of title 37 for the military housing area concerned. . 603. Authority to pay basic allowance for housing to junior enlisted members on sea duty Section 403(f)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), and inserting subparagraphs (B) and (C),; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking pay grade E–4 or E–5 and inserting a pay grade below E–6; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking for members serving in pay grades E–4 and E–5; and (3) by striking subparagraph (D). 604. Extension of 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; 136 Stat. 2620) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (5) and inserting paragraph (4); and (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting the following: (4) Period specified The period specified in this paragraph is the period— (A) beginning on December 1, 2024; and (B) ending on December 31, 2025. . B Bonus and Incentive Pays 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities (a) Authorities relating to reserve forces Section 910(g) of title 37, United States Code, relating to income replacement payments for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent mobilization for active duty service, is amended by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025. (b) Title 10 authorities relating to health care professionals The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025: (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate accession program. (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education loans for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve. (c) Authorities relating to nuclear officers Section 333(i) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025. (d) Authorities relating to title 37 consolidated special pay, incentive pay, and bonus authorities The following sections of title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025: (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for enlisted members. (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for officers. (3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay and bonus authorities for officers. (4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive pay authorities for officers in health professions. (5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. (6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay. (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty pay. (8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or proficiency bonus. (9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high priority units. (e) Authority to provide temporary increase in rates of basic allowance for housing Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to an area covered by a major disaster declaration or containing an installation experiencing an influx of military personnel, by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025; and (2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to an area where actual housing costs differ from current rates by more than 20 percent, by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025. 612. Increase in maximum skill proficiency bonus amount Section 353(c)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking $12,000 and inserting $55,000. 613. Increase in accession bonus for health professions scholarship and financial assistance program Section 2128(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking $20,000 and inserting $100,000. 614. Extension of authority to pay one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to the Space Force Subsection (d)(1) of section 606 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 37 U.S.C. 416 note) is amended by striking ending on September 30, 2025 and inserting ending on the last day of the transition period as defined in section 1731 of the Space Force Personnel Management Act (title XVII of Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 20001 note). C Other Matters 621. Calculation of retired pay for certain officers who served in grade O–9 or O–10 and retired in grade O–8 Section 1407(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Special rule for officers who served in grade O–9 or O–10 and retired in grade O–8 In the case of an officer who served in the temporary grade of O–9 or O–10 and received a conditional or final retirement in the permanent grade of O–8 pursuant to section 1370 or 1370a of this title, the retired pay base or retainer pay shall be the lower of— (A) the amount determined under subsection (c) or (d), as applicable; or (B) the amount determined under section 1406 of this title, as if the officer first became a member of a uniformed service before September 8, 1980. . 622. Extension of time for minor survivors to file death gratuity claims (a) In general Section 1480 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) In the case of a claim for a death gratuity under this chapter by an individual who is younger than 21 years of age on the date of the death with respect to which the claim is made, the individual shall file the claim with the Secretary of Defense not later than the later of— (1) the date that is three years after the individual reaches 21 years of age; or (2) the date that is six years after the date of the death with respect to which the claim is made. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to claims filed with respect to deaths occurring on or after on January 1, 2025. 623. Access to high-speed internet and wireless network connections for certain members of the Armed Forces (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 134 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2264 the following new section: 2265. Access to high-speed internet and wireless network connections for certain members of the armed forces The Secretary of a military department may provide, without charge, high-speed internet access and wireless network connections to members of the armed forces who reside in military unaccompanied housing (as defined in section 2871 of this title) within the United States. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 134 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2264 the following new item: 2265. Access to high-speed internet and wireless network connections for certain members of the armed forces. . 624. Extension of exclusion of certain employees from Government lodging program Section 914(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 5 U.S.C. 5911 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking 2023 and inserting 2029; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Briefings required (A) In general Not later than February 1, 2025, and annually thereafter through February 1, 2030, the Secretary shall brief the congressional defense committees on the exclusion under paragraph (1) from the requirements of a Government lodging program carried out under subsection (a). (B) Elements Each briefing required by subparagraph (A) shall include, for the year preceding the briefing, the following: (i) A description of the instances in which the exclusion under paragraph (1) was used. (ii) A description of the lodging used under that exclusion. (iii) A statement of the difference in cost between lodging used under that exclusion and lodging provided under a Government lodging program carried out under subsection (a) in each location where lodging under the exclusion was used. (iv) Such other matters as the Secretary considers relevant. . 625. Restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed Forces receiving employment and compensation indirectly from foreign governments through private entities Section 908 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and by moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; (B) by striking Subject to and inserting the following: (1) In general Subject to ; (C) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by striking Commissioned Reserve Corps and inserting Ready Reserve Corps; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Application to private entities (A) In general The Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force shall apply the provisions of this section to the acceptance by a person described in subparagraph (B) under the jurisdiction of such Secretary of employment (and compensation related to that employment) or payments or awards indirectly from a foreign government through a private entity to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply to employment (and compensation related to that employment) and payments and awards described in paragraph (1). (B) Persons described A person described in this subparagraph— (i) is— (I) a retired member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force; or (II) a member of a reserve component of an armed force specified in subclause (I), except such a member serving on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period in excess of 30 days; and (ii) does not include a retired member or member of a reserve component of the Coast Guard. . 626. Retroactive effective date of promotions of senior officers of Armed Forces that were delayed as a result of suspension of Senate confirmation (a) Sense of Congress Congress holds the men and women who defend the United States in the highest esteem. (b) Retroactive effective date of promotions (1) In general In the case of an individual confirmed, during the period beginning on December 5, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023, to a grade or rank in the Armed Forces associated with pay grade O–7 or higher and whose confirmation was delayed as a result of the suspension of the provision of advice and consent by the Senate to appointments to such grades and ranks that began in February 2023— (A) the Secretary of Defense may provide the individual, retroactive to the date described in paragraph (2)— (i) pay and allowances at the rates or in the amounts payable for the pay grade associated with the appointment of the individual; and (ii) the benefits to which an individual in the grade or rank associated with the appointment is entitled; and (B) the date described in paragraph (2) may be the date used for determining the seniority of the individual in the grade or rank associated with the appointment. (2) Date described The date described in this paragraph is, with respect to an individual described in paragraph (1), the date that is the later of— (A) the date that is 30 days after the date on which the nomination of the individual was placed on the Executive Calendar of the Senate; or (B) the date on which the individual would have been appointed but for the suspension of the provision of advice and consent described in paragraph (1), as determined by the Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code). (c) Administrative provisions (1) Availability of appropriations The policies and provisions outlined in this section shall be subject to the availability of appropriations provided in advance and for the specific purpose of making payments under subsection (b)(1)(A). Such payments shall be made on a first-come, first-served basis, and the total amount of payments made may not exceed the total amount of appropriations provided in advance and for the specific purpose of making payments under subsection(b)(1)(A). (2) Consideration of adverse information In making a payment under subsection (b)(1)(A), the Secretary shall consider whether adverse information was provided to the Congress on an individual officer. 627. Fertility and adoption demonstration program (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall establish a fertility and adoption demonstration program (in this section referred to as the demonstration program) to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing cash reimbursement and covered pharmacy benefits to eligible active-duty members of the Armed Forces and their dependents to reduce the out-of-pocket costs associated with services described in subsection (b). (b) Covered services (1) In general Under the demonstration program, the Secretary may provide payments for— (A) services related to fertility treatments, in-vitro fertilization, adoption, and foster care; and (B) except as provided by paragraph (2), such other services related to building families as the Secretary determines appropriate. (2) Prohibited services Under the demonstration program, the Secretary may not provide payments related to— (A) an abortion for which the Department of Defense may not use funds under section 1093 of title 10, United States Code; or (B) human cloning, artificial womb technology, or international surrogacy. (c) Pharmaceutical coverage The Secretary may establish pharmaceutical benefit coverages associated with the fertility and adoption services described in subsection (b) under the military healthcare pharmacy benefit. The costs of such pharmaceutical benefits shall not be included in the calculation of maximum payment under subsection (e). (d) Eligibility To be eligible for a payment under the demonstration program for services described in subsection (b) provided to a member of the Armed Forces or a dependent of such member, the member is required— (1) to be serving on active duty; (2) to have accrued not less than 4 years of service on active duty (as defined in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code) as of the date of the eligibility determination; and (3) to agree in writing to continue to serve active duty for a period of not less than 4 years after the member has been approved for participation in the demonstration program described in subsection (a). (e) Limitations on payments (1) Maximum payment per member An eligible participant may receive not more than $25,000 in payments under the demonstration program. (2) Maximum annual expenditure The Secretary may provide not more than $25,000,000 in the aggregate in any year to members of the Armed Forces under the demonstration program. (f) Embryo preservation The Secretary shall ensure that any embryo created pursuant to the use of fertility treatment under subsection (b)(1) that is not transferred into the womb of a member of the Armed Forces or a spouse of such a member (as applicable) is— (1) cryopreserved and stored in perpetuity; or (2) if such member or spouse so elects, released for the purpose of embryo adoption to another individual who intends to bear and retain custody of the child. (g) Guidance Not later than October 1, 2026, the Secretary shall issue guidance to carry out the demonstration program. (h) Reporting requirement Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter under the termination date under subsection (g), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the implementation, cost, and effect on recruiting, retention, and morale for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. (i) Termination date The authority provided by this section shall terminate on September 30, 2030. 628. Selling certain consumer routers and modems on military installations The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that consumer routers, modems, and devices that combine a modem and router, sold in any commissary or exchange store are appropriately labeled to inform consumers whether or not they are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the influence of a covered nation (as defined in section 4872(d) of title 10, United States Code). 629. Prohibition on sale of garlic from the People's Republic of China at commissary stores Section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) Prohibition on sale of garlic from People's Republic of China The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the sale at any commissary store of any of the following originating from or processed in the People’s Republic of China: (1) Fresh or chilled garlic classified under subheading 0703.20.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (in this subsection referred to as the HTS). (2) Frozen garlic classified under statistical reporting number 0710.80.9755 of the HTS. (3) Dried or dehydrated garlic classified under subheading 0712.90.40 of the HTS. (4) Garlic, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, classified under subheading 2004.90.85 or 2005.99.97 of the HTS. (5) Essential oil of garlic classified under statistical reporting number 3301.29.5115 of the HTS. . VII Health Care A TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 701. Health care licensure portability for TRICARE network providers providing mental health services to members of the Armed Forces and certain family members (a) In general Section 1094(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (2) or (3) and inserting paragraph (2), (3), or (4); and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) To the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary for the purpose of assuring the availability of high-quality mental health care services to members of the armed forces and dependents entitled to health care under section 1076 of this title, a health care professional referred to in paragraph (1) as being described in this paragraph is a mental health provider providing care through a network under the TRICARE program who— (A) has a current license to practice as a mental health care professional; (B) is providing tele-mental health care services to members of the armed forces or such dependents; and (C) is providing such services under terms and conditions specified by the Secretary (which shall establish the scope of authorized Federal duties for purposes of paragraph (1)). . (b) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue an interim final regulation to implement the amendments made by subsection (a). 702. Reduction or waiver of cost-sharing amounts under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program for certain dependents enrolled in TRICARE Prime Remote program Section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), the Secretary may selectively waive or reduce cost-sharing amounts under this subsection for a dependent of a member of the uniformed services described in section 1074(c)(3)(B) of this title if the dependent is enrolled in the TRICARE Prime Remote program and accompanies the member to the duty assignment of the member at the expense of the Federal Government. . 703. Implementation of authority to provide travel and transportation allowances for specialty care under exceptional circumstances Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to implement the authority of the Secretary under section 1074i(b) of title 10, United States Code. 704. Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include children of retired members of the uniformed services enrolled in family coverage under TRICARE Select Section 1077(a)(16)(B)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting or TRICARE Select before the period at the end. 705. Fertility treatment for certain members of the uniformed services and dependents (a) Fertility treatment (1) In general Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074o the following new section: 1074p. Fertility treatment for certain active duty members of the uniformed services and their dependents (a) In general The use of fertility treatment (including in vitro fertilization) by a member of the uniformed services on active duty (or a dependent of such a member) shall be covered under TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select without regard to the sex, sex characteristics, gender identity, sexual orientation, diagnosis, or marital status of such member or dependent. (b) Fertility treatment defined In this section, the term fertility treatment includes the following: (1) In vitro fertilization or other treatments or procedures in which human oocytes, embryos, or sperm are handled when clinically appropriate. (2) Sperm retrieval. (3) Egg retrieval. (4) Preservation of human oocytes, embryos, or sperm for later reproductive use. (5) Artificial insemination, including intravaginal insemination, intracervical insemination, and intrauterine insemination. (6) Transfer of reproductive genetic material. (7) Medications as prescribed or necessary for fertility. (8) Fertility treatment coordination. (9) Such other information, referrals, treatments, procedures, testing, medications, laboratory services, technologies, and services facilitating reproduction as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1074o the following new item: 1074p. Fertility treatment for certain active duty members of the uniformed services and their dependents. . (b) Exclusion from contracts for former members and their dependents Section 1086 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking subsection (d) and inserting subsections (d) and (j); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) A plan contracted for under subsection (a) may not include coverage for services under section 1074p of this title for former members of the uniformed services or dependents of former members of the uniformed services. . (c) Program on fertility treatment coordination (1) In general Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1110c. Program on fertility treatment coordination (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program on the coordination of fertility treatment by the Secretary for purposes of ensuring patients receive timely fertility treatment. (b) Training and support In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to community health care providers training and support with respect to the unique needs of members of the uniformed services and their dependents. . (2) Fertility treatment coordination plan 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 plan that addresses how the Department of Defense will coordinate with the Department of Veterans Affairs on ensuring the continuum of care, sharing of best practices, and making referrals, as appropriate, with respect to the furnishing of fertility treatment to patients eligible for the receipt of such treatment from the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (3) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1110c. Program on fertility treatment coordination. . (d) Regulations (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall promulgate regulations or subregulatory guidance regarding the implementation of the amendments made by this section. (2) Elements The regulations or subregulatory guidance promulgated under paragraph (1) shall take into account the following: (A) Eligibility requirements for receiving the services described in section 1074p of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). (B) Insurance coverage and reimbursement for such services. (C) Privacy for individuals seeking such services. (D) Consent for handling, testing, storing, shipping, and disposing of the reproductive genetic material of an individual receiving such services, including for situations in which the individual has permanently lost the ability to provide consent. (E) Travel and leave of individuals receiving such services, if required to access such services. (F) Such other requirements as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. (e) Application The amendments made by this section shall apply to services provided on or after October 1, 2026. (f) Rule of construction Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to provide new benefits to or alter existing benefits for former members of the uniformed services or the dependents of former members of the uniformed services. 706. Access to specialty behavioral health care under TRICARE Prime (a) Monitoring of access standards The Secretary of Defense shall continuously monitor the access standards for specialty behavioral health care established pursuant to section 704(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note). (b) Expansion of behavioral health accreditation standards (1) In general If the Secretary determines that behavioral health access in a State does not meet or exceed the access standards described in subsection (a) for more than 12 consecutive months, the Secretary shall expand required behavioral health accreditation standards in that State. (2) State credentials Expanded standards under paragraph (1) in a State shall include appropriate credentials issued by State-level organizations. 707. Assessment on options for inclusion of assisted reproductive technology as services covered under the TRICARE program for members of the Armed Forces and dependents (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment on options for establishing under the TRICARE program an entitlement for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, for in vitro fertilization, and associated services. (b) Factors to consider The assessment required by this section shall include consideration of the following: (1) The extent to which such assisted reproductive technology services are safe and effective. (2) The extent to which such services are covered by other public health programs and by private health insurance carriers and the prevailing circumstances applicable to such coverage. (3) The estimated costs of including such services under the TRICARE program. (4) The expected benefits to active duty military recruiting and retention of such entitlement to care. (5) Alternative options for Congress to consider to expand access to in vitro fertilization and associated services for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents; and (6) Such other matters as the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Report Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the results of the assessment required by this section. 708. Restriction on performance of sex change surgeries (a) In general Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1093 the following new section: 1093a. Performance of sex change surgeries: restrictions (a) Restriction on use of funds Funds available to the Department of Defense may not be used to perform or facilitate sex change surgeries. (b) Restriction on use of facilities No medical treatment facility or other facility of the Department of Defense may be used to perform or facilitate a sex change surgery. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1093 the following new item: 1093a. Performance of sex change surgeries: restrictions. . 709. Prohibition of coverage under TRICARE program of certain medical procedures for children that could result in sterilization Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (20) Affirming hormone therapy, puberty blockers, and other medical interventions for the treatment of gender dysphoria that could result in sterilization may not be provided to a child under the age of 18. . B Brain Health Matters 711. Modifications to Brain Health Initiative of Department of Defense Section 735 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) The identification and dissemination of thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety and associated emerging scientific evidence that— (i) cover brain injury and impulse noise; (ii) measure impact over 24-hour, 72-hour to 96-hour, monthly, annual, and lifetime periods; (iii) are designed to prevent cognitive deficits after firing; (iv) account for the firing of multiple types of heavy weaponry and use of grenades in one period of time; (v) include minimum safe distances and levels of exposure for observers and instructors; and (vi) address shoulder-fired heavy weapons. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (H) The establishment of a standardized treatment program based on interventions that have shown benefit to individuals with brain health issues after a brain injury and the provision of that treatment program to individuals with brain health issues after a brain injury resulting from a potential brain exposure described in subparagraph (A) or high-risk training or occupational activities described in subparagraph (D). (I) The establishment of policies to encourage members of the Armed Forces to seek support for brain health when needed, prevent retaliation against such members who seek care, and address other barriers to seeking help for brain health due to the impact of blast exposure, blast overpressure, or traumatic brain injury. (J) The modification of existing weapons systems to reduce blast exposure of the individual using the weapon and those within the minimum safe distance. ; (2) by striking subsections (c), (e), and (f); (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsections: (c) Thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety (1) Deadline (A) In general Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall identify and disseminate the thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety required under subsection (b)(1)(B). (B) Update Not less frequently than once every five years following the identification and dissemination under subparagraph (A) of the thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety required under subsection (b)(1)(B), the Secretary of Defense shall update those thresholds. (2) Formal training requirement The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that training on the thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety is provided to members of the Armed Forces before training, deployment, or entering other high-risk environments where exposure to blast overpressure is likely. (3) Central repository Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a central repository of blast-related characteristics, such as pressure profiles and common blast loads associated with specific systems and the environments in which they are used. (4) Waivers (A) Protocols The Secretary of Defense may establish and implement protocols to require waivers in cases in which members of the Armed Forces must exceed the safety thresholds described in subsection (b)(1)(B), which shall include a justification for exceeding those safety thresholds. (B) Tracking system Not later than one year after establishing protocols for waivers under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Defense shall establish a Department of Defense-wide tracking system for such waivers, which shall include data contributed by the Secretary of each military department. (C) Report on waivers Not later than one year after establishing protocols for waivers under subparagraph (A), and annually thereafter for a period of five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on such waivers that includes— (i) the number of waivers issued, disaggregated by military department; and (ii) a description of actions taken by the Secretary concerned to track the health effects on members of the Armed Forces of exceeding safety thresholds described in subsection (b)(1)(B), document those effects in medical records, and provide care to those members. (d) Strategies for mitigation and prevention of blast exposure and overpressure risk for high-risk individuals Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall establish strategies for mitigating and preventing blast exposure and blast overpressure risk for individuals most at risk for exposure to high-risk training or high-risk occupational activities, which shall include— (1) a timeline and process for implementing those strategies; (2) a determination of the frequency with which those strategies will be updated, which shall be not less frequently than once every five years; and (3) an assessment of how information regarding those strategies will be disseminated to such individuals, including after those strategies are updated. ; (5) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (3)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting or other remote measurement technology after wearable sensors; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Weapons use Monitoring activities under a pilot program conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be carried out for any member of the Armed Forces firing tier 1 weapons in training or combat, as identified by the Secretary of Defense. ; and (6) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): (f) Reports on Warfighter Brain Health Initiative Not later than March 31, 2025, and not less frequently than annually thereafter for a period of five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes the following: (1) A description of the activities taken under the Initiative and resources expended under the Initiative during the prior fiscal year. (2) The number of members of the Armed Forces impacted by blast overpressure and blast exposure in the prior fiscal year, including— (A) the number of members who reported adverse health effects from blast overpressure or blast exposure; (B) the number of members exposed to blast overpressure or blast exposure; (C) the number of members who received treatment for injuries related to blast overpressure or blast exposure, including at facilities of the Department of Defense and at facilities in the private sector; and (D) the type of care that members receive from facilities of the Department of Defense and the type of care that members receive from facilities in the private sector. (3) A summary of the progress made during the prior fiscal year with respect to the objectives of the Initiative under subsection (b). (4) A description of the steps the Secretary is taking to ensure that activities under the Initiative are being implemented across the Department of Defense and the military departments. . 712. Establishment of Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic Brain Injury and Brain Health as program of record (a) In general Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall establish the Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic Brain Injury and Brain Health (in this section referred to as the Network) headquartered at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence as a program of record subject to milestone reviews and compliance with the requirements under this section. (b) Duties The duties of the Network are as follows: (1) To provide clinical care to prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, symptoms from blast overpressure or blast exposure, and other mental health conditions. (2) To promote standardization of care among the 10 Intrepid Spirit Centers throughout the continental United States, brain health clinics in Alaska and Germany, and other sites as designated by the Director of the Defense Health Agency as being a part of the long-term brain health strategy of the Department of Defense. (3) To support and conduct research and education on traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, blast overpressure or blast exposure, and other mental health conditions. (c) Annual briefing Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of five years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing that shall include, for the year covered by the briefing— (1) the number of individuals to whom the Network has provided services; (2) the number of individuals who return to active duty in the Armed Forces after receiving services from the Network, and the stage in their career at which they seek treatment at the Network; (3) the number of individuals whose families are able to participate in programs provided by the Network; and (4) the number of individuals on a waitlist for treatment at the Network and the average period those individuals are on the waitlist. 713. Brain health and trauma demonstration program (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an intensive comprehensive brain health and trauma demonstration program (in this section referred to as the Program) to provide coordinated, integrated, multi-disciplinary specialist evaluations, treatment initiation, and aftercare coordination in a highly condensed model for members of the Armed Forces and their family members. (b) Duration The Secretary shall carry out the Program for a four-year period beginning on the commencement of the Program. (c) Evidence-based treatment In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall provide evidence-based treatment for traumatic brain injury, blast overpressure, blast exposure, and psychological or neurological conditions that are common among members of the Armed Forces. (d) Evaluation, testing, and treatment The Program shall include the following: (1) Evaluations by health care providers in the areas of brain injury medicine, neuropsychology, clinical psychology, psychiatry, neuroendocrinology, sports medicine, musculoskeletal medicine, vestibular physical therapy, neuroimaging, and hormonal evaluation. (2) Metabolic testing, cardiovascular testing, and cerebrovascular testing. (3) Treatment relating to headaches, sleep interventions and medication, injection-based therapies for musculoskeletal pain, cognitive rehabilitation, vestibular physical therapy, and exercise programming. (e) Coordination In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with private sector non-profit healthcare organizations that have the capacity and infrastructure to provide the care and services required under the Program. (f) Medical records In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall ensure that any treatment received by a member of the Armed Forces under the Program is documented in the medical record of such member. (g) Briefing Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the Program, which shall include— (1) an assessment of the benefits of the Program to members of the Armed Forces and their families; (2) an identification of the number of individuals assisted under the Program; (3) a description of the type of care or services received under the Program; (4) an identification of the rate of members of the Armed Forces returning to duty after receiving care or services under the Program; (5) an assessment of how the Program is ensuring that records of members of the Armed Forces are updated with care or services provided under the Program; and (6) an assessment of whether and how the Program should be expanded. C Health Care Administration 721. Establishment of Indo-Pacific medical readiness program (a) Establishment (1) In general Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a medical readiness program (referred to in this section as the Program) to partner with countries in the Indo-Pacific region to gain access to foreign medical facilities during peacetime and wartime operations and maintain military-wide strategies for medical readiness in the region. (2) Objective The objective of the Program shall be to promote the medical readiness of the Armed Forces and the military forces of partner countries for missions during peacetime and wartime operations by— (A) reducing the movement and distance associated with patient care; (B) increasing the medical capacity of the Department of Defense by expanding patient access to medical facilities across the Indo-Pacific region, where and when appropriate; (C) accrediting foreign medical facilities, which will standardize medical procedures, patient care, and policies related to treating members of the Armed Forces and their dependents; and (D) enhancing interoperability and interchangeability through shared patient record management, medical equipment commonality, and coordination of medical care. (3) Activities In carrying out the Program, the Secretary of Defense shall— (A) assess and integrate current Department of Defense medical capabilities and capacities in the Indo-Pacific region into the Program; (B) select a United States-based accreditation organization to evaluate and accredit foreign medical facilities; (C) coordinate with partner countries to identify and evaluate medical facilities for the Program; (D) establish agreements with foreign medical facilities for potential use of the Program; (E) establish policies and procedures— (i) to reduce patient movement times in various countries in the Indo-Pacific region during peacetime and wartime operations; (ii) to standardize medical procedures, patient care, and policies; (iii) to securely share patient data with foreign countries, when appropriate, such as during a contingency; (iv) with respect to medical equipment commonality and interchangeability; and (v) with respect to the coordination of medical care; and (F) integrate the Program into operational plans of the combatant commands. (b) Strategy (1) In general Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a strategy for the implementation of the Program. (2) Elements The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A governance structure for the Program, including— (i) the officials tasked to oversee the Program; (ii) the functions and duties of such officials with respect to establishing and maintaining the Program; and (iii) mechanisms for coordinating with partner countries selected to participate in the Program. (B) With respect to the selection of partner countries initially selected to participate in the Program— (i) an identification of each such country; (ii) the rationale for selecting each such country; and (iii) any other information the Secretary considers appropriate. (C) A campaign of objectives for the first three fiscal years after the date of the establishment of the Program, including— (i) a description of, and a rational for selecting, such objectives; (ii) an identification of milestones toward achieving such objectives; and (iii) metrics for evaluating success in achieving such objectives. (D) A description of opportunities and potential timelines for future Program expansion, as appropriate. (E) A list of additional authorities, appropriations, or other congressional support necessary to ensure the success of the Program. (F) Any other information the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) Form The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (c) Report (1) In general Not later than October 1, 2026, and annually thereafter until October 1, 2035, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the Program. (2) Elements Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A narrative summary of activities conducted as part of the Program during the preceding fiscal year. (B) Except in the case of the initial report, an assessment of progress toward the objectives establish in accordance with subparagraph (C) in the report for the preceding fiscal year using the metrics established in such report. (C) A campaign of objectives for the three fiscal years after the date of submission of the report, including— (i) a description of, and a rational for selecting, such objectives; (ii) an identification of milestones toward achieving such objectives; and (iii) metrics for evaluating success in achieving such objectives. (D) A description of opportunities and potential timelines for future Program expansion, as appropriate. (E) Any other information the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) Form Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 722. Improved implementation of financial relief for civilians treated in military medical treatment facilities (a) Final rule required The Secretary of Defense shall issue a final rule (or interim final rule) to implement as soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act section 1079b of title 10, United States Code. (b) Treatment of claims (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall hold in abeyance any claims under section 1079b of title 10, United States Code, until the final rule (or interim final rule) required under subsection (a) is in effect. (2) Exception Paragraph (1) does not apply to— (A) claims to third-party payers; or (B) administrative support provided to the Secretary by another Federal agency to assist the Secretary in the administration of section 1079b of title 10, United States Code. 723. Extension of time for modifications to premium sharing plans under TRICARE dental program (a) In general Section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking January 1, 2026 each place it appears and inserting January 1, 2027. (b) Rulemaking Section 701(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2646) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking January 1, 2025 and inserting January 1, 2026; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking January 1, 2026 and inserting January 1, 2027. (c) Briefings Section 701(c) of such Act is amended by striking 2024, 2025, and 2026 and inserting 2025, 2026, and 2027. 724. Medical countermeasures for overseas personnel of the Department of Defense for acute radiation syndrome and thermal burns (a) Program required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to develop requirements for the procurement, pre-positioning, and maintenance of medical countermeasures approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to diagnose, prevent, and treat acute radiation syndrome and thermal burns for use by personnel of the Department of Defense deployed outside the United States. (b) Program specifications In carrying out the program required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consider, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the combatant commands, the following: (1) The number of personnel of the Department of Defense deployed in areas in which the use of tactical nuclear weapons is a substantial threat. (2) Peer-reviewed and published scientific studies regarding safety and efficacy of the potential countermeasures described in subsection (a). (3) Operational requirements of the Department. (4) Appropriate doctrine, training, and operational plans for effective use of such countermeasures. (5) A feasible schedule for implementation of the program. 725. Establishment of public user satisfaction targets related to electronic health record of Defense Health Agency (a) In general The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall establish public user satisfaction targets related to the deployment of and challenges related to electronic health records of the Defense Health Agency. (b) Customer feedback The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall establish continuous customer feedback mechanisms to better understand issues relating to electronic health records of the Defense Health Agency. (c) Briefings Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date that is four years after such date of enactment, the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on how the Director assesses progress towards the achievement of the targets established under subsection (a). 726. Plan of Department of Defense to address recruitment processing delays relating to health record system (a) Plan to address recruitment delays Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a plan to reduce recruitment processing delays associated with the electronic health record system of the Department of Defense, Military Health System Genesis, and other factors relating to the health record system process of the Department, which shall include— (1) the establishment by each military department of a standard period of not more than 75 days between the date on which Military Entrance Processing Stations personnel accept the applicant prescreen and the date of the first recorded contract for such applicant; and (2) the establishment by each military department of standard medical waiver processing times of not more than 60 days. (b) Implementation of Inspector General recommendations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Defense entitled, Review of the Military Services’ Policies and Procedures on the Medical Waiver Process for Recruiting (DODIG–2023–072); and (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the manner in which the Secretary has implemented such recommendations. (c) Annual report on recruitment delays (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the Secretary to address recruitment delays associated with the electronic health record system, Military Health System Genesis and other factors relating to the health record system process of the Department. (2) Elements Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following: (A) The average number of days between the date on which Military Entrance Processing Stations personnel accept the applicant prescreen and the date of the first recorded contract for such applicant, disaggregated by military department. (B) The average number of days for medical waiver processing, disaggregated by military department. (C) The number of medical waivers processed by each military department, including a breakdown of those that were approved and denied and the associated disqualifications requiring a medical waiver. (D) An assessment of the efforts of the Secretary to review the military medical standards for accession to determine whether any disqualifying medical conditions should be removed or modified and to update those standards accordingly. (E) An assessment of the efforts of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department to address the recruitment delays specified in paragraph (1). (F) An assessment of the plans of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department to further address those delays. (3) Inclusion in Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity annual report The Secretary of Defense shall include the matters under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) in each appropriate annual report of the Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity of the Department of Defense. D Access to Contraception 731. Contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program (a) Pharmacy benefits program Section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) (i) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), cost-sharing requirements may not be imposed and cost-sharing amounts may not be collected with respect to any eligible covered beneficiary for any prescription contraceptive on the uniform formulary provided through a retail pharmacy described in paragraph (2)(E)(ii) or through the national mail-order pharmacy program. (ii) This subparagraph shall take effect on October 1, 2034. . (b) TRICARE Select Section 1075 of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, cost-sharing requirements may not be imposed and cost-sharing amounts may not be collected with respect to any beneficiary under this section for a service described in subparagraph (B) that is provided by a network provider. (B) A service described in this subparagraph is any contraceptive method approved, cleared, or authorized under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e), any contraceptive care (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), any sterilization procedure, or any patient education or counseling service provided in connection with any such contraceptive, care, or procedure. (C) This paragraph shall take effect on October 1, 2034. ; and (2) in subsection (f), by striking calculated as and inserting calculated (except as provided in subsection (c)(5)) as. (c) TRICARE Prime Section 1075a of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Prohibition on cost-Sharing for certain services (1) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), cost-sharing requirements may not be imposed and cost-sharing amounts may not be collected with respect to any beneficiary enrolled in TRICARE Prime for a service described in paragraph (2) that is provided under TRICARE Prime. (2) A service described in this paragraph is any contraceptive method approved, cleared, or authorized under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e), any contraceptive care (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), any sterilization procedure, or any patient education or counseling service provided in connection with any such contraceptive, care, or procedure. (3) This subsection shall take effect on October 1, 2034. . 732. Pregnancy prevention assistance at military medical treatment facilities for sexual assault survivors (a) In general Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074p, as added by section 705(a), the following new section: 1074q. Provision of pregnancy prevention assistance at military medical treatment facilities (a) Information and assistance The Secretary of Defense shall promptly furnish to sexual assault survivors at each military medical treatment facility the following: (1) Comprehensive, medically and factually accurate, and unbiased written and oral information about all emergency contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration. (2) Upon request by the sexual assault survivor, emergency contraceptives or, if applicable, a prescription for emergency contraceptives. (3) Notification of the right of the sexual assault survivor to confidentiality with respect to the information and care and services furnished under this section. (b) Information The Secretary shall ensure that information provided pursuant to subsection (a) is provided in language that— (1) is clear and concise; (2) is readily comprehensible; and (3) meets such conditions (including conditions regarding the provision of information in languages other than English) as the Secretary may prescribe in regulations to carry out this section., (c) Effective date This section shall take effect on October 1, 2034. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term sexual assault survivor means any individual who presents at a military medical treatment facility and— (A) states to personnel of the facility that the individual experienced a sexual assault; (B) is accompanied by another person who states that the individual experienced a sexual assault; or (C) whom the personnel of the facility reasonably believes to be a survivor of sexual assault. (2) The term sexual assault means the conduct described in section 1565b(c) of this title that may result in pregnancy. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1074p, as added by section 705(a), the following new item: 1074q. Provision of pregnancy prevention assistance at military medical treatment facilities. . 733. Education on family planning for members of the Armed Forces (a) Education programs (1) In general Not later than October 1, 2035, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a uniform standard curriculum to be used in education programs on family planning for all members of the Armed Forces. (2) Timing Education programs under paragraph (1) shall be provided to members of the Armed Forces as follows: (A) During the first year of service of the member. (B) At such other times as each Secretary of a military department determines appropriate with respect to members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary. (3) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the education programs under paragraph (1) should be evidence-informed and use the latest technology available to efficiently and effectively deliver information to members of the Armed Forces. (b) Elements The uniform standard curriculum for education programs under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Information for members of the Armed Forces on active duty to make informed decisions regarding family planning. (2) Information about the prevention of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus (commonly known as HIV). (3) Information on— (A) the importance of providing comprehensive family planning for members of the Armed Forces, including commanding officers; and (B) the positive impact family planning can have on the health and readiness of the Armed Forces. (4) Current, medically accurate information. (5) Clear, user-friendly information on— (A) all contraceptive methods approved, cleared, or authorized under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e); and (B) where members of the Armed Forces can access their chosen contraceptive. (6) Information on all applicable laws and policies so that members of the Armed Forces are informed of their rights and obligations. (7) Information on the rights of patients to confidentiality. (8) Information on the unique circumstances encountered by members of the Armed Forces and the effects of such circumstances on the use of contraceptives. (c) Effective date This section shall take effect on October 1, 2034. 734. Inclusion of comprehensive contraceptive counseling in health assessment forms (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 Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall— (1) revise the periodic health assessment form of the Department of Defense (Department of Defense Form 3024) to include the information specified in subsection (b); and (2) revise the pre-deployment health assessment form of the Department (Department of Defense Form 2795)— (A) to allow members of the Armed Forces to indicate they would like comprehensive contraceptive counseling; and (B) to include the information specified in subsection (b). (b) Information specified The information specified in this subsection is the following: (1) An explanation of patient-centered contraceptive counseling as recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, including by incorporating any clinical guidance on contraceptive counseling set forth by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2) A description of the full range of contraceptive methods, including any contraceptive drug, device, or biological product approved, cleared, authorized, or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e, 360bbb–3) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262)). (3) Such other information relating to contraceptive counseling as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. E Reports and Other Matters 741. Extension of authority for joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility demonstration fund Section 1704(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2573), as most recently amended by section 104 of division E of the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–180; 136 Stat. 2137), is amended by striking September 30, 2024 and inserting September 30, 2025. 742. Treatment of expert medical opinions with respect to medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking subsection (g) and inserting subsection (h); (2) in subsection (b)(6), by striking subsection (g) and inserting subsection (h); (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking subsection (g) and inserting subsection (h); (4) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) as subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and (5) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Expert medical opinions (1) The Secretary of Defense may not use an expert medical opinion from an individual in determining whether to allow, settle, and pay a claim under this section unless the individual is board-certified in the medical specialty with respect to that claim. (2) If a claim under this section is denied, the Secretary shall provide to the claimant information regarding the qualifications of any individual who provided an expert medical opinion upon which such denial is based. . 743. Expansion of license reciprocity for veterinarians of Department of Defense (a) In general Section 1060c of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking in emergencies; (2) in subsection (a), by striking for the purposes described in subsection (c); and (3) by striking subsection (c). (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 53 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1060c and inserting the following new item: 1060c. Provision of veterinary services. . 744. Plan to ensure access of members of the Armed Forces to safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall establish a plan to ensure access by members of the Armed Forces to safe, high-quality pharmaceutical products and eliminate or mitigate risks in the pharmacy supply chain of the Department of Defense. (b) Elements of plan The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) Improvement of visibility and analytics of the country of origin and sources of supply of finished drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients, key starting material, and other ingredients of pharmaceutical products. (2) Engagement with suppliers of pharmaceutical products with unknown country of origin to determine the source of active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting material. (3) Elimination or reduction of reliance on pharmacy supply chain sources of high risk or very-high risk. (4) A plan for transition to viable therapeutic active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting material alternatives that are domestically sourced or compliant with requirements under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.). (5) Validation of sources of supplies and production capacity from domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers or manufacturers in compliance with requirements under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. (6) Assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility owned by the Department of Defense, including requirements for construction, equipment acquisition, other resource needs, and projected multi-year budget and time schedule requirements. (7) Identification of any other legislative or administrative authorities necessary to determine the feasibility and advisability of establishing such a facility. (8) Collaboration with Federal agencies determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense on all elements of the plan. (c) Briefing required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the plan required by subsection (a), including an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of implementing the plan. 745. Pilot program on delegation of authority to approve recruits with certain medical conditions (a) Pilot program Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a pilot program and issue policy guidance that authorizes and directs the Secretaries concerned (as that term is defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) to delegate authority to the United States Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) to approve a service medical waiver for a set list of otherwise disqualifying medical conditions. (b) Medical consultation process As part of the pilot program, the Under Secretary shall establish a medical consultation process that allows MEPCOM to seek input from the services if a MEPCOM provider determines that more service-specific medical guidance on fitness for duty is needed before approving a recruit with a medical condition described in subsection (c). (c) List of medical conditions To formulate the set list of medical standards described in subsection (a), the service Secretaries shall each identify at least three preexisting medical conditions that are considered disqualifying under DoD Instruction 6130.03, but regularly or automatically receive medical waivers. (d) Termination The pilot program established under subsection (a) shall terminate two years after the date of establishment. (e) Reports (1) Plan Not later than 30 days after the pilot program is established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide a report to the congressional defense committees describing the implementation of the pilot program, including a list of medical standards identified pursuant to subsection (c). (2) Results Not later than 60 days after the pilot program is terminated, the Under Secretary shall provide a report to the congressional defense committees on the results of the pilot program, including the number of recruits approved under the pilot program for each medical condition identified pursuant to subsection (c), a risk assessment of implementation of the pilot program, a comparison of the average number of days to review and adjudicate medical waivers before and during the pilot program, and a recommendation on whether to make the authority under the pilot program permanent. 746. Infectious disease wastewater surveillance system of Department of Defense (a) In general Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1073e the following new section: 1073e–1. Infectious disease wastewater surveillance system (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement an infectious disease wastewater surveillance system that is consistent with the bio surveillance capability-based assessment as part of the Biodefense Posture Review and utilizes data from wastewater systems to monitor for pathogens of concern, conduct infectious disease surveillance for purposes of early warning, preparedness, and response, track existing and emerging infectious diseases, and report on the threat of such infectious diseases at Department of Defense facilities outside of the United States . (b) Requirements In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure the following: (1) The system developed and implemented under such subsection— (A) is comprised of appropriate technologies and a uniform data system across the Department of Defense; and (B) conducts wastewater surveillance at military installations and military medical treatment facilities outside of the United States. (2) Deployed naval vessels and aircraft have access to the capabilities described in such subsection. (3) Members of the armed forces deployed in support of a contingency operation outside of the United States have access to the capabilities described in such subsection. (c) Coordination of data tracking The Secretary shall share wastewater system surveillance data pertaining to Department of Defense facilities outside of the United States under this section with the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the purposes of infectious disease preparedness and response. (d) Reporting The Secretary of Defense shall include with the defense budget materials (as defined by section 231(g) of this title) for a fiscal year a report that contains the following: (1) A plan to research and develop wastewater surveillance technologies, data systems, and capabilities for infectious disease surveillance for purposes of carrying out subsection (a). (2) The number of domestic and international facilities under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are engaged in infectious disease wastewater surveillance. (3) A description of how the Secretary plans to prepare for and monitor new and existing pathogens and infectious disease threats using wastewater surveillance at Department of Defense facilities outside of the United States. (4) A description of how the Secretary plans to rapidly adapt and scale up surveillance at Department of Defense facilities outside of the United States to effectively confront an existing or emerging infectious disease threat, including how the Secretary would develop, validate, and utilize new diagnostic tests and ensure an adequate lab testing capability could be rapidly activated. (5) A description of how the Secretary plans to continuously incorporate the latest science into wastewater surveillance efforts at Department of Defense facilities outside of the United States. (6) If appropriate, a description of how the Secretary will contract services with outside stakeholders to procure or develop products capable of detecting existing and emerging pathogens at Department of Defense facilities outside of the United States. (7) A description of how the Secretary plans to integrate and report data generated from wastewater surveillance systems at Department of Defense facilities outside of the United States to support preparedness for and response to existing and emerging infectious diseases. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1073e the following new item: 1073e–1. Infectious disease wastewater surveillance system. . 747. Reports on suicide among members of the Armed Forces and suicide prevention programs and activities of the Department of Defense Section 741(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1467) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking January 31, 2021 and inserting January 31, 2031; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (J) as subparagraphs (I) through (M), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraphs: (F) With respect to the number of suicides, attempted suicides, or known cases of suicidal ideation identified under subparagraph (A), the military job code (Army military occupational specialty, Navy enlisted classification or billet, Marine Corps military occupational specialty, Air Force specialty code, or Coast Guard rating). (G) A compilation of suicide data by military job code to determine which military career fields have a higher per capita suicide rate compared to— (i) other military career fields for the same time period; (ii) the overall suicide rate for each Armed Force for the same time period; (iii) the overall suicide rate for the Department of Defense for the same time period; and (iv) the national suicide rate for the same time period. (H) A disaggregation of suicide data by age. . 748. Report on plan for testing for helicobacter pylori for certain members of the Armed Forces (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing a plan, cost estimate, and feasibility study for implementing testing for helicobacter pylori (commonly known as H. pylori)— (1) during accession physicals for the Armed Forces; and (2) for members of the Armed Forces— (A) deployed to countries with high rates of H. pylori; or (B) subjected to crowded living conditions, such as ship berthing. (b) Elements The report required under subsection (a) shall include an estimate of costs for implementing a program for conducting testing described in subsection (a), which shall include testing for H. pylori using breath and stool-based methods. (c) Consideration of expertise In preparing the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary may, and is encouraged to, seek the input and expertise of physician experts, including gastroenterologists who have expertise in— (1) the field of H. pylori; (2) the gastrointestinal diseases and disorders that arise from H. pylori; or (3) the screening and testing mechanisms for those diseases and disorders. 749. Report on non-covered expenses related to cancer treatments for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents (a) In general Not later than 270 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 evaluating the feasibility of establishing a program to facilitate access to supplementary insurance designed to help members of the Armed Forces and their dependents with financial expenses not currently covered by existing programs related to screening, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. (b) Assessment of expenses not currently covered The report required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of expenses incurred by members of the Armed Forces related to screening, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer, that are not currently covered by existing benefits provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, including— (1) adjustments to housing or vehicles; (2) travel and lodging expenses; (3) childcare expenses; (4) potential gaps in insurance coverage; (5) home healthcare and caretaker expenses; (6) lost income for spouses due to caretaker responsibilities; and (7) expenses associated with modified diets due to chemotherapy and radiation treatment. (c) Review and explanation of commercial insurance products The report required by subsection (a) shall include a review and explanation of insurance products designed to cover expenses associated with a significant cancer diagnosis not ordinarily covered by traditional health insurance. VIII Acquisition policy A Acquisition policy and management 801. Modifications to other transaction authority Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking senior procurement executive for the agency as designated for the purpose of section 1702(c) of title 41, or, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense Agency, the director of the agency and inserting head of contracting activity; and (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering or the Under Secretary of Defense of Acquisition and Sustainment and inserting senior procurement executive for the agency as designated for the purpose of section 1702(c) of title 41, or, for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense Agency, the director of the agency; and (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) The authority of the head of contracting activity under paragraph (2)(A), and the authority of the senior procurement executive or director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense Agency under paragraph (2)(B), may not be delegated. ; and (2) in subsection (i)(4)(A), by striking September 30, 2025 and inserting September 30, 2030. 802. Streamlining of Milestone A requirements (a) Streamlining (1) In general Section 4251 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in the section heading, by striking determination required and inserting factors to be considered; (B) in subsection (a)(2)— (i) by striking the Secretary of the military department concerned and the Chief of the armed forces concerned concur in; and (ii) by inserting do not overly constrain future trade space after with regard to the program; (C) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) Factors to be considered for milestone a approval A major defense acquisition program or subprogram may not receive Milestone A approval or otherwise be initiated prior to Milestone B approval until the milestone decision authority confirms that the following factors were considered in the decision to grant Milestone A approval: (1) The program or subprogram fulfills an approved requirements document. (2) The program or subprogram has conducted appropriate market research. (3) With respect to any identified areas of risk, there is a plan to reduce the risk. (4) Planning for sustainment has been addressed. (5) An analysis of alternatives has been performed consistent with study guidance developed by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, or in lieu of an analysis of alternatives, early experimentation with a combatant commander has been conducted. (6) A lifecycle cost estimate for the program or subprogram has been submitted by the component and that the level of resources required to complete the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of the program is sufficient for successful program execution. (7) The program or subprogram meets any other considerations the milestone decision authority considers relevant. ; (D) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (E) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Written record of milestone decision The milestone decision authority shall issue a written record of decision at the time that Milestone A approval is granted. The record shall confirm compliance with subsection (b) and specifically state that the milestone decision authority considered the factors described in such subsection prior to the decision to grant milestone approval. The milestone decision authority shall retain records of the basis for the milestone decision. ; (F) in subsection (d), as redesignated by subparagraph (D)— (i) in paragraph (1)— (I) in the paragraph heading, by striking brief summary report and inserting notification; and (II) by striking a brief summary report that contains the following elements and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting a written record of the milestone decision.; and (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) Additional information At the request of any of the congressional defense committees or, in the case of intelligence or intelligence-related activities, the congressional intelligence committees, the milestone decision authority shall submit to the committee an explanation of the basis for the decision to grant Milestone A approval with respect to a major defense acquisition program or major subprogram, and make available all underlying documentation. ; and (G) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking initial capabilities document and inserting requirements document; (ii) by striking paragraphs (4), (6), and (7); (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (8) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (iv) by inserting after paragraph (5), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: (6) The term written record of milestone decision, with respect to a major defense acquisition program or a major subprogram, means a document signed by the milestone decision authority that formalizes approved entry of the program or subprogram into the next phase of the acquisition process. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 322 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the item relating to section 4251, by striking determination required and inserting factors to be considered. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 4272 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking risk assessments— and all that follows through (2) before any decision and inserting risk assessments before any decision. (2) Section 3221(b)(6)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 4251 or. (3) Section 3222(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking a milestone phase and inserting the engineering and manufacturing development phase, or production and deployment phase,; and (B) by striking authority that— and all that follows through (2) for the for the engineering and manufacturing development phase, or production and deployment phase, includes a cost estimate and inserting authority that includes a cost estimate. 803. Streamlining of Milestone B requirements (a) In general Section 4252 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking certification required before and inserting factors to be considered before; (2) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f); (3) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), and (g), as subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (4) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, the following new subsection: (a) Responsibilities Before granting Milestone B approval for a major defense acquisition program or major subprogram, the milestone decision authority for the program or subprogram shall ensure that— (1) information about the program or subprogram is sufficient to warrant entry of the program or subprogram into the engineering and manufacturing development phase; (2) appropriate trade-offs among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance objectives have been made to ensure that the program or subprogram is affordable when considering the per-unit cost and the total life-cycle cost, and the Secretary of the military department concerned and the Chief of the armed force concerned concur with these trade-offs; and (3) there are sound plans for progression of the program or subprogram to the production phase. ; (5) by amending subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (3), to read as follows: (b) Factors to be considered for Milestone B approval A major defense acquisition program or major subprogram may not receive Milestone B approval until the milestone decision authority confirms the following factors were considered in the decision to grant Milestone B approval: (1) The program or subprogram has an approved systems engineering plan. (2) The technology in the program or subprogram has been demonstrated in a relevant environment. (3) Appropriate trade-offs among cost, schedule, technical feasibility, and performance objectives have been made to ensure that the program is affordable when considering the per unit cost and the total life-cycle cost. (4) Reasonable lifecycle cost and schedule estimates have been developed to execute, with the concurrence of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, the plan under the program or subprogram. (5) The estimated procurement unit cost for the program or subprogram and the estimated date for initial operational capability for the baseline description for the program or subprogram (under section 4214 of this title) have been established. (6) Funding is expected to be available to execute the product development and production plan for the program or subprogram, consistent with the estimates described in paragraph (4) for the program or subprogram. (7) Appropriate market research, including of commercial products and services, has been conducted prior to technology development. (8) The Department of Defense has completed an analysis of alternatives with respect to the program or subprogram, or in lieu of an analysis of alternatives, early experimentation with a combatant commander has been conducted. (9) The Joint Requirements Oversight Council has reviewed the operational requirements for the program or subprogram. (10) Life-cycle sustainment planning has identified and evaluated sustainment cost elements, factors, risks, and gaps that are likely to drive future operations and support costs or identify changes to system design that could reduce costs. (11) An estimate has been made of the requirements for core logistics capabilities and the associated sustaining workloads required to support such requirements. (12) The program or subprogram complies with all relevant policies, regulations, and directives of the Department of Defense. (13) Appropriate actions are planned for the acquisition of technical data required to support the program or subprogram. (14) The program or subprogram has an approved life-cycle sustainment plan required under section 4324(b) of this title. (15) In the case of a naval vessel program or subprogram, such program or subprogram is in compliance with the requirements of section 8669b of this title. ; (6) by inserting after subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (3), the following new subsection: (c) Written record of milestone decision The milestone decision authority shall issue a written record of decision at the time that Milestone B approval is granted. The record shall confirm compliance with subsection (b) and specifically state that the milestone decision authority considered the factors described in subsection (b) prior to the decision to grant milestone approval. The milestone decision authority shall retain records of the basis for the milestone decision. ; (7) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking certifications or determination and inserting basis for milestone approval; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking certifications or a determination under subsection (a) and inserting a written record of the milestone decision under subsection (c); (ii) in subparagraph (A)— (I) by striking certifications or determination of the milestone decision authority and inserting decision of the milestone decision authority; and (II) by striking certifications or determination specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) and inserting decision specified in subsection (b); and (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking certifications or determination and inserting decision; and (C) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking withdraw the certifications or determination concerned or; and (ii) by striking certifications, determinations, or approval are and inserting approval is; (8) by amending subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (3), to read as follows: (e) Submissions to Congress on Milestone B (1) Notification Not later than 15 days after granting Milestone B approval for a major defense acquisition program or major subprogram, the milestone decision authority for the program or subprogram shall provide to the congressional defense committees and, in the case of intelligence or intelligence-related activities, the congressional intelligence committees a written record of the milestone decision. (2) Additional information (A) At the request of any of the congressional defense committees or, in the case of intelligence or intelligence-related activities, the congressional intelligence committees, the milestone decision authority shall submit to the committee an explanation of the basis for the decision to grant Milestone B approval with respect to a major defense acquisition program or major subprogram, and make available all underlying documentation. (B) The explanation or additional information shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ; and (9) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (3)— (A) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4); and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) The term written record of milestone decision, with respect to a major defense acquisition program or a major subprogram, means a document signed by the milestone decision authority that formalizes approved entry of the program or subprogram into the next phase of the acquisition process. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 322 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the item relating to section 4252, by striking certification required before and inserting factors to be considered before. 804. Modification of major defense acquisition program definition Section 4201(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking is not a highly sensitive classified program (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) and; (2) in paragraph (1), by striking that is designated and inserting is designated; and (3) in paragraph (2), by striking that is estimated and inserting is estimated. 805. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding (a) In general Chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 3602. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding (a) Guidance required The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Comptroller of the Department of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall establish guidance for a middle tier of acquisition programs that are intended to be completed in a period of two to five years. (b) Acquisition pathways The guidance required by subsection (a) shall cover the following two acquisition pathways: (1) Rapid prototyping The rapid prototyping pathway shall provide for the use of innovative technologies to rapidly develop fieldable prototypes to demonstrate new capabilities and meet emerging military needs. The objective of an acquisition program under this pathway shall be to field a prototype that can be demonstrated in an operational environment and provide for a residual operational capability within five years of the development of an approved requirement. (2) Rapid fielding The rapid fielding pathway shall provide for the use of proven technologies to field production quantities of new or upgraded systems with minimal development required. The objective of an acquisition program under this pathway shall be to begin production within six months and complete fielding within five years of the development of an approved requirement. (c) Expedited process (1) In general The guidance required by subsection (a) shall provide for a streamlined and coordinated requirements, budget, and acquisition process that results in the development of an approved requirement for each program in a period of not more than six months from the time that the process is initiated. Programs that are subject to the guidance shall not be subject to the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System Manual and Department of Defense Directive 5000.01. (2) Rapid prototyping With respect to the rapid prototyping pathway, the guidance shall include— (A) a merit-based process for the consideration of innovative technologies and new capabilities to meet needs communicated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commanders; (B) a process for developing and implementing acquisition and funding strategies for the program; (C) a process for demonstrating and evaluating the performance of fieldable prototypes developed pursuant to the program in an operational environment; and (D) a process for transitioning successful prototypes to new or existing acquisition programs for production and fielding under the rapid fielding pathway or the traditional acquisition system, or for iterating within the rapid prototyping pathway using a process provided pursuant to paragraph (4)(F). (3) Rapid fielding With respect to the rapid fielding pathway, the guidance shall include— (A) a merit-based process for the consideration of existing products and proven technologies to meet needs communicated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commanders; (B) a process for demonstrating performance and evaluating for current operational purposes the proposed products and technologies; (C) a process for developing and implementing acquisition and funding strategies for the program; (D) a process for considering lifecycle costs and addressing issues of logistics support and system interoperability; and (E) a process for identifying and exploiting opportunities to use the rapid fielding pathway to reduce total ownership costs. (4) Streamlined procedures The guidance for the programs shall provide for any of the following streamlined procedures: (A) The service acquisition executive of the military department concerned shall appoint a program manager for such program from among candidates from among civilian employees or members of the armed forces who have significant and relevant experience managing large and complex programs. (B) The program manager of a defense streamlined program shall be provided staff positions for a technical staff, including experts in business management, cost estimation, contracting, auditing, engineering, certification, testing, certification, and logistics, to enable the manager to manage the program without the technical assistance of another organizational unit of an agency to the maximum extent practicable. (C) The program manager of a defense streamlined program shall be authorized, in coordination with the users of the equipment and capability to be acquired and the test community, to make trade-offs among life-cycle costs, requirements, and schedules to meet the goals of the program. (D) The service acquisition executive, acting in coordination with the defense acquisition executive, shall serve as the decision authority for the program, or delegate decision authority at their discretion. (E) The program manager of a defense streamlined program shall be provided a process to expeditiously seek a waiver from any regulatory requirement, or in the case of a statutory requirement, a waiver from Congress, that the program manager determines adds cost, schedule, or performance delays with little or no value to the management of the program. (F) Service acquisition executives shall develop an expedited review process to permit continuous iterative prototyping and fielding cycles under the same program provided operational capability is fielded within every five-year period. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3601 the following new item: 3602. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding. . (c) Repeal of superseded authority Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.) is repealed. 806. Advisory panel on the requirements process of the Department of Defense (a) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain within the Department of Defense an advisory panel on streamlining the requirements process of the Department of Defense. (b) Membership The advisory panel shall consist of not more than 10 members, four of which are to be appointed by the Secretary of Defense, and two each by the Secretaries of the military departments who have experience in matters relating to the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process of the Department of Defense or innovative requirements and product development methods of the private sector. In making appointments to the advisory panel, the Secretary shall ensure that the members of the panel reflect diverse experiences in the public and private sectors. (c) Duties (1) In general The advisory panel shall advise the Secretary of Defense on the effectiveness of the requirements process and develop options for reform. (2) Basis for provision of advice For purposes of providing advice to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection, the advisory panel shall— (A) review and synthesize existing research on requirements reform and provide an evaluation of the recommendations specified in extant research for modernizing the requirements process, including— (i) publications by discretionary advisory committees established by the Department of Defense; (ii) federally funded research and development centers; (iii) independent, non-governmental institutes described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (iv) other entities that have subject matter expertise; (B) examine the effectiveness of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process, and adjacent practices of the Department of Defense, particularly with respect to facilitating defense modernization; (C) examine alternative requirements processes of the Department of Defense, including— (i) the Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement and Joint Emergent Operational Needs Statement associated with the Urgent Acquisition Pathway; (ii) the rapid processes for validating requirements for the Middle Tier of Acquisition Pathway; and (iii) the User Agreement and Capability Needs Statement associated with the Software Acquisition Pathway; (D) consider potential alternatives to requirements processes and practices to maximize the ability of the Department of Defense to respond in a timely manner to current and future threats; and (E) make legislative and policy recommendations to improve processes and practices to field the operational capabilities necessary to outpace near-peer competitors, provide data and analytical insight, and support an integrated budget that is aligned with the most recent National Defense Strategy. (d) Administrative matters The Secretary of Defense shall provide the advisory panel established pursuant to subsection (a) with timely access to appropriate information, data, resources, and analysis so that the advisory panel may conduct a thorough and independent assessment as required under such subsection. (e) Annual reports Not later than March 30, 2025, and annually thereafter, the advisory panel shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing the results of the activities of the advisory panel pursuant to this section during the preceding year. (f) Termination The advisory panel shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the establishment of the advisory panel pursuant to subsection (a). 807. Modification to submission of certified cost or pricing data Section 3705(b)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking may include a notation on such offerors in the system used by the Federal Government to monitor or record contractor past performance and inserting shall include an entry on such offerors in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System within the System for Award Management. 808. Autonomous system acquisition pathways (a) Preference The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, acquisition programs of the Department of Defense for autonomous unmanned aerial systems utilize separate, parallel acquisition pathways for hardware and software. (b) Implementation The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the acquisition decision authority, with respect to the acquisition of autonomous unmanned aerial systems and to the maximum extent practicable— (1) utilize the appropriate software acquisition and development pathway as created under section 800 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note); (2) reduce duplicative, overlapping, and unnecessary documentation for the parallel acquisition pathways and manage the pathways as a single acquisition program; (3) include requirements for containerization of software and an architecture enabling microservices; and (4) for the acquisition of both hardware and software components of such programs, adhere to the commercial preference requirements established in section 3453 of title 10, United States Code. 809. Designation of program executive office for acquisition of open-source intelligence tools for Army (a) In general The Secretary of the Army may designate an existing program executive office within the Army to be responsible for the acquisition of open-source intelligence tools. (b) Responsibilities If the Secretary designates an existing program office under subsection (a), that office shall be responsible for the selection, procurement, and evaluation of open-source intelligence tools for the Army. (c) Open-source intelligence tools defined In this section, the term open-source intelligence tools has the meaning given that term in section 430b(d) of title 10, United States Code. 810. Ensuring competition in artificial intelligence procurement (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Artificial intelligence; AI The terms artificial intelligence and AI have the meaning given the term artificial intelligence in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401). (2) Cloud computing The term cloud computing has the meaning given the term in Special Publication 800–145 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or any successor document. (3) Cloud provider The term cloud provider means any company engaged in the provision, sale, or licensing of cloud computing to customers, including individuals and businesses. (4) Covered provider The term covered provider means any cloud provider or foundation model provider that has entered into contracts with the Department of Defense totaling at least $50,000,000 in any of the 5 previous fiscal years. (5) Dual-use foundation model The term dual-use foundation model means an artificial intelligence model that— (A) (i) is trained on broad data; (ii) generally uses self-supervision; (iii) contains at least 1,000,000,000 parameters; and (iv) is applicable across a wide range of contexts; or (B) exhibits, or could be easily modified to exhibit, high levels of performance at tasks that pose a serious risk to security, national economic security, national public health, or safety. (6) Foundation model developer The term foundation model developer means any company engaged in the provision, sale, or licensing of foundation models to customers, including individuals and businesses. (7) Multi-cloud technology The term multi-cloud technology means architecture and services that allow for data, application, and program portability, usability, and interoperability between infrastructure, platforms, and hosted applications of multiple cloud providers and between public, private, and edge cloud environments in a manner that securely delivers operational and management consistency, comprehensive visibility, and resiliency. (b) Cloud procurement requirement The Secretary of Defense shall, in contracting provisions with cloud providers, promote security and competition in the procurement of cloud computing by requiring a competitive award process for each procurement of cloud computing services. The competitive process should prioritize security and interoperability requirements. Multi-cloud technology should be considered where feasible and advantageous. (c) Data training and use protection The Secretary of Defense shall update or promulgate provisions of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement to ensure that— (1) Government-furnished data, provided for purposes of development and operation of AI products and services to the Department of Defense, is not disclosed or used without proper authorization by the Department of Defense; (2) Government-furnished data stored on vendor systems, provided for purposes of development and operation of AI products and services to the Department of Defense, is appropriately protected from other data on such systems; (3) violation of these provisions shall be subject to specific penalties, including fines and contract termination; and (4) component acquisition executives may issue exemptions upon— (A) determining that issuing an exemption is not inconsistent with national security; and (B) notifying the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the specific provisions exempted, the vendor and program being issued the exemption, and the justification for the exemption. (d) Reporting (1) In general Not later than January 15, 2026, and annually thereafter for four years, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the competition, innovation, barriers to entry, and concentrations of market power or market share in the AI space for each period covered by the report. The report shall also include recommendations of appropriate legislative and administrative action. (2) Publication The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, shall ensure that the report is made available to the public by— (A) posting a publicly releasable version of the report on a website of the Department of Defense; and (B) upon request, transmitting the report by other means, as long as such transmission is at no cost to the Department. 811. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the Department of Defense to third parties (a) Expansion of protections Subsection (c)(1) of section 4662 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking obtained by and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting obtained by a contractor or subcontractor described in subsection (a).. (b) Waiver authority Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows: (b) Waiver (1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to a sale, licensing, or other transfer of covered individually identifiable Department employee data on a case-by-case basis as may be necessary in the interest of national security if the Secretary determines that such waiver poses a minimal threat to the privacy of Department of Defense employees. The Secretary of Defense may not delegate the authority under this subsection to an official who has not been Presidentially appointed and confirmed by the Senate. (2) (A) Not later than January 15, 2026, and annually thereafter for four years, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the use of the authority under this subsection for the fiscal year preceding the date of submission of the report. The report shall include, for each use of the waiver— (i) the specific justification for providing the waiver; (ii) an identification of the contractor or subcontractor that is the subject of the waiver request; and (iii) an identification of the purpose of the sale, licensing, or transfer that is the subject of the waiver request. (B) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, shall ensure that the report is made available to the public by— (i) posting the report on a publicly accessible Internet website of the Department of Defense; and (ii) upon request, transmitting the report by other means, as long as such transmission is at no cost to the Department. . B Amendments to general contracting authorities, procedures, and limitations 821. Limitation on certain options for cost contracts (a) Amendments Section 3322 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Limitation on certain options (1) In general The contracting officer shall limit the number of low-rate initial production lots to not more than one for any production quantities procured using fixed priced-type options on a covered contract. (2) Waiver The limitation in paragraph (1) may be waived on a case-by-case basis by the concerned service acquisition executive or by the Secretary of Defense if the program is a joint program. In any case, this waiver authority shall not be delegated below the level of a service acquisition executive. (3) Definitions In this subsection: (A) The term covered contract means a cost reimbursement-type contract for the development of a major system. (B) The term development shall have the same meaning as in section 4001 of title 10, United States Code. (C) The term low-rate initial production shall have the same meaning as in section 4231 of title 10, United States Code. (D) The term major system shall have the same meaning as in section 3041 of title 10, United States Code. . (b) Conforming regulations Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to conform with subsection (d) of section 3322 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 822. Treatment of unilateral definitization of a contract as a final decision Section 3372(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; (2) by striking officer.—With respect to and inserting the following: “officer.— (1) In general With respect to ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Treatment of unilateral definitization of a contract as a final decision A unilateral definitization by a contracting officer shall be considered a final decision under chapter 71 of title 41, and a contractor may appeal this decision at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals or the United States Court of Federal Claims. . 823. Updates to earned value management system requirements Section 827(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4601) is amended— (1) by striking date of the enactment of this Act and inserting date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; and (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: (2) increase the contract value threshold associated with earned value management system requirements for cost contracts or incentive contracts from $20,000,000 to $50,000,000; and (3) increase the contract value threshold associated requiring a defense contractor to use an approved earned value management system from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000 . 824. Pilot program on capability-based analysis of price of goods or services offered by nontraditional defense contractors (a) Pilot program The head of an agency may use alternative capability-based analysis to determine whether the proposed price or fee for a commercial product or commercial service offered by a nontraditional defense contractor (as that term is defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code) is fair and reasonable. (b) Report Not later than February 1, 2028, 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 evaluating the pilot program established under subsection (a), including the following elements: (1) A summary of activities conducted because of the inclusion of alternative capability-based analysis into the evaluation of proposals offered by nontraditional contractors, including specific examples. (2) An analysis of the effectiveness of the pilot program in increasing nontraditional defense contractor participation in the defense industrial base and in increasing access by the Department of Defense to new technologies or capabilities. (3) Recommendations on— (A) the continuation of the pilot program; (B) changes to existing law; and (C) the expansion of the program to include other contractors. (c) Sunset The authority under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2029. (d) Alternative capacity-based analysis defined In this section, the term alternative capability-based analysis means an analysis of the value to the Federal Government of a commercial product or commercial service that considers one or more of the following elements: (1) The fitness of the product or service for the particular purpose such product or service is being procured. (2) The unique nature of, technical expertise required to produce or provide, and the non-Federal resources expended to develop such product or service. (3) The business model or financial projections of the nontraditional defense contractor, commensurate with the scale of the potential investment by the Secretary of Defense, which may include cost information, self-funded risk, financial projections, expenditure rates, estimates of total sales market, and other financial, technical, or management data. (4) The estimated total cost avoidance or increased capacity afforded by the offered product or service in relation to current and future costs of programs and operations that provide the same or similar capabilities. (5) Input from the military user on the potential value added by the improved capabilities or production processes. 825. Extension of the pilot program for streamlining awards for innovative technology projects Section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 3702 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting , a multi-year procurement as defined by section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, a block buy or multi-ship buy authorized by Congress, or the after Small Business Innovation Research Program; and (2) in subsection (f), by striking October 1, 2024 and inserting October 1, 2029. 826. Use of fixed-price type contracts for certain shipbuilding programs Section 818 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2329) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Conditions with respect to certain shipbuilding contracts (1) In general The number of fixed price ships awarded on a contract for the procurement of shipbuilding associated with a major defense acquisition program may not be more than two if— (A) the milestone decision authority authorizes the use of a fixed-price type contract at the time of a decision on Milestone B approval; and (B) the scope of the work of the fixed-price type contract includes both the detail design and construction of items for such major defense acquisition program. (2) Waiver The limitation in paragraph (1) may be waived by the Secretary concerned if written notification of a granted waiver, including certification that basic and functional design are complete, is provided to the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after issuance of the waiver. (3) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Basic and functional design The term basic and functional design has the meaning provided in section 8669c(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code. (B) Construction The term construction means steel cutting and block fabrication, assembly, and outfitting of blocks, keel laying, and block erection supporting the launch and eventual delivery of a completed ship. (C) Detail design The term detail design means the finalization of design using 3D modeling to enable the generation of work instructions for each block of the ship. These work instructions show detailed system information and support construction, including guidance for subcontractors and suppliers, installation drawings, schedules, material lists, and lists of prefabricated materials and parts. . 827. Modifications to commercial product and commercial service determinations (a) Commercial product and commercial service determinations Section 3456 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking a contract award and inserting a determination described in paragraph (1); and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (3) Appeals The Department of Defense shall establish a formal appeals process for contractors when a non-commercial determination is made by a Department of Defense contracting officer. (4) Price reasonableness Should a contracting officer of the Department of Defense determine that the price offered by the contractor is not fair and reasonable, or the contractor denies requests for additional cost or pricing data, then the contracting officer may determine the product or service to be on-commercial. ; and (2) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) by inserting , including a subcontract, after A contract; (B) by inserting (including any for such product with a prior part number, but same functionality) after for a product; and (C) by inserting the prior subcontract determination was not issued by a Department of Defense contracting officer or after for purposes of this chapter unless. (b) Exceptions Section 3703(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking commercial product or commercial service; and (B) by inserting that a product or service is or is not commercial after Department of Defense; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking a product or service previously determined to be a commercial product or a commercial service using procedures other than and inserting a commercial product or commercial service or a non-commercial product or a non-commercial service using; and (B) by inserting or a non-commercial product or non-commercial service after authorized for the procurement of a commercial product or a commercial service. 828. Requirement for contractors to provide reasonable access to repair materials (a) In general Chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 4663. Requirement for contractors to provide reasonable access to repair materials (a) In general The head of an agency may not enter into a contract for the procurement of goods or services unless the contractor agrees in writing to provide the Department of Defense fair and reasonable access to all the repair materials, including parts, tools, and information, used by the manufacturer or provider or their authorized partners to diagnose, maintain, or repair the good or service. (b) Fair and reasonable access defined In this section, the term fair and reasonable access means, as applicable— (1) provision at prices, terms, and conditions that are equivalent to the most favorable prices, terms, and conditions under which the manufacturer, or an authorized reseller or distributor, offers the part, tool, or information to an authorized repair provider, accounting for any discount, rebate, convenient and timely means of delivery, means of enabling fully restored and updated functionality, rights of use, or other incentive or preference the manufacturer offers to an authorized repair provider; or (2) if a manufacturer does not offer, directly or through an authorized reseller or distributor, the part, tool, or information to any authorized repair provider, provision of such part, tool, or information at prices, terms, and conditions that are otherwise determined to be fair and reasonable by the Government in accordance with this title. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4662 the following new item: 4663. Requirement for contractors to provide reasonable access to repair materials. . (c) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of section 4663 of title 10, United States Code, as added by this section, including a description of compliance by the Department with the requirements of such section. C Industrial base matters 841. Domestic nonavailability determinations (a) Public disclosure of domestic nonavailability determinations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall develop and implement a plan for public disclosure all domestic nonavailability determinations issued by the Department on an annual basis. (b) Requirement for process for periodic re-evaluation of domestic nonavailability determinations Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish a process to allow industry to request reassessment of domestic nonavailability determinations made public pursuant to subsection (a) for commercially viable domestic alternatives. (c) Interim briefing on re-evaluation process Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the status of implementation of the process established under subsection (b). (d) Domestic nonavailability determination definition In this section the term domestic nonavailability determination means a determination made for purposes of providing an availability exception pursuant to section 4862(c) of title 10, United States Code. 842. Pilot program for the qualification of alternative sources (a) Pilot program Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall establish a pilot program for the purposes of expediting the qualification of key technologies critical to the supply chains of a covered program by establishing a process to rapidly qualify a key technology through the military department’s appropriate technical warrant holder. (b) Covered key technologies For the purposes of this pilot program, key technologies include— (1) additive manufacturing; (2) energetics; (3) solid rocket motors; (4) castings and forgings; and (5) unmanned systems. (c) Covered programs For the purposes of this pilot program, each military department shall designate at least one major defense acquisition program (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code) that has received Milestone C approval (as defined in section 4172(e)(8) of title 10, United States Code) and at least one middle tier acquisition program (as defined in section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.). (d) 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 the Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives with a detailed plan to implement the pilot program required under this section. (e) Annual report Beginning on the date on which the first program is designated under subsection (c) and until the termination date described in subsection (f), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an annual report on the progress, challenges, and lessons learned in executing this pilot program, including the applicability of applying the expedited qualification process established under the pilot program more broadly across each military department. (f) Sunset The authority to select programs for inclusion in the pilot program established under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2029. 843. Domestic production of stainless steel flatware and dinnerware (a) In general Section 4862(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs: (3) Stainless steel flatware. (4) Dinnerware. . (b) Sunset Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4862(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), are repealed effective December 31, 2027. 844. Inclusion of recycled and reused minerals and metals in preference for sourcing of strategic and critical materials Section 848(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3769; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , including processing of strategic and critical materials derived from recycled or reused minerals or metals, after United States; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting , including such materials derived from recycled or reused minerals or metals, after materials; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph (D): (D) the development of cost-effective sources of supply of strategic and critical materials derived from recycled or reused minerals or metals; and . 845. Process for consulting on national security import reviews (a) Review process (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a process for investigating and reporting on the national security implications of imports when asked to consult by another Federal agency as part of a national security review of imports, such as under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862). (2) Sharing of Department views The Secretary shall design the process required by subsection (a) to ensure that the views of the Department of Defense with respect to the imports being reviewed are shared with the relevant Federal agencies. (b) Annual report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 2029, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (1) a list of all imports reviewed as part of the process established under subsection (a) during the year preceding submission of the report; (2) an assessment of the supply chain risks posed by those imports; (3) a plan to mitigate any such risks through actions including stockpiling, increasing domestic production, or acquiring alternative sources; and (4) a description of the roles that treaty allies and major non-NATO allies have in the supply chains for those imports. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Major non-NATO ally The term major non-NATO ally has the meaning given that term in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403). (2) National security The term national security— (A) means the protection of the United States from foreign aggression; and (B) does not otherwise include the protection of the general welfare of the United States. (3) Treaty ally The term treaty ally means a country with which the United States has a treaty for collective defense in effect. 846. Solid rocket motor industrial base (a) In general Not later than March 1, 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting through the Director of the Joint Production Accelerator Cell and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a roadmap for the future desired state for the solid rocket motor (SRM) industrial base. (b) Coordination In developing this roadmap required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall coordinate with the following officials: (1) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition. (2) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology. (3) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. (4) Service munitions Program Executive Officers, as appropriate. (5) The Director of the Missile Defense Agency. (c) Elements The roadmap under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) The current and future capability and capacity of existing solid rocket motor manufacturers, Aerojet Rocketdyne and Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK). (2) The capability and capacity of potential new entrants to the solid rocket motor industrial base, including companies funded by the United States Government. (3) An assessment of the process for qualifying new entrants, including new manufacturing processes, for solid rocket motors. (4) An assessment of the capacity and capability of the SRM industrial base to support the demands of existing munitions program of record. (5) An assessment of the capacity and capability of the SRM industrial base to support potential future demands of munitions programs. (6) An assessment of emerging technologies or manufacturing processes that would support the modernization or evolution of the SRM industrial base. (7) A mapping of program of record and anticipated or potential future munitions programs to SRM manufacturer throughput. (8) Identification of current and potential shortfalls in common precursors and chemicals. (9) United States Government funding to date for the SRM industrial base, whether through programs of record or through Defense Production Act (DPA) or Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) programs, broken out by fiscal year and purpose. (10) A plan to prioritize government funding for energetics facilities in the following precedence: (A) Government-owned, government-operated facilities. (B) Government-owned, contractor-operated facilities. (C) Contractor-owned, contractor-operated facilities. (d) GAO review Not later than June 1, 2025, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of Department of Defense decisions regarding the SRM industry since February 1, 2022, including— (1) the requested levels of funding for munitions using solid rocket motors, broken down by motor diameter; (2) the requested levels of funding for direct investment in government-owned, government-operated facilities, government-owned, contractor-operated facilities, and contractor-owned, contractor-operated facilities; (3) the requested levels of funding for direct investment in the SRM supplier base; (4) the potential adverse effects of prioritizing privately owned SRM production infrastructure over government-owned SRM production infrastructure; and (5) a cost and capabilities comparison between the expansion of existing infrastructure at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory and construction of new infrastructure at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head. 847. Pharmaceutical supplier compliance with data submission requirements (a) In general Beginning not later than September 1, 2025, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, to the extent feasible, shall require every contractor supplying pharmaceuticals to the Department of Defense to be compliant with the requirement under section 510(j)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(j)(3)) to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the amount of each drug manufactured, prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed by the contractor for commercial distribution. (b) Briefing Not later than September 1, 2026, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall brief the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the implementation of subsection (a), any challenges in implementing such subsection, and any plans for improving the implementation of such subsection. 848. Report and updated guidance on continued risk management for pharmaceutical supply chains of Department of Defense (a) In general Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall— (1) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding— (A) existing information streams within the Federal Government, if any, for excipients and key starting materials of drugs that may be used to assess the reliance by the Department of Defense on high-risk foreign suppliers analyzed in the report required under section 860(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 3241 note prec.); (B) active pharmaceutical ingredients, final drug products, and respective excipients and key starting materials analyzed in such report that is produced by each manufacturer in a high-risk foreign country, as determined by the Secretary of Defense; (C) any limitations on the ability of the Secretary to— (i) obtain or analyze the information identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B); and (ii) use data analytics to monitor vulnerabilities in the pharmaceutical supply chain of the Department; (D) how the Secretary plans to address the limitations identified under subparagraph (C); and (E) any recommendations of the Secretary to address those limitations; and (2) update risk management guidance developed by the Under Secretary under section 860(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to include any relevant findings identified in paragraph (1). (b) FDA determinations The Department of Defense shall rely upon determinations of excipients and key starting materials for final drug products that are made by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or that align with FDA regulations. 849. Report on impact of mergers and acquisitions on the defense industrial base (a) Policy It is the policy of the United States that the defense industrial defense base, its resiliency, and its capacity are core interests of the Department of Defense and United States national security. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than March 15, 2025, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the policies and procedures of the Department of Defense relating to mergers and acquisitions and how these impact the defense industrial base. (2) Elements The report required under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) a review of how Department of Defense Directive 5000.62 has been updated to reflect the policy detailed in subsection (a), or an explanation of why it does not need to be updated to reflect that policy; (B) a five-year roadmap detailing how the Department will enhance the resiliency and increase the capacity of the defense industrial base, especially with a view to increased consolidation in the defense and space sectors; (C) a detailed list of resources required to holistically assess proposed mergers and acquisitions activity relative to the defense industrial base and initiate reviews of any such activity that would have a negative impact on the resiliency, capacity, or competition of the defense industrial base; and (D) guidance and criteria for factors that determine when mergers and acquisitions activity will reach a threshold of risk to the resiliency and capacity of the defense industrial base and therefore merit a review. 850. Defense industrial revitalization (a) National Defense Executive Reserve Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into voluntary agreements with senior executives of traditional and nontraditional defense contractors, including executives from the supplier base, to advise the Secretary on the health of the defense industrial base, including— (1) critical shortages and impediments to production of critical munitions and other war materials, including single points of failure in the production of Department of Defense weapons systems and a plan to bolster each source by diversifying the supply chain; (2) factors that limit the production rates required for critical munitions and weapons systems; (3) workforce issues across the defense industrial base; (4) deconfliction of efforts across the Department of Defense and industry to improve defense industrial base capacity and efficiency; and (5) a process and mechanism for traditional and nontraditional defense contractors to share data on capital expenditures with the Department of Defense. (b) Economic mobilization briefing (1) In general Not later than June 1, 2025, the Secretary, working in consultation with the executives described in subsection (a), shall provide a classified briefing with an unclassified summary to the congressional defense committees on Department of Defense planning assumptions regarding the total or partial mobilization of the economy of the United States for a protracted conventional global war in the event of a national emergency. (2) Elements The briefing required under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) a description of the national emergency planning assumptions upon which the Department bases such economic mobilization plans, including a range of cases concerning the triggers for mobilization and the consumption of materiel and munitions expected in each case; (B) a description of the economic mobilization objectives of the Department, to include production goals and the desired timelines to implement those goals, once such mobilization begins; (C) the number and kind of current economic mobilization plans and the most recent dates on which such plans were updated; (D) a projection of the anticipated demands for material, capital, and labor necessary to meet the objectives and timelines described in subparagraph (B), once such mobilization begins; (E) an analysis of the degree to which the Department and the defense industrial base is capable of meeting the objectives and timelines described in subparagraph (B); and (F) an analysis on whether the United States would be well positioned to replenish its forces after any emergency faster than or at a comparable rate to adversaries, given the situation described in subparagraph (E). (c) Economic mobilization plans (1) In general The Secretary shall direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to lead the completion of interim economic mobilization plans by not later than December 31, 2025, and detailed economic mobilization plans by not later than June 30, 2026, for the purposes of carrying out the total or partial mobilization of the economy of the United States for a sustained conventional global war, in the event of a national emergency. These plans should be informed by the executives described in subsection (a). (2) Elements The plans required under paragraph (1) should include, at a minimum, the following: (A) The information described in subparagraphs (A) though (F) of subsection (b)(2). (B) An assessment of the percentage of material, capital, and labor needs identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(D) that the Department is able to meet on the date of the completion of the detailed mobilization plans and the timelines for meeting such percentage. (C) An examination of whether foreign sources of strategic and critical materials and transportation from those sources to the United States or other locations of defense production are militarily secure in the event of an emergency and an assessment of whether those countries are likely to continue supplying such strategic and critical materials in the event of conflict. (3) Notification and summary Upon completion of the detailed mobilization plans required under paragraph (1), and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees that the plans have been completed and shall make a classified summary of the plans available to the congressional defense committees that includes— (A) the degree to which the Secretary considers the industrial base is capable of meeting the objectives and timelines described in subsection (b)(2)(B); and (B) the percentage of material, capital, and labor needs identified in subsection (b)(2)(D) that the Department is able to meet on the date of the report and on the timelines for meeting such percentage. 851. Transparency in acquisition waivers issued by the Department of Defense (a) Policy It is the policy of the United States to build and maintain a robust national security industrial base and supply chain free from materials, parts, supplies, major end items, and services procured from adversarial nations. (b) Public disclosure The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall publish all non-sensitive information regarding waivers granted by the Department of Defense on a publicly accessible website. (c) Procedures and guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue procedures and guidance requiring the Office of the Secretary of Defense, military departments and services, defense agencies, and field activities to provide to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy all waiver information necessary to comply with this section. (d) Briefing Not later than October 1, 2025, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed briefing of all waivers granted by the Department of Defense in the previous calendar year. (e) Form of briefing Each briefing required by subsection (d) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The classified annex shall include all sensitive information not included in the unclassified form or disclosed publicly as required under subsection (b), including aggregate details of— (1) the number of active waivers; (2) the types of materials, parts, supplies, major end items, and services procured under what waiver; (3) the authority under which active waivers have been issued and when they were last granted; (4) the total cost of all materials, parts, supplies, major end items, and services procured under a waiver from adversarial nations during the last fiscal year and since such waiver was originally granted; and (5) the adversarial nation that any materials, parts, supplies, major end items, or services are being procured from under a waiver. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Adversarial nation The term adversarial nation means China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea. (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (3) Waiver The term waiver means any waiver, national security waiver, or domestic non-availability determination granted by any official of the Department of Defense for the procurement, acquisition, or sustainment of any materials, parts, supplies, major end items, or services. 852. Report on capacity to increase domestic industrial production and procurement of strategic and critical materials (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the National Defense Stockpile Manager, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and such other committees of Congress as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, a report that assesses the capacity to increase domestic industrial production and procurement of strategic and critical materials during peacetime and in the event of a national emergency. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A detailed description of— (A) the authorities delegated to the Secretary of Defense under section 306 of Executive Order 13603 (50 U.S.C. 4553 note; relating to national defense resources preparedness) and how the Secretary of Defense has implemented those authorities; (B) the capacity of the Secretary of Defense to procure strategic and critical materials for the domestic industrial base from a domestic source for the purposes of those authorities; and (C) any impediments to increasing domestic industrial production and procurement of strategic and critical materials for such purposes. (2) Recommendations regarding— (A) increasing the role of the Secretary of Defense in the production and procurement of strategic and critical materials from domestic sources; and (B) efforts by the Department of Defense to integrate its responsibilities with the responsibilities of other Federal agencies relating to increasing domestic industrial production and procurement of strategic and critical materials during peacetime and in the event of a national emergency (c) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 853. Employment transparency regarding individuals who perform work in the People's Republic of China Section 855 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii) and moving such clauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the right; (B) by striking If a covered entity and inserting (A) In general.—If a covered company; and (C) in clause (ii), as so redeignated, by striking performed. and inserting the following: “performed; and (iii) whether an agency or instrumentality of the People’s Republic of China or any non-governmental Chinese company has requested access to data or otherwise acquired data from such covered company pursuant to the People’s Republic of China’s National Intelligence Law of China or any similar legislative or regulatory requirements. (B) Additional disclosure of information and additional measures regarding certain entities (i) In general If a covered company performs service contracts dealing with commercial computer software or noncommercial computer software and is required to make a disclosure under paragraph (1) or (2), such company shall— (I) describe the process for disclosing a software vulnerability, if such company is also required to disclose any software vulnerability to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology or any other agency or instrumentality of the People’s Republic of China; and (II) provide any information related to how a United States affiliate is notified of a flaw described in subclause (I). (ii) Issuance of regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to ensure that— (I) a company described in clause (i) is notified of any software vulnerability by any affiliated Chinese company within 48 hours of such company entity reporting any software vulnerability to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology or any other agency or instrumentality of the People’s Republic of China; and (II) the company shall retain and furnish to the Department of Defense information regarding any software vulnerability reported to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology or any other agency or instrumentality of the People’s Republic of China. ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking entities and inserting companies; and (B) by striking entity both places it appears and inserting company; and (3) by amending subsection (d)(2) to read as follows: (2) Covered company The term covered company means a contractor offeror that also conducts software development in the People's Republic of China. . 854. Department of Defense manufacturing authorities (a) In general The Secretary of Defense (referred to in this section as the Secretary) shall seek to enter into contracts for the domestic manufacture of a covered product, in the event that the Secretary determines that— (1) there is a Department of Defense requirement for a covered product that cannot be met by other means; and (2) (A) the covered product is— (i) sourced from a foreign adversary (as defined in section 8(c)(2) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1607(c)(2))); (ii) included on the list of essential medicines maintained by the Food and Drug Administration pursuant to Executive Order 13944 (85 Fed. Reg. 49929); (iii) listed by the World Health Organization as an essential medicine; (iv) on the drug shortage list maintained by the Food and Drug Administration under section 506E of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 356e); (v) used by the Department of Defense but not otherwise commercially available; or (vi) affected by an emergent issue, such as a natural disaster, that hinders existing manufacturing of the product; or (B) other circumstances exist that pose a security risk to the Armed Forces which can be addressed through such manufacture of the covered product. (b) Exception The Secretary is not required to enter into a contract pursuant to subsection (a) if the Secretary is unable to identify an entity with whom to contract for the domestic manufacture of a covered product in sufficient quality and quantity. (c) Consultation The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services on establishing domestic facility requirements for the manufacture of covered products pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). (d) Definition In this section, the term covered product means a drug (as defined in section 201(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(g))), including a biological product (as defined in section 351(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(i))), or device (as defined in section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(h)), or the primary packaging, active pharmaceutical ingredient, key starting material, or component or part for such a drug or device. (e) Effective date The authority under subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2025. D Small business matters 861. Pilot program for tracking awards made through other transaction authority (a) Pilot program Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish a pilot program to enable the Department of Defense to track the number and amounts awarded to small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors performing on transactions using other transaction authority, including those carried out through consortia. In carrying out the pilot program, the Department shall keep any reporting requirements levied upon the businesses to a minimum and shall seek to maximize the use of existing data reporting structures or the expertise of a consortia-manager. (b) Briefings (1) Established process Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the process to carry out the pilot program established under subsection (a). (2) Collected data Not later than one year after the briefing provided under paragraph (1), and continuing until the final briefing provided under paragraph (3), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the awards data the pilot program is collecting. (3) Final data and recommendations Not later than September 30, 2029, the Department shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the final data collected for the pilot program and shall include any recommendations to make the data collection permanent. (c) Sunset The authority to carry out the pilot program under this section shall expire on December 31, 2029. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Nontraditional defense contractor The term nontraditional defense contractor has the meaning given in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Other transaction authority The term other transaction authority has the means the authority provided under sections 4021 and 4022 of title 10, United States Code. (3) Small business The term small business has the meaning given the term small business concern in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 862. Small Business Bill of Rights (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, through the Small Business Integration Group led by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall develop and adopt a Small Business Bill of Rights for the Department and its components. (b) Purpose The purpose of the Small Business Bill of Rights is to make sure customer service issues and conflicts related to acquisitions are resolved in an expeditious manner at the lowest level possible, increasing the likelihood that small businesses continue to conduct business with the Department, and ultimately fostering a healthier partnership with the defense industrial base. (c) Content The Bill of Rights required under subsection (a) shall— (1) provide authority to small business professionals in the Department of Defense to make inquiries to acquisition professionals related to customer service issues, obtain timely responses, and establish a resolution process construct that all Department of Defense components must adhere to, including reporting appropriate metrics to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Office of Small Business Programs, and Congress to ensure compliance and identification of trends and solutions; (2) authorize the Secretary of Defense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to establish guidance requiring responses to inquiries within a reasonable and practical time line; (3) require Department of Defense component Small Business Programs Directors to provide office point of contact information to render service during normal duty hours; (4) require Department of Defense components to provide supervisory communication information to mitigate any unresolved inquiries at their level or at the request of the originator; and (5) require Department of Defense components to track and report annual metrics of customer service issues within the Department to the Secretary of Defense and Congress, including information on the type of issue, the component, the resolution, and trends. (d) 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 present a briefing to the congressional defense committees detailing the Small Business Bill of Rights and its implementation plan. 863. Pilot program for the participation of military research and educational institutions in the STTR program Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by adding at the end the following: (yy) Pilot program for the participation of military research and educational institutions in the STTR program (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to enable any undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate degree-granting military research or educational institution established under title 10, United States Code, to participate in the STTR program of the Department of Defense. (2) Sunset The authority to carry out the pilot program under this subsection shall end on September 30, 2025. . 864. Department of Defense pilot program for preliminary calculation estimates for certain programs Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by adding at the end the following: (yy) Budget calculation pilot program (1) Pilot (A) In general In order to more rapidly estimate allocations for the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a budget calculation pilot program that requires the calculation of total expenditures for the SBIR and STTR programs in the Department of Defense and determination of related allocations in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B), and paragraph (2), respectively. (B) SBIR program Beginning in fiscal year 2025, the Department of Defense shall calculate required budget expenditures for its SBIR program as not less than 3.25 percent of the average of the total research, development, test, and evaluation extramural budget of the Department for the 2 most recent fully obligated fiscal year budgets. (C) STTR program Beginning in fiscal year 2025, the Department of Defense shall calculate required budget expenditures for its STTR program as not less than 0.46 percent of the average of the total research, development, test, and evaluation extramural budget of the Department for the 2 most recent fully obligated fiscal year budgets. (2) Allocations Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of an appropriations bill for the Department of Defense for a fiscal year, the Department shall determine and make adjustments for actual allocations related to the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department. (3) Sunset The pilot program under this subsection shall terminate on September 30, 2025. . E Other matters 871. Small uncrewed aerial systems supply chain strategy (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 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy to develop a secure domestic and allied supply chain of critical components for small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS). (b) Elements The strategy submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) Identification of the critical components needed for sUAS to meet national defense requirements. (2) Identification of the main sources of supply for such critical components, including— (A) categorization of critical components supplied by a covered foreign country; (B) identification of critical components with an alternative supply from any United States and allied sources; and (C) identification of critical components where an alternative source from the United States or other allied partner might be cultivated or fostered with proper incentives. (3) A description of gaps and vulnerabilities based on requirements and sources of supply, including reliance on a covered foreign country. (4) A plan to develop domestic or allied supply chain to close gaps and vulnerabilities identified in paragraph (3). (5) A description of use of current initiatives and programs to create alternative sources of supply outside of a covered foreign country. (6) Recommendations for utilizing authorities available to the Department of Defense, such as Defense Production Act authorities, the Industrial Base and Sustainment program, loan guarantees, or other programs. (7) Recommendations for incentivizing private sector investment to grow or foster domestic or allied sourcing for critical components for sUAS. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered foreign country The termcovered foreign country has the meaning given the term in section 848 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 4871 note). (2) Critical components The termcritical components primarily refers to systems described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 848(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 4871 note). 872. Modification to extramural acquisition innovation and research activities Section 4142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (c); (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (c),(d), and (e), respectively; and (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking Director and inserting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. 873. Modifications to contractor employee protections from reprisal for disclosure of certain information Section 4701(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) Not later than 30 days after receiving an Inspector General report pursuant to subsection (b), the head of the agency concerned shall notify the complainant and the Inspector General, in writing, of either the actions ordered or the decision to deny relief. After such notification, if the head of the agency concerned changes the actions ordered or the decision to deny relief, the head of the agency concerned shall notify the complainant and the Inspector General, in writing, of the change not later than 30 days after the change occurs. ; (3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section, by striking paragraph (b)(2)(B) and inserting paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection; and (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraph (3). 874. Modifications to Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs Section 3072 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking 2026 and inserting 2029 ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking efforts and inserting initiatives; (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking efforts. and inserting initiatives; and; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) other issues as determined appropriate by the Comptroller General. . 875. Modifications to guidelines and collection method for acquisition of cost data Section 3227(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking $100,000,000 and inserting the major systems threshold defined in section 3041 of this title. 876. Program for distribution support and services for contractors Section 883 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4292 note prec.) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Pilot program for distribution support and services for weapon systems contractors and inserting Program for distribution support and services for contractors; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking eight-year pilot; and (B) by striking for the production, modification, maintenance, or repair of a weapon system that is; (3) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by striking Not more than five support contracts and inserting Not more than 30 support contracts; and (B) by striking pilot; (4) in subsection (c), by striking contract described in subsection (a) are storage and distribution and inserting contract entered into by the Department include storage and distribution; (5) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking pilot each place it appears; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking A requirement for the solicitation of offers for a contract described in subsection (a), for which storage and distribution services are to be made available and inserting A requirement to notify a contractor or potential contractor for which storage and distribution services are to be made available; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking to any contractor awarded the contract, but only; and (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking that are to be made available and inserting that are available; and (C) in paragraph (6), by striking include a clause to indemnify the Government against any failure by the contractor to perform the support contract, and to remain responsible and inserting include a requirement that any failure by the contractor to perform the supported contract is not excusable based on use of the support contract, and the contractor is to remain responsible; (6) in subsection (e), by striking pilot; and (7) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the following: (f) Briefings Not later than April 1, 2025, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report describing— (1) the cost effectiveness for both the Government and industry of the program; (2) how support contracts under the program affected meeting the requirements of primary contracts; and (3) the number of and location of existing contracts. . 877. Inclusion of Japan and the Republic of Korea in contested logistics demonstration and prototyping program Section 842(h)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (F), and (G), respectively; (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) Japan; ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph: (E) the Republic of Korea; . 878. Modification to limitation on acquisition of excess supplies Section 3070 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting , or in the case of ship maintenance, overhaul, and repair, in excess of five years of operating stocks after in excess of two years of operating stocks; and (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting , to protect against identified risk of supply chain disruptions, before or for other reasons of national security. 879. Technical edits to sourcing requirements for strategic materials and sensitive materials (a) Strategic materials Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned determines and inserting Secretary of Defense determines; and (B) by inserting at a reasonable price after when needed; and (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking Acquisitions outside the United States in support of combat operations or in support of contingency operations and inserting Acquisitions in support of contingency operations or for use outside of the United States. (b) Sensitive materials Section 4872(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the sale of any covered material described under subsection (a)(1) by the Secretary outside of the United States for use outside of the United States and inserting the sale of any covered material described under subsection (a)(1) by the Secretary outside of the United States in support of contingency operations for use outside of the United States. 880. Technical amendments to title 10, United States Code, and other provisions of law (a) Technical amendments to title 10 Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) In section 3221(b)(6)(A)— (A) in clause (iii), by striking the semicolon and inserting ; and; (B) by striking clause (iv); and (C) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv). (2) In section 3225(3)(B), by striking , or the next quarterly report pursuant to section 2445c of this title in the case of a major automated information system program. (3) In section 3671(b)(5)— (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (C) in that matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking subsection if—(A) funds and inserting subsection if funds. (4) In section 4141(a)(2), by striking section 2304 and inserting section 3204. (5) In section 4204, by striking subsection (f). (6) In section 4211— (A) by striking major automated information system each place it appears; and (B) in subsection (c)(2)(H), by striking sections 3501 through 3511 and inserting section 3501. (7) In section 4505(h)(6), by striking section 4505(g)(5) of this title and inserting paragraph (4). (8) In section 4816(b)(6), by striking section 2430 of this title or major automated information systems (as defined in section 2445a of this title) and inserting section 4201 of this title. (b) Other technical amendments (1) The following provisions of law are hereby repealed: (A) Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1542). (B) Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3373). (C) Sections 886 and 892 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 266, 270). (D) Section 127 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 111 Stat. 4161). (E) Sections 828 and 1056 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 910, 984). (F) Sections 235 and 1692 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2064, 2636). (2) Section 863(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4293) is amended by striking Air Force, and inserting Air Force, the Chief of Space Operations,. (3) Section 844 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1515) is amended— (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and (B) in subsection (c), by striking (c) Annual Report on Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.—Section and inserting Section; and (4) Paragraph (6) of section 913(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1523) is amended by striking of the Air Force, and inserting of the Air Force, the Chief of Space Operations,. (5) Paragraph (3) of section 862(d) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting ; and; (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) the Chief of Space Operations, with respect to matters concerning the Space Force. . 881. Pilot program for commercial production of munitions (a) Establishment of pilot program The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program for the licensed production by commercial companies of eligible munitions, munitions test platforms, and mission systems content for such munitions that meet the criteria described in subsection (b). (b) Criteria for eligible munitions Munitions, munitions test platforms, and mission systems eligible for the pilot program include— (1) weapons systems or munitions with inventory levels below the Total Munitions Requirement (TMR); (2) weapons systems, munitions, or test platforms that could fill gaps of munitions below the TMR or that could credibly contribute to delivering similar effects as munitions with programs of record; and (3) munitions, munitions test platforms, or major mission systems content for which the current intellectual property holder or production company assents to participation in the pilot program. (c) Selection of munitions Not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a minimum of two and a maximum of four munitions, munitions test platforms, or major munition mission systems content, from at least two military departments, for inclusion in the pilot program established under subsection (a). (d) Reimbursement The Secretary of Defense may reimburse current intellectual property holders, production companies, and commercial companies for expenses incurred under the pilot program. (e) Use of innovative intellectual property strategies The Secretary of Defense may use the authority to use innovative intellectual property strategies pursuant to section 808 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 3791 note) to carry out the pilot program established under subsection (a). (f) Briefing requirement Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees on the status and progress of the pilot program. (g) Sunset The pilot program established under subsection (a) shall terminate 5 years after establishment. 882. Pilot program on use of reverse engineering for production of parts (a) Pilot program required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, commence carrying out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of producing parts through reverse engineering or re-engineering. (b) Identification of parts; procedures In carrying out the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency— (1) identify parts for which technical data is not available; and (2) create streamlined procedures for production of a part identified under paragraph (1) through reverse engineering or re-engineering— (A) when production of the part may be required under a condition of contested logistics and necessitate point of use manufacturing; (B) where the developer of the part will not meet the schedule for deliver required by the contracting officer to maintain weapon system readiness or responsiveness in the event of mobilization; or (C) when the head of the contracting activity applicable to the part certifies in writing that the Department would benefit from production of the part through reverse engineering or re-engineering to sustain training or operations for sole-source parts. (c) Annual report (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date specified in subsection (d), the Under Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot program carried out under subsection (a). (2) Contents The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A list of parts produced through reverse engineering or re-engineering, disaggregated by military department and component of the Department of Defense, including the use case of each part and whether the part was previously procured under a sole-source. (B) An identification of cost or time saving that was obtained through the use of reverse engineering or re-engineering for the production of a part under the pilot program. (C) Recommendations and lessons learned from the pilot program that can inform contracting guidance and procedures, especially regarding the procurement of technical data rights. (d) Sunset The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2030. 883. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting related to foreign-made light detection and ranging technology used on manned or unmanned systems (a) Prohibition The Secretary of Defense shall not operate or enter into or renew a contract for the procurement of— (1) any covered light detection and ranging technology— (A) that is used on manned or unmanned systems; (B) that is manufactured by a covered light detection and ranging company; and (C) that— (i) is manufactured in a covered foreign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country; (ii) uses operating software developed in a covered foreign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country; or (iii) uses network connectivity or data storage located in a covered foreign country or administered by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country; or (2) any system that incorporates, interfaces with, or otherwise uses covered light detection and ranging technology described in paragraph (1). (b) Exemption The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply if the operation, procurement, or contracting action is for the purposes of intelligence, electronic warfare, or information warfare operations, testing, analysis, or training. (c) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies, in writing, to the congressional defense committees that the operation, procurement, or contracting action is required in the national interest of the United States. (d) Effective date The prohibition under subsection (a) shall take effect on June 30, 2026. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered foreign country The term covered foreign country means any of the following: (A) The People’s Republic of China. (B) The Islamic Republic of Iran. (C) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. (D) The Russian Federation. (2) Covered light detection and ranging company The term covered light detection and ranging company means any of the following: (A) Hesai Technology. (B) RoboSense Technology Co. (C) ZVISION Technologies Co., Ltd. (D) Any subsidiary or affiliate of a company referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C). (E) Any entity that produces or provides light detection and ranging technology and that is included on— (i) the Consolidated Screening List maintained by the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce; (ii) the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of by the Department of the Treasury; or (iii) the list of Chinese military companies maintained under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3965; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). (F) Any entity that produces or provides light detection and ranging technology and that— (i) is domiciled in a covered foreign country; or (ii) is under the ownership, control, or influence of a covered foreign country, as determined by the Secretary of Defense in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program (or any successor program). (3) Covered light detection and ranging technology The term covered light detection and ranging technology means light detection and ranging technology (commonly referred to as LiDAR technology) and any related services and equipment. (4) Light detection and ranging; LiDAR The terms light detection and ranging and LiDAR mean a sensor that emits light, often in the form of a pulsed or modulated laser, and scans or flashes the environment to detect and measure the range of its surroundings. 884. Reports on Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability contracts (a) Task order reports (1) Report requirement (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a biannual basis thereafter until September 30, 2030, the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency shall produce a report on the contracts relating to the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability entered into by the Department of Defense in December 2022 for commercial cloud services for the Department. (B) Elements Each report required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) The number and value of all task orders issued under the contracts described in such subparagraph, disaggregated by vendor, for each military service or Department of Defense component. (ii) The duration of each such task order. (iii) The number of sole source task orders issued compared to the number of task orders issued on a competitive basis under such contracts. (2) Data sharing The head of each Department component or military service shall share such data with the Chief Information Officer of the Department as the Chief Information Officer determines necessary to prepare the reports required by paragraph (1)(A). (3) Publication The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, shall ensure that the reports required by paragraph (1)(A) are made available to the public by— (A) posting a publicly releasable version of the report; and (B) upon request, transmitting the releasable version of those reports. (b) Sole source task order reports (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a semiannual basis thereafter, the head of each Department component or military service 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 any sole source task orders awarded by such head under the contracts described in subsection (a)(1)(A). (2) Elements Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the task order concerned, the following: (A) A description of the order. (B) A summary of services provided under the order. (C) The value of the order. (D) The justification for awarding the order on a sole source basis. (E) An identification of the vendor awarded the order. 885. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall procure computers and printers produced by manufacturers that are not covered Chinese entities in accordance with the percentage thresholds specified in subsection (b). (b) Required percentages The percentage thresholds referred to in subsection (a) are, for both computers and printers, as follows: (1) Not less than 10 percent of the Department's total procurement beginning in fiscal year 2026. (2) Not less than 25 percent of the Department's total procurement beginning in fiscal year 2027. (3) Not less than 50 percent of the Department's total procurement beginning in fiscal year 2028. (4) Not less than 95 percent of the Department's total procurement beginning in fiscal year 2029. (c) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the applicable percentage limitations specified in subsection (b) if the computers or printers cannot be produced in compliance with such limitations in the required quality or quantity or at a reasonable cost. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Computer The term computer— (A) means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electrochemical, or other high speed data processing device performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, and includes any data storage facility or communications facility directly related to or operating in conjunction with such device; and (B) does not include an automated typewriter or typesetter, a portable handheld calculator, or other similar device. (2) Covered Chinese entity The term covered Chinese entity means an entity that— (A) is wholly owned by the Government of the People's Republic of China; or (B) has been determined by the Secretary of Defense to be under the ownership, control, or influence of the Government of the People's Republic of China. (3) Manufacturer The term manufacturer means— (A) the entity that transforms raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; (B) any entity that subcontracts with the entity described in subparagraph (A) for the entity described in such subparagraph to transform raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; (C) any entity that otherwise directs the entity described in subparagraph (A) to transform raw materials, miscellaneous parts, or components into the end item; or (D) any parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate of the entity described in subparagraph (A). (4) Printer The term printer— (A) means desktop printers, multifunction printer copiers, and printer/fax combinations taken out of service that may or may not be designed to reside on a work surface, and include various print technologies, including laser and LED (electrographic), ink jet, dot matrix, thermal, and digital sublimation, and "multi-function" or "all-in-one" devices that perform different tasks, including copying, scanning, faxing, and printing; (B) includes floor-standing printers, printers with optional floor stand, or household printers; and (C) does not include point of sale (POS) receipt printers, calculators with printing capabilities, label makers, or non-standalone printers that are embedded into products that are not covered by the definition in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 886. Prohibition on Department of Defense contracts with Chinese-owned online tutoring services (a) Prohibition The Department of Defense shall terminate any existing contracts as soon as legally possible, and shall not contract in the future, with any company who provides online tutoring services that is owned or controlled by nationals of the People’s Republic of China. (b) Effective date The prohibition under section (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 887. Requirement to procure domestically produced generic drugs (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 385 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 4865. Requirement to procure domestically produced generic drugs (a) In general The head of a military service or Department of Defense agency or field activity may not enter into a contract for the procurement of generic drugs specified on the list in subsection (c), unless the generic drugs— (1) are manufactured in the United States; and (2) use active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting materials sourced from— (A) the United States; or (B) a foreign country or instrumentality designated under subsection (b) of section 301 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511) for purposes of the waiver authority under subsection (a) of that section. (b) Availability exception (1) Subsection (a) does not apply to the head of military service or Department of Defense agency or field activity if the head determines that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of a generic drug described in subsection (a) cannot be procured in sufficient quantities to meet military needs or as and when needed at United States market prices. (2) The Secretary of Defense shall notify Congress not less than 15 days after the Department exercises a waiver under paragraph (1). (c) Defense-relevant generic drug list Not later than October 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain a list of defense-relevant generic drugs, based on the risk management framework developed under section 860 of the James National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–347; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Active pharmaceutical ingredient The term active pharmaceutical ingredient has the meaning given such term in section 744A(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. (2) Generic drug The term generic drug means a drug approved under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or licensed under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(k)). (3) Key starting material The term key starting material means a raw material, an intermediate, or an active pharmaceutical ingredient that is used in the production of an active pharmaceutical ingredient and that is incorporated as a significant structural fragment into the structure of the active pharmaceutical ingredient. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4662 the following new item: 4865. Requirement to procure domestically produced generic drugs. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2025. 888. Procurement of Department of Defense advanced chemistry batteries (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall procure advanced batteries and cells whose electrode active materials and technology, whether as end items or embedded within warfighting and support systems, are sourced, refined, and produced by non-foreign entities of concern in accordance with the percentage thresholds specified in subsection (b). (b) Required percentages The percentage thresholds referred to in subsection (a) are as follows: (1) Not less than 10 percent of the Department's total advanced battery procurement beginning in fiscal year 2026. (2) Not less than 20 percent of the Department's total advanced battery procurement beginning in fiscal year 2027. (3) Not less than 40 percent of the Department's total advanced battery procurement beginning in fiscal year 2028. (4) Not less than 80 percent of the Department's total advanced battery procurement beginning in fiscal year 2029. (c) Sourcing and production For purposes of this section, a battery or cell shall be considered compliant with the requirement under subsection (a) if— (1) the final product is assembled or manufactured in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, or Japan; (2) more than 95 percent of the electrode active materials and the remaining battery cell components by value originates from sources other than foreign entities of concern (including derivatives, successors, or affiliates of foreign entities of concern); and (3) the production of such battery or cells does not require licensing of technology from a foreign entity of concern or a derivative, successor, or affiliate of a foreign entity of concern. (d) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the percentage limitations specified in subsection (a) if the batteries and cells cannot be produced in compliance with such limitations in the required quality or quantity or at a reasonable cost. (e) Report Not later than December 1, 2025, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the status of meeting the requirements under subsection (a). (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Advanced batteries The term advanced batteries has the meaning given the term in section 40207(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18741(a)). (2) Electrode active materials The term electrode active materials means cathode materials, anode materials, anode foils, and electrochemically active materials, including solvents, additives, and electrolyte salts that contribute to the electrochemical processes necessary for energy storage. (3) Foreign entity of concern The term foreign entity of concern has the meaning given the term in section 40207(a) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18741(a)). 889. Prohibition on procurement and commissary sales of seafood originating or processed in China (a) Prohibition on procurement of seafood originating or processed in China for military dining facilities (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract for the procurement of seafood that originates or is processed in the People's Republic of China for use in military dining facilities, including galleys onboard United States naval vessels. (2) Exceptions (A) Undue burden The Secretary of Defense, or a designee of the Secretary, may grant exceptions to the prohibition under paragraph (1) to facilities on military installations located outside of the United States if such prohibition would unduly burden or prevent seafood from being served at such facility. (B) United States vessels visiting foreign ports The Secretary of Defense, or a designee of the Secretary, may grant exceptions to the prohibition under paragraph (1) to United States vessels visiting foreign ports. (b) Prohibition on sales of seafood originating in the People's Republic of China at commissary stores (1) In general Section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 629, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (m) Prohibition on sales of seafood originating in the People's Republic of China Raw or processed seafood or seafood products originating in the People's Republic of China may not be sold at commissary stores. . (2) Briefing on compliance Section 2481(c)(4) of such title is amended— (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph (E): (E) an assessment of compliance with the prohibition under section 2484(l) of this title; and . (3) Transition rules (A) Applicability The prohibition under subsection (l) of section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply on and after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) Disposal of remaining stock The Director of the Defense Commissary Agency may determine how to dispose of any stock covered by the prohibition under subsection (l) of section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), that remains as of the date described in subparagraph (A). (c) Effective date The prohibitions under this section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 890. Extension of post-government restrictions on senior Department of Defense officials seeking employment with defense contractors Section 847(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking within two years after leaving service and inserting within four years after leaving service. IX Department of Defense Organization and Management A Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 901. Requirement to notify Congress when Deputy Secretary of Defense is performing functions and duties of Secretary of Defense Section 132(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) after (b); (2) by striking The Deputy Secretary shall act and inserting the following: (2) (A) The Deputy Secretary shall act ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) If the Secretary is unable to perform the functions and duties of the office as described in subparagraph (A), the Deputy Secretary, or any other individual performing such functions and duties, shall, not later than 24 hours before any planned transfer of such functions and duties or 24 hours after any unplanned transfer of such functions and duties, notify the following of the transfer: (i) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate. (ii) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the Speaker, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives. . 902. Increase in authorized number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of Defense Section 138(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 60 and inserting 62. 903. Matters relating to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) implement a systematic approach to identify and update Department of Defense policies, processes, and policy guidance to institutionalize the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (in this section referred to as the Assistant Secretary) for the authority, direction, and control of all special-operations peculiar administrative matters relating to the organization, training, and equipping of special operations forces in accordance with section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code, including matters related to the oversight by the Assistant Secretary of special operations budgeting and programming, legislative affairs, operations, personnel, and public affairs activities and protocol for participation in decision-making fora of the Department involving special operations forces; (2) develop a long-term staffing plan for the Secretariat for Special Operations established under section 139b(a) of title 10, United States Code, that incorporates strategic workforce planning principles, including an articulation of the mission of the Secretariat, an identification of critical skill gaps, and a strategy to hire personnel to address such gaps; (3) produce written departmental guidance to clarify the respective administrative roles of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Assistant Secretary, including to ensure adequate support for the Secretariat from Washington Headquarters Services, the Office of the Director of Administration and Management, Joint Service Provider, and other administrative offices of the Department; (4) produce written departmental guidance for the hiring of personnel, the establishment of permanent office space in the Pentagon, the provision of information technology equipment and services, and other administrative requirements for the Secretariat; (5) establish a process for development, coordination, and issuance by the Assistant Secretary of special operations instructions and other Department-wide policies, instructions, directive-type memorandums, or other documents consistent with the responsibilities assigned to the Assistant Secretary; (6) establish a process for the Assistant Secretary and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command to monitor the promotions of special operations forces and coordinate with the military departments regarding the assignment, retention, training, professional military education, and special and incentive pays of special operations forces consistent with the responsibilities assigned to the Assistant Secretary and the Commander; and (7) establish a Center for Special Operations Analysis to lead special operations-related analysis for the Department and ensure senior civilian and military leaders have adequate analytical support for decision making related to the organization, training, equipping, and employment of special operations forces. (b) Plan required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan, including appropriate milestones and timelines for completion, for achieving the requirements under subsection (a). 904. Enhanced coordination on international cooperation activities (a) Planning and attendance for certain bilateral meetings In order to improve understanding of the techno-economic implications of acquisition-related international cooperation activities, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall include the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International and Industry Engagement in the planning for and attendance at any bilateral meeting with the government of a country that is an ally or partner of the United States in which international cooperation related to foreign military sales, technology acquisition or sustainment, or logistics or industrial base coordination or mobilization, is a likely topic. (b) Study on capacity for expanded international cooperation activities (1) In general Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization under which that organization— (A) conducts a study with respect to whether the organization, resourcing, manning, and training of the Department of Defense for international cooperation activities is sufficient to support expanded demand for security cooperation activities with countries that are allies and partners of the United States; and (B) submits to the Secretary a report on the results of the study. (2) Elements The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the roles and responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International and Industry Engagement, and any other officials the Secretary considers appropriate to include, to reduce overlap and increase cooperation between components of the Department of Defense with respect to international cooperation activities. (B) An identification and assessment of mechanisms for coordination with the Department of State with respect to such activities. (C) An identification and assessment of existing tools in the Department to support international cooperation, including the Global Research Watch program and the international research offices of the military departments. (D) An identification of industry fora, training or wargaming opportunities, and exercise events that could be leveraged to support increased international cooperation activities. (E) An assessment of the success, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, in integrating the defense industrial bases of the United States and countries that are allies and partners of the United States, including recommendations with respect to— (i) goals for the end-state of that integration; and (ii) how to integrate of those goals into the strategic planning documents and guidance of the Department. (F) An identification of additional opportunities for international defense industrial base cooperation and specific challenges to acting on those opportunities. (3) Submission to Congress Not later than September 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees— (A) the report of the nonprofit organization under paragraph (1)(B); and (B) any comments of the Secretary with respect to that report. (4) Nonprofit organization defined In this subsection, the term nonprofit organization means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 905. Force sizing analysis for strategic competition (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a methodology for analyzing United States military force sizing necessary to conduct activities of the Department of Defense in support of strategic competition. (b) Considerations In developing the methodology required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the United States military forces necessary for activities short of traditional armed conflict, including the following: (1) Campaigning. (2) Building capacity of and security cooperation with partner countries. (3) Foreign internal defense. (4) Information operations. (5) Civil affairs. (6) Irregular warfare. (c) Report required Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the methodology developed under subsection (a) that includes, at a minimum, the following: (1) An explanation of the methodology and how the methodology is intended to be applied to future force sizing analysis. (2) An articulation of the roles and responsibilities of relevant officials, branches of the Armed Forces, and commands in utilizing the methodology. (3) Such other matters as the Secretary considers relevant. 906. Inclusion in Defense Planning Guidance of guidance on size, structure, and posture of special operations forces (a) In general As part of the annual Defense Planning Guidance issued under section 113(g)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall include guidance with respect to the size, structure, posture, and other force development planning priorities specific to special operations forces. (b) Report required (1) In general Not later than March 1, 2025, and annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing how the Defense Planning Guidance issued under section 113(g)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, specifically accounts for the size, structure, posture, and other force development planning priorities specific to special operations forces necessary— (A) to support the National Defense Strategy under section 113(g)(1) of that title; and (B) to carry out the special operations activities specified in section 167(k) of that title. (2) Elements The annual report required by paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, describe specific actions taken by the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Navy to coordinate requirements for the organization, training, and equipping of special operations forces with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, consistent with responsibilities and authorities of the Assistant Secretary under section 138(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, in order to achieve concepts and goals of— (A) the National Defense Strategy; (B) the Joint Warfighting Concept; (C) the Joint Concept for Competing; and (D) the Strategy for Operations in the Information Environment. 907. Review of Biodefense Posture Review (a) In general Not later than December 31, 2026, and December 31, 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Biodefense Council, offer to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the Biodefense Posture Review. (b) Elements Each briefing provided under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following: (1) The current strategy and capabilities of the Department of Defense relating to defending the United States Armed Forces against bioincidents and the ability to campaign and, if necessary, fight and win in a biological threat environment. (2) Changes to policy, law, or appropriations necessary to enhance the effectiveness of the biodefense capabilities of the Department. (3) Such other such matters as the Council considers appropriate. 908. Plan for adequate staffing of Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and Joint Production Accelerator Cell (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for adequately staffing the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Joint Production Accelerator Cell to advise and generate options for the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment relating to the duties described in section 133b(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, including supply chain analysis, supplier health analysis, production capacity analysis, and such other analysis as the Under Secretary may require. (b) Elements The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An estimate of— (A) the number of personnel necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Joint Production Accelerator Cell in supporting the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment relating to the duties described in section 133b(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code; and (B) associated funding across the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program under section 221 of that title. (2) A hiring plan, with milestones, for gradually increasing the number of personnel in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Joint Production Accelerator Cell to the number described in paragraph (1)(A). (3) A breakdown of the optimal mix of military, civilian, and contractor personnel in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Joint Production Accelerator Cell. (4) An identification of any anticipated funding shortfalls for personnel in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Joint Production Accelerator Cell across the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program. (5) Any other matters the Secretary determines relevant. 909. Establishment of Chief Management Officer; elevation of Director of Administration and Management (a) Establishment of Chief Management Officer (1) In general Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 132 the following new section: 133. Chief Management Officer (a) Establishment (1) Appointment There is a Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) Performance improvement officer The Chief Management Officer shall oversee all duties of the Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense. (3) Qualifications The Chief Management Officer shall be appointed from among persons who have an extensive management or business background and experience with managing large or complex organizations. (b) Responsibilities Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Chief Management Officer shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary may prescribe, including the following: (1) Responsibility for establishment and implementation of the Department of Defense Strategic Management Plan. (2) Responsibility for the Defense Performance Improvement Council. (3) Responsibility for the Defense Performance Improvement Framework, as established under section 125a of this title. (4) Responsibility for the execution of not less than two Defense Management Action Group agendas annually relating to the Strategic Management Plan. (5) Oversight of transformational business modernization of the Department of Defense. (6) Oversight of implementation of solutions to solve issues identified by the High Risk List, and other recommendations, of the Government Accountability Office. (7) Serving as the lead official devoted to modernizing the business processes of the Department that serve as the baseline for all external acquisition and internal operations. (8) Oversight and management of the Defense Management Institute. (9) Serving as an ex officio member of the Defense Business Council. (10) Maintaining convening authority within the Department for the responsibilities described in this subsection, and in accordance with the precedence described in subsection (c). (c) Precedence The Chief Management Officer takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense. (d) Compensation The Chief Management Officer shall be compensated at the rate payable for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5. . (2) Compensation of Chief Management Officer Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the following new item: Chief Management Officer, Department of Defense. . (3) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 132 the following new item: 133. Chief Management Officer. . (b) Guidance required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) issue guidance to clearly delineate the authorities and responsibilities of the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense; and (2) provide a charter for the position of the Chief Management Officer to fully vest the authority of the Chief Management Officer within the Department of Defense. (c) Defense Management Institute staffing requirement The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to identify the appropriate staffing requirement in support the role of the Chief Management Officer in overseeing the Defense Management Institute under section 133 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (d) Government Accountability Office review The Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) review the duties, staffing, and funding of the Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) make recommendations with respect to the necessity of expanding the duties and staffing, and increasing funding, for the Performance Improvement Officer. (e) Elevation of Director of Administration and Management (1) In general The individual serving as the Director of Administration and Management of the Department of Defense on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act shall serve, on and after that date, as the Chief Management Officer established by section 133 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (2) References On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, any reference in any law or regulation to the Director of Administration and Management shall be deemed to be a reference to the Chief Management Officer. B Other Department of Defense Organization and Management Matters 911. Establishment of Office of Expanded Competition (a) In general Chapter 903 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 9025. Office of Expanded Competition (a) Establishment There is in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force an office to be known as the Office of Expanded Competition (in this section referred to as the Office). (b) Director The head of the Office shall be the Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force from among employees of the Department of Defense in Senior Executive Service positions (as defined in section 3132 of title 5). (c) Duties The Office shall, using authorities available to the Department of Defense before the date of the enactment of this section— (1) conduct coordinated and integrated analysis of adversarial capital flows into industries or businesses of interest to the Department; (2) identify and prioritize promising critical technologies and assets for the Department in need of capital assistance, including with foreign entities; (3) fund investments in such technologies and assets, including supply chain technologies not always supported through direct investment; (4) support coordination and outreach with technology scouting and acquisition elements of the Department to support the investment decision-making of those elements and consideration of how to counteract entities employing adversarial capital flows against industries or businesses described in paragraph (1), including the employment of relevant authorities vested in other components of the Department and the Federal Government; (5) identify, accelerate, and sustain the establishment, research, development, construction, procurement, leasing, consolidation, alteration, improvement, modernization, and repair of tangible and intangible assets vital to the national security of the United States; (6) help the Department provide capital assistance to entities, including foreign entities, engaged in investments that facilitate the efforts of the Secretary; (7) experiment, prototype, test, or validate Government-developed or commercially developed analytical tools, processes, and tradecraft to improve the due diligence and investment analysis processes for the Department; and (8) assist the Secretary of Defense in developing access and placement using commercial means. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Adversarial capital flow The term adversarial capital flow means an investment by— (A) the government of a country that is an adversary of the United States; or (B) an entity organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, such a country. (2) Capital assistance The term capital assistance means a loan, loan guarantee, or technical assistance. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 9025. Office of Expanded Competition. . 912. Joint Federated Assurance Center (a) In general Subchapter III of chapter 303 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 4128. Joint Federated Assurance Center (a) Establishment There is in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering a Joint Federated Assurance Center (in this section referred to as the Center). (b) Purpose The purpose of the Center shall be to serve as a joint, Department-wide federation of capabilities to support the assurance needs of the Department of Defense by ensuring, pursuant to policies related to hardware and software assurance and supply chain risk management, that the software and hardware developed, acquired, maintained, and used by the Department are free from intentional and unintentional vulnerability during the life-cycle of development and deployment of assured, trustworthy defense systems. (c) Duties In carrying out the purpose described in subsection (b), the Center shall maintain capabilities for the following: (1) Knowledge management for hardware and software assurance— (A) to serve as the central repository for knowledge and best practices— (i) to gain Department-wide visibility on strategy, use cases, procurement, investment, and other relevant activities; (ii) to aggregate, where practicable, purchases by the Department; and (iii) to maximize the influence of the Department on the marketplace; (B) to coordinate and improve Department and program-specific part selection and management, as well as forecasted needs and resulting procurement; (C) to enable and facilitate access to a universal platform, including a common interface and nomenclature, across the Department and supporting agencies; and (D) to develop and standardize policies, procedures, and independent validation and verification test capabilities— (i) in support of timely fielding of current and future technologies to the armed forces; (ii) to increase efficiencies to leverage emerging technologies; (iii) to increase resiliency of systems; (iv) to leverage economies of scale; and (v) to support other relevant purposes. (2) Assurance capabilities for hardware and software assurance— (A) to mature assessment criteria and enable scalable deployment of commercial best practices for evidence-based assurance of trusted defense microelectronics system needs, with emphasis on commercial security protocols that are transferable to defense applications; (B) to scale the Center for Department-wide access, through the resourcing of adequate personnel to address standardization and automation of data collection and analysis; (C) to utilize data from commercial assurance processes to ensure Department hardware and software meet standards, applications, and requirements, including through comparative analysis and data modeling with other entities charged with related mandates, including the Defense Microelectronics Activity; (D) to seek and apply commercial best practices, where practicable, through industry collaboration, mutual pilot programs, and co-development of data dictionaries, templates, and other tools in support of microelectronics and software assurance; and (E) to develop and align Department policy, investments, and activities with evidence-based commercial best practices, where practicable, with the overarching goal of providing confidence that microelectronics systems and software and their constituent elements reasonably function as intended. (3) For contracts for application-specific integrated circuits designed by defense industrial base contractors, develop guidance for— (A) the use of evidence-based assurance processes and techniques that are included in the contract data requirements list; (B) the use of commercial best industry practices for confidentiality, integrity, and availability; (C) the establishment of a library of certified third-party intellectual property for reuse, including reuse of transistor layouts, cells, and macrocells; (D) legal mechanisms for data collection and sharing; and (E) the adoption of automation technology to achieve efficiency. (4) The development, maintenance, and sustainment of relevant evidence-based assurance standards for developing, procuring, and deploying hardware and software assurance, including— (A) evidence-based assurance processes and techniques that sustain, build on, automate, and scale up the results and accomplishments of prototyping programs to enhance the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of microelectronics while minimizing costs and impacts to commercial manufacturing practices; (B) validation methods for such processes and techniques, in coordination with the developmental and operational test and evaluation community, as the Under Secretary determines necessary; (C) threat models that comprehensively characterize the threat to microelectronics confidentiality, integrity, and availability across the entire supply chain, and the design, production, packaging, and deployment cycle to support risk management and risk mitigation, based on the principle of reducing risk to as low a level as reasonably practicable, including— (i) comparative risk assessments; and (ii) balanced and practical investments in assurance based on risks and returns; (D) trusted systems, network criticality levels, and associated requirements for the production and acquisition of commercial-off-the-shelf integrated circuits, integrated circuits subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations, and classified integrated circuits using commercial foundry manufacturing process flows; (E) guides for Federal Government program evaluators, program offices, and industry to meet microelectronics assurance requirements; and (F) guidance for the establishment of a government organizational structure and plan to support the acquisition of fit-for-purpose microelectronics. (d) Discharge of establishment (1) In general In providing for the establishment of the Center, the Secretary shall consider whether the purpose of the Center can be met by existing centers in the Department that provide some or part of the hardware or software assurance capabilities needed to carry out the purpose described in subsection (b). (2) Strategy If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that there are capability gaps that cannot be satisfied by existing centers, the Secretary shall develop a strategy for creating and providing resources to fill those gaps. (e) Revised charter Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a revised charter for the Center. The charter shall— (1) be established pursuant to the trusted and assured defense systems strategy of the Department and supporting policies related to hardware and software assurance and supply chain risk management; and (2) set forth— (A) the role and authorities of the Center in supporting program offices in implementing the trusted defense systems strategy of the Department; (B) the software and hardware assurance expertise and capabilities of the Center, including policies, standards, requirements, best practices, contracting, training, and testing; (C) the requirements for the discharge by the Center of a program of research and development to improve automated software code vulnerability analysis and testing tools; (D) the requirements for the Center to procure, manage, and distribute enterprise licenses for automated vulnerability analysis tools, including for automated software code analysis and tools used in the design and manufacture of microelectronics; and (E) the requirements for the discharge by the Center of a program of research and development to improve hardware vulnerability, testing, and protection tools. . (b) Briefing required Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the status of the formal establishment and revisions to the charter of the Joint Federated Analysis Center under section 4218 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 303 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 4128. Joint Federated Assurance Center. . (d) Conforming repeal Section 937 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is repealed. 913. Modifications to make permanent the Office of Strategic Capital program on capital assistance (a) In general Section 149 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new subsection (d): (d) Program on capital assistance to support defense investment in the industrial base (1) Establishment To the extent and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes detailed in this subsection, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director, may carry out a program under this subsection to provide capital assistance to eligible entities for eligible investments to develop technologies that support the duties and elements of the Office and meet the needs of the Department of Defense. (2) Eligibility and application process (A) In general An eligible entity seeking capital assistance for an eligible investment under this section shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Director may require. (B) Selection of investments The Director shall establish criteria for selecting among eligible investments for which applications are submitted under subparagraph (A). The criteria shall include— (i) the extent to which an investment supports the national security of the United States; (ii) the likelihood that capital assistance provided for an investment would enable the investment to proceed sooner than the investment would otherwise be able to proceed; and (iii) the creditworthiness of an investment. (3) Capital assistance (A) Loans and loan guarantees (i) In general To the extent and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes detailed in this subsection, the Director may provide loans or loan guarantees to finance or refinance the costs of an eligible investment selected pursuant to paragraph (2)(B). (ii) Administration of loans (I) Interest rate (aa) In general Except as provided under item (bb), the interest rate on a loan provided under clause (i) shall be not less than the yield on marketable United States Treasury securities of a similar maturity to the maturity of the loan on the date of execution of the loan agreement. (bb) Exception The Director may waive the requirement under item (aa) with respect to an investment if the investment is determined by the Secretary of Defense to be vital to the national security of the United States. (cc) Criteria The Director shall establish separate and distinct criteria for interest rates for loan guarantees with private sector lending institutions. (II) Final maturity date The final maturity date of a loan provided under clause (i) shall be not later than 50 years after the date on which the loan was provided. (III) Prepayment A loan provided under clause (i) may be paid earlier than is provided for under the loan agreement without a penalty. (IV) Nonsubordination (aa) In general A loan provided under clause (i) shall not be subordinated to the claims of any holder of investment obligations in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or liquidation of the obligor. (bb) Exception The Director may waive the requirement under item (aa) with respect to the investment in order to mitigate risks to loan repayment. (V) Sale of loans The Director may sell to another entity or reoffer into the capital markets a loan provided under clause (i) if the Director determines that the sale or reoffering can be made on favorable terms. (VI) Loan guarantees Any loan guarantee provided under clause (i) shall specify the percentage of the principal amount guaranteed. If the Secretary determines that the holder of a loan guaranteed by the Department of Defense defaults on the loan, the Director shall pay the holder as specified in the loan guarantee agreement. (VII) Investment-grade rating The Director shall establish a credit rating system to ensure a reasonable reassurance of repayment. The system may include use of existing credit rating agencies where appropriate. (VIII) Terms and conditions Loans and loan guarantees provided under clause (i) shall be subject to such other terms and conditions and contain such other covenants, representations, warranties, and requirements (including requirements for audits) as the Secretary determines appropriate. (IX) Applicability of Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 Loans and loan guarantees provided under clause (i) shall be subject to the requirements of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). (B) Technical assistance Subject to appropriations Acts, the Director may provide technical assistance with respect to developing and financing investments to eligible entities seeking capital assistance for eligible investments and eligible entities receiving capital assistance under this subsection. (C) Terms and conditions (i) Amount of capital assistance To the extent and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes detailed in this subsection, the Director shall provide to an eligible investment selected pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) the amount of capital assistance necessary to carry out the investment. (ii) Use of United States dollars All financial transactions conducted under this section shall be conducted in United States dollars. (4) Establishment of accounts (A) Credit program account (i) Establishment There is established in the Treasury of the United States a Department of Defense Credit Program Account to execute loans and loan guarantees in accordance with section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a). (ii) Funding The Credit Program Account shall consist of amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations. (B) Use of funds To the extent and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes detailed in this subsection, the Director is authorized to pay, from amounts in the Department of Defense Credit Program Account— (i) the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a), of loans and loan guarantees and other capital assistance; (ii) administrative expenses associated with activities under this section; (iii) project-specific transaction costs; and (iv) the cost of providing support authorized by this subsection. (5) Regulations The Secretary of Defense may prescribe such regulations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to carry out this subsection. (6) Annual report Not later than the first Monday in February of a fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an annual report describing activities carried out pursuant to this subsection in the preceding fiscal year and the goals of the Department of Defense in accordance with this subsection for the next fiscal year. (7) Notification requirement The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after a use of loans, loan guarantees, or technical assistance under this subsection. ; and (2) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; (C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking that and all that follows through is not and inserting that is not; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The term obligor means a party that is primarily liable for payment of the principal of or interest on a loan. . (b) Conforming repeal Section 903(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is repealed. 914. Addition of Performance Improvement Officer as co-chair of Defense Business Council Section 2222(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the second sentence— (1) by striking chaired and inserting co-chaired; and (2) by inserting and the Performance Improvement Officer after Officer. 915. Establishment of cross-functional team to oversee implementation of recommendations of Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, using the authority provided under section 911(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) and in coordination with the officials specified in subsection (g), establish and appropriately resource a cross-functional team to plan and oversee, in coordination with the congressional defense committees, the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform established by section 1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1884). (b) Reporting The cross-functional team required by subsection (a) shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. (c) Composition (1) In general The cross-functional team required by subsection (a) shall include dedicated, appropriate personnel with relevant expertise. (2) Hiring authorities In establishing the cross-functional team, the Secretary may— (A) hire personnel on a temporary or term basis to support the activities of the cross-functional team; and (B) enter into contracts or other agreements with subject-matter experts with relevant expertise to support the cross-functional team. (3) Compensation Basic pay for personnel on the cross-functional team may be administratively determined and set in accordance with section 3161(d) of title 5, United States Code. (4) Inapplicability of certain limitation An individual hired under this subsection who is not employed by the Department of Defense as of the date of the enactment of this Act is not subject to the limitations under section 143 of title 10, United States Code. (d) Consultations with Congress Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary shall— (1) provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the proposed leadership, composition, and charter of the cross-functional team required by subsection (a); and (2) seek feedback from the congressional defense committees on the recommendations of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform. (e) Annual report (1) In general The Deputy Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform— (A) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030. (2) Elements Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the status of the implementation of the recommendations described in paragraph (1). (B) An identification of the official or officials responsible for implementation each such recommendation. (C) A description of the timeline and actions for implementation of each such recommendations for the fiscal year following submission of the report. (D) The rationale and justification for any decision not to implement such a recommendation. (E) Recommendations for actions to reform and modernize the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process in addition to the recommendations described in paragraph (1). (F) Performance metrics for measuring the effectiveness of recommendations that have been implemented. (G) A comprehensive budget justification display— (i) reflecting the resources required to implement the recommendations described in paragraph (1); and (ii) including— (I) resources requested in the Department of Defense budget with which the report is submitted, if applicable, and resources needed in subsequent fiscal years; (II) resources expended in the fiscal year that ended most recently before submission of the report and the fiscal year during which the report is submitted; and (III) a statement of the total costs of implementation of the recommendations as of the date of the report. (H) An assessment of legislative, regulatory, and administrative barriers to implementation of the recommendations and the need for changes to legislative authorities required for implementation of the recommendations. (I) Any other matters that the Deputy Secretary determines appropriate for inclusion in the report. (f) Biannual briefings Not less frequently than every 180 days after the submission of the report required to be submitted by subsection (e)(1)(A), the cross-functional team required by subsection (a) shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the activities of the cross-functional team. (g) Officials specified The officials specified in this subsection are the following: (1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense. (2) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). (3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. (4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. (5) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. (6) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. (7) The Director of Administration and Management. (8) The Chief Information Officer. (9) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer. (10) The Secretaries of the military departments. (11) The comptrollers of the military departments. (12) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (h) Termination (1) In general Except as provided by paragraph (2), this section and the cross-functional team required by subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2029. (2) Early disestablishment of team The Secretary may, on or after December 31, 2027, and before the termination date specified in paragraph (1), disestablish the cross-functional team required by subsection (a) if— (A) the Deputy Secretary determines, as provided for in the charter of the cross-functional team, that the cross-functional team is no longer required for the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform; and (B) the Secretary— (i) notifies the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days before disestablishing the cross-functional team; and (ii) includes in the notification the justification of the Secretary for the disestablishment of the cross-functional team. 916. Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish, or designate from existing organizations and personnel, a counter-unmanned aircraft systems task force, to be known as the C-UAS Task Force. (b) Review of memoranda and directives (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting through the C-UAS Task Force, shall consolidate and update all Department of Defense memoranda and directives related to the countering of unmanned aircraft systems in United States airspace to provide clarity to and an expedited decision-making process for commanders with respect to effectively engaging unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft incursions at military installations in the United States. (2) Included memoranda and directive The memoranda and directives required to be consolidated and updated under paragraph (1) include the following: (A) The Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Strategy of the Department of Defense, dated January 7, 2021. (B) The Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum entitled Risk-based Assessment in Support of Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Activities to Protect DOD Facilities and Assets and dated May 7, 2020. (C) Deputy Secretary of Defense Policy Memorandum 16–003, entitled Interim Guidance for Countering Unmanned Aircraft and dated August 18, 2016. (D) Deputy Secretary of Defense Policy Memorandum 17–00X, entitled Supplemental Guidance for Countering Unmanned Aircraft and dated July 5, 2017. (E) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Notice 3124, entitled Interim Guidance for Countering Unmanned Aircraft and dated February 8, 2017. (F) Other related general administrative notices of the Joint Staff. (G) Any other associated memoranda or directives of the Department of Defense relating to unmanned aircraft systems, as necessary. (c) Issuance of updated guidance (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue new memoranda, directives, and guidance related to authorities to counter unmanned aircraft systems. (2) Dissemination to installation commanders The Secretary shall ensure that memoranda, directives, and guidance issued under paragraph (1) are included in pre-briefings for any officers that assume command of a military installation in the United States on or after July 1, 2025. (3) Standard operating procedures for military installations (A) In general Not later than 60 days after the issuance of the memoranda, directives, and guidance required by paragraph (1), each commander of a military installation shall issue standard operating procedures for countering unmanned aircraft systems at the installation. (B) Extension during changes in command If there is a change of command of a military installation during the 60-day period described in subparagraph (A), the incoming commander of the installation shall issue the standard operating procedures required by that subparagraph not later than 60 days after receiving the pre-briefing described in paragraph (2). 917. Modification to the President of the Defense Acquisition University Section 1746(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3). 918. Plan for permanent establishment of Special Reconnaissance and Enabling Command (a) Plan required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for permanently establishing the Special Reconnaissance and Enabling Command. (b) Elements The plan required by subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the following: (1) An articulation of the mission and tasks assigned to the Special Reconnaissance and Enabling Command. (2) An explanation of how the Special Reconnaissance and Enabling Command fits organizationally within the United States Special Operations Command. (3) An identification of the personnel, resources, and authorities, including any gaps, necessary to support the Special Reconnaissance and Enabling Command. (4) Any other matters the Assistant Secretary and the Commander consider appropriate. 919. Affiliate relationships between Army special operations forces and combat-enabling units of general purpose forces (a) Assessment of feasibility and advisability of affiliate relationships (1) In general Not later than 180 says after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing the feasibility and advisability of establishing formal affiliate relationships between units of the Army special operations forces and combat-enabling units of the Army general purpose forces for the purpose of enhancing military readiness and effectiveness through habitual training, exercises, and, when required, deployments. (2) Elements The report required by paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (A) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of establishing formal affiliate relationships between units of the Army special operations forces and combat-enabling units of the Army general purpose forces, including units that perform the following missions: (i) Logistics. (ii) Intelligence. (iii) Communications. (iv) Explosive ordnance disposal. (v) Electronic warfare. (vi) Rotary wing support. (vii) Combat medicine. (viii) Such other missions as the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary consider relevant. (B) A summary of organic and assigned forces conducting the missions described in subparagraph (A) for Army special operations forces as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) Considerations In developing the report required by paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary shall take into account the following: (A) The enabling requirements of both the Army special operations forces and the Army general purpose forces. (B) The availability of high-demand, low-density enabling capabilities of the Army general purpose forces. (C) Deployment-to-dwell standards. (b) Plan for establishing affiliate relationships If, in the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary determine that it is feasible and advisable to establish formal affiliate relationships between units of the Army special operations forces and combat-enabling units of the Army general purpose forces, then, not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for establishing such relationships that includes, at a minimum, an identification of units to be affiliated and a timeline for doing so. 920. Feasibility study on expanding the services provided by the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis (a) Study Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a study on the feasibility and advisability of expanding the services of the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis to include— (1) providing commercial and economic analysis to components of the Department of Defense, including information on— (A) the existing and future commercial and economic conditions of the United States and of strategic competitors; (B) any macro-economic trend or policy that may affect such commercial and economic conditions; (C) any emerging trend in global markets and industries that could enhance or impair the national security interests of the United States as compared to strategic competitors; and (D) any commercial, economic, or geopolitical incentive or disincentive offered to contractors or prospective contractors of the Department of Defense to act in the national security interests of the United States or against such interests; (2) providing the business intelligence data, historically purchased by components of the Department of Defense from commercial actors, through commercial and economic analysis conducted by the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis, including— (A) firmographic and ownership information of commercial actors; (B) documentation submitted by importers and exporters, including bills of lading; (C) ownership information pertaining to intellectual property rights; (D) information relating to mergers and acquisitions; and (E) any other such data that the Director of the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis considers appropriate; and (3) convening a working group that includes members from the combatant commands, other relevant components of the Department of Defense, academia, industry, think tanks, and federally funded research and development centers, to facilitate the adoption by the Department of Defense of best practices and approaches for commercial and economic analysis from the private sector. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (1) the findings of the study required by subsection (a); and (2) an assessment of the estimated cost of expanding the services of the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis as described in subsection (a). 921. Limitation on use of funds for altering Air Force Global Strike Command (a) Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of the Air Force may be obligated or expended to alter or adjust the existing composition, roles, or responsibilities of Air Force Global Strike Command in the— (1) development of military requirements relating to strategic deterrence; or (2) execution of Joint Forces Air Component Command operational and planning support for United States Strategic Command. (b) Report required Not later than April 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander of United States Strategic Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report outlining a plan for ensuring that any future adjustments to the composition, roles, or responsibilities of Air Force Global Strike Command will not adversely affect the missions of the Air Force Global Strike Command in supporting the operational requirements of the United States Strategic Command or activities of the Department of Defense to achieve presidential nuclear employment guidance objectives. (c) Termination The limitation described in subsection (a) shall terminate 90 days after the date upon which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the report described in subsection (b). 922. Senior Integration Group for Indo-Pacific Region (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a Senior Integration Group for the Indo-Pacific Region (in this section referred to as the Group). (b) Duties The Group shall— (1) lead and coordinate efforts across the Department of Defense to accelerate capability delivery and to meet emerging requirements for allies and partners of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region; and (2) develop and implement Department-wide policy and processes to meet urgent requirements related to the Indo-Pacific region. (c) Membership The Group shall be composed of the following members: (1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense. (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. (3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. (4) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (5) The Commander of the Indo-Pacific Command. (6) The Under Secretary of the Army. (7) The Under Secretary of the Air Force. (8) The Under Secretary of the Navy. (9) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. (10) Any other officials of the Department of Defense the Secretary considers appropriate. (d) Report on establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the establishment of the Group. (e) Annual reports Not later than June 1, 2026, and annually thereafter through 2031, the Secretary shall submit to congressional defense committees a report on the Group that, at a minimum, includes the following: (1) A detailed description of the work the Group plans to undertake during the year following submission of the report. (2) A description of specific capabilities and issues reviewed by the Group during the year preceding submission of the report. (f) Sunset The requirement under subsection (a) for a Senior Integration Group for the Indo-Pacific Region shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 923. Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion Renewal (a) Limitation on renewal The Secretary of Defense shall not renew the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Management Final rule until 120 days after the Secretary submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report that justifies the advisory committee’s continued operation. (b) Report contents The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a description of the total resources and man-hours expended by the Committee since its establishment on October 23, 2022; (2) a detailed list of all recommendations approved by the Committee since its establishment on October 23, 2022; and (3) a detailed listing of all meetings held, to include all meeting participants, since the establishment of the Committee on October 23, 2022. 924. Limitation on availability of funds until Department of Defense complies with certain legal requirements Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Deputy Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Department of Defense has implemented— (1) section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1816); and (2) section 1046 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 111 note). X General provisions A Financial matters 1001. General transfer authority (a) Authority To transfer authorizations (1) Authority Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 2025 between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the authorization to which transferred. (2) Limitation Except as provided in paragraph (3), the total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer under the authority of this section may not exceed $6,000,000,000. (3) Exception for transfers between military personnel authorizations A transfer of funds between military personnel authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the dollar limitation in paragraph (2). (b) Limitations The authority provided by subsection (a) to transfer authorizations— (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that have a higher priority than the items from which authority is transferred; and (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that has been denied authorization by Congress. (c) Effect on authorization amounts A transfer made from one account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred. (d) Notice to Congress The Secretary shall promptly notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a). 1002. Revision of Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (a) In general Not later than September 30, 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall revise the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R to— (1) provide updated guidance for current legislative and regulatory requirements, including the annual Department of Defense appropriations Act; (2) streamline and deconflict guidance throughout the Financial Management Regulation to ensure consistency and clarity; and (3) remove outdated guidance. (b) Considerations In conducting the revision required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall— (1) prioritize clarity and accessibility in the language and direction provided, including improvements to the coordination and approval process for recommended changes; (2) review and adopt modern financial practices that better align to current development and production cycles; (3) consider information technology solutions to improve the accessibility and usability of the Financial Management Regulation; and (4) consider the recommendations of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform. (c) Briefing Not later than February 1, 2025, and every 180 days thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), in coordination with the service comptrollers, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the efforts to update the Financial Management Regulation, including— (1) a description of the progress in updating the Financial Management Regulation; (2) a plan and timeline for completing revisions to the Financial Management Regulation; (3) a description of any barriers to the ability of the Department of Defense to update the Financial Management Regulation as directed; (4) recommendations for legislative changes required to complete revisions of the Financial Management Regulation; and (5) any other information deemed relevant by the Under Secretary. (d) Notification The Under Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees not later than 10 days after completing the revisions required under subsection (a). (e) Subsequent review The Under Secretary shall— (1) conduct a comprehensive review of the Financial Management Regulation not less than every two years after fiscal year 2027; and (2) notify the congressional defense committees of the completion of the comprehensive review with the budget submission. 1003. Repeal of audit incentive element in report requirement of Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan Section 240b(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking clause (ix). 1004. Pilot program for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel Section 1110(a)(1)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 5 U.S.C. 3702 note) is amended by inserting or performs financial management and budgeting tasks for a software-focused company before the semicolon at the end. 1005. Authority to use Defense Modernization Account funds for time-sensitive equipment modernization Section 3136(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (5) For procuring and integrating available commercial technologies and services to satisfy a joint urgent operational need, joint emergent operational need, or a validated service requirement. (6) For providing infrastructure to support Department goals of accelerating the fielding and adoption of new capabilities. . B Counterdrug activities 1011. Capacity building and security cooperation with Mexico to counter threats posed by transnational criminal organizations (a) Plan Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and with the agreement of the Government of Mexico, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan for a pilot program to train, at military installations and facilities in the United States, members of the United States Armed Forces jointly with members of the military forces of Mexico on tactics, techniques, and procedures for countering threats posed by transnational criminal organizations, including through— (1) operations involving the use of rotary-wing aircraft; and (2) in consultation with the appropriate civilian government agencies specializing in countering transnational criminal organizations— (A) joint network analysis; (B) counter illicit financing and money laundering; (C) counter illicit trafficking (including narcotics, weapons, and human trafficking and smuggling, and illicit trafficking in natural resources); and (D) assessments of key nodes of activity of transnational criminal organizations. (b) Implementation Not later than 15 days after the date on which the plan required by subsection (a) is submitted, the Secretary of Defense shall commence implementation of the pilot program described in the plan. (c) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives. 1012. Authority of Department of Defense in surveillance of southwest border of United States Consistent with section 271 of title 10, United States Code, if personnel of the Department of Defense are deployed to the southwest border of the United States in support of another Federal department or agency, information collected by personnel of the Department of Defense who operate equipment to monitor movements to or across the southwest border may be shared by the supported Federal department or agency with other Federal, State, or local civilian authorities tasked to monitor movements to or across the southwest border, to the extent such information sharing does not constitute direct participation in law enforcement activities by the Department of Defense. 1013. Treatment by Department of Defense of request for support at southwest border of United States (a) In general In evaluating requests for support by the Department of Defense of civil authorities at the southwest border of the United States, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) prioritize requests that are received not less than 270 days before the requested deployment of personnel of the Department; and (2) work with the requesting authority to define the capabilities that the civil authorities are requesting that the Department of Defense provide at the border and determine the number of personnel that are necessary to provide those capabilities. (b) Civil authorities defined In this section, the term civil authorities means a Federal agency (other than the Department of Defense) or any State or local authority. C Naval vessels 1021. Improving Navy assessments required prior to start of construction on first ship of a shipbuilding program Section 8669c of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) submits a written determination that detail design will be completed for each block of the ship’s construction before beginning construction of that block. ; (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (7) How the Navy plans to oversee and document, for the first ship and subsequent ships, that detail design is completed for each block of the ship’s construction before beginning construction of that block. (8) The extent of vendor- and government-furnished information supporting the overall maturity and stability of the ship’s design, including, at a minimum, information regarding— (A) whether vendor selection is complete for major distributive systems and key equipment supporting operational requirements; (B) whether specifications are finalized for major distributive systems and key equipment; and (C) the status of factory acceptance testing, as applicable, to validate finalized specifications for major distributive systems and key equipment through manufacturing. ; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking computer aided models and inserting the completion of three-dimensional computer aided modeling; and (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking routes major portions of all distributive systems and inserting positions and routes all major distributive systems; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) Block The term block means the basic building unit of ship construction, which forms completed or partial compartments, including engine rooms, storage areas, and accommodation spaces. . 1022. Requirements for the unmanned maritime autonomy architecture Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall— (1) provide a forum and resources to facilitate industry participation in the creation and management of a vendor-agnostic and platform-agnostic modular open systems architecture and associated standards for maritime unmanned systems; (2) adopt or join a governance model for the standards described in paragraph (1) that includes government and industry participation; (3) implement a frequent or continuous process for incorporating industry feedback into the standards described in paragraph (1) and conforming those standards with leading industry practices; (4) for each relevant Navy program or contract, tailor the standards described in paragraph (1) to the minimum standards necessary to enable desired operational capabilities for the program or contract; and (5) label and distribute the standards described in paragraph (1) as open, publicly releasable information to the greatest extent possible. 1023. Competitive demonstration of extra large unmanned underwater vehicles (a) Competitive demonstration required Subject to the availability of appropriations, not later than June 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall develop, conduct, and evaluate a competitive demonstration of the capabilities of extra large unmanned underwater vehicles, including non-developmental items from commercial or foreign partner sources. (b) Criteria In developing and evaluating the competitive demonstration required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall consider the following: (1) The ability of extra large unmanned underwater vehicles to integrate into command and control systems. (2) The ability of such vehicles to execute a high-value mission in a contested environment. (3) Navigation, endurance, and concepts of employment with respect to such vehicles. (4) The technical maturity, reliability, and maintainability of such vehicles. (5) Feedback from military users. (c) Assessments required (1) Secretary of the Navy (A) In general Not later than September 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees the unaltered assessment of the Secretary of the competitive demonstration required by subsection (a). (B) Elements The assessment required by subparagraph (A) may include recommendations for updating the funding and acquisition plans for the extra large unmanned underwater vehicle program, including a recommendation for a sole-source or competitive solicitation for a procurement contract under the program. (2) Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command Not later than September 1, 2025, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees the unaltered assessment of the Commander of— (A) the continued validity of the extra large unmanned underwater vehicle requirement; and (B) the advisability of changes to procurement under the requirement. (d) Extra large unmanned underwater vehicle defined In this section, the term extra large unmanned underwater vehicle means a system capable of operating completely submerged in the sea with a range of at least 1,000 nautical miles. 1024. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the Navy Section 1092(a)(4) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2809) is amended by striking Not later than July 1, 2024 and inserting Not later than January 15, 2026. 1025. Clarification of exception to Berry Amendment requirements for procurement of vessels in foreign waters Section 4862(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting , or for, after Procurements by. 1026. Expansion of shipbuilding infrastructure of the Navy (a) Cost estimates for the construction of naval vessels by Naval Sea Systems Command (1) In general Section 231 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (B) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection: (g) Cost estimates for construction of naval vessels by Naval Sea Systems Command The Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command shall ensure that cost estimates developed for the construction of new classes or new block upgrades of vessels do not take into account any commercial or nongovernmental specifications unless— (1) the senior technical authority determines in writing that such a commercial or nongovernmental specification is likely to be approved; or (2) the contract solicitation expressly allows such a commercial or nongovernmental specification and excludes entirely any alternative specification issued by the Department of Defense. . (2) Report required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, in coordination with the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command (commonly known as NAVSEA), shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering a report detailing— (A) all references to external specifications regardless of source, including military specifications, NAVSEA instructions, American Bureau of Shipbuilding standards, and other standards, that were included on the Constellation-class frigate solicitation; (B) which specifications described in subparagraph (A) provided for alternative specifications conditional on NAVSEA approval; (C) how many alternative specifications described in subparagraph (B) were requested by the contractor awarded the Constellation-class frigate detail design and construction contract in comparison to how many alternative specifications were ultimately approved by NAVSEA; and (D) an explanation for why such requests for alternative specifications described in subparagraph (C) were not approved by NAVSEA. (b) Requirement for mature ship design The Secretary of the Navy shall take such actions as are necessary for the Navy to adopt recommendations 1, 3, 4, and 6 in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled, Navy Shipbuilding: Increased Use of Leading Design Practices Could Improve Timeliness of Deliveries, and dated May 2, 2024 (GAO–24–105503). (c) Strategic outsourcing and United States as shipyard Section 8669a of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the process for source selection for new classes of vessels gives ample emphasis to the realism of the ability of offerors to deliver the program requirements on schedule by requiring the inclusion of factors, to the maximum extent practicable, that consider— (1) strategic outsourcing for major components to be fabricated and outfitted across the United States, including in the noncontiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii, and later assembled at the contracted build yard; and (2) the prime contractor’s yard-wide staffing information, such as allocation of workforce to the existing and likely backlog of work and rates of hiring and attrition, that support the realism of the staffing proposed staffing plans, and if the contractor requires additional staffing, local workforce statistics, such as demographics, pay bands, and recruiting pipelines. . (d) Collaboration with respect to ship design, research, and development funds Section 8669b of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: (d) Collaboration with respect to ship design, research, and development funds The Naval Systems Engineering and Logistics Directorate (SEA 05) of Naval Sea Systems Command and the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems (N9) shall collaborate with respect to the use of funds available for ship design, research, and development from the beginning of the requirements process till the award of a shipbuilding contract. . (e) Minimization of procurement changes in naval vessel construction plan Section 231(b) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) In developing an annual naval vessel construction plan for purposes of subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy shall minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, variations in procurement profiles from year-to-year across the period of the future-years defense program. The Secretary shall include in the annual naval vessel construction plan a detailed explanation for any change in procurement during the period of the future-years defense program that decreases the number of vessels to be procured by a class. . D Counterterrorism 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1953), as most recently amended by section 1031 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 386), is further amended by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by section 1032 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 387), is further amended by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 387), is further amended by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1551), as most recently amended by section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 387), is further amended by striking 2024 and inserting 2025. E Miscellaneous authorities and limitations 1041. Protection against misuse of Naval Special Warfare Command insignia (a) In general Chapter 891 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 8922. Protection against misuse of insignia of Naval Special Warfare Command (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered Naval Special Warfare insignia The term covered Naval Special Warfare insignia means any of the following: (A) The Naval Special Warfare Insignia comprising or consisting of the design of an eagle holding an anchor, trident, and flint-lock pistol. (B) The Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman Insignia comprising or consisting of the design of the bow and superstructure of a Special Operations Craft on a crossed flint-lock pistol and enlisted cutlass. (C) Any colorable imitation of the insignia referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B). (2) Covered person The term covered person means any individual, association, partnership, or corporation. (b) Prohibition against unauthorized use (1) Subject to subsection (c), no covered person shall, without the authorization of the Secretary of the Navy, use any covered Naval Special Warfare insignia— (A) as the name under which the covered person does business for the purpose of trade; or (B) in a manner which reasonably could lead the public to believe that any project or business in which the covered person is engaged, or product that the covered person manufactures, deals in, or sells, has been in any way endorsed, authorized, sponsored, or approved by, or is associated with, the Department of Defense or the Department of the Navy. (2) Whoever violates this subsection shall be fined not more than $20,000 for each violation. (c) Exception Subsection (b) shall not apply to the use of a covered Naval Special Warfare insignia for purposes of criticism, comment, news reporting, analysis, research, or scholarship. (d) Treatment of disclaimers A determination of whether a covered person has violated this section shall be made without regard to any use of a disclaimer of affiliation, connection, or association with, endorsement by, or approval of the United States Government, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy, or any subordinate organization thereof to the extent consistent with international obligations of the United States. (e) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of the Navy to register any symbol, name, phrase, term, acronym, or abbreviation otherwise capable of registration under the provisions of the Act of July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the Trademark Act of 1946). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 891 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8921 the following new item: 8922. Protection against misuse of insignia of Naval Special Warfare Command. . 1042. Modified requirements for report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control system Section 492a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking Annual and inserting Biennial; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting the odd-numbered after for each of; and (B) in paragraph (2)(G), by striking year both places it appears and inserting report; and (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); (B) by striking Budget Office.— and all that follows through Not later than July 1 and inserting Budget Office.— Not later than July 1; (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively; (D) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by striking covered odd-numbered fiscal year report and inserting report required under subsection (a); (E) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking covered odd-numbered fiscal year; and (F) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking covered odd-numbered fiscal year. 1043. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People’s Republic of China (a) In general None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense may be used to knowingly provide active and direct support to any film, television, or other entertainment project if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable evidence that the project has complied or is likely to comply with a demand from the Government of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national interest of the People’s Republic of China. (b) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a written certification that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States. 1044. Assessments of casualties and fatalities during hostilities In making assessments of casualties and fatalities during hostilities, the Department of Defense may not cite as authoritative in public communications, fatality figures that are derived by United States-designated terrorist organizations, governmental entities controlled by United States-designated terrorist organizations, or any sources that rely on figures provided by United States-designated terrorist organizations. 1045. Establishment of major mishap incident designation classification for Department of Defense incidents (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish a new mishap designation classification for the most serious incidents, to be known as major mishap incidents, to describe incidents that— (1) result in not less than $500,000,000 in damage or loss, as calculated not later than 5 days after the date of the incident and, to the maximum extent possible, in accordance with the requirements described in paragraph 9, enclosure 4 of Department of Defense Instruction 6055.07; (2) cause the deaths of not fewer than 5 individuals; or (3) are so designated by the secretary of the military department primarily affected by the incident based on the magnitude of the loss to the Department of Defense. (b) Investigations (1) Investigation officer The convening authority for any investigation of a major mishap incident shall appoint an investigating officer from among officers who hold a rank not lower than Major General in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps or Rear Admiral in the Navy to investigate all major mishap incidents— (A) including any related administrative, disciplinary, or legal investigations; and (B) excluding any criminal investigations conducted by a military criminal investigative organization. (2) Timeline for investigations The Secretary of Defense shall require that a full investigation of each major mishap incident be completed, to the extent practicable, not later than 1 year after the date on which the investigation is initiated. (c) Accountability actions (1) Mandatory administrative processing for discharge from the Armed Forces In the case of a major mishap incident that was directly caused by the misconduct of a member of the Armed Forces, that member shall be subject to mandatory administrative processing for discharge if the member has not otherwise been separated from the Armed Forces following a conviction at court-martial and an adjudged sentence of a punitive discharge. (2) Timeline for accountability actions The Secretary of Defense shall require that any accountability action, including the mandatory administrative processing described in paragraph (1), shall commence, to the extent practicable, not later than 180 days after the date on which the investigation into the major mishap incident is completed. (d) Reports Not later than 90 days after an incident designated as a major mishap incident, and every 120 days thereafter, the convening authority for the investigation into the incident shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report summarizing all remediation and accountability measures related to that incident taken during the period preceding submission of the report. (e) Amendment of Department of Defense Instruction 6055.07 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall amend Department of Defense Instruction 6055.07 (relating to mishap notification, investigation, reporting, and record keeping) to implement the requirements under this section. 1046. Requirements relating to payments by the Department of Defense for qualifying injuries to the brain (a) Limitation on funding Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for operation and maintenance, defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel expenses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense— (1) prescribes the regulations required under paragraph (4) of section 901(i) of division J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)) with respect to the Department of Defense; or (2) submits a written notification under subsection (b) stating the intent of the Secretary to not provide payments authorized under such section. (b) Written notification Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notification of the intent of the Secretary to provide or not provide payments authorized under section 901(i) of division J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)). 1047. Longer term and eligibility for appointment to rank of Admiral of Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command (a) Term Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) (1) An individual service as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command— (A) subject to paragraph (2), shall serve for a term of eight years; and (B) is eligible to be appointed to the rank of Admiral during the final three years of that term. (2) The Secretary of the Navy may terminate the term of an individual serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command before the end of the eight-year term specified in paragraph (1)(A) if the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the termination. . (b) Extension of time period for retirement for years of service Section 636(c) of such title is amended— (1) by striking In the administration and inserting (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the administration; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The officer serving as the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command— (A) may continue to serve after 40 years of active commissioned service in order to complete the term of the Commander specified in section 526(k)(1)(A) of this title; (B) may in no case serve more than 45 years of active commissioned service. . 1048. Prohibition on use of funds for resettlement in the United States of certain individuals from the West Bank or Gaza (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may not use any asset, facility, or installation of the Department of Defense for the transport or processing of any individual from the West Bank or Gaza who is not a United States citizen, or who is not the spouse, parent, or child of a United States citizen, for purposes of resettlement in the United States. (b) Exception (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may use assets, facilities, and installations of the Department to transport and process for resettlement in the United States an individual described in subsection (a) who— (A) is a former employee of the United States Government; (B) was so employed for a period of not less than two years; and (C) maintains documentation demonstrating such employment. (2) Inapplicability Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an individual described in that paragraph whose employment with the United States Government was involuntarily terminated. (c) Reconsideration of policy Not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may reconsider the prohibition set forth in subsection (a) and provide recommendations to Congress on whether to continue or discontinue such prohibition. F Studies and reports 1051. Report on Panama Canal security (a) In general Not later than May 30, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the vulnerabilities, safety, and security of the Panama Canal. (b) Elements The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) Identification of authority limitations in the conduct of security cooperation activities and investments with the Panamanian Ministry of Public Security and Canal Authority related to protection of the Panama Canal area and associated critical infrastructure. (2) An assessment of limitations in the abilities of the Department of Defense and the United States Coast Guard to identify, understand, and respond to threats and risks associated with the safe and secure operation of the Panama Canal. (3) Identification of Panamanian partner abilities and limitations in force capability, response posture, cross-sector security coordination, policy and procedures, and other factors that could challenge partner support to higher United States Coast Guard vessel (wartime and auxiliary) transit requirements. (4) Identification of Government of Panama laws and inter-Panamanian institution policy and territorial jurisdiction that affect the ability of the Department of Defense to support securing and defending the Canal. (5) Identification of risks in relation to the Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty that could affect priority of United States transits during steady state, in crisis and conflict. (6) An assessment of the interoperability of Panama and United States forces if support is requested to defend the Panama Canal area, and recommendations on how to organize, train, and equip United States forces, partner forces, and ensure bilateral preparedness. (7) Identification of external threats to and malign influence on Panama Canal sovereignty and its operations in steady state, in crisis and in conflict. (8) Identification of People's Republic of China (PRC) statecraft or PRC-backed entity capabilities, strategies, and limitations to disrupting regular Canal operations for intended military effect on United States force and sustainment flow, including by accounting for kinetic and non-kinetic means, including cyber and information domain, and potential condition-setting for these threats pre-crisis. (9) Identification of logistical, force protection, and other throughput challenges to ensuring United States force and sustainment flow via the Canal and Canal area, when uncontested by other state actors, in support of a major contingency in another theater of operation. (10) A projection of likely operating conditions in and around the Canal system based on United States throughput demand, including vulnerabilities to accidents, basic security incidents, and climate-induced or other water management challenges that may impede throughput. (11) An assessment identifying recommended United States investments to enhance the capabilities of the Panamanian Ministry of Public Security and Canal Authority to ensure the safety and security of the Panama Canal area. (12) An assessment of the Panama Canal’s information technology and operational technology infrastructure and systems. 1052. Review of irregular warfare authorities (a) Review required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of authorities relevant to the conduct of irregular warfare activities by the Department of Defense and provide the results of such review to the congressional defense committees. (b) Elements At a minimum, the review required by subsection (a) shall include— (1) an accounting of all authorities available to the Secretary of Defense for the conduct of irregular warfare activities; (2) an assessment of the adequacy of policy guidance associated with the authorities identified under paragraph (1); (3) an explanation of the process for considering irregular warfare concepts of operation submitted by the combatant commands for approval; (4) a description of the process for coordinating and deconflicting Department of Defense irregular warfare activities with the heads of other relevant departments and agencies; (5) planned actions to address any policy or process deficiencies identified as part of the required review; (6) legislative or resourcing recommendations to more effectively enable Department of Defense irregular warfare activities; and (7) any other matter deemed relevant by the Secretary. (c) Irregular warfare defined For the purpose of this section, the term irregular warfaremeans a form of warfare where states and non-state actors campaign to assure or coerce states or other groups through indirect, non-attributable, or asymmetric activities. 1053. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil authorities at the Southwest border Section 1070 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2791) is amended by striking through December 31, 2024 and inserting through December 31, 2027. 1054. Extension of annual report on civilian casualties in connection with United States military operations Section 1057(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking the date that is seven years after the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting December 31, 2030. 1055. Report on subterranean operations (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the plans, policies, and doctrine of the Department of Defense regarding subterranean operations. (b) Elements The report required under subsection (a) shall— (1) define the roles and responsibilities of each military service and combatant command; (2) describe the current and planned Department of Defense capabilities for conducting subterranean operations and identify any gaps in such capabilities; (3) identify all related doctrine and plans, if any, to update such doctrine; (4) identify subterranean training facility requirements; (5) define adversary activities and intentions in the subterranean environment; (6) outline adversary and ally subterranean defeat capabilities and tactics; and (7) evaluate roles and responsibilities across the spectrum of conflict and for targets ranging in size and complexity, such as trenches, tunnels, bunkers, silos, underground command nodes, underground weapons depots, and underground research and developmental facilities. (c) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 1056. Analysis and report on air superiority of the Joint Force (a) Analysis and report required Not later than March 31, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct or sponsor an analysis of, and submit to the congressional defense committees a report that explains, how air superiority will be secured for the Joint Force in the 2030s and the 2040s. (b) Report elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An analysis of the expected capabilities, limitations, operational dependencies, technical maturity, relevant timelines, susceptibility to countermeasures of adversaries, and costs of the following: (A) FA–XX. (B) The Penetrating Counter Air platform (PCA). (C) The Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). (D) Planned fighter modernization efforts. (E) Space-based capabilities. (F) Ground-based capabilities. (G) Any other capabilities the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to air superiority. (2) A summary of tactical- and campaign-level modeling and analysis that determines the individual effectiveness and impacts of each of the capabilities described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (1) on the ability of the Joint Force to secure air superiority in the 2030s and the 2040s. (3) An evaluation of the effectiveness and risks of different potential force structures for achieving air superiority in the 2030s and the 2040s, including an assessment of the impacts of stand-in and stand-off force ratios on campaign success. (4) A description of the impact of the force structures evaluated under paragraph (3) on— (A) deterrence; and (B) annual sustainment and operations costs. (5) The number of fighter aircraft required by the Department of Defense to fulfill the national defense strategy and the number of such aircraft expected to be required in the 2030s and the 2040s to meet the changing threat environment. (6) The programmed fighter force structure from 2030 through 2045, including a breakdown of the quantity and average age of each type of fighter aircraft in each military service. (7) The Secretary’s plan to ensure proper resourcing to meet air superiority requirements of the Joint Force. (c) Nondelegation The Secretary of Defense may not delegate responsibility for the report to any of the military services. (d) Modeling and analysis Modeling and analysis conducted pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall use the most-likely capabilities and force structure for friendly and threat forces and the worst-case capabilities and force structure for such forces, including delayed blue capabilities, accelerated red capabilities, and a highly contested electromagnetic spectrum. 1057. Responding to unmanned aircraft systems incursions (a) Development of strategy of Department of Defense for countering threats from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology and referral of UAS offenses for investigation and prosecution (1) Strategy (A) In general The Secretary of Defense shall develop, as part of the national defense strategy required under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code, a holistic strategy for countering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology and the threats such technology poses to facilities, personnel, and assets of the Department of Defense in the United States and overseas. (B) Report on strategy Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the strategy required under subparagraph (A), which shall contain an unclassified summary of the strategy. (C) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this subsection, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (i) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (ii) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) Referral for investigation and prosecution The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish a process for referring for investigation and prosecution a UAS offense with respect to which the Secretary of Defense has taken an action described in section 130i(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code. (b) Assessment and report on recommended changes to policy of Department of Defense to respond to UAS incursions (1) Assessment The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence, of any recommended changes, including adjustments in the allocation of resources, in law, policy, or any other authority to improve the ability of the Secretary to carry out the national defense strategy (as required under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code) in response to UAS incursions, to respond to future UAS incursions, and to mitigate the risks posed to national security from UAS incursions. The assessment shall include recommendations for requirements for the Department of Defense to pre-coordinate planned actions in response to anticipated types of UAS incursions with other relevant Federal departments and agencies. (2) Assessment of resources and authorities necessary to ensure overseas cooperation The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, that includes— (A) a description of the resources and authorities that installation commanders at United States military installations overseas are provided to collaborate with local law enforcement, host nation militaries, and other host nation security institutions to counter UAS threats to military installations; and (B) recommendations for improving the relationships referred to in subparagraph (A), including any authorities changes or required modifications to partnership agreements. (3) Report Not later than January 31, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the assessment conducted under paragraphs (1) and (2). (4) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (c) Authority to provide support Consistent with section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 284 note), the Secretary of Defense is authorized to provide support to Federal, state, and local government agencies for detection, identifying, and monitoring of unmanned aircraft systems that cross the Northern and Southern borders of the United States. 1058. Exercise for countering unmanned aerial systems (a) In general Not later than July 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall execute a large-scale exercise in the special use airspace of the Department of Defense to test the ability of the Department to respond to a variety of threats to installations of the Department from unmanned aerial systems. (b) Elements The exercise required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The participation of not fewer than three commanders of installations of the Department. (2) A mix of high-end non-emitting threats and low-end commercially available unmanned aerial systems. (3) Installations with a range of capabilities and equipment relating to countering unmanned aerial systems. (4) No-notice simulations. (5) Existing and evolved guidance to commanders of installations of the Department regarding authorities for countering unmanned aerial systems. (6) The participation of other relevant Federal agencies, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. (c) Briefing Not later than September 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees on the outcomes and lessons learned from the exercise required under subsection (a). 1059. Review, assessment, and analysis of governance structure of counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime activities (a) Agreement Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of an independent review, assessment, and analysis of the governance structure of the counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime activities of the Department of Defense. (b) Report (1) In general The agreement described in subsection (a) shall provide that not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary of Defense and the federally funded research and development center enter into the agreement, the center shall provide to the Secretary a report on the findings of the review, assessment, and analysis. (2) Submittal to Congress Upon receipt of the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit the report to the congressional defense committees and the congressional research agencies. (3) Elements The report described in paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: (A) An assessment of the authorities of the Department of Defense for counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime activities. (B) A description of the context for Department of Defense authorities for counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime activities, including a review of all Federal authorities, by Department and agency, for counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime activities and how those authorities align with the authorities of the Department of Defense. (C) A gap analysis of the authorities described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). (D) A description of the funding for the counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime activities of the Department of Defense. (E) A description of the strategic objectives and strategies for the counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime activities of the Department of Defense. (F) Recommendations for improving the governance structure of the counter-narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime activities of the Department of Defense, including with respect to designating a lead component or agency within the Department of Defense. (4) Form; public availability The report described in paragraph (1)— (A) shall be submitted under paragraph (2) in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex; and (B) may be made available to the public. (c) Congressional research agencies defined In this section, the term congressional research agencies means the following: (1) The Congressional Research Service. (2) The Congressional Budget Office. (3) The Government Accountability Office. 1060. Modification and extension of requirement for combatant command risk assessment for airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance Section 1061 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting cancel, before retire,; and (2) in subsection (d), by striking the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting December 31, 2032. 1061. Consideration of protracted conflicts in planning assumptions (a) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities submission Not later than July 1, 2025, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and with input from the combatant commands, shall deliver to the Secretary of Defense defense planning scenarios that use protracted conflicts of at least 6, 12, and 24 months as planning assumptions. (b) Combatant command submission Not later than July 1, 2025, the combatant commands, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, shall deliver to the Secretary of Defense branches to operational plans that use protracted conflicts of 6, 12, and 24 months as planning assumptions. (c) Briefing Not later than September 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees summarizing the implications of the plans described in subsections (a) and (b) on total munition requirements in the context of these planning scenarios. 1062. Study on combat accomplishments of remotely piloted aircraft crew (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct an independent study to identify opportunities to provide more support services to, and greater recognition of, combat accomplishments of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) crew. (b) Elements The study required under subsection (a) shall— (1) explore methods for identifying those members of a RPA crew who conduct combat operations; (2) review the manner of documentation for RPA crew conducting combat operations; (3) assess whether to establish a new status identifier for RPA crew conducting combat operations and propose a timeline to establish such status; (4) propose decorations and awards for combat operations available to RPA crew; (5) assess whether to award campaign medals for RPA crew conducting combat operations in a named campaign; and (6) examine whether post-separation health (including mental health) care is available to RPA crew who conduct combat operations. 1063. Report on resourcing of Arctic Strategy (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the congressional research agencies a report for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031 that includes cost data, for that fiscal year and the period covered by the future-years defense program under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, of the Arctic Strategy of the Department of Defense. (b) Elements Each report required by subsection (a)— (1) shall include an assessment of the resourcing of the Arctic Strategy from funds requested for— (A) research, development, test, and evaluation; (B) military construction; and (C) procurement; and (2) may, if such funds are directly contributing the resourcing of the strategy, include an assessment of the resourcing of the strategy from funds requested for— (A) operations and maintenance; or (B) military personnel. (c) Submission The Secretary shall submit the report required by subsection (a) to the congressional defense committees and the congressional research agencies— (1) for fiscal year 2026, not later than May 1, 2025; and (2) for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2031, with the materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget of the President for that fiscal year (as submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code). (d) Form Each report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in— (1) an unclassified form that may be made available to the public; and (2) an unclassified form that may include a classified annex. (e) Legislative research agency defined In this section, the term legislative research agency includes the following: (1) The Congressional Research Service. (2) The Congressional Budget Office. (3) The Governmental Accountability Office. 1064. Assessment of impact of transnational organized crime on military drug overdoses (a) Assessment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the directors of the military criminal investigation organizations, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an assessment of how transnational organized crime is contributing to drug overdoses at military installations. (b) Elements The assessment required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the extent to which— (1) fentanyl is responsible for drug overdoses of members of the Armed Forces, dependents of such members, and civilian employees of the Department of Defense; (2) a combination of fentanyl and another drug is responsible for such drug overdoses; (3) illegal fentanyl discovered on military installations and surrounding communities is related to transnational organized crime; and (4) fentanyl is inhibiting the readiness of the Armed Forces and quality of life for members of the Armed Forces, dependents of such members, and civilian employees of the Department at military installations and surrounding communities. (c) Form The assessment required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Military criminal investigation organizations The term military criminal investigation organizations means— (A) the Criminal Investigation Division of the Army; (B) the Criminal Investigative Service of the Navy; and (C) the Office of Special Investigations of the Air Force. (2) Transnational organized crime The term transnational organized crime has the meaning given that term in section 284(i) of title 10, United States Code. 1065. Review and report on operational plans of the Department of Defense (a) Department of Defense review and report (1) In general Not later than March 15, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the service chief of each military department and the commander of each combatant command, shall— (A) complete a review of the operational plans of the Department of Defense; and (B) submit to the congressional defense committees a report that outlines any shortfall in personnel, equipment, munitions, infrastructure, or materiel required to execute such plans. (2) Assumption and considerations The review and report required by paragraph (1) shall— (A) incorporate the assumption that a contingency operation in the western Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, or the Korean Peninsula would increase the likelihood of a contingency operation in the other three theaters; and (B) include a consideration of— (i) the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, including with respect to munition consumption rates; (ii) the current state of the military forces of the Russian Federation and forces affiliated with such military forces; (iii) the current state of the military forces of the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; (iv) with respect to the munitions industrial base— (I) the current quantities of munitions in the extant inventories of the United States and the geographic location of such munitions; (II) the current rate of production based on existing infrastructure and capacity; and (III) the single points of production and assembly throughout the munitions supply chain; and (v) the impact of contested logistics, including— (I) cyberattacks on defense and civilian logistics-related infrastructure— (aa) within the continental United States; (bb) outside the continental United States, including within the territories of allies and partners of the United States; and (cc) in space; (II) kinetic attacks on defense and civilian logistics-related infrastructure— (aa) within the continental United States; and (bb) outside the continental United States, including within the territories of allies and partners of the United States; (III) potential interdiction of air and sea lines of communication and logistical support; and (IV) the logistical trail of energy supply chains required to support operational plans, with consideration given to survivable mobile nuclear, hydrogen, synthetic fuel generation capabilities, and other energy technologies, as determined by the Secretary, that maintain or increase operational flexibility and resilience in comparison to currently deployed energy generation technologies. (b) Independent analysis and report (1) Analysis The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate federally funded research and development center for— (A) the conduct of a detailed independent analysis of the report required by subsection (a)(1); and (B) the submission to the Secretary of a report on such analysis. (2) Report Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the report prepared by the federally funded research and development center under paragraph (1), without modification. (3) Form The report submitted under paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form with a classified annex. 1066. Report on undersea cable posture (a) In general Not later than December 30, 2025, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense (DOD-CIO) shall submit to the congressional defense committees a classified report on the threats, defense, and resilience of undersea cables used by the Department of Defense. (b) Elements The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) An assessment of the threats (i.e., physical, cyber, supply chain, and foreign ownership) to undersea cables owned or used by the Department of Defense, including— (A) the current procedure when threats to such cables are identified by or reported to the Department of Defense (Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) lead and United States Cyber Command supporting); (B) the extent to which such cables are owned and operated solely by the Department of Defense, reported by agency or military department (DOD-CIO NMO would be lead); (C) the extent to which such cables are owned and operated by non-government or commercial entities, but contracted to support the Department of Defense, reported by agency or military department (ODNI Lead, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Sustainment supporting); (D) a list of Department of Defense missions that would be most severely disrupted by a loss of undersea cable capabilities (combatant commands would lead this prioritization); and (E) intelligence gaps concerning threats to such cables (ODNI would be overall lead for this effort). (2) The Department of Defense’s strategy to protect critical subsea cables and an assessment of the Department’s ability to execute that strategy, including for cables not owned by the Department of Defense (DOD-CIO). (3) An assessment of the Department of Defense’s ability to restore critical subsea cable capabilities based on damage to or interdiction of existing undersea capabilities (DOD-CIO). (4) An assessment of the Department of Defense’s ability to execute processes to prioritize and support restoration efforts if subsea cable capabilities are lost (DOD-CIO). (5) Alternative capabilities to negate or mitigate the loss of critical undersea cable capabilities, including a Primary, Alternate, Contingency, Emergency communication plan (DOD-CIO). (6) A strategy for prioritizing Department of Defense missions in the event that undersea cable capabilities are lost (DOD-CIO). (7) An assessment of support required from other United States Government, private sector, and foreign partners to defend, maintain, and restore undersea cable capabilities (DOD-CIO). (8) An assessment of new or additional capabilities or authorities required to adequately defend, monitor, maintain or restore undersea cable capabilities (DOD-CIO), including, if additional capabilities are required, an estimated budget to support. G Caisson services at Arlington National Cemetery 1071. Plan for procurement of military working equids for the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a detailed plan for the procurement of military working equids for the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army. (b) Consultation In developing the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall consult with— (1) the Mounted Color Guard of the Marine Corps; (2) the Navy, the Air Force, the Space Force, and the Coast Guard; and (3) at least two nationally recognized equid organizations, foundations, or councils. 1072. Requirement to begin conducting funerals with caisson services at Arlington National Cemetery (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall— (1) begin conducting at least two funerals with caisson services each week, or a total of four services in a two week period, at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia; or (2) enter into a contract with a nongovernmental entity described in subsection (b). (b) Contract described The contract described in this subsection shall— (1) require that the nongovernmental entity— (A) begin providing services under the contract not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; (B) provide the military working equids necessary to conduct caisson services for at least one funeral each business day, other than Federal holidays, at Arlington National Cemetery, until the funerals backlogged at such cemetery as of the date of the enactment of this Act are conducted; and (C) after the backlogged funerals described in subparagraph (B) are conducted, to continue to provide services to meet the requirement of caisson services for funerals until the Army is capable of conducting at least one funeral with caisson services each business day; (2) specify that Army uniformed soldiers and not contract personnel will participate by riding the military working equids in the funeral ceremonies; and (3) terminate when the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army begins conducting at least one funeral with caisson services each business day. 1073. Monthly report on funerals at Arlington National Cemetery on hold until caisson services resume Section 7721 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Monthly report on caisson services Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and not less frequently than once every 30 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the number of families that have requested caisson services at Arlington National Cemetery and are waiting to hold funerals until caisson services resume. . 1074. Land for operations and training of Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army Section 366 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 234; 10 U.S.C. 7721 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Land for operations and training In acquiring the land necessary for the operations and training of the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army, the Secretary of the Army shall consider land in West Virginia and Virginia. . H Other matters 1081. Roles and responsibilities for the mitigation, identification, and treatment of traumatic brain injury and the monitoring and documentation of blast overpressure exposure (a) Establishment of roles The Secretary of Defense shall establish the roles and responsibilities of components of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the mitigation, identification, and treatment of traumatic brain injury and the monitoring and documentation of blast overpressure exposure, including blast overpressure exposure logs and traumatic brain injury logs, with respect to health care, readiness, acquisitions, and Inspector General oversight. (b) Briefings and reports (1) Implementation briefing Not later than June 1, 2025, and annually thereafter through June 1, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives briefings on the roles and responsibilities established under subsection (a) and the plans, associated timelines, and activities conducted to implement such roles and responsibilities. (2) Report on traumatic brain injuries Not later than June 1, 2025, and annually thereafter through June 1, 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report, with a classified annex as necessary, concerning traumatic brain injuries among members of the Armed Forces caused during combat operations or training events. (3) Report on medical providers trained in traumatic brain injury neurology Not later than December 31, 2025, and annually thereafter through December 31, 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on medical providers within the Defense Health Agency who are trained in traumatic brain injury as a sub-specialty of neurology, including information on— (A) the number of such providers, disaggregated by location; (B) the billets of such providers; (C) the number of medical personnel currently participating in training or a fellowship relating to traumatic brain injury; and (D) the strategy of the Department of Defense to increase the number of medical providers trained in traumatic brain injury as a sub-specialty of neurology. 1082. Extension of National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology Section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); (2) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting and 6 months after 2 years; and (3) in subsection (r), by striking 18 months after the date on which it submits the final report required by subsection (g) and inserting December 1, 2026. 1083. Enhancement of special operations riverine capability (a) In general Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the sustainment and enhancement of a special operations riverine capability within United States Special Operations Command through fiscal year 2035. (b) Elements The plan required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) An articulation of the value of special operations riverine capabilities to accomplishing the objectives of the national defense strategy. (2) Manpower requirements and sourcing. (3) Sustainment, recapitalization, and modernization of Special Operations Craft-Riverine maritime craft. (4) The advisability and feasibility of developing a future riverine maritime craft. (5) Bolstering research, experimentation, and prototyping efforts related to riverine, coastal, and other maritime capabilities, to include unmanned surface vessels, including through the identification of opportunities to expand such efforts through additional manpower, funding, and collaborative relationships with relevant elements of the Federal Government and commercial industry. (6) Identification of infrastructure and training range requirements and opportunities for improvements. (7) Any other matters the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commander of United States Special Operations Command determine relevant. 1084. Plan for recapitalization of special operations surface combatant craft Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for converting special operations surface combatant craft at the end of service life into unmanned systems, as appropriate, to support experimentation and the use of manned-unmanned teaming capabilities. 1085. Homeland defense planning requirements (a) Report on at-risk defense critical assets Not later than February 15, 2025, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the designated recipients and the Commander of the United States Northern Command a detailed list of the defense critical assets in the United States that are assessed to be likely targets of an attack, including kinetic and non-kinetic attacks, in a major conflict with an adversary. (b) Report on likely requests for support Not later than April 15, 2025, in consultation with relevant civilian agencies, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, shall submit to the designated recipients a report identifying and assessing the foreseeable requests for support from civilian agencies responsible for the defense of the defense critical assets detailed in the report submitted under subsection (a). The report shall include— (1) each agency likely to request support; (2) the existing capabilities of each agency to respond to and defend against a prospective attack; (3) the specific capabilities requested, and an estimate of the number of Department of Defense personnel that would be required to provide those capabilities; (4) an estimate of the cost for providing the requested Department of Defense support; and (5) an estimate of the duration of support that could be provided in response to such requests, and an assessment of whether such support could be provided in a protracted scenario extending beyond 180 days. (c) Feasibility assessment Not later than June 1, 2025, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall submit to the designated recipients a report assessing the feasibility of providing support to the requests identified in the report submitted under subsection (b). The assessment shall address providing support to a request independently, concurrent with other related requests, and consecutive with other requests. (d) Designated recipients defined In this section, the term designated recipients means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 1086. Authority to provide contracted assistance to secure the southern land border of the United States Section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 284 note; Public Law 114–92) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Contract authority In providing assistance to U.S. Customs and Border Protection authorized under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may acquire, by contract, for the purposes of such assistance— (A) warehousing and logistical supply chain services; (B) transportation services; (C) vehicle maintenance services; (D) linguist services; and (E) data entry services. ; and (C) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by striking under paragraph (1) and inserting authorized under paragraph (1) or (2); and (2) in subsection (f)(1)— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: (D) A description of the contracted support, including contracting vehicle used, the terms of the contract, and the amounts expended to provide contracted support pursuant to subsection (a)(2). ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (g) Sunset The authority granted under this section shall cease to have any force or effect beginning on October 1, 2026. . 1087. Liaison with the Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force (a) Liaison required The Director of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) shall provide one or more personnel to act as a liaison with the Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force to improve coordination of efforts and support enabling capabilities of mutual benefit. (b) Responsibilities The liaison position or positions described in (a) shall have the following responsibilities: (1) Conducting information sharing between organizations on identified or suspected Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) events, including incident reporting, incident responses, and data on technical characterization of the known or suspected threats. (2) Coordination on the development of technical capabilities for sensing and response to threats. (3) Development of coordinated tactics, techniques, and procedures for incident response. 1088. Introduction of entities in transactions critical to national security Section 1047 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking may facilitate the introduction and inserting shall facilitate the introduction. 1089. Prioritization of accreditation of sensitive compartmented information facilities supporting DX-rated programs (a) Framework for prioritized review required Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a framework for prioritized review and accreditation and reaccreditations of sensitive compartmented information facilities and classified communications networks at facilities that are not located on a Department of Defense installation or facility. (b) Programs rated DX The framework developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall take into consideration the accreditation or reaccreditation of facilities and networks that would support programs that are rated DX pursuant to section 700.11 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations. (c) Submittal to Congress Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the framework developed pursuant to subsection (a). 1090. Establishment of the National Security Capital Forum (a) Forum established The Secretary of Defense shall establish a forum— (1) as the convening forum for domestic and international institutional financiers, capital providers, investors, entrepreneurs, innovators, business persons, and various representatives from across the private sector, relevant United States Government offices, and from the governments and private sector of the allies and partners of the United States; and (2) to allow the exchange of information with the Department of Defense pertaining to transactions or potential transactions, or to integrate efforts to achieve coordinated effects to support the national security interest of the United States. (b) Designation of executive agent The Secretary of Defense shall designate an existing position in the Department to act as the director of the forum. (c) Participation of relevant United States Government offices The Secretary of Defense may invite other Federal agencies to attend the forum. 1091. Improvements relating to portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and their spouses Section 705A of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is amended to read as follows: 705A. Portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and their spouses (a) In general In a case in which a servicemember or the spouse of a servicemember has a covered license and such servicemember or spouse relocates his or her residency because of military orders for military service to a location that is not in the jurisdiction of the licensing authority that issued the covered license, such covered license shall be considered valid at a similar scope of practice, and in the discipline issue for, in the receiving jurisdiction if such servicemember or spouse submits an application to the licensing authority for the receiving jurisdiction that includes the following: (1) Proof of such military orders or proof of military service, as the case may be. (2) In a case in which the applicant is a spouse of the servicemember who is subject to the military orders or military service, a copy of a marriage certificate to a servicemember. (3) A notarized affidavit affirming, under the penalty of law, the following: (A) The applicant is the person described and identified in the application. (B) All statements made on the application are true and correct and complete. (C) The applicant has read and understands the requirements for licensure and certification and certifies that the applicant meets those requirements. (D) The applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the applicant holds or has held a license or certification. (4) Such documentation as may be required by the licensing authority in the receiving jurisdiction for the purposes of background checks and maintaining standards of practice, discipline, and fulfillment of any continuing education requirements. (b) Issuing licenses (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), a licensing authority that receives an application for a license that is submitted under subsection (a) and meets all of the requirements set forth in such subsection, shall issue, not later than 30 days after receiving the application, a license of similar scope of practice as the covered license of the applicant. (2) Temporary licenses In a case in which a licensing authority is required to issue a license under paragraph (1) but is unable to issue the license within 30 days as required by such paragraph, the licensing authority shall issue a temporary license that confers the same rights, privileges, and responsibilities as a permanent license, until the permanent license is issued. (c) Interstate licensure compacts If, in a case described in subsection (a), the receiving jurisdiction is located in a State that is a member of an interstate compact that is in effect and the servicemember or spouse is applying for a license that covers a particular profession or occupation that is covered by the membership of the State in the interstate compact, the servicemember or spouse shall be subject to the requirements of the interstate compact. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered license The term covered license means an active license that, with respect to a similar scope of practice— (A) has not been revoked or had discipline imposed by any jurisdiction; (B) does not have a complaint, allegation, or investigation relating to unprofessional conduct pending in any jurisdiction relating to it, or otherwise in a status that in any manner restricts the activity of the license holder; and (C) has not been voluntarily surrendered while under investigation for unprofessional conduct in any jurisdiction. (2) License The term license means any license, certificate, or other evidence of qualification that an individual is required to obtain before he or she may engage in or represent himself or herself to be a member of a particular profession or occupation. (3) Licensing authority The term licensing authority means any State board, commission, department, or agency that— (A) is established in the State for the primary purpose of regulating the entry of persons into or the conduct of persons within, a particular profession or occupation; and (B) is authorized to issue licenses. (4) Scope of practice The term scope of practice means defined parameters of various duties or services that may be provided by an individual with specific credentials. . 1092. Pilot program to provide military aircraft support to air shows (a) Pilot program Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force, shall establish a pilot program for not less than 2 years to provide military aircraft and aerial demonstration teams in support of air shows located in rural or small market areas across the country for the purposes of cataloguing the impact on military recruitment. The program shall— (1) require each military service to provide support to not fewer than 5 qualifying air shows each fiscal year; (2) not support covered air shows unless the event organizers cover any costs exceeding $100,000; and (3) catalogue recruitment numbers in regions where military aircraft support covered air shows before, during, and after the pilot program began. (b) Reports Not later than March 1, 2026, and March 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a report to the congressional defense committees including the following: (1) An analysis of recruitment figures in covered regions that hosted supported air shows before and after the pilot program began. (2) A business case analysis of the costs and benefits of providing military aircraft support to air shows compared to other initiatives to encourage recruitment. 1093. Establishment of requirements relating to blast overpressure exposure (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish— (1) the minimization of exposure to blast overpressure as a performance parameter when drafting requirements for new weapons systems for the Department of Defense that produce blast overpressure; (2) a requirement that any entity under contractual agreement with the Department as part of the defense weapons acquisition process shall provide to the Department blast overpressure measurements and safety data for any weapons system procured from such entity that produces blast overpressure and exceeds the maximum exposure limit set by the Department; and (3) a requirement that any test plan for a weapons system shall incorporate testing for blast overpressure measurements and safety data. (b) Report Not later than December 31 of each year following the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall publish on a publicly available website, including govinfo.gov or successor website, a report that includes— (1) blast overpressure measurements and safety data for weapons systems of the Department of Defense, including how those systems have been tested and in what environments; and (2) plans to improve protection for exposure by members of the Armed Forces to in-use weapons systems with unsafe levels of blast overpressure and exposure. (c) Contractual agreement defined In this section, the term contractual agreement includes a contract, grant, cooperative agreement, and any other similar transaction or relationship. 1094. Preferred alternative for the Ambler Mining District in Alaska (a) Definition of Secretary In this section, the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Selection of alternative Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) select as the preferred alternative for the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road Project either Alternative A or Alternative B, as described in the notice of availability of the Bureau of Land Management entitled Notice of Availability of the Ambler Road Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska and published on April 26, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 32458); (2) publish a record of decision that includes the preferred alternative selected under paragraph (1); and (3) in accordance with section 1107 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3167), issue all rights-of-way across public lands (as defined in section 102 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3102)) necessary for the implementation of the preferred alternative selected under paragraph (1). (c) Requirements In carrying out subsection (b), the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall select the preferred alternative under paragraph (1) of that subsection that the Secretary determines— (1) provides adequate and feasible access for economic, defense, and other purposes, including the acquisition and retention of stocks of certain strategic and critical materials; and (2) encourages the conservation and development of sources of certain strategic and critical materials, with respect to any impacts on the national security interests of the United States that sources of those materials may have on the United States, as described in section 2(b) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98a(b)). (d) Rule of construction The Secretary shall carry out subsection (b) in accordance with subsections (b) through (e) of section 201(4) and section 1110(b) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 410hh(4), 3170(b)). XI Civilian personnel matters 1101. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 427), is further amended by striking through 2024 and inserting through 2025. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) and as most recently amended by section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 428), is further amended by striking 2025 and inserting 2026. 1103. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority for civilian health care professionals for care and treatment of wounded and injured members of the Armed Forces Section 1599c(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking December 31, 2025 each place it appears and inserting December 31, 2030. 1104. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base (a) Extension Section 1125(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public Law 114–328) is amended by striking through 2028 and inserting through 2030. (b) Briefing Section 1102(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91), as amended by section 1107(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1597), is further amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking through 2025 and inserting through 2030; and (2) in paragraph (1), by striking (as amended by subsection (a)). 1105. Removal of Direct Support Activities from personnel limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense Section 143(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking (including Direct Support Activities of that Office and the Washington Headquarters Services of the Department of Defense). 1106. Authority to provide increased voluntary separation incentive pay for civilian employees of the Department of Defense Section 9902(f)(5)(A)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking $25,000 and inserting an amount determined by the Secretary, not to exceed $40,000. 1107. Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members at Inter-American Defense College (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 1595 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) The United States Element of the Inter-American Defense College. . (b) Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking institutions and inserting organizations; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking institutions and inserting organizations; and (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking institutions and inserting organizations. 1108. Modifications to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program (a) Noncompetitive appointment and conversion authority Section 932(f) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public Law 115–232) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs: (2) Noncompetitive appointment or conversion (A) In general Upon a participant's successful completion of the fellows program, the Secretary may, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, noncompetitively appoint or convert the participant into a vacant competitive or excepted service position in the Department, if the Secretary determines that such appointment or conversion will contribute to the development of highly qualified future senior leaders for the Department. (B) Grade The Secretary may appoint or convert a participant under subparagraph (A) into a position at or below the level of GS–13 of the General Schedule or an equivalent position for which the participant is qualified without regard to any minimum time-in-grade requirements. (C) Consent Before converting an individual to the competitive service under this paragraph, the Secretary shall notify and receive written consent from the individual of the individual’s change in status. (3) Appointment of former participants The Secretary may use the authority provided by paragraph (2) for a participant— (A) not later than one year after the date of the participant’s successful completion of the fellows program; or (B) in the case of a participant who entered the fellows program before the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, not later than one year after such date of enactment. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 932(e)(2) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the last sentence the following: and subsection (f)(2). 1109. Modification of pilot program on dynamic shaping of the workforce to improve the technical skills and expertise at certain Department of Defense laboratories Section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 4091 note prec.; Public Law 114–92) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) by inserting or 8414 before of title 5; and (ii) by striking or 3522 and inserting or 8414(b)(1)(B); and (B) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking section 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, without regard to clause (iv) or (v) of such section or section 3522 of such title and inserting section 3522 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking section 4121(b) and inserting subsections (a) and (b) of section 4121. 1110. Permanent authority for noncompetitive appointments of military spouses by Federal agencies (a) In general Subsection (e) of section 573 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (5 U.S.C. 3330d note; Public Law 115–232) is repealed. (b) Technical amendments Section 1119(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 434) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking (2) and all that follows through the following: and inserting the following: (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (5), as added by section 1112(a)(1)(C) of this Act, as paragraph (6); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4), as redesignated by section 1112(a)(1)(A) of this Act, the following: ; and (B) in the quoted material, by striking (4) The term and inserting (5) The term; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , as amended by section 1112(a)(2) of this Act after in subsection (b); (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting paragraph (2); (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraph (3); and (D) in subparagraph (C), in the quoted material, by striking (3) a spouse and inserting (4) a spouse. (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (b) of this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 1119 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 434). 1111. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 5, United States Code (a) Military leave for federal civilian employees Section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking as a Reserve of the armed forces or member of the National Guard and inserting as a Reserve of the armed forces, a member of the National Guard, or a member of the Space Force in space force active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of title 10) and not on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: or is a member of the Space Force in space force active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of title 10) and not on sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10. (b) Clerical amendments (1) Section heading The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: 6323. Military leave: Reserves, National Guard members, and certain members of the Space Force . (2) Table of sections The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 63 of such title is amended to read as follows: “6323. Military leave: Reserves, National Guard members, and certain members of the Space Force.”. 1112. Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense industrial base facilities (a) In general Section 1125(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended by inserting , including to Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair positions after Base. (b) Annual report At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a report that includes the following elements: (1) The number of Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair positions filled in comparison to the previous fiscal year. (2) The extent to which direct hire authority has affected recruitment and retention for Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair positions. (3) Other data and information related to the hiring process for the Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair that the Secretary of the Navy considers appropriate. (c) Relevant congressional committees defined In this section, the term relevant congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives. 1113. Prohibition on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion positions; prohibition on filling vacancies (a) In general Beginning on January 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense may not— (1) establish any new positions within the Department of Defense with responsibility for matters relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion; or (2) fill any vacancies in positions within the Department with responsibility for such matters. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent the Secretary from reducing the number of positions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion or from eliminating specific positions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 1114. Prohibition on considering applicant's commitment to diversity, equity, or inclusion in hiring process for certain positions at Department of Defense educational institutions (a) In general The Secretary of Defense may not require or consider, as part of the hiring process for a covered position, any statement from an applicant that addresses the applicant's commitment to diversity, equity, or inclusion. (b) Covered position defined In this section, the term covered position means an administratively determined position at an educational institution of the Department of Defense. XII Matters relating to foreign nations A Assistance and training 1201. Acceptance and expenditure of contributions for multilateral security cooperation activities (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 302. Acceptance and expenditure of contributions for multilateral security cooperation activities (a) Authority To accept and expend contributions The Secretary of Defense may accept, retain, and expend contributions, including money, personal property, and services, from one or more foreign governments to carry out, pursuant to the authorities provided in this chapter, security cooperation activities in which the foreign partner (or partners, as the case may be) shares a national security interest with the United States. (b) Requirements Funds accepted under this section may only be expended under the authorities provided in this chapter, and such expenditures shall comply with the prohibitions and limitations and the notice, reporting, and other requirements specified in such authorities. (c) Previously denied funds Funds accepted under this section may not be expended, in whole or in part, for any purpose for which Congress has previously denied funds. (d) Annual report Not later than March 1st each year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on any funds accepted or expended under this section during the preceding calendar year, including an identification of the foreign partner or partners involved and a description of the purpose of such funds. (e) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 302. Acceptance and expenditure of contributions for multilateral security cooperation activities. . 1202. Modification of authority to build capacity Section 333 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (10) Disaster risk reduction or response operations. (11) Space domain awareness and space operations. (12) Foreign internal defense operations. ; and (2) in subsection (g), by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) Availability of funds for programs across fiscal years Amounts available in a fiscal year to carry out the authority in subsection (a) may be used for programs under that authority that begin in such fiscal year and end not later than the end of the third fiscal year thereafter. . 1203. Authority to build capability and capacity of foreign civilian medical support entities for resilience in crisis and conflict (a) In general Subchapter IV of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section 336: 336. Foreign civilian medical support entities: authority to build capability and capacity for resilience in crisis and conflict (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may provide medical education, non-lethal training, equipment, and supplies to, and conduct exercises with, foreign civilian medical support entities of allied and partner countries for the purpose of enhancing the comprehensive medical resilience of such countries in the event of a crisis or conflict. (b) Use of funds Funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense may be used for payment of— (1) costs incurred by the Department of Defense to conduct activities under this section; and (2) incremental expenses of a foreign civilian medical support entity to participate in activities under this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subchapter IV of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 336. Foreign civilian medical support entities: authority to build capability and capacity for resilience in crisis and conflict. . 1204. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School (a) In general Subsection (e) of section 352 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) Costs (1) In general The fixed costs of the School may be paid from amounts made available for the Navy as follows: (A) The costs of operating and maintaining the School may be paid from amounts made available to the Navy for operation and maintenance. (B) The costs of the equipment requirements of the School may be paid from amounts made available to the Navy for procurement. (C) The costs of the facilities construction requirements of the School may be paid from amounts made available to the Navy for military construction. (2) Prohibition on inclusion of fixed costs in tuition Tuition fees charged for personnel who attend the School shall not include any amount for fixed costs of the School. . (b) Updates required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update the Security Assistance Management Manual (DSCA 5105.38–M) and volume 15 of the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DoD 7000.14–R) in accordance with the amendment made by this section. 1205. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations (a) Extension Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 393) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024, for overseas contingency operations and inserting beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2025. (b) Modification to limitations Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by striking beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024, may not exceed $15,000,000 and inserting beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2025, may not exceed $75,000,000. 1206. Modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation (a) Authority Subsection (a)(1) of section 1279 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended, in the first sentence, by striking detect, map, and neutralize underground tunnels and inserting detect, map, maneuver in, and neutralize underground tunnels. (b) Annual limitation on amount Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended by striking $50,000,000 and inserting $80,000,000. 1207. Extension and modification of authority for Department of Defense support for stabilization activities in the national security interest of the United States Section 1210A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1626) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) in the case of a country specified in paragraph (2), that are in the national security interest of the United States; or ; (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new subsection (d): (d) Limitation With respect to any country specified in subsection (b)(2), no amount of support may be provided under subsection (a) until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of the proposed support that includes a description of the manner in which the proposed support corresponds to stabilization objectives articulated in the relevant theater campaign plan, stabilization plan, or integrated country strategy. ; and (3) in subsection (h), by striking December 31, 2025 and inserting December 31, 2027. 1208. Extension of security cooperation programs with foreign partners to advance implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act Section 1208 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2831; 10 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 2025 and inserting 2027; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking 2025 and inserting 2027. 1209. Extension and modification of Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program Section 1212 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 311 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking December 31, 2025 and inserting December 31, 2030; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking fiscal years 2023 through 2025 and inserting fiscal years 2023 through 2030; and (B) by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $15,000,000; and (3) in subsection (f), by striking fiscal years 2023 through 2025 and inserting fiscal years 2023 through 2030. 1210. Temporary authority to provide training to military forces or national security forces of Costa Rica and Panama In conducting training with friendly foreign countries under section 321 of title 10, United States Code, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of that section, beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2030, the general purpose forces of the United States Armed Forces may train with the military forces or national security forces of the following countries: (1) Costa Rica. (2) Panama. 1211. Key partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject Matter Expert Exchange Program (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, using existing authorities, including section 311 of title 10, United States Code, as applicable, and in consultation with the head of any other Federal agency, as appropriate, shall design and implement a foreign military officer subject matter expert exchange program to be known as the Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject Matter Expert Exchange Program (referred to in this section as the exchange program). (b) Purpose The purpose of the exchange program shall be to facilitate interaction, cultural exchange, and mutual learning of members of participating militaries in support of Middle East regional integration in order to deepen and expand such integration. (c) Membership (1) Composition The exchange program shall be composed of members of the armed forces of participating militaries in support of Middle East regional integration and members of the Armed Forces of the United States. (2) Subject matter (A) In general The Secretary of Defense shall select exchange program participants with a wide range of experiences collectively covering the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. (B) Participant pay grade levels The Secretary of Defense shall include in the exchange program participants at each of the following military pay grades, or equivalent foreign military pay grades: (i) E–7 through E–9. (ii) CW–3 through CW–5. (iii) O–3 through O–9. (iv) Such other pay grade levels at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense. (C) Expertise A participant in the exchange program shall have expertise in one or more of the following subject matter areas: (i) Strategic doctrine. (ii) Defense planning. (iii) Civilian and military relations. (iv) Military law. (v) Public affairs. (vi) Civil affairs. (vii) Military budgeting and acquisitions. (viii) Integrated air and missile defense. (ix) Integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction. (x) Cyber resilience and defense. (xi) Counterterrorism. (xii) Defense information sharing. (xiii) Any other subject matter area that the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate. (d) Exchange program content The exchange program— (1) shall include learning modalities and methods, as determined by the Exchange Program Coordinator; (2) may include separate agendas and experiences for participants in order to— (A) facilitate interaction on particular topics; (B) cater to participant backgrounds or rank levels; or (C) achieve other pedagogical ends as determined by the Exchange Program Coordinator; and (3) may include discussion, comparison, and information regarding the development of— (A) defense doctrine; (B) exercise development; (C) budget planning; (D) military law and law of armed conflict; (E) military cooperation with civilian agencies; (F) standard operating procedures; (G) operational plans and the operational art; (H) gaps and opportunities for improvement in existing procedures and plans; (I) existing technical challenges; (J) emerging technical challenges; (K) the current and future threat environment; (L) trust and capacity for multilateral sharing of information; (M) additional mechanisms and ideas for integrated cooperation; (N) ways to promote the meaningful participation of women in matters of peace and security; and (O) other content, as appropriate, developed to advance integration and tactical, operational, and strategic proficiency. (e) Meetings Participants in the exchange program shall meet in person not less frequently than quarterly. (f) Exchange Program Coordinator (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall designate an Exchange Program Coordinator, who shall be assigned to a Department of Defense School, to oversee the exchange program. (2) Duties (2) The Exchange Program Coordinator shall— (A) design the exchange program; (B) ensure that the exchange program complies with the requirements of this section; (C) provide to the Secretary of Defense reports on developments, insights, and progress of the exchange program; and (D) notify the Secretary of Defense of any failure of the exchange program to comply with the in-person requirements of subsection (e). (3) Notification to Congress Not later than 15 days after receiving a notification under paragraph (2)(D), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report describing— (A) the reasons an in-person meeting did not occur during such quarter; and (B) any measures taken to ensure that an in-person meeting occurs during the following quarter. (g) Report (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report that includes— (A) a summary of the activities of the exchange program during the prior year, including— (i) the countries participating; (ii) the subject matter covered; (iii) developments, insights, and progress achieved through the program; and (iv) any new topics added to the exchange as well as a justification for adding the new topic; (B) an assessment of the effectiveness of the exchange program; and (C) recommendations on further improvements to the exchange program. (2) Form The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (h) Definitions In this section: (1) Department of Defense school The term Department of Defense school means any institution listed in section 1595(c) or section 2162(d) of title 10, United States Code. (2) Participating militaries in support of Middle East regional integration The term participating militaries in support of Middle East regional integration means military allies and partner forces of the United States working to advance regional integration in the Middle East. 1212. Plan to modernize and streamline information technology systems relating to end-use monitoring functions of Defense Security Cooperation Agency (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to modernize and streamline the information technology systems and infrastructure used to carry out the end-use monitoring functions of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. (b) Elements The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of each information technology system used by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency to carry out end-use monitoring functions. (2) An assessment as to whether such systems are interoperable with each other and with other systems used by the military departments (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) and other relevant Federal agencies. (3) An assessment as to whether such systems are sufficiently user-friendly, including whether the systems rely on manual entry to carry out critical functions, such as populating and updating databases. (4) A description of each initiative of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency to improve its information technology systems related to end-use monitoring, including an identification of the manner in which each such initiative is programmed and funded. (5) A plan, including a timeline and milestones, for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency to achieve a modern and streamlined suite of information technology systems to conduct its end-use monitoring functions. (6) Cost estimates for procuring and operating and maintaining such systems. (7) Any other matter the Director considers relevant. 1213. Extension of modification to authority to provide support for conduct of operations (a) In general Section 1205 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2830) is amended— (1) by striking fiscal years 2023 and 2024 and inserting fiscal years 2023 through 2026; and (2) by striking $950,000,000 and inserting $750,000,000. (b) Plan To provide support for multinational security support mission in Haiti (1) In general 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 plan to provide support under section 331 of title 10, United States Code, for the multinational security support mission in Haiti. (2) Elements The plan required by paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, include the following: (A) A list of countries participating in the multinational security support mission in Haiti that are eligible for Department of Defense support under section 331 of title 10, United States Code. (B) A description of the type, cost, and duration of support to be provided. (C) A description of the United States national security interests supported by such mission. (D) A description of known contributions to such mission by the international community. (E) With respect to such mission, a plan and associated timeline for the transition from support provided by the Department of Defense to support provided by other elements of the United States Government and international partners. (c) Report on support provided in fiscal years 2023 and 2024 (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a summary of support provided under section 331 of title 10, United States Code, during fiscal years 2023 and 2024. (2) Elements The report required by paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (A) A description of operations so supported in each such fiscal year. (B) A list of recipients of such support, including a description of the type and associated cost of such support. 1214. Defense cooperation with Georgia Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review to determine whether the Department of Defense should continue to support security cooperation, ship visits, and joint military exercises with Georgia. Such review shall include consideration of whether the Government of Georgia is sufficiently committed to protecting the shared values and advancing the common security interests upon which the United Sates-Georgia bilateral defense relationship rest. 1215. Extension of authority to implement the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 Section 1210E(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by striking 2025 and inserting 2027. B Matters relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 1221. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals (a) Extension Subsection (a) of section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025. (b) Notice and form Such section is further amended— (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (m) as subsections (b) through (k), respectively. (c) Limitation on cost of construction and repair projects Subsection (j) of such section, as redesignated, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking $20,000,000 and inserting $30,000,000; and (2) in paragraph (3)(E), by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (1) by inserting equipment and training to counter threats from unmanned aerial systems, before and sustainment; and (2) by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025. (b) Funding Subsection (g) of such section is amended by striking fiscal year 2024, there is authorized to be appropriated $241,950,000 and inserting fiscal year 2025, there is authorized to be appropriated $380,758,349. (c) Foreign contributions Subsection (h) of such section is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Use of contributions The dollar amount limitations in subsections (a) and (m) shall not apply with respect to the expenditure of foreign contributions in excess of the limitations described in such subsections. . (d) Waiver authority Subsection (o) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking limitation in subsection (a) and inserting limitations in subsection (a) or (m); and (2) in paragraph (6), by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2025. 1223. Preservation of security and stability in northeast Syria The Secretary of Defense may not reduce the total number of members of the United States Armed Forces serving in northeast Syria to fewer than 400 such personnel until the date on which the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that— (1) vetted Syrian groups and individuals partnering with the United States are able to degrade and defeat threats from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria independent of any training, equipment, or assistance provided to partner forces under section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541); and (2) such groups and individuals are able to effectively and humanely detain members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and significant progress is being made to repatriate detained foreign terrorist fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria to their countries of citizenship, in accordance with all laws and obligations related to the conduct of such operations, including, as applicable— (A) the law of armed conflict; (B) the protection of internationally recognized human rights; (C) the principle of nonrefoulement; (D) the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York December 10, 1984; and (E) the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at Geneva July 28, 1951, as made applicable by the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at New York January 31, 1967 (19 UST 6223). 1224. Report on, and prohibition on use of funds to support, terrorist organizations in Iraq (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of the Treasury a report on the Badr Organization that includes the following: (1) A determination of whether other militant organizations have splintered from, or developed as offshoots of, the Badr Organization, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, Kata’ib Hezbollah, or any other organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) that receives funding from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and a list of those militant organizations. (2) A description of the Badr Organization, the People of the Cave, al-Mohandes's Revenge Brigade, the League of Revolutionaries, the Inheritors, and the Bridge of Victors and their involvement in attacks on United States forces, allied forces, and other related entities in Iraq. (3) A description of the involvement of the Badr Organization, the People of the Cave, al-Mohandes's Revenge Brigade, the League of Revolutionaries, the Inheritors, and the Bridge of Victors in human rights violations. (4) The connections of the Badr Organization, the People of the Cave, al-Mohandes's Revenge Brigade, the League of Revolutionaries, the Inheritors, and the Bridge of Victors, to foreign terrorist groups, including an assessment of the links between the Badr Organization and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hezbollah, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, Kata’ib Hezbollah, or any other organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization. (b) Prohibition on use of funds None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to support the Badr Organization, the People of the Cave, al-Mohandes's Revenge Brigade, the League of Revolutionaries, the Inheritors, the Bridge of Victors, or any organization included in the report required by subsection (a). 1225. Notification relating to arms trafficking by Iran (a) Congressional notification (1) In general Not later than 30 days after any identified transfer of weapons, ammunition, or component parts by the Islamic Republic of Iran to a terrorist proxy group or state actor outside the territory of Iran, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees with the notification described in paragraph (2). (2) Notification described The notification described in this paragraph is a notification that includes the following: (A) An identification of— (i) the type and quantity of weapons, ammunition, or component parts transferred by the Islamic Republic of Iran to a terrorist proxy group or state actor outside the territory of Iran; (ii) the intended destination and recipient of such transfer; and (iii) the mode of transportation of such transfer. (B) The status of such transfer at the time of the notification. (C) A description of actions taken or planned to be taken by the United States Armed Forces or the military forces of partner countries to expose, deter, disrupt, or interdict such transfer, and the authorities under which such actions may be taken. (b) Annual report (1) In general Not later than December 31 each year through 2028, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive report on transfers of weapons, ammunition, or component parts by the Islamic Republic of Iran to terrorist proxy groups or state actors outside the territory of Iran that were carried out during the calendar year in which the report is submitted. (2) Report requirements Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following for the calendar year in which the report is submitted: (A) The total number of transfers of weapons, ammunition, or component parts by the Islamic Republic of Iran to a terrorist proxy group or state actor outside the territory of Iran. (B) A description of the actions taken by the United States Armed Forces or the military forces of partner countries to expose, deter, disrupt, or interdict any such transfer. (C) A description of any instance in which such a transfer was identified by the United States Armed Forces or the military forces of partner countries, but action was not taken to expose, deter, disrupt, or interdict such transfers. (D) A description of any instance in which such a transfer was so identified, but the United States Armed Forces or the military forces of partner countries lacked the necessary authority to pursue further action. (E) An identification of any country that has been identified as assisting in such a transfer. (F) A description of any additional intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability required to better counter such transfers. (G) An assessment of any additional multilateral coordination required to better counter such transfers. (3) Form Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (c) Weapons, ammunition, or component parts defined The term weapons, ammunition, or component parts means— (1) conventional arms, such as firearms, artillery, and armored vehicles; (2) missiles, rockets, unmanned aerial systems, and other explosive ordnance; (3) military aircraft; (4) naval vessels and equipment related to such vessels; (5) chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons and the delivery systems of such weapons; and (6) the component parts of any item described in any of paragraphs (1) through (5). (d) Termination This section shall cease to have effect on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 1226. Assessment and plan with respect to equipment provided to Kurdish Peshmerga forces (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees— (1) a report that assesses whether equipment provided under section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558) and designated for Kurdish Peshmerga forces is being provided in a timely manner; and (2) a plan for resolving any delay of such equipment intended for Kurdish Peshmerga forces. (b) Termination This section shall cease to have effect on the date on which the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees that, during a period of more than 540 consecutive days, no delay of such equipment designated for Kurdish Peshmerga forces has occurred. 1227. Modification of annual report on military power of Iran Section 1245(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (K) an assessment of the material, financial, and logistical support provided by Iran and proxy groups affiliated with Iran to nonstate actors in the Maghreb region and an analysis of threats posed by such support to the security and interests of the United States and its allies in the region. . C Matters relating to Europe and the Russian Federation 1231. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine Section 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–236; 136 Stat. 2847) is amended by striking or 2024 and inserting , 2024, or 2025. 1232. Modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs (6) and (7): (6) Availability of funds for programs across fiscal years Amounts available in a fiscal year to carry out the authority in subsection (a) may be used for programs under that authority that begin in such fiscal year and end not later than the end of the second fiscal year thereafter. (7) Authority for interchange of supplies and services The limitation in subsection (b)(2) of section 2571 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to reimbursable support for the purpose of providing assistance under this section. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (k) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States— (1) to assist Ukraine in maintaining credible defense and deterrence capabilities; (2) to bolster security cooperation with Ukraine as a means of building a Ukrainian future force that can defend Ukraine today and deter future aggression; and (3) to advocate for continued security sector reforms in Ukraine. . 1233. Extension and modification of training for Eastern European national security forces in the course of multilateral exercises Section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) The Republic of Cyprus. ; and (2) in subsection (h), by striking December 31, 2026 each place it appears and inserting December 31, 2027. 1234. Modifications to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters (a) In general Section 2350r of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Special Operations Headquarters and inserting Allied Special Operations Forces Command; (2) in subsection (a), by striking $50,000,000 and inserting $55,000,000; and (3) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Special Operations Headquarters and inserting Allied Special Operations Forces Command. (b) References Any reference to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters or NATO Special Operations Headquarters in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Special Operations Forces Command. 1235. Report on efforts to identify, disseminate, and implement lessons learned from war in Ukraine (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until December 31, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on Department of Defense efforts to identify, disseminate, and implement throughout the Department lessons learned from the war in Ukraine. (b) Elements Each report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the processes by which the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the heads of Department of Defense components are making efforts to identify, disseminate, and implement throughout the Department lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, including a description of— (A) any working group or other initiative established or tasked to focus on such efforts; and (B) the respective structure and focus area of any such group or initiative. (2) A detailed summary of significant findings and recommendations resulting from such lessons-learned efforts. (3) An identification of the Department organizations with lead responsibility for the implementation of each such significant recommendation, and a timeline with milestones for implementation. 1236. Review, report, and plan regarding logistics networks in North America and Europe (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence a review of the adequacy of the logistics networks in North America and Europe for supporting the operational and contingency plans of the United States European Command. (b) Elements The review required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An identification of critical logistical nodes in North America and Europe necessary to support the operational and contingency plans of the United States European Command. (2) An identification of additional critical logistical nodes that may be necessary to support such plans, including any access, basing, or overflight agreements with foreign partners that may be necessary. (3) An assessment of the capacity of the logistical nodes identified under paragraphs (1) and (2) to meet the time-phased force and deployment requirements of such plans, including the facilities and equipment necessary to support such requirements. (c) Report and plan required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees— (1) a report that summarizes the results of the review conducted under subsection (a); and (2) a plan, including timelines and assigned responsibilities, for addressing any deficiencies in the logistics networks described in that subsection. 1237. Sense of the Senate on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the success of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is critical to advancing United States national security objectives in Europe, the Indo-Pacific region, and around the world; (2) 2024 marks 75 years since the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance was founded, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization remains the strongest and most successful military alliance in the world, founded on a commitment by its members to uphold the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law; (3) the United States reaffirms its ironclad commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as the foundation of transatlantic security and to upholding its obligations under the North Atlantic Treaty, including its commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of the Treaty; (4) the unprovoked and illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has fundamentally altered the security landscape in Europe and necessitates the unrelenting support of the transatlantic alliance for Ukraine's self defense; (5) welcoming Finland and Sweden as the 31st and 32nd members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, respectively, has made the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance stronger and has enhanced collective security by increasing the capabilities and stability of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance, particularly in the Baltic Sea region and Northern Europe; (6) North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries that have not yet met the two-percent defense spending pledge, as agreed to at the 2014 Wales Summit, should meet the timeline as expeditiously as possible; (7) it is imperative that the United States and international allies and partners continue every effort to identify, synchronize, and deliver needed assistance to Ukraine as Ukraine continues the fight against the illegal and unjust war of the Russian Federation; (8) the regional plans, agreed to by all North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries at the Vilnius Summit in 2023, provide important clarity on the forces, capabilities, and readiness levels needed to defend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance, and allies should move expeditiously to implement the plans; (9) the United States and fellow North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies should continue long-term efforts— (A) to improve interoperability among the military forces of North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies so as to enhance collective operations, including the divestment of Soviet-era capabilities; (B) to enhance security sector cooperation and explore opportunities to reinforce civil sector preparedness and resilience measures that may be likely targets of malign influence campaigns; (C) to mitigate the impact of hybrid warfare operations, particularly those in the information and cyber domains; and (D) to expand joint research and development initiatives with a focus on emerging technologies such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, including through the work of the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic initiative (commonly known as DIANA); (10) the European Deterrence Initiative remains critically important and has demonstrated its unique value to the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies during the current Russian Federation-created war against Ukraine; (11) the United States should continue to work with allies and partners to build permanent mechanisms to strengthen supply chains, enhance supply chain security, and fill supply chain gaps; (12) the United States should prioritize collaboration with fellow North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies to secure enduring and robust critical munitions supply chains so as to increase military readiness; (13) the United States and fellow North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies should expand cooperation efforts on cybersecurity issues to prevent adversaries and criminals from compromising critical systems and infrastructure; (14) the Baltic countries, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, continue to serve as model allies, including through their defense investments, modernization of key capabilities, and their steadfast assistance to Ukraine, among myriad other examples; (15) the security situation in the Western Balkans remains dynamic, and military-to-military cooperation among the United States, the European Union, and fellow NATO allies to maintain peace and security in the Western Balkans is critically important; and (16) the efforts of the Russian Federation to assert military, political, and economic dominance in the Black Sea, though unsuccessful, threaten the peace and stability of the littoral countries of the Black Sea and should remain a focus area for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance. 1238. Report on defense industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and other allies and partners in Europe (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 of Defense for Policy and the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on efforts to enhance United States defense industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and with other allies and partners in Europe. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A detailed list of objectives for enhancing United States defense industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and other allies and partners in Europe, and timelines and metrics for evaluating the attainment of such objectives. (2) An assessment of the current state of United States defense industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and other allies and partners in Europe, including the status of co-development, co-production, and technical data exchange efforts. (3) A description of ongoing and planned initiatives, programs, and activities designed to strengthen United States defense industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and other allies and partners in Europe. (4) A description of initiatives identified by the Ukraine Deal Team announced at the United States-Ukraine Defense Industrial Base conference on December 6, 2023. (5) A description of any statutory, regulatory, or policy challenges that inhibit closer United States defense industrial base cooperation with Ukraine and other allies and partners in Europe. (6) Recommendations relating to United States defense industrial base cooperation. D Matters relating to the Indo-Pacific region 1241. Indo-Pacific Security Assistance Initiative (a) Authority To provide assistance (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, using the authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary, may provide, for the purpose described in paragraph (2), security assistance to— (A) the foreign military and national security forces and ministries of defense (or security agencies serving a similar defense function) of foreign partners in the Indo-Pacific region; and (B) regional organizations with security missions in the Indo-Pacific region. (2) Purpose The purpose described in this paragraph is to enhance one or more of the following: (A) The capabilities of the foreign military and national security forces and ministries of defense (or security agencies serving a similar defense function) of foreign partners in the Indo-Pacific region to defend against coercion and aggression, including by— (i) developing combat capability; (ii) enhancing logistical support; and (iii) enhancing the energy and installation resilience of military and security installations and logistical support facilities, including airports and seaports. (B) The ability of the civilian institutions of such foreign partners to provide oversight and ensure accountability of, or manage, such forces. (C) The capabilities of such forces to safeguard controlled information and advanced technology. (D) The ability of civilian institutions of such foreign partners to provide and share information, support force development decisions, or provide other support to such forces. (b) Additional authority for use of United States inventory and inventory from other sources (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may, in such quantity as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate to achieve the purpose described in subsection (a)(2)— (A) make available to the foreign military and national security forces and ministries of defense (or security agencies serving a similar defense function) of foreign partners in the Indo-Pacific region and regional organizations with security missions in the Indo-Pacific region defense articles and defense services, which may include the recovery or disposal of such defense articles; or (B) make available to the foreign military and national security forces and ministries of defense (or security agencies serving a similar defense function) of foreign partners, and to regional organizations with security missions, defense articles to replenish comparable stocks that such forces or such institutions have provided to other foreign military or national security forces or ministries of defense (or security agencies serving a similar defense function) of foreign partners in the Indo-Pacific region, or to regional organizations with security missions in the Indo-Pacific region. (2) Notification to Congress (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 15 days before providing defense articles or defense services under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a notice containing a description of the defense articles or defense services that will be provided, including— (i) the specific recipient of the defense articles or defense services; (ii) objectives of providing the defense articles or defense services; (iii) the budget for providing the defense articles or defense services; and (iv) the anticipated timeline for delivery of the defense articles or defense services. (B) Extraordinary circumstances If the Secretary of Defense determines that extraordinary circumstances require the provision of defense articles or defense services under paragraph (1) before the date that is 15 days after notice of the provision of such defense articles or defense services is provided under subparagraph (A), the Secretary— (i) may provide such defense articles or defense services before that date; and (ii) shall promptly, but not later than 48 hours after the provision of such defense articles or defense services, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— (I) the notice described in subparagraph (A); and (II) an explanation of the circumstances requiring the provision of such defense articles or defense services before that date. (C) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this paragraph, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (i) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (ii) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (c) Termination The authority provided by this section shall terminate on December 31, 2029. 1242. Indo-Pacific multilateral security assistance initiatives (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall seek to engage with appropriate officials from Japan, Australia, and the Republic of Korea for the purpose of establishing multilateral security assistance initiatives with the national security forces of mutual foreign partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (b) Objectives The objectives of any initiative established under subsection (a) shall be— (1) to build the capacity of the national security forces of mutual foreign partners in the Indo-Pacific region; (2) to enhance interoperability among participating national security forces of such partners; and (3) to coordinate, de-conflict, and efficiently leverage the security assistance efforts of the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Republic of Korea in the Indo-Pacific region. (c) Use of authorities In carrying out an initiative under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary of Defense. (d) Annual report (1) In general Not later than March 1, 2026, and annually thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on multilateral security assistance activities carried out under any initiative established under this section. (2) Elements Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of any multilateral security assistance initiative established under this section. (B) An identification of the resources and authorities used to support each such initiative. (C) An identification of any changes to authorities or resources necessary to more effectively carry out multilateral security assistance activities in the Indo-Pacific region. (D) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers relevant. (e) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 1243. Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative (a) Funding Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— (1) by striking the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 and inserting the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; and (2) by striking fiscal year 2024 and inserting fiscal year 2025. (b) Reports and briefings Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking fiscal years 2025 and 2026 and inserting fiscal years 2026 and 2027; and (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea before the period; and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) in clause (i)(I), by inserting , including in Japan and the Republic of Korea before the period; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new clause: (viii) An annex that includes the requirements, assessments, and plans described in clauses (ii) through (vi), specifically with respect to each of the following: (I) The United States Forces Japan. (II) The United States Forces Korea. ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking fiscal years 2025 and 2026 each place it appears and inserting fiscal years 2026 and 2027. (c) Extension of plan Subsection (e) of such section is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking fiscal years 2025 and 2026 and inserting fiscal years 2026 and 2027. 1244. Extension and modification of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3955) is amended— (1) by striking $15,000,000 and inserting $30,000,000; and (2) by striking fiscal year 2024 and inserting fiscal year 2025. 1245. Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative Section 1263(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs (A) and (B): (A) to provide assistance to— (i) the national military or other security forces of any such country that has among its functional responsibilities a maritime security mission; and (ii) any other governmental organization of such a country that has among its functional responsibilities a maritime security mission, for purposes of helping to achieve the maritime security cooperation and maritime domain awareness objectives of such country if such assistance is necessary to enable the integration of the activities of the governmental organization with the national military or other security forces described in clause (i); and (B) to provide training to— (i) ministry, agency, and headquarters-level organizations for such forces; or (ii) other governmental organizations described in paragraph (A)(ii). . 1246. Establishment of partnership program between the United States and Taiwan for military trauma care and research (a) In general Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall seek to engage with appropriate officials of Taiwan for the purpose of establishing a joint program on military trauma care and research consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.). (b) Elements At a minimum, such program shall consist of the following: (1) The sharing of relevant lessons learned from military conflicts. (2) The conduct of relevant joint conferences and exchanges with military medical professionals from Taiwan and the United States. (3) Collaboration with the military forces of Taiwan on matters relating to health policy, health administration, and medical supplies and equipment, including through knowledge exchanges. (4) The conduct of joint research and development on the health effects of new and emerging weapons. (5) The entrance into agreements with military medical schools of Taiwan for reciprocal education programs under which students at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences receive specialized military medical instruction at military medical schools of Taiwan and military medical personnel of Taiwan receive specialized military medical instruction at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, pursuant to section 2114(f) of title 10, United States Code. (6) The provision of training and support to Taiwan for the treatment of individuals with extremity trauma, amputations, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and any other mental health condition associated with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries, including— (A) the exchange of subject matter expertise; and (B) training and support relating to— (i) advanced clinical skills development; and (ii) clinical case management support. (7) The provision of training to the military forces of Taiwan in the following areas: (A) Health matters relating to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive weapons. (B) Preventive medicine and infectious disease. (C) Post-traumatic stress disorder. (D) Suicide prevention. (8) The maintenance of a list of medical supplies and equipment needed. (9) Such other elements as the Secretary of Defense may determine appropriate. (c) Use of authorities In carrying out the joint program authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities under chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary. 1247. Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense, using the authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary, may establish a pilot program, including an international defense personnel exchange program, to support the education of covered personnel in— (1) matters relating to nuclear deterrence, nuclear strategy, and nuclear defense strategy; and (2) any other matter the Secretary considers important to strengthening extended nuclear deterrence of— (A) threats to United States allies posed by major-power competitors; and (B) any other persistent nuclear threat identified in the 2022 National Defense Strategy published pursuant to section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code. (b) Institutional partnership (1) In general The Secretary may enter into an agreement with an existing university-affiliated research center or an institution of higher education with recognized subject matter expertise in nuclear deterrence and related matters, and demonstrated relevant experience, for the purpose of developing a curriculum to reinforce extended deterrence through education of covered personnel in deterrence, nuclear strategy, conventional-nuclear integration, command and control, and related matters. (2) Preference in selection In selecting a research center or institution described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, give preference to a research center or institution with one or more established partnerships or academic exchange programs with Australia, Japan, or the Republic of Korea. (c) Covered personnel defined In this section, the term covered personnel means— (1) an employee of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Defence, or equivalent component of the Government of Australia; (2) an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, or equivalent component of the Government of Japan; (3) an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, or equivalent component of the Government of the Republic of Korea; (4) a member of the military forces of Australia, Japan, or the Republic of Korea; and (5) any other official of the Government of Australia, the Government of Japan, or the Government of the Republic of Korea the Secretary of Defense considers important to the extended deterrence relationship with the United States. 1248. Modifications to implementation plan for joint force headquarters in area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command Section 1087(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2802; 10 U.S.C. 161 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking this Act and inserting the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively; and (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph (A): (A) the establishment of subordinate headquarters in Japan, Australia, and any other locations the Secretary determines necessary; ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Additional elements The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following with respect to the United States Armed Forces in Japan and Australia: (A) A description of the mission of the United States Armed Forces in Japan and Australia as of the date on which the plan is submitted and any planned changes to that mission. (B) A plan for exercising administrative control, operational control, and tactical control, as appropriate, for the United States Armed Forces in Japan and Australia. (C) An explanation of the current and anticipated command relationship between— (i) the United States Armed Forces in Japan and Australia; (ii) the joint force headquarters established under subsection (a); and (iii) the United States Indo-Pacific Command and the headquarters of its military department components. (D) An explanation of the current and anticipated relationship between the United States Armed Forces in Japan and the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Operations Command. (E) An explanation of the current and anticipated relationship between the United States Armed Forces in Australia and the Australian Headquarters Joint Operations Command. (F) An explanation of the current and anticipated command relationship between the United States Armed Forces in Japan and Australia and other current and planned subordinate joint headquarters of United States Indo-Pacific Command located west of the international date line. (G) An assessment and plan for establishing the facilities and collateral equipment necessary to support modernized command and control of the United States Armed Forces in Japan and Australia. (H) An assessment of, and plan for, providing personnel necessary to support such modernized command and control, including the appropriate rank of the commander of any new or modernized joint command in Japan and Australia. (I) An articulation of specific tasks necessary to modernize command and control of the United States Armed Forces in Japan and Australia, including a timeline and organizational responsibility for each such task. (J) An explanation of any other planned actions to modernize the command and control of the United States Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region. (K) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. . 1249. Plan to strengthen United States extended deterrence commitments to the Republic of Korea (a) Plan Not later than March 1, 2025, and annually thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to strengthen United States extended deterrence commitments to the Republic of Korea. (b) Elements Each plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the resources, budget, and personnel needed to strengthen United States extended deterrence commitments to the Republic of Korea, as identified in the December 16, 2023, Joint Press Statement on the United States-Republic of Korea Nuclear Consultative Group, including such resources, budget, and personnel relating to— (A) nuclear consultation processes between the United States and the Republic of Korea in crises and contingencies; (B) nuclear and strategic planning between the United States and the Republic of Korea; (C) United States-Republic of Korea conventional and nuclear integration; (D) security and information-sharing protocols; (E) exercises, simulations, training, and other investment activities; and (F) risk-reduction practices. (2) An identification of any challenges to upholding United States extended deterrence commitments with respect to any activity described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1). (3) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers relevant. (c) Appropriate committees of Congress In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 1250. Plan and annual report relating to trilateral security cooperation with Japan and the Republic of Korea (a) Plan (1) In general Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to advance trilateral security cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. (2) Elements The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of the resources, budget, and personnel necessary to advance trilateral security cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, including with respect to activities relating to— (i) trilateral communication mechanisms, consultations, and senior leader engagements; (ii) ballistic missile defense, including real-time information sharing; (iii) trilateral security cooperation exercises and other activities under the multi-year trilateral exercise plan agreed to by the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea in August 2023; (iv) the Trilateral Maritime Security Cooperation Framework established by the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea in August 2023; (v) countering malicious cyber and disinformation activities; and (vi) disaster relief and humanitarian assistance activities. (B) An identification of challenges to improving such trilateral security cooperation with respect to the activities described in subparagraph (A). (C) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers relevant. (b) Annual report Not later than March 1, 2026 and annually thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on trilateral security cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea that includes, with respect to the activities described in subsection (a)(2)(A), a description of any such activities conducted during the preceding year. (c) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 1251. Modification of reporting requirement for transfer of defense articles and defense services to Taiwan Paragraph (3) of section 1259A(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 11685; 22 U.S.C. 3302 note) is amended to read as follows: (3) Form Each report required under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form. . 1252. Implementation plan to support establishment of regional contingency stockpile for Taiwan (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a multiyear implementation plan for Department of Defense activities necessary to support the establishment of a regional contingency stockpile for Taiwan pursuant to section 5503(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 3298). (b) Elements The plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An identification of potential locations for the establishment of a regional contingency stockpile for Taiwan. (2) A description of existing or additional international agreements that would be required to enable the establishment of such stockpile locations. (3) A list of equipment and supplies, and estimated quantities of such equipment and supplies, required for such a stockpile. (4) An estimated timeline for the establishment of such a stockpile. (5) An identification of any additional authorities and resources necessary for establishing such a stockpile. (6) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers relevant. (c) Appropriate committees of Congress In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 1253. Consideration of Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation (a) Enhanced defense industrial base cooperation (1) In general Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the head of any other relevant Federal department or agency, shall take measures to ensure that Taiwan is appropriately considered for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation activities aligned with the United States National Defense Industrial Strategy to expand global defense production, increase supply chain security and resilience, and meet the defense needs of Taiwan. (2) Elements Consideration for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation activities under paragraph (1) shall include the consideration of Taiwan for the following: (A) Eligibility for funding to initiate or facilitate cooperative research, development, testing, or evaluation projects with the Department of Defense. (B) Eligibility to enter into a memorandum of understanding or other formal agreement with the Department of Defense for the purpose of conducting cooperative research and development projects on defense equipment and munitions, with a focus on enhancing the defense industry and supply chain resilience of Taiwan. (b) Feasibility study (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of entering into one or more defense industrial agreements with Taiwan. (2) Elements The study required by paragraph (1) shall— (A) evaluate the strategic benefits and implications of entering into a defense industrial agreement with Taiwan, including with respect to— (i) long-term supply chain security and resilience; (ii) mutual supply of defense goods and services; (iii) supply of regional maintenance, repair, and overhaul capabilities and any other support capability the Secretary considers appropriate; and (iv) the promotion of interoperability; (B) account for the legal, economic, and defense policy aspects of a closer defense procurement partnership between the United States and Taiwan; (C) identify defense capabilities developed and produced in Taiwan that— (i) may benefit from defense industrial agreements between the United States and Taiwan; and (ii) may require expedited technology release and disclosure for components produced in the United States; and (D) identify defense capabilities developed in the United States with respect to which co-production in Taiwan may support the resilience of the defense industrial base of Taiwan. (3) Consultation In conducting the study required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall consult with representatives of Taiwan and industry, as appropriate. (4) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), including lists of the defense capabilities identified under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (2). 1254. Transregional strategy for countering malign activities by the People’s Liberation Army (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a transregional strategy for exposing and, as appropriate, countering malign activities by the People’s Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. (b) Elements The strategy required by subsection (a) shall address efforts by the People’s Liberation Army— (1) to expand overseas military basing; (2) to spread misinformation and disinformation; (3) to infringe on the sovereignty of United States allies and partners; (4) to proliferate military equipment made in or by the People's Republic of China; and (5) any other matter the Secretary considers relevant. (c) Geographic combatant command lead responsibilities Concurrently with the submission of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall designate, within each geographic combatant command (other than the United States Indo-Pacific Command), lead components for coordinating transregional efforts to counter malign activities by the People’s Liberation Army. 1255. Assessment of use of Department of Defense facilities in Guam as multinational training locations (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of using existing Department of Defense facilities in Guam to host training detachments of the military forces of foreign partner countries on a permanent or rotational basis. (b) Elements The assessment required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the manner in which using existing Department of Defense facilities in Guam to host training detachments of the military forces of foreign partner countries on a permanent or rotational basis may support the objectives of the National Defense Strategy. (2) A description of the benefits of hosting such detachments at such facilities, including opportunities to conduct bilateral and multilateral exercises. (3) An identification of the facilities improvements necessary to support such detachments at such facilities on a permanent or rotational basis, including improvements necessary for operational, support, and quality-of-life purposes. (4) An identification of any memorandum of understanding or other agreement necessary to enable the hosting of such detachments at such facilities on a permanent or rotational basis. (5) A description of any challenges to hosting such detachments at such facilities on a permanent or rotational basis, including any counterintelligence or other consideration and potential actions to mitigate such challenges. (6) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant. 1256. Report on costs of meeting certain requirements of foreign partners relating to agriculture, fisheries, and forestry (a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on requirements relating to agriculture, fisheries, and forestry imposed by the government of a foreign partner on personnel and equipment of the United States Armed Forces in the area of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of each requirement relating to agriculture, fisheries, or forestry imposed by the government of a foreign partner on personnel and equipment of the United States Armed Forces in the area of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, including an identification of the applicable foreign partner. (2) An estimate of the annual cost to the Department of Defense associated with meeting such requirements, including the number of days of labor by Department of Defense officials associated with meeting such requirement. (3) A description of efforts to mitigate such costs, including through consultations with applicable foreign partners. (4) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant. (c) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 1257. Returning civic action teams to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia (a) Report (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 State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on— (A) the activities of civic action teams in the Republic of Palau under the Palau Compact of Free Association Act (Public Law 99–658; 100 Stat. 3672); and (B) the feasibility and advisability of restoring the presence of civic action teams in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as authorized under the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–239; 99 Stat. 239) and the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188; 117 Stat. 2720). (2) Elements The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A description of existing operations conducted by civic action teams in the Republic of Palau. (B) A description of the manner in which such operations— (i) improve the quality of life of residents of the Republic of Palau; and (ii) advance the national security interests of the United States. (C) An analysis of the manner in which the similar operations conducted by civic action teams in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia could— (i) improve the quality of life for residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia; and (ii) advance the national security interests of the United States. (D) An assessment of the resources, personnel, and authorities necessary for restoring the presence of civic action teams in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia. (E) A timeline for restoring the presence of civic action teams in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as the Secretary of Defense considers feasible and advisable. (F) A description of any factor that may delay or prevent the restoration of such presence, including— (i) any challenge to finding a suitable location to house the civic action team that may also— (I) serve as a workplace; and (II) store large construction equipment; and (ii) any other factor the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. (G) The estimated cost of implementing the plan. (b) Authorization The Secretary shall build on the historic and close relationship between the United States and the Freely Associated States by examining opportunities to expand defense cooperation with the Freely Associated States, including by studying the feasibility and advisability of directing Department of Defense resources and personnel to provide to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia construction support, infrastructure maintenance, and training in construction skills. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Civic action team The term civic action team— (A) means a designated force or unit of an active or reserve component of the United States Armed Forces that is organized, trained, and equipped to conduct civil-military operations in support of military objectives relating to the maintenance of stability within a host country; and (B) includes any such force or unit that specializes in economic stability, infrastructure, public education, and public health. (3) Freely Associated States The term Freely Associated States means the following: (A) The Republic of Palau. (B) The Republic of the Marshall Islands. (C) The Federated States of Micronesia. 1258. Modification of public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 3965; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking Concurrent with and inserting the following: (A) In general Concurrent with ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (B) Inclusion The publication required by subparagraph (A) shall include, for each entity included in the unclassified portion of such list, the justification for inclusion in such list. ; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking Ongoing and inserting Annual; and (ii) by striking on an ongoing basis and inserting not less frequently than annually; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking and; (ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) includes a wholly-owned or wholly-controlled subsidiary or affiliate of such an entity. ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by amending subparagraphs (A) and (B) to read as follows: (A) Entities knowingly receiving assistance from the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party through science, technology, research, and industrial efforts initiated, granted, or created by, or provided under, or related to, the Chinese military industrial planning apparatus, or in furtherance of Chinese military industrial planning objectives, including— (i) any award, honor, incentive, or recognition (including selection or designation as a Single Champion, Little Giant, or any other selection or designation) as an enterprise associated with industrial planning or military-civil fusion efforts; (ii) participation in a research, science, or technology conference, event, partnership, or project; or (iii) funding or other financial assistance related to a science, technology, research, military, or industrial effort. (B) Entities managed, overseen, or supervised by, otherwise under the control of, or affiliated with (including by means of participation in research partnerships and projects)— (i) the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT); (ii) the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC); (iii) the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) or any university, laboratory, or institute supported by or associated with SASTIND; (iv) the Ministry of State Security (MSS); or (v) the People’s Liberation Army. ; (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking such as and inserting including; (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (J); and (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new subparagraphs (H) and (I): (H) Entities participating in conferences, events, or research activities hosted or sponsored by the People’s Liberation Army. (I) Any entity that directly or indirectly produces, researches, or provides a component that is integrated into a weapons system or platform of the People’s Liberation Army. ; (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by inserting or intelligence after security; and (ii) by inserting , including other Chinese military and paramilitary elements, security forces, police, law enforcement, border control, and the Ministry of State Security before the period at the end; (D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (E) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): (3) Operating directly or indirectly in the United States or any of its territories and possessions With respect to an entity, the term operating directly or indirectly in the United States or any of its territories and possessions includes an entity selling goods in, or receiving goods or services from, the United States or any of its territories or possessions, regardless of whether the entity has a physical presence in the United States. ; (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (g); and (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsections: (d) Defense industrial base report (1) In general Not later than December 31, 2026, and biennially thereafter through December 31, 2031, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the status of Department of Defense procurement restrictions on entities included in the list described in subsection (b)(1). (2) Elements Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A list of each entity included in the list described in subsection (b)(1) that is likely present in the United States defense industrial base. (B) Available unclassified data on any such entity and its presence within the United States defense industrial base. (C) A description of any update to policies or procedures implemented to enforce procurement restrictions on entities included in the list described in subsection (b)(1). (e) Rules, regulations, and implementation The Secretary shall promulgate such reasonable rules, procedures, and regulations as are necessary to implement this section, including for advance notice, appeal, or deletion of any entity from the list described in subsection (b)(1). (f) Establishment of office The Secretary is authorized to establish or nominate, within the office of Industrial Base Policy of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, an office to implement this section and identify civil-military fusion contributors within the People’s Republic of China. . 1259. Annual report on military capabilities of allies and partners in Indo-Pacific region (a) In general Not later than March 1, 2025, and annually thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the military capabilities of allies and partners of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, including treaty allies of the United States, countries that host a significant United States military presence, and any other foreign partner with which the United States maintains a significant security cooperation relationship. (b) Elements Each report required by subsection (a) shall include, for each ally or partner of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region, the following: (1) A description of the size, location, capabilities, and readiness of the land, sea, and air forces of the ally or partner. (2) A description of significant military modernization objectives and activities of the ally or partner. (3) An assessment of the military spending of the ally or partner. (4) A summary of developments in the military doctrine and training approaches of the ally or partner. (5) An identification of current and potential future military cooperation activities and military exercises conducted between the military forces of the ally or partner and the United States Armed Forces. (6) A description of the current and potential future access-related agreements between the ally or partner and the United States Armed Forces. (7) An assessment of— (A) the contributions of the ally or partner to the achievement of mutual security objectives; and (B) the ability of the ally or partner to participate in bilateral or multilateral operations with the United States Armed Forces. (8) An assessment of the capacity of the civilian infrastructure of the ally or partner to enable military operations in wartime. (9) A description of any other military or security development relating to the military capabilities of the ally or partner the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to United States national security. (c) Form Each report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 1260. Review, report, and plan on adequacy of logistics network in Indo-Pacific region (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence a review of the adequacy of the logistics network in the Indo-Pacific region for supporting the operational and contingency plans of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (b) Elements The review required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An identification of critical logistical nodes in the Indo-Pacific region necessary to support the operational and contingency plans of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (2) An identification of additional critical logistical nodes that may be necessary to support such plans, including any access, basing, and overflight agreements with foreign partners that may be necessary. (3) An assessment of the capacity of the logistical nodes identified under paragraphs (1) and (2) to meet the time-phased force and deployment requirements of such plans, including the facilities, equipment, infrastructure other than Department of Defense infrastructure (including airports, seaports, railways, and roads), and workforce necessary to support such requirements. (c) Report and plan required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees— (1) a report on the results of the review conducted under subsection (a); and (2) a plan, including timelines and assigned responsibilities, for addressing any deficiencies in the logistics network described in that subsection. 1261. Fielding of a common operating picture with Taiwan (a) In general Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to engage with appropriate officials of Taiwan for the purpose of fielding capabilities to provide the military forces of Taiwan and the United States Indo-Pacific Command a common operating picture. (b) Authorities The Secretary may utilize the authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and any other applicable statutory authority available to the Secretary for accomplishing the purposes specified in subsection (a). 1262. Report on corruption in People's Liberation Army (a) In general Not later than June 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on corruption in the People’s Liberation Army, which shall, at a minimum, include the following: (1) An assessment of the impact of corruption on the following: (A) Personnel assignment. (B) Training. (C) Acquisition and procurement. (D) Military operations. (E) Budget. (F) Military readiness. (G) Logistics. (H) Military construction. (2) An assessment of the extent to which members of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party and members of their families engage in corruption as described in paragraph (1). (b) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex if necessary. (c) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 1263. Sense of the Senate on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Defense should continue efforts that strengthen United States defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as to further the comparative advantage of the United States in strategic competition with the People’s Republic of China, including by— (1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, consistent with the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States of America and Japan, signed at Washington, January 19, 1960, including by developing advanced military capabilities, upgrading command and control relationships, fostering interoperability across all domains, and improving sharing of information and intelligence; (2) reinforcing the United States alliance with the Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the presence of approximately 28,500 members of the United States Armed Forces deployed to the Republic of Korea and affirming the United States extended deterrence commitment using the full range of United States defense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, signed at Washington, October 1, 1953, in support of the shared objective of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula; (3) fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Australia, consistent with the Security Treaty Between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America, signed at San Francisco, September, 1951, and through the partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and United States (commonly known as AUKUS)— (A) to advance shared security objectives; (B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced military capabilities; and (C) to build the capacity of emerging partners; (4) advancing United States alliances with the Philippines and Thailand and United States partnerships with other partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to enhance maritime domain awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial integrity, leverage technology and promote innovation, and support an open, inclusive, and rules-based regional architecture; (5) broadening United States engagement with India, including through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue— (A) to advance the shared objective of a free and open Indo-Pacific region through bilateral and multilateral engagements and participation in military exercises, expanded defense trade, and collaboration on humanitarian aid and disaster response; and (B) to enable greater cooperation on maritime security; (6) strengthening the United States partnership with Taiwan, consistent with the Three Communiques, the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and the Six Assurances, with the goal of improving Taiwan’s defensive capabilities and promoting peaceful cross-strait relations; (7) reinforcing the status of the Republic of Singapore as a Major Security Cooperation Partner of the United States and continuing to strengthen defense and security cooperation between the military forces of the Republic of Singapore and the United States Armed Forces, including through participation in combined exercises and training; (8) engaging with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and other Pacific island countries, with the goal of strengthening regional security and addressing issues of mutual concern, including protecting fisheries from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; (9) collaborating with Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and other members of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to build connectivity and advance a shared vision for the region that is principled, long-term, and anchored in democratic resilience; and (10) investing in enhanced military posture and capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and strengthening cooperation in bilateral relationships, multilateral partnerships, and other international fora to uphold global security and shared principles, with the goal of ensuring the maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. 1264. Modification of cooperative program with Vietnam to account for Vietnamese personnel missing in action (a) In general Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1986; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative; (2) in subsection (a), by striking Vietnamese personnel missing in action and inserting killed or missing Vietnamese persons from the Vietnam War (referred to in this section as missing persons from the Vietnam War); (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting verification, after digitization,; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking conduct archival research, investigations, and excavations and inserting manage archival information and personal data; and (C) by amending paragraphs (3) and (4) to read as follows: (3) Supporting activities to build the capacity of Vietnam for locating, recovering, and conducting DNA analysis and identification of, missing persons from the Vietnam War. (4) Increasing exchanges, training, and dialogue among veterans and families of missing persons form the Vietnam War. ; (4) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Designation of lead coordinating office The Secretary shall designate an office within the Department of Defense to serve as the lead coordinating office for the program carried out under this section. ; and (6) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking October 1, 2026 and inserting October 1, 2031. (b) Clerical amendments (1) The table of contents at the beginning of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1541) is amended by striking the item relating to section 1245 and inserting the following: Sec. 1245. Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative. . (2) The table of contents at the beginning of title XII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1956) is amended by striking the item relating to section 1245 and inserting the following: Sec. 1245. Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative. . 1265. Prohibition on use of funds for EcoHealth Alliance None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be made available, directly or indirectly, to— (1) EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; or (2) any subsidiary of EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. E Reports 1271. Report on cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China (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 assessing the military cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation. (b) Elements The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) a description of the nature of the relationship between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China; (2) a review of the military cooperation between Russia and China that occurred over the last year, including military drills, exercises, technical cooperation, weapons sales, and military-to-military dialogues; (3) a list of any planned exercises between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China; (4) a review of any cooperation between the two countries on nuclear weapons that occurred over the last year; (5) a description of technology sharing between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China, including— (A) a description of the missile technology shared between Chinese companies and Russian companies, to include any sale, exploitation, co-development, proliferation, future missile development, or joint employment of any type of missile, including air-to-air, surface-to-air, air-to-surface, surface-to-surface, cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles; (B) a description of stealth or counter-stealth technology development between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China, including any information sharing of United States or foreign programs; and (C) a description of drone technology sharing, including drone manufacture, sale, and distribution, the sale of subcomponents, training on drone technology, network data sharing, and battlefield feedback; and (6) an assessment of the implications of such Russian-Chinese military cooperation for Untied States national security, including— (A) an assessment of the risk of opportunistic aggression should the United States enter into a conflict with either Russia or China; (B) an assessment of actions the Government of the Russian Federation may take in the event of a conflict or crisis between the United States and the People’s Republic of China in the Indo-Pacific theater and an assessment of actions the Government of the People’s Republic of China may take in the event of a conflict or crisis between the United States and the Russian Federation in the European theater; (C) an evaluation of how the growing military relationship between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China impacts United States military operations both in peacetime and in wartime; (D) an evaluation of how combined drills and exercises between Russia and China may benefit each country; (E) a description of how Russia and China would continue to train together in the event of conflict with the United States; (F) an assessment of the implications of Russian-Chinese nuclear weapons cooperation on United States nuclear deterrence and strategic stability; (G) an evaluation of the impacts on United States national security of missile, stealth, and drone technology sharing between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China; (H) identification of future pathways for advanced military cooperation between Russia and China; and (I) any other considerations or implications the Secretary determines necessary to include. (c) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. F Other matters 1281. Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations, irregular warfare, and sensitive activities (a) In general Section 485 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Monthly counterterrorism operations briefings and inserting Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations, irregular warfare, and sensitive activities; and (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Briefings required The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations and related activities (including the use of military force under the notion of collective self-defense of foreign partners), irregular warfare activities, and other sensitive activities conducted by the Department of Defense. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 23 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 485 and inserting the following: 485. Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations, irregular warfare, and sensitive activities. . 1282. Extension and modification of security briefings on Afghanistan Section 1092(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1934) is amended by striking Not later than January 15, 2022, and every 90 days thereafter through December 31, 2025, and inserting Not later than January 15, 2025, and every 120 days thereafter through December 31, 2026,. 1283. Multilateral Artificial Intelligence Working Group (a) Establishment (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a working group to develop and coordinate an artificial intelligence initiative among the allies and partners of the United States. (2) Designation The working group established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the Multilateral Artificial Intelligence Working Group (in this section referred to as the Working Group). (b) Organization (1) Designation of head The Secretary shall designate a senior civilian officer of the Department of Defense or senior military officer with experience leading relevant efforts, as determined by the Secretary, to serve as the head of the Working Group. (2) Participation by other member countries The Secretary shall determine participation of allies and partners of the United States in the Working Group. (c) Responsibilities The responsibilities of the Working Group shall be to develop and coordinate efforts to implement an artificial intelligence initiative between the Department of Defense and allies and partners of the United States— (1) to compare— (A) the various artificial intelligence systems and the elements thereof (including machine learning and generative artificial intelligence such as large language models) used for covered operational uses by such members; and (B) the respective practices associated with the employment of such systems for covered operational uses by such members; (2) to identify (including by experimenting, testing, and evaluating) potential solutions to advance and accelerate the interoperability of artificial intelligence systems used for intelligence sharing, battlespace awareness, and other covered operational uses; (3) to test and evaluate the effects of artificial intelligence model redundancy, including the risks and safety measures associated with operating multiple artificial intelligence systems, including in tandem with one another; (4) to develop a shared strategy for the research, development, test, evaluation, and employment of artificial intelligence systems for covered operational uses carried out in concert with the member countries; (5) to develop a shared strategy for— (A) managing data-informed artificial intelligence systems; and (B) testing and evaluating artificial intelligence systems with combined datasets at the unclassified and classified levels; (6) to test and evaluate the capabilities of the defense industrial base of the member countries to incorporate artificial intelligence systems into systems used for covered operational uses; (7) to compare and implement ethical frameworks to accelerate technological advancements with respect to artificial intelligence systems; (8) to expand innovation efforts by the member countries and share among such countries best practices for the accelerated procurement and adoption of artificial intelligence technologies for covered operational uses; (9) to leverage commercially available artificial intelligence technologies to advance near-term jointness between the military forces of the member countries; (10) to jointly identify and source artificial intelligence systems, as practicable, and advise member countries with respect to export controls applicable to such systems; and (11) to carry out such other activities as the Secretary determines to be relevant to such responsibilities. (d) Control of knowledge and technical data The Secretary shall seek to ensure that any knowledge or technical data produced by a member country under any cooperative project carried out by the Working Group shall be controlled by that country under the export control laws and regulations of that country and shall not be subject to the jurisdiction or control of any other member country. (e) Plan and reports (1) Plan (A) Submission Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the establishment and activities of the Working Group. (B) Elements The plan under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) a plan for the establishment of the Working Group; (ii) a description of any funding requirements or administrative support necessary to carry out this section; (iii) a description of any additional statutory authorities necessary to carry out this section; (iv) a plan for the fulfillment of responsibilities under subsection (c) by the Working Group; (v) an evaluation of existing multilateral artificial intelligence efforts; (vi) a plan for the integration of the artificial intelligence initiative developed and coordinated by the Working Group with other programs and initiatives of the elements of the Department of Defense with responsibilities relating to mutual security and artificial intelligence efforts among the member countries; (vii) performance indicators by which the activities of the Working Group will be assessed; and (viii) a description of how efforts of the commanders of the combatant commands relating to military interoperability and test and evaluation of artificial intelligence systems will leverage the Working Group. (2) Semiannual report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on a semiannual basis thereafter until the date of termination under subsection (f), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the activities and milestones of the Working Group. Each such report shall include, with respect to the period covered by the report— (A) an assessment of the activities of the Working Group based on the performance indicators set forth in the plan under paragraph (1)(B)(vii); and (B) a description of any efforts of the commanders of the combatant commands taken in support of the responsibilities of the Working Group. (f) Termination (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Working Group shall terminate on September 30, 2028. (2) Authority to extend The Secretary may extend the termination date under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines such extension to be in the national security interests of the United States. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) The term battlespace awareness has the meaning given that term in the Joint Publication 1–02 of the Department of Defense, titled Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, or successor publication. (2) The term covered operational use means use by a government for operations in a defense context. (3) The term member country means a member country of the Working Group. 1284. Report on Department of Defense role in supporting international legal operations (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 head of any other relevant Federal department or agency, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the role of the Department of Defense in supporting whole-of-government efforts to identify and expose the international legal operations of malign actors. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A definition of the term international legal operations and a description of the scope of application and usefulness of international legal operations in all phases of military conflict. (2) An assessment of the threats posed to the United States and its allies and partners by hostile, gray-zone, or subconflict international legal operations waged by United States strategic competitors and potential adversaries, including the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and Iran. (3) An assessment of, and a description of lessons learned from, the international legal operations (or similar strategies or doctrines) and related coordinating offices and entities of— (A) strategic competitors and potential adversaries of the United States; (B) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and (C) allies and partners of the United States. (4) A summary of current Department of Defense activities to support interdepartmental or interagency initiatives of the United States Government applicable to international legal operations, and the costs and benefits of such initiatives. (5) An assessment of each public affairs officer program of the Armed Forces relating to engaging in and defending against international legal operations, including an assessment as to whether such program is— (A) being effectively used to counter disinformation stemming from adversary legal claims and other forms of disinformation; (B) coordinating effectively with the Global Engagement Center of the Department of State to coordinate and amplify United States public messaging efforts; and (C) coordinating with judge advocates of the Armed Forces on public messaging relating to the performance of their duties. (6) Recommendations for improving coordination between the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies on the use of legal tools to achieve national strategic objectives. Such recommendations shall take into consideration areas of law in which it may be advisable to develop standard practices for the Department of Defense to support national security-sensitive litigation, particularly in the maritime domain. (7) Recommendations on the manner in which the Secretary of Defense may best support whole-of-government efforts to counter hostile international legal operations and conduct international legal operations, including through public messaging. (c) Format The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (d) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 1285. Report and briefing on security implications of water scarcity and food security for United States Central Command (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report, and provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing, on the feasibility and advisability of including water scarcity and food security in the risk assessments and operational plans of the United States Central Command. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of each of the following: (A) The security and operational resilience risks associated with regional water scarcity. (B) The cross-border security and operational resilience ramifications of the challenges of water scarcity and food insecurity in the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command. (C) The implications of such challenges for United States and partner country capabilities and defense postures in such area of responsibility, including the implications for— (i) members of the United States Armed Forces and members of the military forces of partner countries; and (ii) platforms, weapons systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, physical infrastructure, and supply chains. (D) The feasibility and advisability of integrating the security implications of such challenges into risk assessments. (2) An evaluation of the feasibility, benefits, and expected outcomes of establishing an interagency working group with eligible participants to address water scarcity and food security within the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command. (c) Eligible participant defined In this section, the term eligible participant means— (1) a partner country within the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command or a representative of such a partner country; and (2) any other participant within such area of responsibility the Commander of the United States Central Command considers appropriate, including an expert from government, civil society, academia, or the private sector. 1286. Notifications regarding terrorist groups in Afghanistan (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the Secretary of Defense identifies any new training facility in Afghanistan that is operated or staffed by al-Qaeda, ISIS Khorasan, or any other United States-designated terrorist organization, or at which members of any such terrorist organization receives training, the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives with a notification that includes the following: (1) A description of the location of the training facility. (2) An identification of the one or more terrorist groups operating, staffing, or being trained at the facility. (3) An assessment of the purpose of the facility. (4) An assessment as to whether the Taliban has provided any support to the facility, or whether the Taliban is taking action to close the facility consistent with its obligations under the February 29, 2020, United States-Taliban agreement. (5) An assessment as to whether there is a risk that the facility is being used to plan or train for a terrorist attack outside Afghanistan. (b) Form Each notification required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex for the assessments described in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of that subsection. 1287. Report and briefing on Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report and provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the operational value of the Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, taking into consideration the relationship of the Government of Qatar with Hamas and other terrorist organizations. (b) Contents The report required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of each of the following: (1) Whether the relationship of the Government of Qatar with United States-designated terrorist organizations undermines the national security interests of the United States. (2) The operational value of the Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar. (3) The effect on United States Air Force operations in the Middle East if the United States were to redeploy members of the United States Air Force from Al-Udeid Air Base. (4) The resources that would be required to redeploy members of the United States Air Force from Al-Udeid Air Base. (c) Form The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 1288. Middle East integrated space and satellite security capability (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall seek to build upon the historic opportunities created by the Abraham Accords and the incorporation of Israel into the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command to develop a Middle East integrated space and satellite security strategy and a multilateral data-sharing agreement for the purpose of protecting the people, infrastructure, and territory of ally and partner countries in the Middle East from hostile activities conducted by adversaries against space systems of the United States or such countries. (b) Strategy (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a strategy for the cooperation described in subsection (a). (2) Matters to be included The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the threats posed to the United States and ally or partner countries in the Middle East by adversaries conducting hostile activities— (i) against space systems of the United States or such countries; and (ii) using capabilities positioned or transiting through space. (B) A description of progress made in— (i) advancing the integration of Israel into existing multilateral space and satellite security partnerships; or (ii) establishing such partnerships with Israel. (C) A description of efforts among ally and partner countries in the Middle East to coordinate intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance capabilities and indicators and warnings with respect to the threats described in subparagraph (A), and a description of any impediment to optimizing such efforts. (D) An assessment of any current capability gaps in the ability of the Department of Defense to provide space situational awareness in the Middle East. (E) A description of the current Department of Defense systems that provide awareness of and defend against such threats. (F) An explanation of the manner in which a multilateral space situational awareness data-sharing agreement and an integrated space and satellite security architecture would improve collective security in the Middle East. (G) A description of existing and planned efforts to engage ally and partner countries in the Middle East in establishing such a multilateral space situational awareness data-sharing agreement and an integrated space and satellite security architecture. (H) An identification of the elements of such an integrated space and satellite security architecture that may be acquired and operated by ally and partner countries in the Middle East, and a list of such elements for each such ally and partner. (I) An identification of the elements of such an integrated space and satellite security architecture that may only be provided and operated by members of the United States Armed Forces. (J) An identification of any challenge to optimizing such a multilateral space situational awareness data-sharing agreement and integrated space and satellite security architecture in the Middle East. (K) An assessment of progress and key challenges in the implementation of the strategy required by paragraph (1) using the metrics identified in accordance with paragraph (3). (L) Recommendations for improvements in the implementation of an integrated space and satellite security strategy based on such metrics. (M) A cost estimate of establishing an integrated space and satellite security strategy, and an assessment of the resources that could be contributed by ally and partner countries of the United States to establish and strengthen such capabilities. (N) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers relevant. (3) Metrics The Secretary of Defense shall identify metrics to assess progress in the implementation of the strategy required by paragraph (1). (4) Form The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (c) Protection of sensitive information Any activity carried out under this section shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive information and the national security interests of the United States. (d) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 1289. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense acquisition workforce (a) Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall, consistent with the requirements of section 384 of title 10, United States Code, seek to ensure that members of the defense acquisition workforce involved in the foreign military sales process— (A) are aware of evolving United States regional and country-level defense capability-building priorities; and (B) coordinate with the security cooperation workforce to enhance responsiveness to foreign partner requests and capability-building priorities. (2) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the resources necessary to implement paragraph (1), including— (A) the anticipated costs of new personnel and training to carry out such paragraph; (B) the estimated increase in foreign military sales administrative user fees necessary to offset such costs; (C) the feasibility and advisability of establishing, at the Department of Defense level or the military department level, a contracting capacity that is specific to the execution of contracts for foreign military sales; and (D) the feasibility and advisability of establishing a dedicated contracting capacity to directly support foreign military sales contracting activities. (b) Guidance (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update, as necessary, Department of Defense guidance to the security cooperation workforce and the defense acquisition workforce governing the execution of foreign military sales by the Department to ensure that such guidance— (A) incorporates the National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy; and (B) is informed by the theater campaign plans and theater security cooperation strategies of the combatant commands. (2) Elements The updated guidance required by paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify— (i) regional and country-level foreign defense capability-building priorities; and (ii) levels of urgency and desired timelines for achieving foreign capability-building objectives; and (B) provide guidance to the defense acquisition workforce regarding levels of resourcing, innovation, and risk tolerance that should be considered in meeting urgent needs. (c) Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement Board (1) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement Board (in this section referred to as the Board) to serve as an enduring governance structure within the Department of Defense that reports to the Secretary on matters relating to the foreign military sales process so as to enhance accountability and continuous improvement within the Department, including the objectives of— (A) improving the understanding, among officials of the Department, of ally and partner requirements; (B) enabling efficient reviews for release of technology; (C) providing ally and partner countries with relevant priority equipment; (D) accelerating acquisition and contracting support; (E) expanding the capacity of the defense industrial base; and (F) working with other departments and agencies to promote broad United States Government support. (2) Membership The Board shall be composed of not fewer than seven members, selected from among individuals with government experience and individuals with nongovernmental expertise, each of whom shall have expertise in the foreign military sales process. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Defense acquisition workforce The term defense acquisition workforce means the Department of Defense acquisition workforce described in chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Security cooperation workforce The term security cooperation workforce has the meaning given the term in section 384 of title 10, United States Code. 1290. Independent assessment of technology release and foreign disclosure reform initiative Section 918(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 370; 10 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Independent assessment The Comptroller General of the United States shall— (A) conduct an independent assessment of the report submitted by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1); and (B) not later than July 31, 2025, submit to the congressional defense committees the results of that assessment. . XIII Cooperative Threat Reduction 1301. Cooperative Threat Reduction funds (a) Funding allocation Of the $350,116,000 authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025 in section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be obligated for the purposes specified: (1) For delivery system threat reduction, $7,036,000. (2) For chemical weapons elimination, $20,717,000. (3) For global nuclear security, $33,665,000. (4) For biological threat reduction, $209,858,000. (5) For proliferation prevention, $45,610,000. (6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/Administrative Costs, $33,230,000. (b) Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction funds Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be available for obligation for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027. 1302. Temporary continuation of requirement for reports on activities and assistance under Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (a) Continuation of reporting requirement (1) In general Section 1080(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to the report required to be submitted to Congress under section 1343(a) of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3743(a)). (2) Conforming repeal Section 1061(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by striking paragraph (14). (b) Termination of reporting requirement Section 1343(a) of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3743(a)) is amended by inserting before 2030 after In any year. XIV Other authorizations A Military programs 1401. Working capital funds Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense (a) Authorization of Appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. (b) Use Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection are authorized for— (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 ( 50 U.S.C. 1521); and (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such Act. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 1404. Defense Inspector General Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025 for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 1405. Defense Health Program Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for the Defense Health Program for use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing for the health of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table in section 4501. B National Defense Stockpile 1411. Restoring the National Defense Stockpile (a) Plan to fully fund existing National Defense Stockpile requirements (1) In general Not later than April 15, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to fully fund existing National Defense Stockpile requirements. (2) Elements The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A plan for resources to meet all requirements of the National Defense Stockpile related to the needs of the Department of Defense not later than December 31, 2027, and to meet such requirements each year thereafter. (B) A description of the manner in which the Secretary shall prioritize the procurement of certain strategic and critical materials to meet the requirements described in subparagraph (A) that includes consideration of— (i) rare earth elements and critical minerals; and (ii) energetics and other propellants. (3) Consideration The plan developed under this subsection shall be based on the reported shortfall in dollars and inventory of the strategic and critical materials in the National Defense Stockpile relative to the amounts necessary to meet current defense requirements in a national emergency. (b) Implementation After the Secretary submits the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) take steps as practicable to implement the plan as necessary to meet the requirements described in subsection (a)(2)(A); and (2) take steps as practicable so that the Department of Defense, not later than one year after the submission of the plan, has the data necessary to identify in detail the additional funds and resources that would be necessary to meet potential requirements. (c) Preference for domestic content The Secretary shall require the National Defense Stockpile Manager to establish a preference for the procurement of strategic and critical materials that are, in part or in whole, produced in the United States or in countries that are allies and partners of the United States, provided that a specific material is available from a producer in the United States or such a country at an acceptable price. 1412. Storage of strategic and critical materials in National Defense Stockpile The Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 6 the following: 6A. Storage of strategic and critical materials (a) In general The National Defense Stockpile Manager may enter into a lease with an individual or entity (including another department or agency of the Federal Government or an entity of a State or local government) for the storage of strategic and critical materials acquired pursuant to this Act. (b) Considerations (1) Other Federal departments or agencies The Stockpile Manager may, with regard to any underutilized real property that is not excess property (as defined in section 102 of title 40, United States Code) and related personal property, prioritize entering into a lease under subsection (a) with another Federal department or agency. (2) Fair market value The Stockpile Manager shall provide an individual or entity entering into a lease under subsection (a) monetary consideration for the lease at fair market value. (c) Additional terms and conditions The Stockpile Manager shall require such terms and conditions in connection with a lease entered into under subsection (a) as the Stockpile Manager considers appropriate to protect the national security interests of the United States. (d) Lease restrictions (1) Certification The Stockpile Manager may not enter into a lease under subsection (a) unless the Stockpile Manager certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that the lease will not have a negative impact on the mission of the Stockpile Manager. (2) Maximum number of leases The Stockpile Manager may enter into not more than two leases under subsection (a) during each fiscal year. (e) Duration (1) In general The authority to enter into leases under subsection (a) shall expire on January 1, 2034. (2) Savings provision The expiration under this subsection of the authority to enter into leases under subsection (a) shall not affect the validity or term of leases entered into under that subsection before the expiration of that authority. (f) Reporting Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Stockpile Manager shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing— (1) any lease entered into by the Stockpile Manager under subsection (a) in the preceding year; (2) utilization of the leased property; and (3) the strategic and critical materials stored at that property. (g) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. . 1413. Consultations with respect to environmental reviews of projects that will increase availability of strategic and critical materials for acquisition for National Defense Stockpile (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the head of any agency responsible for the development of an environmental document for a project that will result in an increase in the availability of strategic and critical materials for acquisition for the Stockpile. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Environmental document The term “environmental document has the meaning given that term in section 111 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336e). (3) Stockpile The term Stockpile means the National Defense Stockpile established under section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b). (4) Strategic and critical materials The term strategic and critical materials means materials, including rare earth elements, that are necessary to meet national defense and national security requirements, including requirements relating to supply chain resiliency, and for the economic security of the United States. C Other matters 1421. Eligibility of Space Force officers for membership on Armed Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council (a) Chief Personnel Officer defined Section 1502(5) of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 401(5)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital of the Space Force. . (b) Senior noncommissioned officer defined Section 1502(6) of such Act (24 U.S.C. 401(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) The Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force. . 1422. Armed Forces Retirement Home: availability of licensed independent practitioners; resources Section 1513 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Availability of licensed independent practitioners (1) In providing for the health care needs of residents at a facility of the Retirement Home under subsection (b), the Retirement Home shall have appropriate licensed independent practitioners, as determined under paragraph (2), available during the daily business hours of the facility and on an on-call basis at other times. (2) The Chief Operating Officer shall ensure that practitioner skills, experience, and availability are suited to residents of the facility, in consultation with the Medical Director and in accordance with accrediting organization standards under section 1511(g). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Department of Defense healthcare resources The Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements as provided in title 10, United States Code, the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535), and other provisions of law for the following purposes: (1) To provide for transfers or deposits to the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund for applicable care or services furnished by the Retirement Home to covered beneficiaries of the Department of Defense. (2) To improve access to, and the quality and cost effectiveness of, the health care provided to residents of the Retirement Home. . 1423. Authority for transfer of funds to Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois (a) Authority for transfer of funds Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and available for the Defense Health Program for operation and maintenance, $162,500,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and appropriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer. (b) Use of transferred funds For the purposes of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility under an operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 1424. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $69,520,000 of which— (1) $68,520,000 is for operating expenses; and (2) $1,000,000 is for capital maintenance and construction. XV Space activities, strategic programs, and intelligence matters A Space activities 1501. Modification of Air Force space contractor responsibility watch list Section 1612 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1729; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended to read as follows: 1612. Air Force space contractor responsibility watch list (a) In general The suspension and debarment official of the Department of the Air Force shall establish and maintain, on behalf of the Space Service Acquisition Executive of the Department of the Air Force, a watch list of contractors with a history of poor performance on space procurement contracts or nonprocurement transactions such as grants and cooperative agreements. (b) Basis for inclusion on list (1) Role of Space Service Acquisition Executive The Space Service Acquisition Executive may direct the suspension and debarment official of the Department of the Air Force to propose for placement on the list established under subsection (a) a contractor, which may consist of an entire contracting entity or a specific division of a contracting entity. (2) Role of suspension and debarment official (A) Consideration of evidence In considering whether to place a contractor on the list established under subsection (a), the suspension and debarment official of the Department of the Air Force shall determine whether there is evidence of any of the following: (i) Poor performance on one or more space procurement contracts or nonprocurement transactions, or award fee scores below 50 percent. (ii) Inadequate management, operational or financial controls, or resources. (iii) Inadequate security controls or resources, including unremediated vulnerabilities arising from foreign ownership, control, or influence. (iv) Any other failure of controls or performance of a nature so serious or compelling as to warrant placement of the contractor on the list. (B) Determination If the suspension and debarment official of the Department of the Air Force determines, based on evidence described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A), that the ability of a contractor to responsibly perform is meaningfully impaired, the official shall place the contractor on the list established under subsection (a). (C) Policies The suspension and debarment official of the Department of the Air Force shall establish written policies for the consideration of contractors for placement on the list established under subsection (a), including policies that require that— (i) contractors proposed for placement on the list shall be provided with notice and an opportunity to respond; (ii) the basis for a final determination placing a contractor on the list shall be documented in writing; (iii) in making a determination under subparagraph (B), the suspension and debarment official shall coordinate with the Interagency Committee on Debarment and Suspension constituted under sections 4 and 5 of Executive Order 12549 (51 Fed. Reg. 6370; relating to debarment and suspension); and (iv) on request by a contractor, the contractor shall be removed from the list if the suspension and debarment official determines that there is evidence that the issue resulting in placement on the list has been satisfactorily remediated. (c) Effect of listing (1) In general Contracting officers, agreement officials, and award officials under the authority of the Space Service Acquisition Executive may not solicit an offer from, award a contract to, consent to a subcontract with, execute a nonprocurement transaction with, or exercise an option on any space procurement or nonprocurement transaction within the Department of the Air Force with an entity included on the list established under subsection (a), unless the Space Service Acquisition Executive makes a written determination that there is a compelling reason to do so. (2) Notification Not later than 10 days after such a determination is made, the Space Service Acquisition Executive shall notify the congressional defense committees, the intelligence committees (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), and the Director of National Intelligence of the determination. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the suspension or debarment of a contractor, but inclusion on the list established under subsection (a) shall not be construed as a punitive measure or de facto suspension or debarment of a contractor. . 1502. Extension and modification of certifications regarding integrated tactical warning and attack assessment mission of the Department of the Air Force Section 1666 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2617) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by striking 2026 and inserting 2030; and (B) by striking the Commander of the United States Strategic Command and inserting the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command,; (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) Inability To certify If the Commander of the United States Space Command does not make a certification under subsection (a) by March 31 of any year in which a certification is required under such subsection, the Secretary of the Air Force shall— (1) not later than June 30 of that year, consolidate all terrestrial and aerial components of the integrated tactical warning and attack assessment system of the Department of the Air Force that are survivable and endurable under the major command of the Department of the Air Force commanded by the single general officer that is responsible for all aspects of the Department of the Air Force nuclear mission, as described by Air Force Program Action Directive D16–01, dated August 2, 2016; and (2) not later than April 30 of that year, submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report describing a plan to achieve such certification, and the status of programs and plans to meet the requirements of Presidential directives and Department of Defense policies applicable to integrated tactical warning and attack assessment systems that are survivable and endurable. ; (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Waiver authority The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) of subsection (b), if the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that— (1) the plan described in paragraph (2) of that subsection is sufficient to ensure that the Department of the Air Force is able to satisfy the criteria under subsection (a); (2) resourcing for executing such plan shall be addressed, to the maximum extent possible, within the current fiscal year; and (3) any additional resources necessary to execute such plan shall be included in future budgetary requests of the Department of Defense. . 1503. Modification of milestone decision authority for space-based ground and airborne moving target indication systems Section 1684(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 618; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended— (1) by striking Milestone A and inserting Milestone B; (2) by striking The Secretary of the Air Force and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary of the Air Force ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2): (2) Appointment of program executive officer The service acquisition executive for the Air Force for space systems and programs shall appoint a program executive officer, and designate an office, for the acquisition of space-based air and moving target indication. . 1504. Space Force satellite ground systems (a) In general Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 2275 and inserting the following new section 2275: 2275. Space Force satellite ground systems (a) In general The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisitions and Integration, acting as the service acquisition executive for the Air Force for space systems and programs, shall not permit a launch associated with a Space Force satellite acquisition program unless the associated ground systems and modifications are completed and ready for operation so that the applicable satellite capabilities may be used on completion of such launch. (b) Waiver (1) In general The Secretary of the Air Force may waive subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such a launch is necessary for reasons of national security. (2) Notification Not later than 10 days after making a determination for purposes of paragraph (1) that such a launch is necessary for reasons of national security, the Secretary of the Air Force shall notify the congressional defense committees of such determination. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2275 and inserting the following new item: 2275. Space Force satellite ground systems. . 1505. Modification of notification of foreign interference of national security space Section 2278 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as redesignated— (i) by inserting critical before national security space capability; and (ii) by striking The Commander of the United States Space Command and inserting (1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the Commander of the United States Space Command; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2): (2) With respect to intentional attempts by a foreign actor to disrupt, degrade, or destroy a United States critical national security space capability that are continuous or repetitive in nature, the Commander of the United States Space Command shall— (A) provide the notice described in paragraph (1) with respect to the first attempt by such foreign actor; and (B) not later than the tenth day of each calendar month, provide to the appropriate congressional committees a consolidated notice of such interference that occurred during the preceding calendar month. ; and (2) in subsection (c), by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) to read as follows: (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. . 1506. Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve Program (a) Establishment (1) In general Part IV of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 961 the following new chapter: 962 Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve Program Sec. 9521. Definitions.9522. Establishment. 9521. Definitions In this chapter: (1) Citizen of the United States The term citizen of the United States means— (A) an individual who is a citizen of the United States; (B) a partnership each partner of which is an individual who is a citizen of the United States; and (C) a corporation or association organized under the laws of — (i) the United States; or (ii) a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States. (2) Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve The term Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve means the space products or services— (A) allocated, or identified for allocation, to the Department of Defense under section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511); or (B) made available, or agreed to be made available, for use by the Department of Defense pursuant to a contract entered into under this title, as part of the program established under section 9522. (3) Contractor The term contractor means a citizen of the United States who— (A) (i) owns or controls, or will own or control, a space product or service; and (ii) contracts with the Secretary under section 9522; (B) subsequently obtains ownership or control of a space product or service covered by such a contract and assumes all existing obligations under that contract; or (C) (i) owns or controls, or will own or control, a space product or service; and (ii) by contract, commits some or all of the space product or service to the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Defense. (5) Space product or service The term space product or service means a commercial product or commercial service (as such terms are defined in section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation), or a noncommercial product or noncommercial service offered by a commercial company, that operates to, through, or from space, including any required terrestrial ground, support, and network system and associated service that may be used to support a military function or mission. 9522. Establishment (a) In general The Secretary may establish a program to integrate and augment the space-based capability of the Department of Defense through the use of space products or services from the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve, to be known as the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve Program (referred to in this section as the Program). (b) Authority To contract To the extent that funds are otherwise available for obligation, the Secretary may enter into a contract with any contractor for space products or services in support of the Program, subject to the establishment of and compliance with any required mitigation measure under the National Industrial Security Program. (c) Commitment of space products or services as a business factor In determining the amounts to be paid to, and the quantity of space products or services to be provided by, a specific contractor, the Secretary may consider the relative quantity of space products or services committed to the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve by all contractors. (d) Regulations The Secretary may— (1) prescribe regulations to carry out subsections (a) and (b); and (2) exclude from the applicability of such regulations any contract for space products or services made through the use of competitive procedures. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of chapters for part IV of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 961 the following new item: 962.Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve Program9521 . (b) Study and report on financial protection for contractors providing support services for Department of Defense space operations and activities (1) Study Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center with expertise in commercial insurance relating to space to conduct a study on— (A) the availability and adequacy of commercial insurance to protect the financial interests of contractors providing support services to the Department of Defense for space operations and activities, taking into account anticipated risks that may arise from such support; (B) the adequacy of existing available legal authorities allowing for United States Government protection of such interests in the event that commercial space insurance is not available or not available on reasonable terms; and (C) potential options for Government-provided insurance similar to existing aviation and maritime programs under titles 49 and 46 of the United States Code, respectively. (2) Report Not later than March 31, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study required by paragraph (1), including any additional comment by the Secretary on such results. 1507. Designation of Program Executive Officer for Space Command, Control, and Integration (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, acting as the service acquisition executive for the Air Force for space systems and programs, shall designate from among qualified individuals a Program Executive Officer for Space Command, Control, and Integration. (b) Duties The Program Executive Officer for Space Command, Control, and Integration shall be responsible for managing and integrating the acquisition for space command, control, and integration to meet the space command, control, and integration requirements of the combatant commands, including by ensuring system-level integration of each of the following: (1) Space domain sensors. (2) Space catalog. (3) Target recognition. (4) Weapons system selection and control. (5) Battle damage assessment. (6) Associated communications among elements of the space control and command architecture of the Department of Defense. (c) Notification Not later than 10 days after the date on which a designation is made under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of such designation. (d) Annual report Concurrent with the submission of each budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, through fiscal year 2030, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Space Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the activities of the Program Executive Officer for Space Command, Control, and Integration in furtherance of meeting the space command, control, and integration requirements of the combatant commands. 1508. Modification of quarterly reports on Global Positioning System III space segment, Global Positioning System operational control segment, and Military Global Positioning System user equipment acquisition programs Section 1621 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1109; 10 U.S.C. 2281 note) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Comptroller General review and assessment; briefing (1) In general The Comptroller General shall— (A) review and assess the efforts of the Department of the Air Force with respect to Global Positioning System (GPS) modernization and other positioning, navigation, and timing systems; and (B) provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— (i) the progress made by the Space Force in fielding GPS military code (M-code); (ii) the efforts the Department of the Air Force has planned or made to develop complementary or alternative solutions for GPS M-code to obtain positioning, navigation, and timing information through new signals, systems, and subsystems; and (iii) the extent to which the military departments have developed and fielded user equipment with the ability to use M-code and complementary or alternative solutions. (2) Timing The Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional defense committees— (A) not later than March 1, 2025, the briefing required by paragraph (1)(B); (B) a report on the matters described in that paragraph, to be submitted on a date agreed upon at such briefing; and (C) any subsequent briefing on the matters described in that paragraph, as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. . 1509. Resilience of position, navigation, and timing technologies and services (a) In general Beginning one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any position, navigation, and timing technology and service procured or otherwise acquired by the Department of Defense on or after the date of the enactment of this Act shall have the ability to acquire, track, and provide accurate position, navigation, or timing information if L1 Signals and L2 Signals are jammed, spoofed, blocked, or subject to harmful interference. (b) Rule of construction Subsection (a) shall not be construed to prohibit the use of any position, navigation, and timing technology and service that is procured or otherwise acquired before the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Waiver The Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force may each waive the requirement set forth in subsection (a) if a position, navigation, or timing technology or service that is procured or otherwise acquired by the Department of Defense on or after the date of the enactment of this Act is determined necessary for national security. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term L1 Signal means a signal generated by a global navigation satellite system in the 1559 to 1610 megahertz band of electromagnetic spectrum. (2) The term L2 Signal means a signal generated by a global navigation satellite system in the 1227.60 megahertz band of electromagnetic spectrum. (3) The term position, navigation, and timing technology and service means a global navigation satellite system technology and service that enables positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities. B Nuclear forces 1511. Sense of the Senate on the Congressional Strategic Posture Commission (a) Sense of the Senate It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) on October 12, 2023, the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States (referred to in this section as the Commission) released a final report entitled America’s Strategic Posture; (2) the report, the consensus product of a 12-person bipartisan commission established by section 1687 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2126) and led by the Honorable Madelyn Creedon and former Senator Jon Kyl— (A) examined the latest intelligence available on current and projected global strategic threats; (B) assessed the adequacy of existing United States strategies, policies, and capabilities for addressing such threats; and (C) provided a series of findings and recommendations, which were subsequently made available to the President, Congress, and the general public; (3) the findings of the Commission reflect a deteriorating international security situation that is becoming far more dangerous for the United States and its allies and partners; (4) the rapid and unprecedented growth of the nuclear arsenal of the People’s Republic of China, the massive expansion of its armed forces, and its increasingly aggressive stance across all domains have forever altered the global balance of power; (5) the Government of the Russian Federation owns, and will likely maintain for the foreseeable future, the largest nuclear arsenal on Earth; (6) the Government of the Russian Federation— (A) continues to expand and diversify its nuclear arsenal, air and missile defenses, and space, cyber, biological, and chemical weapons capabilities; and (B) regularly flaunts such capabilities to threaten and intimidate regional neighbors; (7) continued efforts by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to expand and diversify its nuclear arsenal, long-range missile systems, and chemical and biological weapons programs and the clear willingness to leverage such systems and programs to threaten and intimidate regional neighbors poses a growing danger to stability in Northeast Asia; (8) the growth of the intercontinental ballistic missile forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea presents an acute danger to the people of the United States; (9) the Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to a long-term goal of further developing increasingly destabilizing missile technologies and acquiring nuclear weapons to dominate the greater Middle East; (10) taken together, such findings reflect a global security environment very different from any the United States has ever encountered; (11) while the United States served as a bulwark against the Soviet Union, enduring the distant existential threat the Government of the Soviet Union posed for decades, and defied the persistent daily threat of terrorism from the earliest days of the 21st century, the United States has never faced a more complex set of global threats than are arrayed before it as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (12) the United States, in order to maintain its position in the international order, must recognize this new threat environment, and urgently take prompt, decisive action to transform its aging array of defenses, renovate long-neglected industrial capabilities, rebuild a strong and vibrant workforce, rebuild allied confidence in the support and leadership of the United States, and craft a common, unifying vision of purpose for all United States citizens. (b) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that— (1) the deterrence of strategic attacks, and in particular nuclear attacks, against the United States and its allies is the highest defense priority of the United States; and (2) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy are provided with all necessary authorities and resources required to ensure the maintenance of a modern, effective strategic deterrent to meet the emerging suite of unprecedented strategic threats against the United States. 1512. Review of recommendations by the Strategic Posture Commission (a) In general Not later than March 31, 2025, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of the recommendations of the report entitled America’s Strategic Posture: The Final Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States and dated October 2023. (b) Contents The review required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the extent to which implementation of each recommendation may contribute to the deterrence of particular threats anticipated within in the time frame of the report. (2) A determination of whether each such recommendation has been or will be addressed by the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy, and if applicable— (A) how such recommendation has been or will be addressed; or (B) why such recommendation will not be addressed. (3) For each recommendation, an estimate of the cost of implementation. (4) A description of any anticipated impacts to the Defense Industrial Base or the Nuclear Security Enterprise required to support a recommendation, and any projected net benefits to the economic competitiveness of the United States. (5) A description of the impact, if any, of implementing a recommendation with respect to other activities of the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy. (6) Such other information as the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council determines relevant to the review. (c) Form The review required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 1513. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile (a) James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Section 1642 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 595) is amended by striking W80-4 warhead each place it appears and inserting W80-4 ALT or an alternative warhead. (b) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 597) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking nuclear weapon project for and inserting nuclear weapon system project with; and (ii) by inserting (or an alternative warhead in accordance subsection (e)) after W80–4 ALT warhead; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking W80–4 ALT; and inserting nuclear weapon system; and (C) in paragraph (5), by striking W80–4 ALT nuclear weapon project and inserting nuclear weapon system; (2) in subsection (c), by striking W80–4 ALT project and inserting nuclear weapon system project described in subsection (a)(3); (3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as subsections (f) through (h), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): (e) Selection of a nuclear weapon system with an alternative warhead (1) Briefing, certification, and waiting period For purposes of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, may carry out a nuclear weapons system project with an alternative warhead to the W80–4 ALT warhead, if— (A) the Secretaries jointly provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing that includes— (i) a description of the alternative warhead to be developed under the project; (ii) an estimate and description of the balance among the costs, schedule, and programmatic impacts for the research, development, and production of such alternative warhead; (iii) an explanation of the reasons the Secretaries intend to develop a nuclear weapon system with such alternative warhead instead of— (I) the W80–4 ALT warhead; or (II) any other warhead options that may have been considered; (iv) a written certification from the Secretaries that— (I) if selected as the preferred option, the nuclear weapon system with the alternative warhead is expected— (aa) to more favorably balance cost, schedule, and programmatic impacts than the nuclear weapons system with the W80–4 ALT warhead; (bb) to enable the nuclear armed, sea-launched cruise missile to achieve initial operational capability faster than directed by subsection (b); and (cc) to enable a more military effective nuclear armed, sea-launched cruise missile than would otherwise be achievable using the W80–4 ALT warhead; and (II) any funds required for such alternative warhead will be included in the materials submitted by the Secretaries in support of the budget of the President (as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter until the selected warhead achieves full operational capability, as determined by the Commander of United States Strategic Command; and (B) a period of 45 days has elapsed following the date on which such briefing was provided. (2) Form of briefing The briefing under paragraph (1)(A) may be submitted in classified form. . (c) Establishment of program element Beginning on the date of the submission of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2026 in accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy shall— (1) establish a separate, dedicated program element for the development of a nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile within the budget program elements for Navy Strategic Systems Programs; and (2) ensure that all Navy activities in support of such acquisition are executed within such program element. (d) Funding limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for operations and maintenance, Navy, and made available to the Secretary of the Navy for the travel of persons, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees a certification that the Department of the Navy— (1) has established and staffed a program office for the development of a nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile required by section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024 (Public Law 118–31); and (2) is taking the steps required to comply with the direction promulgated by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment memorandum, Nuclear-Armed, Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Program Material Development Decision Acquisition Memorandum, dated March 21, 2024. 1514. Assessment of updated force sizing requirements (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy that enables the United States to concurrently— (1) achieve the nuclear employment objectives of the President against any adversary that conducts a strategic attack against the United States or its allies; (2) hold at risk all classes of adversary targets described in the nuclear weapons employment guidance issued by the President as of the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) defend against simultaneous aggression by two near-peer nuclear-armed competitors; and (4) provide a credible defense against limited long-range strikes against the United States homeland. (b) Elements The strategy required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) An assessment of the quantities and types of forces necessary to implement such strategy. (2) Pursuant to section 491 of title 10, United States Code, a description of the classes of targets necessary to hold at risk via nuclear forces in order to achieve the requirements of the United States Strategic Command and the deterrence and assurance objectives of the United States. (3) A projection of the planned growth in potential target quantities due to the expansion and diversification of likely adversary capabilities during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) A comparison of the quantities and various employment options available in the nuclear weapons stockpile of the United States since January 1, 1991, and options that are expected to be available during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (5) An assessment of the impact of delays in ongoing or planned modernization of nuclear, missile defense, space, or conventional long-range strike programs of the United States. (6) Any other factors the Secretary or the Chairman believe pertinent for assessing force sizing requirements. (c) Form The strategy required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in classified form and shall include a unclassified summary. 1515. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States (a) Prohibition Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the following, and the Department may not otherwise take any action to do the following: (1) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States. (2) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity of deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a number less than 400. (b) Exception The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any of the following activities: (1) The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental ballistic missiles. (2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of intercontinental ballistic missiles. (3) Facilitating the transition from the LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile. 1516. Preparations for possible deployment of additional intercontinental ballistic missiles (a) Activation plan Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Commander of United States Strategic Command, shall develop a plan for deploying up to 450 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles during the planned life of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system. (b) Alternative acquisition strategy In developing the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall direct the Program Executive Officer for Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles to prepare an alternative acquisition strategy for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system that accommodates the deployment of up to 450 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles, which shall include— (1) a plan to procure booster sets that will accommodate the continuous deployment of 450 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles during the planned life of the system and satisfy anticipated testing requirements; (2) a plan develop and to procure reentry vehicles necessary to support the planned life of the weapon system and satisfy anticipated testing requirements; (3) a plan develop and to procure countermeasures to support the deployment of 450 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles during the planned life of the system and satisfy anticipated testing requirements; (4) a plan to procure ground support and maintenance equipment to support the deployment of 450 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles during the planned life of the system; and (5) recommendations for adjustments to the baseline acquisition strategy as the Program Executive Officer determines necessary to achieve the plan required by subsection (a). (c) Report required Not later than 30 days after the development of the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing a summary of the plan and initial acquisition cost estimates and timelines for executing the plan. (d) Congressional defense committees defined In this section, the term congressional defense committees means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 1517. Periodic updates on the pilot program on development of reentry vehicles and related systems Section 1645 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 598) is amended by— (1) redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): (d) Periodic updates Not later than March 1 of any year in which the Secretary commences carrying out a pilot program under this section, and not later than each of March 1 and September 1 of each year of the pilot program thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the activities of the pilot program described in subsection (a). . 1518. Periodic updates on the modernization of the Strategic Automated Command and Control System Section 1644 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 598) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection: (c) Periodic updates Beginning not later than March 1, 2025, and not later than each of March 1 and September 1 annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the progress of the modernization effort described in subsection (a). . 1519. Availability of Air Force procurement funds for heat shield material for Mk21A reentry vehicle The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into contracts for the life-of-program procurement of heat shield material and related processing activities for the Mk21A Reentry Vehicle program. 1520. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of plan for decreasing the time to upload additional warheads to the intercontinental ballistic missile fleet Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for operation and maintenance, Air Force, and available for the Secretary of the Air Force for the travel of persons, not more than 70 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the plan required by section 1650 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 601). 1521. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of information on options for enhancing National Nuclear Security Administration access to the defense industrial base Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for operation and maintenance, defense-wide, and available to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy for the travel of persons, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Assistant Secretary provides the briefing on options for enhancing National Nuclear Security Administration access to the defense industrial base required on page 389 of Senate Report 118–58, accompanying S.2226 (118th Congress). 1522. Plan for operational bed down of the long range standoff weapon (a) Plan Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander of United States Strategic Command and the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan that outlines the planned activities and resource timing for ensuring not fewer than two Air Force bomber wings will be prepared to operate, maintain, store, and secure the Long Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) by the date upon which initial operational capability is declared for the LRSO. (b) Briefing Not later than 30 days after the submission of the plan required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force shall brief the congressional defense committees on the actions being pursued to implement the plan. 1523. Expansion of pilot program on development of reentry vehicles and related systems Section 1645 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— (a) in subsection (a)— (1) by striking, The Secretary of the Air Force and inserting, The Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force, acting jointly or separately,; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) expand the availability of operationally qualifiable vendors within the defense industrial base; ; and (4) by striking, reentry vehicles each place it appears and inserting reentry vehicles and reentry systems; (b) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the Secretary and inserting each Secretary; (c) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Coordination If the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, or the Secretary of the Air Force, acting jointly or separately, carries out a pilot program under this section, such Secretary or Secretaries shall ensure that the activities under the pilot program are carried out in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Director of the Missile Defense Agency. ; and (d) in subsection (d), by striking 2029 and inserting 2030. 1524. Expansion of nuclear long range standoff capability (a) In general Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall initiate a program to reconvert B-52 bombers that had been previously modified to carry only conventional weapons to conform to the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011 (commonly known as the New START Treaty). (b) Conversion of B-52 bombers (1) Nuclear certification start date In implementing the program described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall not take any actions inconsistent with United States obligations under the New START Treaty before the expiration of the New START Treaty. (2) Completion date The Secretary shall ensure that the reconversion of B-52 bombers described in subsection (a) is complete by not later than December 31, 2029. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $4,500,000 under Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, B-52, APAF, Line 21, B05200 for B-52 to carry out subsection (a). (d) Funding profile for increased production of the Long Range Standoff Weapon Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the funding profile necessary, by fiscal year, to expand by 1/3 the planned procurement of the Long Range Standoff Weapon. 1525. Office of the Secretary of Defense Management and Process Improvements (a) Establishment of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence Policy and Programs Section 138(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (4) (A) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence Policy and Programs. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision (including oversight of policy and resources) of nuclear deterrence activities of the Department of Defense. The Assistant Secretary is the principal civilian adviser to the Secretary of Defense on nuclear deterrence policies, operations, and associated programs within the senior management of the Department of Defense. Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary shall— (i) advise and assist the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the development and supervision of policy, program planning and execution, and allocation and use of resources for the activities of the Department of Defense on all matters relating to the sustainment, operation, and modernization of United States nuclear forces; (ii) communicate views on issues within the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary directly to the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense without obtaining the approval or concurrence of any other official within the Department of Defense; (iii) serve as the Staff Director of the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179; (iv) serve as the principal interface with the Department of Energy on issues relating to nuclear fuels, and in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, advise the Secretary of Defense on nuclear energy matters; and (v) advise the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy on all matters relating to defending against chemical, biological, and other weapons of mass destruction. (B) In the discharge of the responsibilities specified in subparagraph (A), the Assistant Secretary is immediately subordinate to the Secretary of Defense. Unless otherwise directed by the President or statute, no officer other than those specified in subparagraph (A)(i) may intervene to exercise authority, direction, or control over the Assistant Secretary in the discharge of such responsibilities. . (b) Modification of duties for Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Section 133b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (5)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by adding after subparagraph (C), the following: (D) chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council established by section 179; and (E) co-chairman of the Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System established by section 171a; ; and (2) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows: (6) overseeing— (A) the sustainment and modernization of United States nuclear forces, including the nuclear command, control, and communications system; and (B) military department and Defense Agency programs to develop capabilities to counter weapons of mass destruction; . (c) Conforming amendments Section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs each place it appears and inserting Nuclear Deterrence Policy and Programs. C Missile defense 1531. Establishment of a national integrated air and missile defense architecture for the United States (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Northern Command, the Commander of the United States Space Command, and the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, shall develop a comprehensive integrated architecture for defending the United States against all forms of missile attacks. (b) Elements The architecture required by subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) An identification of terrestrial, maritime, orbital, and cyber technological capabilities to address nonballistic and ballistic missile threats to the United States, including the sensor, command and control, and missile defeat systems that the Secretary and Chairman determine are required for the operation of an integrated missile defense architecture for the United States during the 10 year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The technological requirements to ensure compatibility with the integrated air and missile defense capabilities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and integrated air and missile defense architecture in the Indo-Pacific region that is under development as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) An integrated, time-phased development, procurement, and deployment schedule for the systems comprising the specified architecture. (4) The development and integration risk of the proposed architecture. (5) The personnel required to operate the proposed architecture, including opportunities for reducing the anticipated personnel requirements through increased use of automation. (6) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff consider appropriate. (c) Designation of official responsible for architecture development (1) Designation Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior official of the Department of Defense who shall be responsible for the architecture specified in subsection (a). (2) Duties The duties of the official designated under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Designing the defensive architecture for the United States. (B) Overseeing development of an integrated missile defense acquisition strategy for the United States. (C) Ensuring the budgets of each military department and defense agency are appropriate for the architecture required by subsection (a). (D) Siting the integrated missile defense systems comprising the architecture described in subsection (a). (E) Overseeing long-term acquisition and sustainment of the architecture. (F) Such other duties as the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Report required Concurrent with the submission of each budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, until the end of the period specified in paragraph (4), the official designated under paragraph (1) shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the actions taken by the official to carry out the duties set forth under paragraph (2). (4) Termination The authority of this subsection shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date on which the official designated under paragraph (1) determines that the integrated missile defense architecture described in subsection (a) has achieved initial operational capability. (d) Congressional defense committees defined In this section, the term congressional defense committees means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 1532. Reporting of incidents affecting the availability of the United States homeland missile defenses (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall notify the appropriate members of Congress within 24 hours of any incident which affects the availability or impedes the function of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System in such a way as to adversely affect the capability of the system to adequately respond to its operational mission as required by the Commander of United States Northern Command. (b) Appropriate members of Congress defined For the purposes of this section, appropriate members of Congress means the chairs and ranking members of the congressional defense committees. 1533. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production (a) Iron dome short-range rocket defense system (1) Availability of funds Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency, not more than $110,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel to procure components for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system through co-production of such components in the United States by industry of the United States. (2) Conditions (A) Agreement Funds described in paragraph (1) for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program shall be available subject to the terms and conditions in the Agreement Between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron Dome Defense System Procurement, signed on March 5, 2014, as amended to include co-production for Tamir interceptors. (B) Certification Not later than 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds described in paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— (i) a certification that the amended bilateral international agreement specified in subparagraph (A) is being implemented as provided in such agreement; (ii) an assessment detailing any risks relating to the implementation of such agreement; and (iii) for system improvements resulting in modified Iron Dome components and Tamir interceptor sub-components, a certification that the Government of Israel has demonstrated successful completion of Production Readiness Reviews, including the validation of production lines, the verification of component conformance, and the verification of performance to specification as defined in the Iron Dome Defense System Procurement Agreement, as further amended. (b) Israeli cooperative missile defense program, david's sling weapon system co-production (1) In general Subject to paragraph (3), of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency not more than $40,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel to procure the David's Sling Weapon System, including for co-production of parts and components in the United States by United States industry. (2) Agreement Provision of funds specified in paragraph (1) shall be subject to the terms and conditions in the bilateral co-production agreement, including— (A) a one-for-one cash match is made by Israel or in another matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel); and (B) co-production of parts, components, and all-up rounds (if appropriate) in the United States by United States industry for the David's Sling Weapon System is not less than 50 percent. (3) Certification and assessment The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— (A) a certification that the Government of Israel has demonstrated the successful completion of the knowledge points, technical milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews required by the research, development, and technology agreement and the bilateral co-production agreement for the David's Sling Weapon System; and (B) an assessment detailing any risks relating to the implementation of such agreement. (c) Israeli cooperative missile defense program, arrow 3 upper tier interceptor program co-production (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency not more than $50,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program, including for co-production of parts and components in the United States by United States industry. (2) Certification The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a certification that— (A) the Government of Israel has demonstrated the successful completion of the knowledge points, technical milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews required by the research, development, and technology agreement for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; (B) funds specified in paragraph (1) will be provided on the basis of a one-for-one cash match made by Israel or in another matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel); (C) the United States has entered into a bilateral international agreement with Israel that establishes, with respect to the use of such funds— (i) in accordance with subparagraph (D), the terms of co-production of parts and components on the basis of the greatest practicable co-production of parts, components, and all-up rounds (if appropriate) by United States industry and minimizes nonrecurring engineering and facilitization expenses to the costs needed for co-production; (ii) complete transparency on the requirement of Israel for the number of interceptors and batteries that will be procured, including with respect to the procurement plans, acquisition strategy, and funding profiles of Israel; (iii) technical milestones for co-production of parts and components and procurement; (iv) a joint affordability working group to consider cost reduction initiatives; and (v) joint approval processes for third-party sales; and (D) the level of co-production described in subparagraph (C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program is not less than 50 percent. (d) Number In carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under Secretary may submit— (1) one certification covering both the David's Sling Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; or (2) separate certifications for each respective system. (e) Timing The Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the certification and assessment under subsection (b)(3) and the certification under subsection (c)(2) no later than 30 days before the funds specified in paragraph (1) of subsections (b) and (c) for the respective system covered by the certification are provided to the Government of Israel. (f) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: (1) The congressional defense committees. (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the (3) Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 1534. Plan for comprehensive ballistic missile defense radar coverage of Guam Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall, in coordination with the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command and the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, submit to the congressional defense committees a plan, including an implementation schedule— (1) to provide simultaneous radar coverage of ballistic missile threats against Guam from China and North Korea; and (2) to enable, if necessary, the effective engagement of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors against incoming attacks on Guam. 1535. Annual briefing on missile defense of Guam (a) Briefings required Concurrent with the first submittal to Congress of a budget pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act and with each submittal of a budget to Congress pursuant to such section until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines that the missile defense system protecting Guam reaches full operational capability, the Under Secretary shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the missile defense of Guam. (b) Elements Each briefing provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall cover the following: (1) The current architecture of the missile defense system protecting Guam as compared to the prior year. (2) A consolidated list of funds requested within the Future Years Defense Program for the missile defense of Guam as compared to the prior fiscal year, including the following: (A) Missile defense systems. (B) Missile defense interceptors. (C) Network and communications systems. (D) Research, development, test, and evaluation. (E) Software development. (F) Military construction. (G) Operations and maintenance. (H) Civilian and military personnel. (I) Such other matters as the Under Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Major highlights Each briefing provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall include notable highlights and changes affecting the progress towards initial and full operational capability of the missile defense system protecting Guam. 1536. Establishing capabilities to further Jordanian air and missile defense (a) Requirement (1) In general Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Commander of Central Command, work cooperatively with the Minister of Defense of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to establish or further capabilities for countering air and missile threats from Iran and its terrorist proxies, including the threat from unmanned aerial systems, that threaten the United States, Jordan, and other allies and partners of the United States. (2) Protection of sensitive technology and information The Secretary shall ensure that any activities carried out under this subsection are conducted in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive technology and information and the national security interests of the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. (b) Limitation and report Activities may not be carried out under subsection (a) until after the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the following: (1) A memorandum of agreement between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan regarding sharing of research and development costs for the capabilities described in subparagraph (A) and any supporting documents. (2) A certification that the memorandum of agreement— (A) requires sharing of costs of projects, including in-kind support, between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; (B) establishes a framework to negotiate the rights to any intellectual property developed under the memorandum of agreement; and (C) requires the United States Government to receive semiannual reports on expenditure of funds, if any, by the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, including a description of what the funds have been used for, when funds were expended, and an identification of entities that expended the funds. (c) Middle East integrated air and missile defense (1) In general Pursuant to section 1658 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State and with the concurrence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, develop a plan to bolster the participation of Jordan in a multinational integrated air and missile defense architecture to protect the people, infrastructure, and territory of Jordan from cruise and ballistic missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from Iran and groups linked to Iran. (2) Briefing Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary and the Commander of United States Central Command shall provide the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress of the Department of Defense towards bolstering the participation of Jordan in a multinational integrated air and missile defense architecture, and provide a list of requirements, with cost estimates, for strengthening the defense of Jordan within this architecture. 1537. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating to missile defense (a) In general Part I of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 26 Missile Defense Sec. 500aa. Missile defense agency. Sec. 500ab. Prohibitions relating to missile defense information and systems. Sec. 500ac. Ballistic missile defense programs: program elements. Sec. 500ad. Ballistic missile defense programs: display of amounts for research, development, test, and evaluation. Sec. 500ae. Unfunded priorities of the missile defense agency: annual report. Sec. 500af. Acquisition accountability reports on the ballistic missile defense system. Sec. 500ag. Missile defense and defeat programs: major force program and budget assessment. Sec. 500ah. Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities. Sec. 500ai. Limitation on Missile Defense Agency production of satellites and ground systems associated with operation of such satellites. Sec. 500aj. Development of space-based ballistic missile intercept layer. Sec. 500ak. National missile defense policy. Sec. 500al. Technical authority for integrated air and missile defense activities and programs. Sec. 500am. Hypersonic defense capability development. Sec. 500an. Required testing of ground-based midcourse defense element of ballistic missile defense system. Sec. 500ao. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense capabilities. Sec. 500ap. Boost phase defense system. Sec. 500aq. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle for missile defense of the United States Homeland. Sec. 500ar. Development of requirements to support integrated air and missile defense capabilities. Sec. 500as. Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to production and deployment. Sec. 500at. Limitation on availability of funds for missile defense interceptors in Europe. Sec. 500au. Policy of the United States on priorities in the development, testing, and fielding of missile defense capabilities. Sec. 500av. Provision of information on flight testing of ground-based midcourse national missile defense system. 500aa. Missile defense agency (a) Appointment of director The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall be a general or flag officer appointed for a six-year term. (b) Deputy director (1) There is a Deputy Director of the Missile Defense Agency, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among the general officers on active duty in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, or from among the flag officers on active duty in the Navy. In selecting an individual to serve as the Deputy Director, the Secretary of Defense shall select an individual who serves in a different armed force than the armed force in which the Director serves. (2) The Deputy Director shall be appointed for a term of not fewer than two, and not more than four years. (3) The Deputy Director shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the Director of the Missile Defense Agency. (4) The Deputy Director shall— (A) carry out such responsibilities as may be assigned by the Director; and (B) serve as acting director during periods of absence by the Director, or at such times as the office of the Director is vacant. (c) Notification of changes to non-standard acquisition and requirements processes and responsibilities (1) The Secretary of Defense may not make any changes to the missile defense non-standard acquisition and requirements processes and responsibilities unless, with respect to those proposed changes— (A) the Secretary, without delegation, has taken each of the actions specified in paragraph (2); and (B) a period of 120 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary submits the report under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph. (2) If the Secretary proposes to make changes to the missile defense non-standard acquisition and requirements processes and responsibilities, the Secretary shall— (A) consult with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Secretaries of the military departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, the Commander of the United States Northern Command, and the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, regarding the changes; (B) certify to the congressional defense committees that the Secretary has coordinated the changes with, and received the views of, the individuals referred to in subparagraph (A); (C) submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains— (i) a description of the changes, the rationale for the changes, and the views of the individuals referred to in subparagraph (A) with respect to the changes; (ii) a certification that the changes will not impair the missile defense capabilities of the United States nor degrade the unique special acquisition authorities of the Missile Defense Agency; and (iii) with respect to any such changes to Department of Defense Directive 5134.09, or successor directive issued in accordance with this subsection, a final draft of the proposed modified directive, both in an electronic format and in a hard copy format; and (D) with respect to any such changes to Department of Defense Directive 5134.09, or successor directive issued in accordance with this subsection, provide to such committees a briefing on the proposed modified directive described in subparagraph (C)(iii). (3) In this subsection, the term non-standard acquisition and requirements processes and responsibilities means the processes and responsibilities described in— (A) the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense titled Missile Defense Program Direction signed on January 2, 2002, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection or as modified in accordance with this subsection, or any successor memorandum issued in accordance with this subsection; (B) Department of Defense Directive 5134.09, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection (without regard to any modifications described in Directive-type Memorandum 20–002 of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or any amendments or extensions thereto made before the date of such enactment), or as modified in accordance with this subsection, or any successor directive issued in accordance with this subsection; and (C) United States Strategic Command Instruction 538–3 titled MD Warfighter Involvement Process, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection or as modified in accordance with this subsection, or any successor instruction issued in accordance with this subsection. 500ab. Prohibitions relating to missile defense information and systems (a) Certain Hit-to-kill Technology and telemetry data None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federation with hit-to-kill technology and telemetry data for missile defense interceptors or target vehicles. (b) Other sensitive missile defense information None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federation with— (1) information relating to velocity at burnout of missile defense interceptors or targets of the United States; or (2) classified or otherwise controlled missile defense information. (c) Exception The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to the United States providing to the Russian Federation information regarding ballistic missile early warning. (d) Integration None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to integrate a missile defense system of the Russian Federation or a missile defense system of the People’s Republic of China into any missile defense system of the United States. 500ac. Ballistic missile defense programs: program elements (a) Program elements specified by president In the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget for any fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31), the amount requested for activities of the Missile Defense Agency shall be set forth in accordance with such program elements as the President may specify. (b) Separate program elements for programs entering engineering and manufacturing development (1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each ballistic missile defense program that enters engineering and manufacturing development is assigned a separate, dedicated program element. (2) In this subsection, the term engineering and manufacturing development means the period in the course of an acquisition program during which the primary objectives are to— (A) translate the most promising design approach into a stable, interoperable, producible, supportable, and cost-effective design; (B) validate the manufacturing or production process; and (C) demonstrate system capabilities through testing. (c) Management and support The amount requested for a fiscal year for any program element specified for that fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a) shall include requests for the amounts necessary for the management and support of the programs, projects, and activities contained in that program element. 500ad. Ballistic missile defense programs: display of amounts for research, development, test, and evaluation (a) Requirement Any amount in the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31 for any fiscal year for research, development, test, and evaluation for the integration of a ballistic missile defense element into the overall ballistic missile defense architecture shall be set forth under the account of the Department of Defense for Defense-wide research, development, test, and evaluation and, within that account, under the subaccount (or other budget activity level) for the Missile Defense Agency. (b) Transfer criteria (1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish criteria for the transfer of responsibility for a ballistic missile defense program from the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to the Secretary of a military department. The criteria established for such a transfer shall, at a minimum, address the following: (A) The technical maturity of the program. (B) The availability of facilities for production. (C) The commitment of the Secretary of the military department concerned to procurement funding for that program, as shown by funding through the future-years defense program and other defense planning documents. (2) The Secretary shall submit the criteria established, and any modifications to those criteria, to the congressional defense committees. (c) Notification of transfer Before responsibility for a ballistic missile defense program is transferred from the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of the Secretary’s intent to make that transfer. The Secretary shall include with such notice a certification that the program has met the criteria established under subsection (b) for such a transfer. The transfer may then be carried out after the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of such notice. (d) Conforming budget and planning transfers When a ballistic missile defense program is transferred from the Missile Defense Agency to the Secretary of a military department in accordance with this section, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all appropriate conforming changes are made to proposed or projected funding allocations in the future-years defense program under section 221 of this title and other Department of Defense program, budget, and planning documents. (e) Follow-on research, development, test, and evaluation The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, before a ballistic missile defense program is transferred from the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to the Secretary of a military department, roles and responsibilities for research, development, test, and evaluation related to system improvements for that program are clearly delineated. 500ae. Unfunded priorities of the missile defense agency: annual report (a) Reports Not later than 10 days after the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and to the congressional defense committees, a report on the unfunded priorities of the Missile Defense Agency. (b) Elements (1) In general Each report under subsection (a) shall specify, for each unfunded priority covered by such report, the following: (A) A summary description of such priority, including the objectives to be achieved if such priority is funded (whether in whole or in part). (B) The additional amount of funds recommended in connection with the objectives under subparagraph (A). (C) Account information with respect to such priority, including the following (as applicable): (i) Line Item Number (LIN) for applicable procurement accounts. (ii) Program Element (PE) number for applicable research, development, test, and evaluation accounts. (iii) Sub-activity group (SAG) for applicable operation and maintenance accounts. (2) Prioritization of priorities Each report under subsection (a) shall present the unfunded priorities covered by such report in order of urgency of priority. (c) Unfunded priority defined In this section, the term unfunded priority, in the case of a fiscal year, means a program, activity, or mission requirement of the Missile Defense Agency that— (1) is not funded in the budget of the President for the fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; (2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with an operational or contingency plan of a combatant command or other validated requirement; and (3) would have been recommended for funding through the budget referred to in paragraph (1) by the Director of the Missile Defense Agency in connection with the budget if additional resources had been available for the budget to fund the program, activity, or mission requirement. 500af . Acquisition accountability reports on the ballistic missile defense system (a) Baselines required (1) In accordance with paragraph (2), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall establish and maintain an acquisition baseline for— (A) each program element of the ballistic missile defense system, as specified in section 223 of this title; and (B) each designated major subprogram of such program elements. (2) The Director shall establish an acquisition baseline required by paragraph (1) before the date on which the program element or major subprogram enters— (A) engineering and manufacturing development (or its equivalent); and (B) production and deployment. (3) Except as provided by subsection (d), the Director may not adjust or revise an acquisition baseline established under this section. (b) Elements of baselines Each acquisition baseline required by subsection (a) for a program element or major subprogram shall include the following: (1) A comprehensive schedule, including— (A) research and development milestones; (B) acquisition milestones, including design reviews and key decision points; (C) key test events, including ground, flight, and cybersecurity tests and ballistic missile defense system tests; (D) delivery and fielding schedules; (E) quantities of assets planned for acquisition and delivery in total and by fiscal year; and (F) planned contract award dates. (2) A detailed technical description of— (A) the capability to be developed, including hardware and software; (B) system requirements, including performance requirements; (C) how the proposed capability satisfies a capability requirement or performance attribute identified through— (i) the missile defense warfighter involvement process, as governed by United States Strategic Command Instruction 538-03, or such successor document; or (ii) processes and products approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Joint Requirements Oversight Council; (D) key knowledge points that must be achieved to permit continuation of the program and to inform production and deployment decisions; and (E) how the Director plans to improve the capability over time. (3) A cost estimate, including— (A) a life-cycle cost estimate that separately identifies the costs regarding research and development, procurement, military construction, operations and sustainment, and disposal; (B) program acquisition unit costs for the program element; (C) average procurement unit costs and program acquisition costs for the program element; (D) an identification of when the document regarding the program joint cost analysis requirements description is scheduled to be approved; and (E) an explanation for why a program joint cost analysis requirements description has not been prepared and approved, and, if a program joint cost analysis requirements description is not applicable, the rationale for such inapplicability. (4) A test baseline summarizing the comprehensive test program for the program element or major subprogram outlined in the integrated master test plan. (c) Annual reports on acquisition baselines (1) Not later than February 15 of each year, the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the acquisition baselines required by subsection (a). (2) (A) The first report under paragraph (1) shall set forth each acquisition baseline required by subsection (a) for a program element or major subprogram. (B) Each subsequent report under paragraph (1) shall include— (i) any new acquisition baselines required by subsection (a) for a program element or major subprogram; and (ii) with respect to an acquisition baseline that was previously included in a report under paragraph (1), an identification of any changes or variances made to the elements described in subsection (b) for such acquisition baseline, as compared to— (I) the original acquisition baseline for such program element or major subprogram; (II) the acquisition baseline for such program element or major subprogram that was submitted in the report during the previous year; and (III) the most recent adjusted or revised acquisition baseline for such program element or major subprogram under subsection (d). (3) (A) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include the total system costs for each element described in subparagraph (B) that comprises the missile defense system, without regard to funding source or management control (such as the Missile Defense Agency, a military department, or other element of the Department of Defense). (B) The elements described in this subparagraph shall include the following: (i) Research and development. (ii) Procurement. (iii) Military construction. (iv) Operations and sustainment. (v) Disposal. (4) Each report under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (5) In this subsection: (A) The term original acquisition baseline means, with respect to a program element or major subprogram, the first acquisition baseline created for the program element or major subprogram that has no previous iterations and has not been adjusted or revised, including any adjustments or revisions pursuant to subsection (d). (B) The term total system costs means, with respect to each element that comprises the missile defense system— (i) all combined costs from closed, canceled, and active acquisition baselines; (ii) any costs shifted to or a part of future efforts without an established acquisition baseline; and (iii) any costs under the responsibility of a military department or other Department entity. (d) Exception to limitation on revision The Director may adjust or revise an acquisition baseline established under this section if the Director submits to the congressional defense committees notification of— (1) a justification for such adjustment or revision; (2) the specific adjustments or revisions made to the acquisition baseline, including to the elements described in subsection (b); and (3) the effective date of the adjusted or revised acquisition baseline. (e) Operations and sustainment cost estimates The Director shall ensure that each life-cycle cost estimate included in an acquisition baseline pursuant to subsection (b)(3)(A) includes— (1) all of the operations and sustainment costs for which the Director is responsible; (2) a description of the operations and sustainment functions and costs for which a military department is responsible; (3) the amount of operations and sustainment costs (dollar value and base year) for which the military department or other element of the Department of Defense is responsible; and (4) (A) a citation to the source (such as a joint cost estimate or one or more military department estimates) that captures the operations and sustainment costs for which a military department or other element of the Department of Defense is responsible; (B) the date the source was prepared; and (C) if and when the source was independently verified by the Office for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. 500ag. Missile defense and defeat programs: major force program and budget assessment (a) Establishment of major force program The Secretary of Defense shall establish a unified major force program for missile defense and defeat programs pursuant to section 222(b) of this title to prioritize missile defense and defeat programs in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Defense and national security. (b) Budget assessment (1) The Secretary shall include with the defense budget materials for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 a report on the budget for missile defense and defeat programs of the Department of Defense. (2) Each report on the budget for missile defense and defeat programs of the Department under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An overview of the budget, including— (i) a comparison between that budget, the previous budget, the most recent and prior future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of this title (such comparison shall exclude the responsibility for research and development of the continuing improvement of such missile defense and defeat program), and the amounts appropriated for such missile defense and defeat programs during the previous fiscal year; and (ii) the specific identification, as a budgetary line item, for the funding under such programs. (B) An assessment of the budget, including significant changes, priorities, challenges, and risks. (C) Any additional matters the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term budget, with respect to a fiscal year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31. (2) The term defense budget materials, with respect to a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support of the budget for that fiscal year. (3) The term missile defense and defeat programs means active and passive ballistic missile defense programs, cruise missile defense programs for the homeland, and missile defeat programs. 500ah. Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities (a) In general On or about June 1 and December 1 of each year, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on matters relating to missile defense policies, operations, technology development, and other similar topics as requested by such committees. (b) Officials specified The officials specified in this subsection are the following: (1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition. (2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. (3) The Director of the Missile Defense Agency. (4) The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint Staff. (c) Delegation An official specified in subsection (b) may delegate the authority to provide a briefing required by subsection (a) to a member of the Senior Executive Service who reports to the official. (d) Termination The requirement to provide a briefing under subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2028. 500ai. Limitation on Missile Defense Agency production of satellites and ground systems associated with operation of such satellites (a) Production of satellites and ground systems The Director of the Missile Defense Agency may not authorize or obligate funding for a program of record for the production of satellites or ground systems associated with the operation of such satellites. (b) Prototype satellites (1) The Director, with the concurrence of the Space Acquisition Council established by section 9021 of this title, may authorize the production of one or more prototype satellites, consistent with the requirements of the Missile Defense Agency. (2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Space Acquisition Council concurs with the Director with respect to authorizing the production of a prototype satellite under paragraph (1), the chair of the Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report explaining the reasons for such concurrence. (3) The Director may not obligate funds for the production of a prototype satellite under paragraph (1) before the date on which the Space Acquisition Council submits the report for such prototype satellite under paragraph (2). 500aj. Development of space-based ballistic missile intercept layer Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall develop a space-based ballistic missile intercept layer to the ballistic missile defense system that is— (1) regionally focused; (2) capable of providing boost-phase defense; and (3) achieves an operational capability at the earliest practicable date. 500ak. National missile defense policy It is the policy of the United States— (1) to research, develop, test, procure, deploy, and sustain, with funding subject to the annual authorization of appropriations for National Missile Defense, systems that provide effective, layered missile defense capabilities to defeat increasingly complex missile threats in all phases of flight; and (2) to rely on nuclear deterrence to address more sophisticated and larger quantity near-peer intercontinental missile threats to the homeland of the United States. 500al. Technical authority for integrated air and missile defense activities and programs (a) In general The Director of the Missile Defense Agency is the technical authority of the Department of Defense for integrated air and missile defense activities and programs, including joint engineering and integration efforts for such activities and programs, including with respect to defining and controlling the interfaces of such activities and programs and the allocation of technical requirements for such activities and programs. (b) Detailees (1) In carrying out the technical authority under paragraph (1), the Director may seek to have staff detailed to the Missile Defense Agency from the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense and the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization in a number the Director determines necessary in accordance with subparagraph (B). (2) In detailing staff under subparagraph (A) to carry out the technical authority under paragraph (1), the total number of staff, including detailees, of the Missile Defense Agency who carry out such authority may not exceed the number that is twice the number of such staff carrying out such authority as of January 1, 2016. 500am. Hypersonic defense capability development (a) Executive agent The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall serve as the executive agent for the Department of Defense for the development of a capability by the United States to counter hypersonic boost-glide vehicle capabilities and conventional prompt strike capabilities that may be employed against the United States, the allies of the United States, and the deployed forces of the United States. (b) Duties In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall— (1) develop architectures for a hypersonic defense capability, from detecting threats to intercepting such threats, that— (A) involves systems of the military departments and the Defense Agencies; and (B) includes both kinetic and nonkinetic options for such interception; and (2) not later than September 30, 2017, establish a program of record to develop a hypersonic defense capability. 500an. Required testing of ground-based midcourse defense element of ballistic missile defense system (a) Testing required Except as provided in subsection (c), not less frequently than once each fiscal year, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall administer a flight test of the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system. Beginning not later than five years after the date on which the next generation interceptor achieves initial operational capability, the Director shall ensure that such flight tests include the next generation interceptor. (b) Requirements The Director shall ensure that each test carried out under subsection (a) provides for one or more of the following: (1) The validation of technical improvements made to increase system performance and reliability. (2) The evaluation of the operational effectiveness of the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system. (3) The use of threat-representative targets and critical engagement conditions, including the use of threat-representative countermeasures. (4) The evaluation of new configurations of interceptors before they are fielded. (5) The satisfaction of the 'fly before buy' acquisition approach for new interceptor components or software. (6) The evaluation of the interoperability of the ground-based midcourse defense element with other elements of the ballistic missile defense systems. (c) Exceptions The Director may forgo a test under subsection (a) in a fiscal year under one or more of the following conditions: (1) Such a test would jeopardize national security. (2) Insufficient time considerations between post-test analysis and subsequent pre-test design. (3) Insufficient funding. (4) An interceptor is unavailable. (5) A target is unavailable or is insufficiently representative of threats. (6) The test range or necessary test assets are unavailable. (7) Inclement weather. (8) Any other condition the Director considers appropriate. (d) Certification Not later than 45 days after forgoing a test for a condition or conditions under subsection (c)(8), the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense committees a certification setting forth the condition or conditions that caused the test to be forgone under such subsection. (e) Report Not later than 45 days after forgoing a test for any condition specified in subsection (c), the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the rationale for forgoing the test and a plan to restore an intercept flight test in the Integrated Master Test Plan of the Missile Defense Agency. In the case of a test forgone for a condition or conditions under subsection (c)(8), the report required by this subsection is in addition to the certification required by subsection (d). 500ao. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense capabilities (a) Interoperability of Missile Defense Systems The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the chairman of the Missile Defense Executive Board (pursuant to section 1681(c) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232), acting through the Missile Defense Executive Board, shall ensure the interoperability and integration of the covered air and missile defense capabilities of the United States, including by carrying out operational testing. (b) Annual demonstration (1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Secretary of the Army shall jointly ensure that not less than one intercept or flight test is carried out each year that demonstrates interoperability and integration among the covered air and missile defense capabilities of the United States. (2) The Director and the Secretary may waive the requirement in paragraph (1) with respect to an intercept or flight test carried out during the year covered by the waiver if the chairman of the Missile Defense Executive Board— (A) determines that such waiver is necessary for such year; and (B) submits to the congressional defense committees notification of such waiver, including an explanation for how such waiver will not negatively affect demonstrating the interoperability and integration among the covered air and missile defense capabilities of the United States. (c) Definition of covered air and missile defense capabilities In this section, the term covered air and missile defense capabilities means Patriot air and missile defense batteries and associated interceptors and systems, Aegis ships and associated ballistic missile interceptors (including Aegis Ashore capability), AN/TPY–2 radars, or terminal high altitude area defense batteries and interceptors. 500ap. Boost phase defense system The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) prioritize technology investments in the Department of Defense to support feasible and cost-effective efforts by the Missile Defense Agency to develop and field an airborne boost phase defense system by not later than fiscal year 2025; (2) ensure that development and fielding of a boost phase missile defense layer to the ballistic missile defense system supports multiple warfighter missile defense requirements, including, specifically, protection of the United States homeland and allies of the United States against ballistic missiles, particularly in the boost phase; (3) continue development and fielding of high-energy lasers, electromagnetic and other railgun technology, high-power microwave systems, and other advanced technologies as part of a layered architecture to defend ships and theater bases against air and cruise missile strikes; (4) encourage collaboration among the military departments and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency with respect to high energy laser efforts carried out in support of the Missile Defense Agency; and (5) ensure cooperation and coordination between the Missile Defense Agency with respect to the plans of the Missile Defense Agency to develop an airborne laser and the requirements of the Air Force for unmanned aerial vehicles. 500aq. Development and deployment of multiple-object kill vehicle for missile defense of the United States Homeland (a) Multiple-object kill vehicle (1) Development The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall develop a highly reliable multiple-object kill vehicle for the ground-based midcourse defense system using sound acquisition practices. (2) Deployment The Director shall— (A) conduct rigorous flight testing of the multiple-object kill vehicle developed under paragraph (1) by not later than 2020; and (B) recognizing the primacy of developing the redesigned kill vehicle, produce and deploy the multiple-object kill vehicle as early as practicable after the date on which the Director carries out subparagraph (A). (b) Capabilities and criteria The Director shall ensure that the multiple-object kill vehicle developed under subsection (a)(1) meets, at a minimum, the following capabilities and criteria: (1) Vehicle-to-vehicle communications. (2) Vehicle-to-ground communications. (3) Kill assessment capability. (4) The ability to counter advanced counter measures, decoys, and penetration aids. (5) Producibility and manufacturability. (6) Use of technology involving high technology readiness levels. (7) Options to be integrated onto other missile defense interceptor vehicles other than the ground-based interceptors of the ground-based midcourse defense system. (8) Sound acquisition processes. (c) Program management The management of the multiple-object kill vehicle program under subsection (a) shall report directly to the Deputy Director of the Missile Defense Agency. 500ar. Development of requirements to support integrated air and missile defense capabilities (a) In general Consistent with the memorandum of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of January 27, 2014, regarding joint integrated air and missile defense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall oversee the development of warfighter requirements for persistent and survivable capabilities to detect, identify, determine the status, track, and support engagement of strategically important mobile or relocatable assets in all phases of conflict in order to achieve the objective of preventing the effective employment of such assets, including through offensive actions against such assets prior to their use. (b) Purpose of requirements The requirements developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used and updated, as appropriate, for the purpose of informing applicable acquisition programs and systems-of-systems architecture planning that are funded through the Military Intelligence Program, the National Intelligence Program, and non-intelligence programs. (c) Supporting activities The Vice Chairman shall also oversee the development of the enabling framework for intelligence support for integrated air and missile defense, including concepts for the integrated operation of multiple systems, and, as appropriate, the development of requirements for capabilities to be acquired to achieve such integrated operations. 500as. Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to production and deployment (a) Successful testing required prior to final production or operational deployment The Secretary of Defense may not make a final production decision for, or operationally deploy, a covered system unless— (1) the Secretary ensures that— (A) sufficient and operationally realistic testing of the covered system is conducted to assess the performance of the covered system in order to inform a final production decision or an operational deployment decision; and (B) the results of such testing have demonstrated a high probability that the covered system— (i) will work in an operationally effective manner; and (ii) has the ability to accomplish the intended mission of the covered system; (2) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has carried out subsection (c) with respect to such covered system; and (3) the Commander of the United States Strategic Command has carried out subsection (d) with respect to such covered system. (b) Assessment by director of operational test and evaluation The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall— (1) provide to the Secretary the assessment of the Director, based on the available test data, of the sufficiency, adequacy, and results of the testing of each covered system, including an assessment of whether the covered system will be sufficiently effective, suitable, and survivable when needed; and (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a written summary of such assessment. (c) Assessment by commander of united states strategic command The Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall— (1) provide to the Secretary a military utility assessment of the operational utility of each covered system; and (2) not later than 30 days after providing such assessment to the Secretary, submit to the congressional defense committees a written summary of such assessment. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter, modify, or otherwise affect a determination of the Secretary with respect to the participation of the Missile Defense Agency in the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System or the acquisition reporting process under the Department of Defense Directive 5000 series. (e) Covered system In this section, the term covered system means a new or substantially upgraded interceptor or weapon system of the ballistic missile defense system, other than the re-designed exo-atmospheric kill vehicle covered by the acquisition plan developed under section 1663 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note). 500at. Limitation on availability of funds for missile defense interceptors in Europe (a) Limitation on construction and deployment of interceptors No funds authorized to be appropriated by the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383) or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2011 or any fiscal year thereafter may be obligated or expended for site activation, construction, or deployment of missile defense interceptors on European land as part of the phased, adaptive approach to missile defense in Europe until— (1) any nation agreeing to host such system has signed and ratified a missile defense basing agreement and a status of forces agreement authorizing the deployment of such interceptors; and (2) a period of 45 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the report on the independent assessment of alternative missile defense systems in Europe required by section 235(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2235). (b) Limitation on procurement or deployment of interceptors No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2011 or any fiscal year thereafter may be obligated or expended for the procurement (other than initial long-lead procurement) or deployment of operational missiles on European land as part of the phased, adaptive approach to missile defense in Europe until the Secretary of Defense, after receiving the views of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, submits to the congressional defense committees a report certifying that the proposed interceptor to be deployed as part of such missile defense system has demonstrated, through successful, operationally realistic flight testing, a high probability of working in an operationally effective manner and that such missile defense system has the ability to accomplish the mission. (c) Waiver The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitations in subsections (a) and (b) if— (1) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees written certification that the waiver is in the urgent national security interests of the United States; and (2) a period of seven days has elapsed following the date on which the certification under paragraph (1) is submitted. (d) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to limit the obligation and expenditure of funds for any missile defense activities not otherwise limited by subsection (a) or (b), including, with respect to the planned deployments of missile defense interceptors on European land as part of the phased, adaptive approach to missile defense in Europe— (1) research, development, test and evaluation; (2) site surveys; (3) studies and analyses; and (4) site planning and design and construction design. 500au. Policy of the United States on priorities in the development, testing, and fielding of missile defense capabilities It is the policy of the United States that the Department of Defense accord a priority within the missile defense program to the development, testing, fielding, and improvement of effective near-term missile defense capabilities, including the ground-based midcourse defense system, the Aegis ballistic missile defense system, the Patriot PAC-3 system, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, and the sensors necessary to support such systems. 500av. Provision of information on flight testing of ground-based midcourse national missile defense system (a) Information to be furnished to congressional committees The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall provide to the congressional defense committees information on the results of each flight test of the Ground-based Midcourse national missile defense system. (b) Content Information provided under subsection (a) on the results of a flight test shall include the following matters: (1) A thorough discussion of the content and objectives of the test. (2) For each such test objective, a statement regarding whether or not the objective was achieved. (3) For any such test objective not achieved— (A) a thorough discussion describing the reasons that the objective was not achieved; and (B) a discussion of any plans for future tests to achieve that objective. . (b) Conforming repeals The following are repealed: (1) Sections 130h, 205, 222b, 223, 224, 225, 239a, 487 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Subsection (a) of section 1662 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 4022 note). (3) Subsection (a) of section 1662 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (4) Subsection (a) of section 1681 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (5) Subsection (a) of section 1686 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (6) Section 1687 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (7) Section 1689 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (8) Section 1675 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (9) Subsection (a) of section 1680 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (10) Section 1681 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (11) Section 1687of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (12) Section 1662 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (13) Section 223 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (14) Section 223 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (15) Section 224 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note). (c) Clerical amendments (1) Table of chapters The table of chapters as the beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and at the beginning of part I of such subtitle, are each amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 25 the following new item: 26. Missile Defense . (2) Tables of sections The tables of sections at the beginning of chapters 3, 8, 9, and 23 are each amended by striking the items relating to sections 130h, 205, 222b, 223, 224, 225, 239a, and 487. D Other matters 1541. Defense Industrial Base workforce development strategy (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 for Nuclear Security of the National Nuclear Security Administration and other individuals as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall develop a strategy for promoting the development of a skilled manufacturing and high-demand vocational trade workforce to support the expansion of the national technology and industrial base and nuclear security enterprise. (b) Reports required (1) Strategy implementation Not later than 120 days after the development of the strategy described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that outlines the strategy and includes a detailed description of measures to implement the strategy, including planned schedules and progress milestones. (2) Annual implementation progress Not later than November 15, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on any progress made in implementing the strategy. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) National technology and industrial base The term national technology and industrial base has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Nuclear security enterprise The term nuclear security enterprise has the meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501). 1542. Revision of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities (a) Extension of authority Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking December 31, 2024 and inserting December 31, 2029. (b) Interagency coordination and support Paragraph (1) of section 431(b) of such title is amended to read as follows: (1) be pre-coordinated with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency using procedures mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Defense and the Director, and, where appropriate, be supported by the Director; and . 1543. Extension and modification of defense intelligence and counterintelligence expense authority (a) Codification Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end a new section 430c consisting of— (1) a heading as follows: 430c. Expenditure of funds for Department of Defense intelligence and counterintelligence activities ; and (2) a text consisting of subsections (a) through (f) of section 1057 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1593). (b) Permanent extension Subsection (a) of such section 430c is amended by striking for any of fiscal years 2020 through 2025. (c) Annual reports Subsection (d) of such section 430c is amended by striking Not later than December 31 of each of 2020 through 2025 and inserting Not later than December 31 of each year. (d) Limitation on delegations Subsection (e) of such section 430c is amended by striking $100,000 and inserting $250,000. (e) Exclusive authority Such section 430c is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): (f) Exclusive authority The authority provided by subsection (a) to expend amounts described in such subsection for the purpose described in such subsection shall be the exclusive authority available to the Secretary to expend such amounts for such purposes. . (f) Conforming repeal Section 1057 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1593) is repealed. (g) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 21 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 430b the following new item: 430c. Expenditure of funds for Department of Defense intelligence and counterintelligence activities. . 1544. Limitation on use of funds for certain unreported programs (a) Limitation on availability of funds None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended in support of any activities involving unidentified anomalous phenomena protected under any form of special access or restricted access limitations unless the Secretary of Defense has provided the details of the activity to the appropriate congressional committees and congressional leadership, including for any activities described in a report released by the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office in fiscal year 2024. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term appropriate congressional committeesmeans— (A) the congressional defense committees; and (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) The term congressional leadership means— (A) the majority leader of the Senate; (B) the minority leader of the Senate; (C) the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (D) the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (3) The term unidentified anomalous phenomena has the meaning given such term in section 1683(n) of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(n)), as amended by section 6802(a) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 1545. Pilot program on establishing a geospatial workforce development program (a) Pilot program required (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing a program to develop a skilled workforce in geospatial technologies, methodologies, and capabilities to support the defense intelligence requirements of the Department of Defense. (2) Designation The pilot program carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the Geospatial Workforce Pilot Program (in this section the Pilot Program). (b) Goals In carrying out the Pilot Program, the Secretary shall seek— (1) to assess the demand for geospatial technology skills in both military and civilian sectors in proximity to facilities of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in the United States; (2) to expand, align, and accelerate the education, training, and certification of a geospatial workforce; (3) to support a global research hub for geospatial science and technology; (4) to foster partnerships with secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, industry leaders, and local governments to support the workforce development; (5) to increase employment opportunities and economic growth in regions that are in proximity to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency locations in the United States through enhanced geospatial capabilities; and (6) to support Department of Defense operations and infrastructure with a skilled geospatial workforce. (c) Location (1) In general In selecting a location for the pilot program required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize a location— (A) where the Secretary can partner with an eligible institution of higher education that— (i) conducts research; (ii) is in close proximity to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency facilities outside of the National Capital Region; (iii) offers programs of education in geospatial or related matters; and (iv) has a demonstrated ability build the professional workforce, by impacting kindergarten through college learning and beyond, as demonstrated by an educational partnership agreement and a collaborative research and development agreement with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; (B) that has a significant presence of Department of Defense installations or related activities; and (C) that demonstrates a strong potential to recruit from a broad spectrum of academic candidates for growth in geospatial technology sectors; (2) Eligible institutions of higher education For purposes of the Pilot Program, an eligible institution of higher education is an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that— (A) is an institution of higher education described in paragraph (1)(A); (B) has a demonstrated capacity for research and development in geospatial technologies; and (C) engages in partnerships with local schools and community organizations to promote geospatial education at all levels. (d) Implementation In carrying out the Pilot Program, the Secretary shall— (1) collaborate with local and regional educational institutions, including public research institutions, to develop curriculum and training modules tailored to geospatial technology skills; (2) engage with industry partners to ensure the training meets current and future workforce demands; (3) provide funding and resources for training facilities, instructors, and materials; and (4) monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the training programs and make necessary adjustments to improve outcomes. (e) Citizenship requirement The Secretary shall ensure that participation in the Pilot Program is limited to citizens of the United States. (f) Termination The requirement to carry out a pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2030. (g) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the establishment of the Pilot Program. (2) Annual report (A) Not later than one year after the date of the commencement of the Pilot Program, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter through fiscal year 2030, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives an annual report on the Pilot Program. (B) Each report submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following with respect to the goals of subsection (b): (i) An assessment of the demand for geospatial technology skills. (ii) The progress in developing and implementing the Pilot Program. (iii) Employment outcomes and economic impact. (iv) Recommendations for expanding or modifying the Pilot Program. 1546. Intelligence advice and support for Government of Israel in capturing or killing certain officials of Hamas (a) In general The Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall jointly provide to the Government of Israel defense intelligence, advice, and support, to the extent practicable and consistent with United States objectives to support Israel's pursuit of the lasting defeat of Hamas, to assist in either capturing or killing senior Hamas officials. (b) Notification Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the intelligence, advice, and support provided to assist the Government of Israel to capture or kill senior officials of Hamas. (c) Sunset The requirement of subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is four years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 1547. Establishment of pilot program for access to shared classified commercial infrastructure (a) Pilot program required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program on streamlining access for small business concerns, nontraditional defense contractors, and institutions of higher learning to shared classified commercial infrastructure— (1) to expand access to secret or collateral accredited facilities and sensitive compartmented information facilities and special access program facilities to securely perform work under existing classified contracts; (2) to reduce the cost and administrative requirements; (3) to increase opportunities; and (4) to identify policy barriers that prevent broader use of shared classified commercial infrastructure and prototype proposed solutions. (b) Designation of principal civilian official (1) In general The Secretary shall designate an existing civilian official to be responsible for administration of the pilot program required by subsection (a). (2) Responsibilities The responsibilities of the civilian official designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be as follows: (A) To seek to enter into a contact or other agreement with one or more private-sector entities— (i) for access to shared classified commercial infrastructure; and (ii) to facilitate utilization of such infrastructure by covered small business concerns, nontraditional defense contractors, and institutions of higher learning. (B) To coordinate with the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency to update or prescribe policies and regulations governing the process and timelines pertaining to how shared commercial classified infrastructure may obtain relevant facility authorizations and access to secure information technology networks from the Department. (C) To make recommendations to the Secretary in order to modernize, streamline, and accelerate the approval process of the Department for contacts, subcontracts, and co-use or joint use agreements for shared classified commercial infrastructure. (D) To develop and maintain metrics tracking the outcomes of active and open facility accreditation requests from shared commercial classified infrastructure under the pilot program. (c) Requirements (1) Policies and regulations As part of the pilot program required by subsection (a), the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency shall each update or prescribe policies and regulations governing the processes and timelines pertaining to how shared commercial classified infrastructure and facilities may obtain relevant facility sponsorship, associated authorizations and accreditation, and access to relevant secure information technology network from the Department. (2) Modernization, streamlining, and acceleration The Secretary shall ensure that the pilot program required by subsection (a) includes efforts to modernize, streamline, and accelerate the approval process of the Department for shared, co-use, and joint use agreements to facilitate the Department’s access for small business concerns, nontraditional, defense contractors, and institutions of higher learning in classified environments. (d) Final report (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the termination of the pilot program pursuant to subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to congressional defense committees a final report of the pilot program required by subsection (a). (2) Contents The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A list of all active and open facility accreditation requests from entities covered in subsection (a)(1), including the date the request was made to the Department and to the relevant facility accreditation agency. (B) A list of the total number of personnel authorized to conduct facility certification inspections under the pilot program. (C) Actions taken to streamline the process of the Department for approval of co-use and joint use agreements to facilitate the Department’s access for small business concerns, nontraditional, defense contractors and institution of higher learning in classified environments, including an updated or new policies or guidance issued as a result of the pilot program. (e) Termination The authority to carry out the pilot program required by subsection (a) and the requirements of this section shall terminate on September 30, 2030. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term institution of higher learning has the meaning given such term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term nontraditional defense contractor has the meaning give such term in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code. (3) The term shared commercial classified infrastructure means fully managed, shared, classified infrastructure (including physical facilities and networks), and associated services that are operated by an independent third-party, for the benefit of appropriately cleared government and commercial personnel that have limited or constrained access to secret collateral and sensitive compartmented information facilities. (4) The term small business concern has the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 1548. Technical correction Chapter 25 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by redesignating sections 501 through 506 of such chapter as sections 500a through 500f, respectively. XVI Cyberspace-related matters A Matters relating to cyber operations and cyber forces 1601. Assessment of feasibility of engaging in cooperative activities with allies to mitigate cyber threats to certain undersea cables (a) Assessment Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment to determine the feasibility of engaging in cybersecurity cooperation activities with international partners and allies of the United States to mitigate cyber threats to undersea cables that originate and terminate outside of the United States. (b) Cybersecurity cooperation activities The cybersecurity cooperation activities to be considered under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Information sharing about cybersecurity threats to and vulnerabilities in undersea cables. (2) Conducting cybersecurity risk assessments, or sharing the results of current risks assessments, for undersea cable projects. (3) The promotion of cybersecurity best practices for undersea cable manufacturers and operators. (4) Research, development, and evaluation of undersea cable monitoring and repair capabilities. (5) Development of contingency planning and joint response with respect to compromised undersea cables. (c) Report Not later than 60 days after the completion of the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the findings of the Secretary with respect to the assessment. 1602. Elevation of Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network as subordinate unified command of United States Cyber Command Section 167b of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network The Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network shall be a subordinate unified command of the cyber command and the Commander of Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Network shall report directly to the commander of the cyber command. . 1603. Cyber intelligence center (a) Establishment of capability required The Secretary of Defense shall establish a dedicated cyber intelligence capability to support the requirements of United States Cyber Command, the other combatant commands, the military departments, defense agencies, the Joint Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense for foundational, scientific and technical, and all-source intelligence on cyber technology development, capabilities, concepts of operation, operations, and plans and intentions of cyber threat actors. (b) Establishment of center authorized (1) Authorization Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may establish an all-source analysis center under the administration of the Defense Intelligence Agency to provide foundational intelligence for the capability established under subsection (a). (2) Limitation Information technology services for a center established under paragraph (1) may not be provided by the National Security Agency. (c) Resources (1) In general The Secretary shall direct and provide resources to the Commander of United States Cyber Command within the Military Intelligence Program to fund collection and analysis by the National Security Agency to meet the specific requirements established by the Commander for signals intelligence support. (2) Transfer of activities The Secretary may transfer the activities required under paragraph (1) to the National Intelligence Program if the Director of National Intelligence concurs and the transfer is specifically authorized in an intelligence authorization Act. (d) Briefing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander shall— (1) develop an estimate of the signals intelligence collection and analysis required of the National Security Agency and the cost of such collection and analysis; and (2) provide the congressional defense committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a briefing on the estimate developed under paragraph (1). 1604. Support for cyber threat tabletop exercises (a) Development of cyber threat tabletop exercise packages (1) In general The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy shall, in consultation and coordination with the Commander of United States Cyber Command, the Commander of United States Northern Command, the Commander of the Army Interagency Training and Education Center, and such other individuals as the Assistant Secretary considers appropriate, develop tabletop exercise packages described in paragraph (2) oriented towards training stakeholders to prepare the homeland for adversary cyber-attacks precipitating or during a time of conflict or war. (2) Tabletop exercises described A tabletop exercise described in this paragraph is a planned tabletop exercise designed to address a wide-range of threat-relevant cyber-attack scenarios that may affect defense critical infrastructure for the purposes of homeland defense and mission assurance. (3) Venues Tabletop exercise packages developed under paragraph (1) shall include both classified and unclassified modules for participating individuals and entities to address the full scope of cyber attack scenarios. (b) Recommendations for participation The Assistant Secretary shall, in consultation with the Commander of United States Cyber Command, the Commander of United States Northern Command, and the Commander of the Army Interagency Training and Education Center, create recommendations for participation in the tabletop exercises using tabletop exercise packages developed under subsection (a). (c) Solicitation of participation The Assistant Secretary may contact individuals and entities under subsection (b) and solicit their voluntary participation in tabletop exercises using the tabletop exercise packages developed under subsection (a). (d) Procedures for identification of gaps, seams, and vulnerabilities in homeland cyber defenses and lessons learned The Assistant Secretary shall establish procedures to identify gaps, seams, and vulnerabilities in homeland cyber defenses and identify other lessons learned from tabletop exercises carried out using the tabletop exercise packages developed under subsection (a) that can improve both national security and the quality of the tabletop exercises. (e) Briefing Not later than 30 days after the date of the conclusion of the first tabletop exercise carried out using a tabletop exercise package developed under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the lessons learned with respect to the exercise. 1605. Comptroller General of the United States assessment of cyber command protection of privacy and civil liberties procedures and training requirements for cyber operators (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— (1) conduct an assessment of the training and certification processes and planning procedures available for Cyber Operations Forces to ensure protection of privacy of civil liberties of United States persons in the conduct of military cyber operations; and (2) submit to Congress the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph (1). (b) Elements The assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall cover the following: (1) What guidance, instructions and training are available for United States Cyber Command Cyber Operations Forces for protecting privacy and civil liberties of United States persons in the conduct of lawful, authorized cyber military operations. (2) How such members are trained to protect such rights. (3) The process for integrating protection of such rights in the planning and conduct of military cyber operations to minimize or mitigate interference with such rights. (4) The role of the external oversight, such as the Office of the Inspector General, in monitoring such training and certification requirements. (5) How such instructions and trainings identified under paragraph (1) address the execution of military cyber operations related to Defense Support of Civil Authorities tasks, including the cyber defense of domestic critical infrastructure. 1606. Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment of United States Cyber Force (a) Agreement (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (in this section referred to as the National Academies) for the National Academies to conduct the evaluation under subsection (b) and submit the report under subsection (e). (2) Timing The Secretary shall seek to enter into the agreement described in paragraph (1) by not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Evaluation (1) In general Under an agreement between the Secretary and the National Academies entered into pursuant to subsection (a), the National Academies shall conduct an evaluation regarding the advisability of— (A) establishing a separate Armed Force in the Department of Defense dedicated to operations in the cyber domain (in this section referred to as the United States Cyber Force); or (B) refining and further evolving the current organizational approach for United States Cyber Command, which is based on the United States Special Operations Command model. (2) Scope The evaluation conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include consideration of— (A) the potential establishment of a United States Cyber Force as a separate Armed Force in the Department of Defense commensurate with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force, for the purpose of organizing, training, and equipping the personnel required to enable and conduct operations in the cyber domain through positions aligned to the United States Cyber Command and other unified combatant commands; (B) a United States Cyber Force able to devise and implement recruiting and retention policies specific to the range of skills and career fields required to enable and conduct cyberspace operations, as determined by the United States Cyber Command and other unified combatant commands; (C) the performance and efficacy of the Armed Forces in the Department of Defense in satisfying the requirements of the current Force Generation Model to enable and conduct operations in the cyber domain through positions aligned to the United States Cyber Command and other unified combatant commands; (D) the historical performance and efficacy of the Armed Forces in the Department of Defense in devising and implementing recruitment and retention policies specific to the range of skills and career fields required to enable and conduct cyberspace operations, as determined by the United States Cyber Command and other unified combatant commands; (E) potential and recommended delineations of responsibility between the other Armed Forces in the Department of Defense and a United States Cyber Force with respect to network management, resourcing, and operations; (F) potential and recommended delineations of responsibility with respect to organizing, training, and equipping members of the Cyberspace Operations Forces, not serving in positions aligned under the Cyber Mission Force, to the extent necessary to support network management and operations; (G) views and perspectives of members of the Armed Forces in the Department of Defense, in each grade, serving in the Cyber Mission Force with experience in operational work roles (as defined by the Commander of the United States Cyber Command), and military and civilian leaders across the Department regarding the establishment of a Cyber Force; (H) the extent to which each of the other Armed Forces in the Department of Defense is formed towards, and organized around, operations within a given warfighting domain, and the potential applicability of such formation and organizing constructs to a United States Cyber Force with respect to the cyber domain; (I) findings from previous relevant assessments, analyses, and studies conducted by the Secretary, the Comptroller General of the United States, or other entities determined relevant by the National Academies on the establishment of a United States Cyber Force; (J) the organizing constructs for effective and operationally mature cyber forces of foreign countries, and the relevance of such constructs to the potential creation of a United States Cyber Force; (K) lessons learned from the creation of the United States Space Force that should be applied to the creation of a United States Cyber Force; (L) recommendations for approaches to the creation of a United States Cyber Force that would minimize disruptions to Department of Defense cyber operations; (M) the histories of the Armed Forces in the Department of Defense, including an analysis of the conditions that preceded the establishment of each new Armed Force in the Department of Defense established since 1900; (N) a comparison between the potential service secretariat leadership structures for a United States Cyber Force, including establishing the United States Cyber Force within an existing military department; and (O) the cumulative potential costs and effects associated with the establishment for a United States Cyber Force (3) Considerations The evaluation conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include an evaluation of how a potential United States Cyber Force dedicated to the cyber domain would compare in performance and efficacy to the current model with respect to the following functions: (A) Organizing, training, and equipping the size of a force necessary to satisfy existing and projected requirements of the Department of Defense. (B) Harmonizing training requirements and programs in support of cyberspace operations. (C) Recruiting and retaining qualified officers and enlisted members of the Armed Forces in the Department of Defense at the levels necessary to execute cyberspace operations. (D) Using reserve component forces in support of cyberspace operations. (E) Sustaining persistent force readiness. (F) Acquiring and providing cyber capabilities in support of cyberspace operations. (G) Establishing pay parity among members of the Armed Forces in the Department of Defense serving in and qualified for work roles in support of cyberspace operations. (H) Establishing pay parity among civilians serving in and qualified for work roles in support of cyberspace operations. (I) Establishing advancement parity for members of the Armed Forces in the Department of Defense serving in and qualified for work roles in support of cyberspace operations. (J) Establishing advancement parity for civilians serving in and qualified for work roles in support of cyberspace operations. (K) Developing professional military education content and curricula focused on the cyber domain. (L) Providing robust and unique legal support to current and future operations in the cyber domain. (M) Offering medical support to address unique psychological strains as a result of high operational tempo for cyberspace operations. (4) Comparison to present model The evaluation required under subsection (b) shall include an analysis and consideration of how refining and further evolving the current organizational approach for United States Cyber Command, as presently modeled on United States Special Operations Command, may serve more optimally than a United States Cyber Force relative to each of the elements identified in paragraphs (2) and (3). (5) Unified combatant command defined In this subsection, the term unified combatant command has the meaning given such term in section 161(c) of title 10, United States Code. (c) Support from federally funded research and development center (1) In general Upon a request from the National Academies, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center described in paragraph (2) under which such federally funded research and development center shall support the National Academies in conducting the evaluation under subsection (b). (2) Federally funded research and development center described A federally funded research and development center described in this paragraph is a federally funded research and development center the staff of which includes subject matter experts with appropriate security clearances and expertise in— (A) cyber warfare; (B) personnel management; (C) military training processes; and (D) acquisition management. (d) Access to Department of Defense personnel, information, and resources Under an agreement entered into between the Secretary and the National Academies under subsection (a)— (1) the Secretary shall agree to provide to the National Academies access to such personnel, information, and resources of the Department of Defense as may determined necessary by the National Academies in furtherance of the conduct of the evaluation under subsection (b); and (2) if the Secretary refuses to provide such access, or any other major obstacle to such access occurs, the National Academies shall agree to notify, not later seven days after the date of such refusal or other occurrence, the congressional defense committees. (e) Report (1) Submission to Congress Under an agreement entered into between the Secretary and the National Academies under subsection (a), the National Academies, not later than 270 days after the date of the execution of the agreement, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the findings of the National Academies with respect to the evaluation under subsection (b). (2) Prohibition against interference No personnel of the Department of Defense, nor any other officer or employee of the United States Government (including the executive branch of the United States Government) may interfere, exert undue influence, or in any way seek to alter the findings of the National Academies specified in paragraph (1) prior to the submission thereof under such paragraph. (3) Form The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. B Matters relating to Department of Defense cybersecurity and information technology 1611. Cyber table top exercises with organizations in defense industrial base (a) Cyber table top exercises Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Executive Director of the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center shall develop and carry out a plan to conduct cyber table top exercises with organizations in the defense industrial base not less frequently than twice each year until December 31, 2030. (b) Plan The plan required under subsection (a) shall be— (1) consistent with Department of Defense guidance on cyber table top exercises; and (2) used to test out policies, processes, technologies, or other aspects deemed appropriate by the Executive Director. (c) Assessment (1) Requirement At the completion of a cyber table top exercise carried out under subsection (a), the Executive Director shall conduct an assessment of any gaps in procedures, capabilities, authorities, policies, and resources. (2) Reports (A) In general Not later than 180 days after completing an assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), the Executive Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the assessment. (B) Unclassified summaries Each report submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include an unclassified summary to allow for maximum distribution of results. 1612. Management and cybersecurity of the joint warfighting cloud capability and other multi-cloud environments (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, develop a strategy for the management and cybersecurity of the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability and other multi-cloud environments. (b) Strategy The strategy required under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum— (1) align with the Department of Defense zero trust strategy; (2) provide the Department with network visibility and interoperability across the entirety of the multi-cloud environment; (3) standardize or rationalize user identities across the multi-cloud environment, including through the implementation of identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) technologies; (4) maintain a common means to secure endpoints; (5) incorporate means for increasing cloud native application protection; (6) increase incorporation of artificial intelligence applications into Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability and other multi-cloud environments; (7) increase transparency of reporting on usage of Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability and other multi-cloud environments to improve planning for capacity demand, budgeting, and predictability for users and industry providers; (8) identify opportunities to improve internal planning for data use and storage, as well as to streamline certification processes for cloud service providers; and (9) include a plan for training the necessary personnel of the Department on how to operationalize Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability for functional use cases (such as finance, human resources, or other business and management applications), as well as more effectively leverage cybersecurity capabilities inherent in or incorporated into such multi-cloud environments. (c) Briefing Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing about the contents of the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a). 1613. Update of biometric policy of Department of Defense (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall update the biometric policy of the Department of Defense. (b) Elements The policy updates required in subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Standards for encrypting and protecting data on biometric collection devices. (2) A requirement to sanitize biometric data from collection devices and hard drives prior to disposal of the devices and hard drives. (3) A requirement that components of the Department maintain records that they have sanitized all data from biometric collection devices when the devices are turned in for disposal. 1614. Guidance for application of zero trust strategy to Internet of Military Things hardware Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall develop guidance for how— (1) the Department of Defense zero trust strategy applies to Internet of Military Things hardware, including human-wearable devices, sensors, and other smart technology; and (2) the role identity, credential, and access management technologies serve in enforcing such a zero trust strategy. 1615. Joint partner-sharing network capabilities for Middle East defense integration (a) Strategy (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 a strategy to improve cooperation between the Department of Defense and allies and partners of the United States located in the Middle East so as to improve use of partner-sharing network capabilities to facilitate joint defense efforts among the United States and such allies and partners to protect the people, infrastructure, and territory of the United States and such allies and partners from state and non-state actors determined by the Secretary to undermine the national security interests of the United States. (2) Contents The strategy submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A summary of ongoing efforts by United States Central Command (CENTCOM), or in which United States Central Command is participating, to implement a joint partner-sharing network capability integrated with the assets of allies and partners of the United States who are located in the Middle East. (B) A summary of challenges to further facilitate the implementation of a joint partner-sharing network capability integrated with the assets of Middle Eastern allies and partners, including actions or decisions that need to be taken by other organizations. (C) A recommendation of actions that can be taken to address the challenges summarized pursuant to subparagraph (B). (D) An assessment of how the implementation of a joint partner-sharing network capability that would be available to integrate with allies and partners of the United States in the Middle East that— (i) could demonstrate new tools, techniques, or methodologies for data-driven decision making; (ii) accelerate sharing of relevant data, data visualization, and data analysis implemented through cryptographic data access controls and enforcing existing data sharing restrictions across multiple security levels; and (iii) leverage current activities in multi-cloud computing environments to reduce the reliance on solely hardware-based networking solutions. (E) A recommendation of actions that can be taken to implement a joint partner-sharing network capability integrated with allies and partners of the United States in the Middle East, including identification of policy, resource, workforce, or other shortfalls. (F) Such other matters as the Secretary considers relevant. (3) Metrics The Secretary shall identify metrics to assess progress in the implementation of the strategy required by paragraph (1). (4) Form The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (5) Protection of sensitive information No activity may be carried out under this section without an approved program protection plan and overarching classification guide to enforce technology and information protection protocols that protect sensitive information and the national security interests of the United States. (b) Establishment of a combatant command warfighter forum for artificial intelligence (1) Policies and procedures required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense (CDAO) shall issue policies and procedures to establish a forum for warfighters in the combatant commands on artificial intelligence to help promote coordination and interchange on issues relating to artificial intelligence tools, methodologies, training, exercises, and operational research within and among the combatant commands. (2) Purposes for consideration In developing the policies and procedures required by paragraph (1) for establishing the forum described in such paragraph, the Chief shall consider the following as primary purposes of the forum: (A) Identification of use cases for the near-term application of artificial intelligence tools, including commercially available artificial intelligence tools, data, methodologies, or techniques. (B) Categorization of risk for the use cases identified pursuant to subparagraph (A), and consideration of risk-management process or other procedural guidelines for enforcing current policy. (C) Identification and prioritization of current artificial intelligence tools or emerging technologies applicable to the use-cases identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) that also meet policy guidelines and standards set by the Department. (D) Identification of shortfalls in training or billets for artificial intelligence-related expertise or personnel within the combatant commands. (E) Coordination on training and experimentation venues, including with regional partners and allies. (F) Identification of opportunities for enhanced cooperation with regional partners and allies. (G) Identification of opportunities for the combatant commands, working with other elements of the Department of Defense, such as the Defense Innovation Unit, to better procure commercial artificial intelligence capabilities, including from partner and allied industrial bases. (3) Report (A) 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 progress made in establishing the forum described in paragraph (1). (B) The report submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) A summary of the policies and procedures issued pursuant to paragraph (1). (ii) A list of all meetings of the forum described in paragraph (1) that have occurred since the date of the enactment of this Act. (iii) An itinerary of the meetings listed pursuant to clause (ii). (iv) A summary of the efforts of the forum described in paragraph (1) to fulfill each of the purposes considered under paragraph (2). (v) Recommendations, based on findings of the forum described in paragraph (1), for legislative action to accelerate the adoption by the combatant commands of artificial intelligence capabilities. 1616. Artificial Intelligence Human Factors Integration Initiative (a) Initiative required (1) In general The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, establish an initiative— (A) to improve the human usability of artificial intelligence systems and artificial intelligence-derived information through the application of cognitive ergonomics techniques; and (B) to ensure design tools and metrics are available for programs to ensure human factors considerations are included for artificial intelligence systems adopted by the Department of Defense. (2) Designation The initiative established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be known as the Artificial Intelligence Human Factors Integration Initiative (in this section the Initiative). (b) Briefing Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall jointly brief the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on the following: (1) Existing research and development work within the Department of Defense laboratories relating to human-machine teaming, human-centered design, cognitive load, cognitive ergonomics, and similar topics that are currently being used or could be used to inform or enhance Department personnel usability of artificial intelligence systems and artificial intelligence-derived information. (2) Identification of research gaps with respect to Department personnel interaction with artificial intelligence systems in warfighting and nonwarfighting environments that may necessitate additional research within the Federal Government, industry, or academia. (3) Identification of relevant tools, methodologies, testing processes or systems, and evaluation metrics that may be of use to the Department in improving the cognitive ergonomic and human usability features of artificial intelligence systems for Department personnel. (c) Plan Not later than 90 days after the date on which the briefing required by subsection (b) is provided, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer shall jointly develop and implement a plan— (1) to work with the military departments and other Department components to ensure human factors and human systems integration elements are considered early in the development or evaluation process with respect to the procurement, adoption, or use of artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence-derived information; (2) to convene research meetings or other fora to coordinate cognitive ergonomics research or related challenges with a broad community of academic, commercial, and international partners; (3) to work with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer to review commercial toolsets to assess the level of human factors integration investment of such commercial toolsets; and (4) develop guidance based on the research and development work identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1) regarding how to create a framework or taxonomy for characterizing the exercise of appropriate levels of human judgment within Department of Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to Autonomy in Weapons Systems), or successor directive, for artificial intelligence programs in the Department. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or otherwise limit the authority of the Secretary of Defense to research, develop, improve, or procure any weapon system or other capability that is enabled, empowered, enhanced, or improved by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or a large language model. 1617. Limitation on availability of funds for Mission Partner Environment program (a) Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the Mission Partner Environment program, not more than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense provides the certification required in (b). (b) Certification The Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense committees that— (1) the Secretary of the Air Force, in conjunction with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, has developed an accelerated implementation plan that is executable for the Mission Partner Environment to meet operational requirements for command and control information sharing networks, including a modernization plan that reduces bespoke hardware solutions, sunsets legacy hardware, and fully integrates into planned components for the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative; and (2) in coordination with each separate geographic combatant commander, the Secretary of the Air Force is implementing defined and measurable actions to meet the operational planning, implementation, and steady-state operational Mission Partner Environment requirements for global and regional processing nodes to sustain existing area of responsibility specific networks. 1618. Consolidation of briefing requirements relating to the relationship between the National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command (a) Consolidation Subsection (c) of section 1642 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328), as added by section 1636 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1748), is amended to read as follows: (c) Annual briefings (1) In general Not later than March 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until March 1, 2028, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly provide the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the relationship between the National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command. (2) Elements Each briefing provided under paragraph (1) shall include an annual assessment of the following: (A) The resources, authorities, activities, missions, facilities, and personnel used to conduct the relevant missions at the National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command. (B) The processes used to manage risk, balance tradeoffs, and to conduct the missions of the National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command. (C) An assessment of the operating environment and the continuous need to balance tradeoffs to meet mission necessity and effectiveness. (D) An assessment of the operational effects resulting from the relationship between the National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command, including a list of specific activities conducted over the previous year that were enabled by or benefitted from the relationship. (E) Such other topics as the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff may consider appropriate. . (b) Conforming repeal Section 1556 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2924) is repealed. 1619. Information technology programs of the National Background Investigation Service (a) Change in milestone decision authority or program management oversight (1) In general The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment may, after consulting with the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council Principals designated pursuant to section 2.4(b) of Executive Order 13467 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to reforming processes related to suitability for Government employment, fitness for contractor employees, and eligibility for access to classified national security information), alter the assignment of milestone decision authority for the National Background Investigation Services or program management of such services. (2) Congressional notice required A change in assignment under paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Under Secretary submits to Congress, in writing, notice of such change that includes a description of, and justification for, the change. (b) Certification of compliance with National Institute of Standards and Technology standards for privacy and security Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall, in consultation with the Security, Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council Principals— (1) take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that the National Background Investigation Services are in compliance with relevant standards and guidelines published in National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800–53, Revision 5 (relating to security and privacy controls for information systems and organizations), or successor publication or revision; and (2) submit to Congress a notice either— (A) certifying that such services are in compliance with such standards and guidelines; or (B) explaining why the Under Secretary is unable to certify that such services are in compliance with such standards and guidelines. 1620. Cost budgeting for artificial intelligence data (a) Plan required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) of the Department of Defense shall, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, develop a plan to ensure the budgeting process for programs containing artificial intelligence components, including support systems, models, or analysis tools as subcomponents of larger programs, includes estimates for the types of data, and estimated costs for acquisition and sustainment of such data, required to train, maintain, or improve the artificial intelligence contained within such programs. (b) Elements of plan The plan required under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: (1) An assessment of the current programs containing artificial intelligence components, including the sources and costs for associated training data. (2) An assessment of the costs associated with the data needs required to train, maintain, or improve artificial intelligence models or systems, but not otherwise currently accounted for in a program of record. (3) Mapping of the acquisition lifecycle for the programs described in paragraph (1) to align budgeting milestones or gates with critical design or decision points in Department of Defense budgeting and execution processes. (4) A framework for estimating the costs described in paragraph (2) and ensuring the costs associated with the data required to train, maintain, or improve artificial intelligence models or systems are appropriately incorporated into lifecycle sustainment estimates for future programs containing artificial intelligence components. (c) Implementation The Secretary of Defense shall begin implementation of the plan required by subsection (a) not later than 90 days after the date on which development of the plan required by subsection (a) is completed. (d) Briefings Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once annually thereafter until 2027, the Secretary shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the implementation of the plan developed pursuant to subsection (a). 1621. Presumed reciprocal software accrediting policy (a) Policy required The Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, implement a policy that requires security authorizing officials to inherit or reciprocate the security analysis and artifacts, as appropriate, of a cloud-hosted platform, service, or application that has already been authorized by another authorizing official in the Department of Defense in order to more rapidly adopt and use such cloud-hosted platforms, services, and applications, at the corresponding classification level and in accordance with the existing authorization conditions, without additional authorizations or reviews. (b) Elements The Secretary shall ensure that the policy implemented pursuant to subsection (a)— (1) ensures development of standardized and transparent documentation of the security, accreditation, performance, and operational capabilities of cloud-hosted platforms, services, and applications to enable decision making by mission owners; (2) provides intuitive and digital workflow to document acknowledgments among mission owners and system owners of use of cloud-hosted capabilities; (3) directs a review of existing authorization information, at the appropriate classification level, regarding the status of cloud-hosted capabilities for review by mission owners, including through management dashboards or other management analytic capability; and (4) defines a process to allow authorizing officials that disagree with the security of a system to elevate concerns to the Chief Information Officer for adjudication. (c) Applicability The policy implemented pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply to— (1) all authorizing officials in the Department of Defense, including in every military department and in each component and agency of the Department; and (2) all cloud-hosted capabilities, whether on public cloud, as authorized through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), or on Department of Defense-managed private cloud landing zones that are authorized by Department accrediting officials. (d) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the implementation of subsection (a). 1622. Annual evaluation of products for mobile device cybsecurity (a) Annual evaluations Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until September 30, 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an evaluation of the cybersecurity products and services for mobile devices to identify products and services that may improve the cybersecurity of mobile devices used by the Department of Defense, including mitigating the risk to the Department from cyber attacks against mobile devices. (b) Cybersecurity technologies In carrying out an evaluation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall evaluate each of the following technologies: (1) Anonymizing-enabling technologies, including dynamic selector rotation, un-linkable payment structures, and anonymous onboarding. (2) Network-enabled full content inspection. (3) Mobile-device case hardware solutions. (4) On-device virtual private networks. (5) Protected domain name server infrastructure. (6) Extended coverage for mobile device endpoint detection. (7) Any other emerging or established technologies determined appropriate by the Secretary. (c) Elements In carrying out an evaluation under subsection (a), for each technology described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall— (1) assess the efficacy and value of the cybersecurity provided by the technology for mobile devices; (2) assess the feasibility of scaling the technology across the entirety or components of the Department, including the timeline for deploying the technology across the entirety or components of the Department; and (3) evaluate the ability of the Department to integrate the technology with the existing cybersecurity architecture of the Department. (d) Annual reports Each year in which the Secretary conducts an evaluation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report of the findings of the Secretary with respect to the evaluation carried out under such subsection in that year, including a determination whether the Department or any component thereof should procure or incorporate any of the technologies evaluated pursuant to subsection (b). 1623. Limitation on availability of funds for the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture (a) Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture, not more than 95 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Commander of United States Cyber Command provides the plan required in subsection (b). (b) Plan (1) In general The Commander shall provide to the congressional defense committees a plan to move to the Next Generation Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture. (2) Contents The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Details for ceasing or minimizing continued development on the current Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture components, including timelines to stabilize the current architecture within 12 to 18 months and resources available across the future years defense plan as a result of such actions. (B) Scoping and a preliminary baseline plan for a revised Next Generation Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture program, including timelines, coordination with the military departments, descriptions of proposed new capability sets, mapping of current Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture capabilities to proposed new capabilities, and additional authority or resource needs beyond those available under the rephrasing of the program. 1624. Briefing on course of education and pilot program on authentication of digital content provenance for certain Department of Defense media content Section 1524 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): (3) Interim briefing (A) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2025, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of establishing the course of education under paragraph (1). (B) Elements The briefing under subparagraph (A) shall cover the following: (i) The status of the Department with regards to developing the curriculum for the course of education. (ii) Any initial resource constraints or other challenges that may be affecting the development of the course of education. (iii) Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): (5) Interim briefing (A) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2025, the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of the pilot program required by paragraph (1). (B) Elements The briefing under subparagraph (A) shall cover the following: (i) The actions taken by the Director of the Defense Media Activity to identify an industry open technical standard to pilot to verify the media content of the Department. (ii) Any resource constraints or other challenges, either budgetary, personnel, or policy, that would hamper successful implementation of the pilot program. (iii) Any business processes or strategic planning the Department has established to fulfill implementation of the pilot program. (iv) Any other matters as the Director considers appropriate. . 1625. Modification of prohibition on purchase of cyber data products or services other than through the program management office for Department of Defense-wide procurement of cyber data products and services Section 1521(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) such component submits a justification to the office of the compelling need that the requirement of the product has due to its urgency, or to ensure product or service competition within the market, supersedes cost considerations . 1626. Improvements relating to cyber protection support for Department of Defense personnel in positions highly vulnerable to cyber attack Section 1645 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting and personal accounts after personal technology devices; and (ii) by inserting and shall provide such support to any such personnel who request the support after in paragraph (2); and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting or personal accounts after personal technology devices; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting or personal accounts after personal technology devices; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking and networks and inserting , personal networks, and personal accounts; and (3) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the following new subsection (d): (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term personal accounts means accounts for online and telecommunications services, including telephone, residential internet access, email, text and multimedia messaging, cloud computing, social media, health care, and financial services, used by Department of Defense personnel outside of the scope of their employment with the Department. (2) The term personal technology devices means technology devices used by Department of Defense personnel outside of the scope of their employment with the Department and includes networks to which such devices connect. . 1627. Comptroller General report on efforts to protect personal information of Department of Defense personnel from exploitation by foreign adversaries (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 brief the appropriate congressional committees on Department of Defense efforts to protect personal information of its personnel from exploitation by foreign adversaries. (b) Elements The briefing required under subsection (a) shall include any observations on the following elements: (1) An assessment of efforts by the Department of Defense to protect the personal information, including location data generated by smart phones, of members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Department of Defense, veterans, and their families from exploitation by foreign adversaries. (2) Recommendations to improve Department of Defense policies and programs to meaningfully address this threat. (c) Report The Comptroller General shall publish on its website an unclassified report, which may contain a classified annex submitted to the congressional defense and intelligence committees, on the elements described in subsection (b) at a time mutually agreed upon. (d) Appropriate congressional committees In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the congressional defense committees; (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (3) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. B Military Construction Authorizations 2001. Short title This division may be cited as the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law (a) Expiration of authorizations after three years Except as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of— (1) October 1, 2027; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2028. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated before the later of— (1) October 1, 2027; or (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for fiscal year 2028 for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program. 2003. Effective date Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of— (1) October 1, 2024; or (2) the date of the enactment of this Act. XXI Army Military Construction 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects (a) Inside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army: Inside the United StatesStateInstallation or LocationAmountAlaskaFort Wainwright$221,000,000CaliforniaFort Irwin$44,000,000Military Ocean Terminal Concord$68,000,000FloridaNaval Air Station Key West$90,000,000GuamJoint Region Marianas$386,000,000HawaiiBradshaw Army Airfield$20,000,000Wheeler Army Airfield$231,000,000KentuckyFort Campbell$11,800,000MarylandFort Meade$46,000,000MichiganDetroit Arsenal$37,000,000MissouriFort Leonard Wood$144,000,000New YorkWatervliet Arsenal$53,000,000PennsylvaniaLetterkenny Army Depot$346,000,000Puerto RicoFort Buchanan$20,100,000TexasFort Cavazos$147,000,000Red River Army Depot$34,000,000VirginiaJoint Base Myer-Henderson Hall$180,000,000WashingtonJoint Base Lewis-McChord$192,000,000 (b) Prototype project aggregate transaction value The Secretary of the Army may carry out a military construction project for the installation, and in the amount, set forth in the following table as a prototype project notwithstanding section 4022(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code: Army Prototype ProjectStateInstallationAmountPennsylvaniaLetterkenny Army Depot$284,000,000 (c) Outside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army: Outside the United StatesCountryInstallation or LocationAmountBelgiumSHAPE Headquarters$45,000,000GermanySmith Barracks$61,000,000Army Garrison Ansbach$191,000,000Army Garrison Bavaria$12,856,000Army Garrison Wiesbaden$44,000,000 2102. Family housing (a) Construction and acquisition Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army: Family HousingCountryInstallation or LocationAmountBelgiumChièvres Air Base$100,954,000GermanyArmy Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz$63,246,000 (b) Improvements to military family housing units (1) In general Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $81,114,000. (2) Clarification of authority to carry out prior year improvements to military family housing units improvements (A) Fiscal year 2019 Notwithstanding section 2102 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2242), subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) of that Act and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601 of that Act, the Secretary of the Army may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $80,100,000. (B) Fiscal year 2020 Notwithstanding section 2102 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1864), subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) of that Act and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601 of that Act, the Secretary of the Army may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $87,205,000. (C) Fiscal year 2023 Notwithstanding section 2102 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2972), subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) of that Act and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601 of that Act, the Secretary of the Army may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $26,500,000. (c) Planning and design Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $31,333,000. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Army as specified in the funding table in section 4601. (b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2101 and 2102 of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Kunsan Air Base, Korea (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101(b) of that Act (131 Stat. 1819) and extended by section 2106(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2973) and section 2105 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 712), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2018 Project AuthorizationCountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountKoreaKunsan Air BaseUnmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar$53,000,000 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Mihail Kogalniceanu FOS, Romania (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2901 of that Act (132 Stat. 2286) and extended by section 2106(b)(1) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 713), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2019 Project AuthorizationCountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountRomaniaMihail Kogalniceanu FOSEDI: Explosives and Ammo Load/Unload Apron.$21,651,000 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2020 Project AuthorizationState/ Country Installation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountKwajaleinKwajalein AtollAir Traffic Control Tower and Terminal$40,000,000South CarolinaFort JacksonReception Complex, Ph2$88,000,000 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101(a) of that Act (134 Stat. 4295) and extended by section 2107(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 713), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2021 Project AuthorizationStateInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountArizonaYuma Proving GroundReady Building$14,000,000GeorgiaFort GillemForensic Laboratory$71,000,000 2108. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2101 and 2105 of that Act (135 Stat. 2163, 2165), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Army: Extension of 2022 Project AuthorizationStateInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountGeorgiaFort StewartBarracks$105,000,000GermanySmith BarracksLive Fire Exercise Shoothouse$16,000,000Indoor Small Arms Range$17,500,000HawaiiWest Loch Naval Magazine AnnexAmmunition Storage$51,000,000Wheeler Army AirfieldAviation Unit OPS Building$84,000,000KansasFort LeavenworthChild Development Center$37,000,000KentuckyFort KnoxChild Development Center$30,000,000LouisianaFort JohnsonJoint Operations Center$116,000,000MarylandFort DetrickIncinerator Facility$27,000,000New MexicoWhite Sands Missile RangeMissile Assembly Support Building$29,000,000PennsylvaniaLetterkenny Army DepotFire Station$25,400,000TexasFort BlissDefense Access Roads$20,000,000 2109. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2025 project at McAlester Army Depot, Oklahoma (a) Project authorization The Secretary of the Army may carry out a military construction project to construct an ammunition demolition facility at McAlester Army Depot, Oklahoma, in the amount of $74,000,000. (b) Use of unobligated prior-year Army military construction funds The Secretary may use funds that are unobligated and available for Army military construction that were appropriated for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2025 for the project described in subsection (a). (c) Scope of work variations If it becomes necessary to exceed the authorized project cost under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the authority under section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, regarding authorized cost and scope of work variations. (d) Availability of information The Secretary shall provide information in accordance with section 2851(c) of title 10, United States Code, regarding the project described in subsection (a). XXII Navy Military Construction 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects (a) Inside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy: Inside the United StatesStateInstallation or LocationAmountArizonaMarine Corps Air Station Yuma$261,160,000FloridaCape Canaveral Space Force Station$221,060,000GeorgiaNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay$264,030,000GuamAndersen Air Force Base$659,730,000Joint Region Marianas$777,009,000HawaiiJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam $824,000,000Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay$378,870,000Naval Ammunition Depot West Loch$104,870,000MarylandNaval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head$50,000,000NevadaNaval Air Station Fallon $93,300,000North CarolinaMarine Corps Air Station Cherry Point$747,540,000VirginiaNaval Weapons Station Yorktown$151,850,000Norfolk Naval Shipyard$568,200,000WashingtonNaval Base Kitsap$277,820,000Naval Magazine Indian Island$37,770,000Puget Sound Naval Shipyard$182,200,000 (b) Prototype project aggregate transaction value The Secretary of the Navy may carry out a military construction project for the installation, and in the amount, set forth in the following table as a prototype project notwithstanding section 4022(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code: Navy Prototype ProjectStateInstallationAmountNorth CarolinaCherry Point Marine Corps Air Station$420,000,000 (c) Outside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy: Outside the United StatesCountryInstallation or LocationAmountAustralia Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin $179,700,000Federated States of Micronesia Yap International Airport $1,081,700,000JapanMarine Corps Base Camp Butler$86,180,000PalauKoror, Port of Malakal$741,350,000 2202. Family housing (a) Construction and acquisition Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy: Family HousingCountryInstallation or LocationAmountGuam Andersen Air Force Base $93,112,000 Joint Region Marianas $103,863,000 (b) Improvements to military family housing units Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $35,438,000. (c) Planning and design Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $13,329,000. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in the funding table in section 4601. (b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2201 and 2202 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2240) the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201(b) and 2902 of that Act (132 Stat. 2244, 2286) and extended by section 2204 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 716), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2019 Project AuthorizationsCountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountBahrainSW AsiaFleet Maintenance Facility and TOC$26,340,000GreeceNaval Support Activity Souda BayEDI: Joint Mobility Processing Center$41,650,000 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1862) the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201(a) of that Act (133 Stat. 1865), and the authorization for military construction projects for child development centers set forth in section 2809 of that Act (133 Stat. 1887), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2020 Project AuthorizationsCountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountArizonaMarine Corps Air Station YumaBachelor Enlisted Quarters$99,600,000 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act (134 Stat. 4297) and extended by section 2205 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 718), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2021 Project AuthorizationsState/CountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountGuamJoint Region MarianasJoint Communication Upgrade$22,000,000MaineNCTAMS LANT Detachment CutlerPerimeter Security$26,100,000NevadaFallonRange Training Complex, Phase I$29,040,000 2207. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201 and 2202(a) of that Act (135 Stat. 2166, 2167), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Navy: Extension of 2022 Project AuthorizationsState/CountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountArizonaMarine Corps Air Station YumaCombat Training Tank Complex$29,300,000CaliforniaMarine Corps Air Station MiramarF–35 Centralized Engine Repair Facility$31,400,000Marine Corps Base Camp PendletonCLB MEU Complex$83,900,000Marine Corps Base Camp PendletonWarehouse Replacement$22,200,000Naval Base Ventura CountyMQ–25 Aircraft Maintenance Hangar$125,291,000District of ColumbiaMarine Barracks WashingtonFamily Housing Improvements$10,415,000FloridaMarine Corps Support Facility Blount IslandLighterage and Small Craft Facility$69,400,000HawaiiMarine Corps Base KaneoheElectrical Distribution Modernization$64,500,000South CarolinaMarine Corps Air Station BeaufortAircraft Maintenance Hangar$122,600,000SpainNaval Station RotaEDI: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit Facilities$85,600,000 2208. Additional authority to carry out fiscal year 2025 project in Cooperative Security Location Comalapa, El Salvador (a) Project authorization The Secretary of the Navy may carry out a military construction project to construct a hangar and ramp expansion for Cooperative Security Location Comalapa, El Salvador, in the amount of $28,000,000. (b) Use of unobligated prior-year Navy military construction funds The Secretary may use funds that are unobligated and available for Navy military construction funds that were appropriated for a fiscal year before fiscal year 2025 for the project described in subsection (a). (c) Scope of work variations If it becomes necessary to exceed the authorized project cost under subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the authority under section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, regarding authorized cost and scope of work variations. (d) Availability of information The Secretary shall provide information in accordance with section 2851(c) of title 10, United States Code, regarding the project described in subsection (a). XXIII Air Force Military Construction 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects (a) Inside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air Force: Inside the United StatesStateInstallation or LocationAmountAlaskaJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson $250,000,000 Arkansas Ebbing Air National Guard Base $74,000,000 CaliforniaBeale Air Force Base$148,000,000 Vandenberg Space Force Base$277,000,000ColoradoBuckley Space Force Base $60,000,000 District of ColumbiaJoint Base Anacostia-Bolling $50,000,000Florida Eglin Air Force Base $23,900,000 Tyndall Air Force Base$48,000,000IdahoMountain Home Air Force Base $40,000,000 LouisianaBarksdale Air Force Base $22,000,000 Massachusetts Hanscom Air Force Base $315,000,000 MississippiKeesler Air Force Base $25,000,000 MontanaMalmstrom Air Force Base$20,000,000North CarolinaSeymour Johnson Air Force Base $41,000,000 OregonMountain Home Air Force Base $1,093,000,000 South DakotaEllsworth Air Force Base$177,000,000 TexasDyess Air Force Base $31,300,000 Joint Base San Antonio $469,000,000 Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland $215,000,000 Laughlin Air Force Base $56,000,000 UtahHill Air Force Base$258,000,000VirginiaJoint Base Langley-Eustis $81,000,000 WyomingF.E. Warren Air Force Base$1,581,000,000 (b) Prototype project aggregate transaction value The Secretary of the Air Force may carry out a military construction project for the installation, and in the amount, set forth in the following table as a prototype project notwithstanding section 4022(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code: Air Force Prototype ProjectStateInstallationAmountTexasJoint Base San Antonio$469,000,000 (c) Outside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air Force: Outside the United StatesCountryInstallation or LocationAmountDenmarkRoyal Danish Air Force Base Karup $110,000,000Federated States of Micronesia Yap International Airport $674,314,000 GermanyRamstein Air Base $22,000,000 SpainNaval Station Rota $15,200,000 United KingdomRoyal Air Force Lakenheath$185,000,000Royal Air Force Mildenhall$51,000,000 2302. Family housing (a) Construction and acquisition Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the installation, and in the amount, set forth in the following table: Air Force: Family HousingCountryInstallationAmountGermanyRamstein Air Base $5,750,000 (b) Improvements to military family housing units Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in an amount not to exceed $209,242,000. (c) Planning and design Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in an amount not to exceed $6,557,000. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified in the funding table in section 4601. (b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2301 and 2302 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2688), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2902 of that Act (130 Stat. 2743) and extended by section 2304 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2169) and section 2304(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 721), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project AuthorizationsCountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountGermanySpangdahlem Air BaseERI: F/A–22 Low Observable/Composite Repair Facility$12,000,000 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act (131 Stat. 1876) and extended by section 2304(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2980) and section 2305(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 722), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project AuthorizationsCountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountHungaryKecskemét Air BaseERI: Airfield Upgrades$12,900,000Kecskemét Air BaseERI: Construct Parallel Taxiway$30,000,000Kecskemét Air BaseERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity$12,500,000SlovakiaMalackyERI: Increase POL Storage Capacity$20,000,000 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act (132 Stat. 2287) and extended by section 2306(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 724), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project AuthorizationsCountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountUnited KingdomRAF FairfordEDI: Construct DABS–FEV Storage$87,000,000RAF FairfordEDI: Munitions Holding Area$19,000,000 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2301(a) and 2912(a) of that Act (133 Stat. 1867, 1913), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2020 Project AuthorizationsState/CountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountFloridaTyndall Air Force BaseDeployment Center/Flight Line Dining/AAFES$43,000,000New MexicoKirtland Air Force BaseCombat Rescue Helicopter Simulator (CRH) ADAL$15,500,000TexasJoint Base San AntonioBMT Recruit Dormitory 8$110,000,000WashingtonFairchild-White BluffConsolidated TFI Base Operations$31,000,000 2308. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301(a) of that Act (134 Stat. 4299) and extended by section 2307(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 725), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project AuthorizationStateInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountVirginiaJoint Base Langley–EustisAccess Control Point Main Gate with Land Acq.$19,500,000 2309. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (135 Stat. 2168), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Air Force: Extension of 2022 Project AuthorizationsCountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountAustraliaRoyal Australian Air Force Base DarwinSquadron Operations Facility$7,400,000Royal Australian Air Force Base TindalAircraft Maintenance Support Facility$6,200,000Royal Australian Air Force Base TindalSquadron Operations Facility$8,200,000MassachusettsHanscom Air Force BaseNC3 Acquisitions Management Facility$66,000,000United KingdomRoyal Air Force LakenheathF–35A Child Development Center$24,000,000Royal Air Force LakenheathF–35A Munition Inspection Facility$31,000,000Royal Air Force LakenheathF–35A Weapons Load Training Facility$49,000,000 XXIV Defense Agencies Military Construction 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition projects (a) Inside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Defense Agency: Inside the United StatesStateInstallation or LocationAmountAlaskaEielson Air Force Base$14,000,000Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson$55,000,000ArizonaMarine Corps Air Station Yuma$62,000,000CaliforniaMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton$96,410,000Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center$19,300,000ColoradoFort Carson $41,000,000FloridaHurlburt Field$14,000,000GeorgiaHunter Army Airfield$63,800,000GuamJoint Region Marianas$929,224,000MissouriWhiteman Air Force Base$19,500,000North CarolinaFort Liberty$41,800,000Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune$82,400,000South CarolinaMarine Corps Air Station Beaufort$31,500,000Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island$72,050,000TexasNaval Air Station Corpus Christi$79,300,000National Security Agency Texas$347,000,000VirginiaFort Belvoir$225,000,000Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story$32,000,000Pentagon$36,800,000WashingtonNaval Air Station Whidbey Island$54,000,000 (b) Outside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for military construction projects outside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Defense Agency: Outside the United StatesCountryInstallation or LocationAmountJapanMarine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler$160,000,000KoreaKunsan Air Base$64,942,000United KingdomRoyal Air Force Lakenheath$153,000,000 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program projects (a) Inside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: ERCIP Projects: Inside the United StatesStateInstallation or LocationAmountAlabamaAnniston Army Depot$56,450,000DelawareMajor Joseph R. Beau Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center $22,050,000HawaiiJoint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam $12,813,000IllinoisRock Island Arsenal$70,480,000IndianaCamp Atterbury-Muscatatuck$39,180,000MaineNaval Shipyard Portsmouth$28,700,000MarylandAberdeen Proving Ground$30,730,000Joint Base Andrews$17,920,000New JerseyJoint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst$17,730,000OhioWright-Patterson Air Force Base$53,000,000WashingtonJoint Base Lewis-McChord - Gray Army Airfield$40,000,000Naval Magazine Indian Island$39,490,000 (b) Outside the United States Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, for the installations or locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: ERCIP Projects: Outside the United StatesStateInstallation or LocationAmountBahrainNaval Support Bahrain$15,330,000GreeceNaval Support Activity Souda Bay$42,500,000ItalyNaval Air Station Sigonella $13,470,000JapanCamp Fuji$45,870,000Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni$89,400,000Marine Corps Base Camp Butler$57,570,000 (c) Improvement of conveyed utility systems In the case of a utility system that is conveyed under section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, and that only provides utility services to a military installation, notwithstanding subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may authorize a contract with the conveyee of the utility system to carry out the military construction projects set forth in the following table: Improvement of Conveyed Utility SystemsCountryInstallation or LocationProjectMarylandAberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood)Power Generation and MicrogridWashingtonJoint Base Lewis-McChord - Gray Army AirfieldPower Generation and Microgrid 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. (b) Limitation on total cost of construction projects Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2401 and 2402 may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project in Iwakuni, Japan (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act (131 Stat. 1829) and extended by section 2404 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2984) and by section 2404 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 728), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Defense Agencies: Extension of 2018 Project AuthorizationsCountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountJapanIwakuniPDI: Construct Bulk Storage Tanks PH 1 $30,800,000 2405. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project in Iwakuni, Japan (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act (132 Stat. 2249) and extended by section 2405(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 729), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project AuthorizationsCountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountJapanIwakuniFuel Pier $33,200,000 2406. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as authorized pursuant to section 2402 of such Act (133 Stat. 1872), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: ERCIP Project: Extension of 2020 Project AuthorizationCountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountPennsylvaniaFort Indiantown GapInstall Geothermal and 413 kW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Array $3,950,000 2407. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401(b) and 2402 of that Act (134 Stat. 4305, 4306) and extended by sections 2406 and 2407 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 730), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2021 Project AuthorizationsState/CountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountArkansasEbbing Air National Guard BasePV Arrays and Battery Storage $2,600,000 CaliforniaMarine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine PalmsInstall 10 MW Battery Energy Storage for Various Buildings$11,646,000 Naval Support Activity MontereyCogeneration Plant at B236$10,540,000 ItalyNaval Support Activity NaplesSmart Grid$3,490,000JapanDef Fuel Support Point TsurumiFuel Wharf$49,500,000 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2402(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2174) for Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia, for construction of PV carports, the Secretary of Defense may install a 1.0 megawatt battery energy storage system for a total project amount of $40,650,000. 2409. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401(b) and 2402 of that Act (135 Stat. 2173, 2174), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2022 Project AuthorizationsState/CountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountAlabamaFort Novosel10 MW RICE Generator Plant and Microgrid Controls$24,000,000CaliforniaMarine Corps Air Station MiramarAdditional LFG Power Meter Station$4,054,000Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake-RidgecrestSolar Energy Storage System$9,120,000GeorgiaFort Moore4.8 MW Generation and Microgrid$17,593,000Fort Stewart10 MW Generation Plant, with Microgrid Control$22,000,000GuamPolaris Point Submarine BaseInner Apra Harbor Resiliency Upgrades Ph 1$38,300,000 MichiganCamp Grayling650 KW Gas-Fired Micro-Turbine Generation System$5,700,000 MississippiCamp Shelby10 MW Generation Plant and Feeder level Microgrid System.$34,500,000Camp ShelbyElectrical Distribution Infrastructure Undergrounding Hardening Project$11,155,000New YorkFort DrumWellfield Field Expansion Project$27,000,000North CarolinaFort Liberty10 MW Microgrid Utilizing Existing and New Generators$19,464,000Fort LibertyEmergency Water System$7,705,000OhioSpringfield-Beckley Municipal AirportBase-Wide Microgrid With Natural Gas Generator, Photovoltaic and Battery Storage$4,700,000Puerto RicoAguadillaMicrogrid Control System, 460 KW PV, 275 KW Generator, 660 Kwh Bess$10,120,000Fort AllenMicrogrid Control System, 690 KW PV, 275 KW Gen, 570 Kwh Bess$12,190,000TennesseeMemphis International AirportPV Arrays and Battery Storage$4,780,000United KingdomRoyal Air Force LakenheathHospital Replacement-Temporary Facilities$19,283,000VirginiaNational Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Campus EastElectrical System Redundancy$5,299,000 XXV International Programs A North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously financed by the United States. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, for contributions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by section 2501, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment ProgramLocationInstallation or LocationAmountWorldwide Unspecified NATO Security Investment Program $463,864,000 2503. Extension of use of authorized amounts for North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program Section 2806(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Funds and inserting (1) Funds; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) If any funds authorized for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment program for a fiscal year are available to be obligated or expended at the end of that fiscal year and no funds have been authorized for the following fiscal year, not more than 25 percent of the amount authorized for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment program for that fiscal year shall be deemed to be authorized by law for purposes of paragraph (1) for the following fiscal year. . 2504. Modification of contributions for projects executed by the United States under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program Section 2350q of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) If contributions are made under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for a project or portion of a project previously completed by the Department of Defense, such contributions shall be credited to appropriations for the Program and shall merge with and remain available for the same purposes and duration as such appropriations. ; and (2) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by striking (1) In the event and inserting In the event; and (C) by striking using any unobligated funds and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “using— (1) any unobligated funds appropriated to the Secretary for military construction; and (2) unobligated funds available for operation and maintenance if the aggregate amount of insufficient contributions for the project does not exceed the amount specified in section 2805(c) of this title. . 2505. Contributions for projects executed by host nations other than the United States under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program Section 2350q of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): (f) Conjunctive contributions if the United States is not designated as the Host Nation for a project (1) If the United States is not designated as the Host Nation for purposes of executing a project under the Program and such project meets the minimum military requirements of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization but does not fully meet the requirements of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense, upon determination that completion of the project is in the national interest of the United States, may provide conjunctive contributions to the designated Host Nation using— (A) any unobligated funds appropriated to the Secretary for military construction; and (B) unobligated funds available for operation and maintenance if the aggregate amount of conjunctive contributions for the project does not exceed the amount specified in section 2805(c) of this title. (2) (A) A project may be carried out with conjunctive contributions provided under paragraph (1) only after the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date on which a report described in subparagraph (B) with respect to the project is received by the congressional defense committees in an electronic medium. (B) A report described in this subparagraph with respect to a project shall contain— (i) a notification of the decision of the Secretary to provide conjunctive contributions under paragraph (1) with respect to the project; (ii) a description of the justification for the project; (iii) an identification of the source of funds to be used for the project; and (iv) an assessment of the estimated cost of the project. . B Host Country In-kind Contributions 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military construction projects for the installations or locations in the Republic of Korea, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Republic of Korea Funded Construction ProjectsComponentInstallation or LocationProject AmountArmyCamp CarrollMSC-K Paint Removal Booth$9,400,000ArmyCamp CarrollTactical Equipment Maintenance Facility (TEMF)$72,000,000ArmyCamp WalkerElementary School$46,000,000ArmyUSAG HumphreysEmbedded Behavioral Health Clinic$10,000,000ArmyUSAG HumphreysGeneral Support Aviation Battalion Hangar$180,000,000NavyChinhaeUpgrade Main Access Control Point$9,200,000Air ForceDaegu ABUpgrade Water Distribution System$9,600,000Air ForceKunsan ABCombat Small Arms Range$31,000,000Air ForceKunsan ABFighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron Operations Facility$46,000,000Air ForceOsan ABDistributed Mission Operations (DMO) Flight Simulator$15,000,000 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Poland for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military construction projects for the installations or locations in the Republic of Poland, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Republic of Poland Funded Construction ProjectsComponentInstallation or LocationProject AmountAir ForceLask ABAT/FP Upgrades for PPI Mission$22,000,000Air ForceLask ABConnecting Taxiways for RPA Mission$18,000,000Air ForceLask ABGround Comms and Data Support Area for RPA Mission$5,000,000Air ForceLask ABMaintenance Hangar for PPI Mission$69,000,000Air ForceLask ABRPA Parking Apron$18,000,000Air ForceWroclaw ABAT/FP Upgrades for APOD Mission$46,000,000Air ForceWroclaw ABComms Infrastructure for APOD Mission$10,000,000 XXVI Guard and Reserve Forces Facilities 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition projects Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army National Guard:State LocationAmountAlaskaJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson$67,000,000IowaSioux City Armory$13,800,000KentuckyFort Campbell$18,000,000LouisianaLafayette Readiness Center$33,000,000MississippiSouthaven Readiness Center$33,000,000MontanaMalta Readiness Center$14,800,000NevadaHawthorne Army Depot$18,000,000New JerseyNational Guard Training Center Sea Girt$25,300,000Vineland$23,000,000OhioLima$26,000,000OklahomaShawnee Readiness Center$29,000,000UtahNephi Readiness Center$20,000,000WashingtonCamp Murray$40,000,000 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Army ReserveStateLocationAmountCaliforniaCamp Parks$42,000,000GeorgiaDobbins Air Reserve Base$78,000,000KentuckyFort Knox$138,000,000MassachusettsDevens Reserve Forces Training Area$39,000,000New Jersey Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst$16,000,000Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre$22,000,000Puerto RicoFort Buchanan$39,000,000VirginiaRichmond$23,000,000 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and land acquisition projects Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy Reserve and Marine Corps ReserveStateLocationAmountTexasNaval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth$75,000,000WashingtonJoint Base Lewis-McChord$26,610,000 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition projects Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air National Guard locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air National GuardStateLocationAmountAlaskaJoint Base Elmendorf–Richardson$63,300,000CaliforniaMoffett Airfield$12,600,000FloridaJacksonville International Airport$26,200,000HawaiiHickam Air Force Base$36,600,000MaineBangor International Airport $48,000,000New JerseyAtlantic City International Airport$18,000,000New YorkFrancis S. Gabreski Airport$14,000,000TexasFort Worth$13,100,000 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition projects Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Air Force ReserveStateLocationAmountIndianaGrissom Air Reserve Base$21,000,000OhioYoungstown Air Reserve Station$25,000,000South CarolinaJoint Base Charleston$33,000,000 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, for the costs of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2604 of that Act (131 Stat. 1836) and extended by section 2608 of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2989) and section 2607 of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 737), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2018 Project AuthorizationStateInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountIndianaHulman Regional AirportConstruct Small Arms Range$8,000,000 2608. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2601 of that Act (133 Stat. 1875), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2020 Project AuthorizationState/CountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountCaliforniaCamp Roberts Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun (MPMG) Range$12,000,000PennsylvaniaMoon TownshipCombined Support Maintenance Shop$23,000,000 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2601, 2602, and 2604 of that Act (134 Stat. 4312, 4313, 4314) and extended by section 2609 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 738), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2021 Project AuthorizationsState/CountryInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountArkansasFort ChaffeeNational Guard Readiness Center $15,000,000CaliforniaBakersfieldNational Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop$9,300,000MassachusettsDevens Reserve Forces Training AreaAutomated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range$8,700,000North CarolinaAshevilleArmy Reserve Center/Land$24,000,000Puerto RicoFort AllenNational Guard Readiness Center$37,000,000South Carolina Joint Base CharlestonNational Guard Readiness Center$15,000,000TexasFort WorthAircraft Maintenance Hangar Addition/Alt. $6,000,000Joint Base San AntonioF–16 Mission Training Center$10,800,000Virgin IslandsSt. Croix Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) $28,000,000CST Ready Building$11,400,000 2610. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects (a) Extension Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2601, 2602, 2604, and 2605 of that Act (135 Stat. 2178, 2179) and amended by section 2607(1) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2988), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later. (b) Table The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows: National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2022 Project AuthorizationsStateInstallation or LocationProjectOriginal Authorized AmountAlabamaHuntsville Readiness CenterNational Guard Readiness Center $17,000,000GeorgiaFort MoorePost-Initial Military Training Unaccompanied Housing$13,200,000IndianaGrissom Air Reserve BaseLogistics Readiness Complex$29,000,000MassachusettsBarnes Air National Guard BaseCombined Engine/ASE/NDI Shop$12,200,000MississippiJackson International AirportFire Crash and Rescue Station$9,300,000New YorkFrancis S. Gabreski AirportBase Civil Engineer Complex$14,800,000Ohio Wright-Patterson Air Force BaseAR Center Training Building/ UHS$19,000,000TexasKelly Field AnnexAircraft Corrosion Control $9,500,000VermontBennington National Guard ArmoryNational Guard Readiness Center$16,900,000WisconsinFort McCoyTransient Training Officer Barracks$29,200,000WyomingCheyenne Municipal Airport Combined Vehicle Maintenance and ASE Complex $13,400,000 2611. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section 2601 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2178) for Bennington National Guard Armory, Vermont, for construction of a National Guard Readiness Center as specified in the funding table in section 4601 of such Act and extended pursuant to section 2610 of this Act, the Secretary of the Army may construct the National Guard Readiness Center in Lyndon, Vermont. XXVII Base Realignment and Closure Activities 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024, for base realignment and closure activities, including real property acquisition and military construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906 of such Act, as specified in the funding table in section 4601. XXVIII Military Construction General Provisions A Military Construction Program 2801. Inclusion of land acquisition under definition of unspecified minor military construction project Section 2805(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking or a demolition project and inserting , land acquisition, or demolition project. 2802. Extension of expanded authority to convey property at military installations (a) In general Subparagraph (C) of section 2869(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking five-year period and inserting eight-year period. (b) Technical correction Subparagraph (A)(i) of such section is amended by striking 2679(e) and inserting section 2679(f). 2803. Authority to accept host nation financial services in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit Section 2350g(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended — (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) financial services in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit that is— (A) established and controlled by the foreign country for making payments on behalf of the Department of Defense when executing contracts entered into under the authority of part V of subtitle A of this title; and (B) issued by a financial institution acceptable to the Treasurer of the United States. . 2804. Modification of authority for Indo-Pacific posture unspecified minor military construction projects Section 2810 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking $15,000,000 and inserting $30,000,000; (2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) to the extent necessary, as either a stand-alone acquisition or as part of a minor military construction project, any acquisition of interests in land, or support or reimbursement for acquisition of interests in land, for establishment of a defense site or other area over which the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Defense will exercise operational control, without regard to the duration of the operational control. ; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ; or and inserting semicolon; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) acquiring interests in land, defense sites, or operational control over areas needed to support another project or projects under this section or to support a future military construction project. ; (4) in subsection (d), by inserting or planned military installation after military installation; and (5) in subsection (e)(2), by striking section 2805(c) of title 10, United States Code and inserting subsection (c) of section 2805, United States Code, subject to adjustment upward to reflect a construction cost index published pursuant to subsection (f) of such section if such an index applies to the location of the project, except that the adjusted amount may not exceed the limit under subsection (a). 2805. Requirement that damaged or destroyed facilities are built back with resilience Section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) (1) Any military construction project to repair, restore, or replace a damaged or destroyed facility, including a family housing facility, shall be designed and constructed to prevent future damage or destruction by the cause or causes that generated the damage or destruction of the facility being repaired, restored, or replaced. (2) Design measures under paragraph (1) for a repaired, restored, or replaced facility— (A) shall ensure that the facility— (i) provides for military installation resilience; and (ii) is designed and constructed to standards that address threats due to weather, flooding, or land subsidence projected for not less than 50 years from the estimated date of completion of the project; and (B) may, if necessary to avoid flooding, land subsidence, or other threatening conditions, include relocation of the facility on the installation. . 2806. Industrial plant equipment and associated services as in-kind consideration under leases of non-excess property Section 2667(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , whether or not needed for the functionality of the property or facility leased; (2) in subparagraph (F), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , which may include industrial process optimization; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (G) Refurbishment of existing industrial plant equipment on the leased property. (H) Removal and replacement of industrial plant equipment on the leased property that is at or near end-of-life. (I) Provision of new industrial plant equipment on the leased property (including new technology), installation of such equipment, and maintenance of such equipment, but only if the title to such equipment passes to the Federal Government. . 2807. Ordering authority for design and construction of facilities of Department of Defense (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2818. Ordering authority (a) In general The head of a department or organization within the Department of Defense may place an order with any other such department or organization for the design and construction of facilities of the Department of Defense, including facility maintenance and repair projects and minor construction projects, on a reimbursable basis. (b) Obligations An order placed by the head of a department or organization under subsection (a) is deemed to be an obligation of such department or organization in the same manner as a similar order or contract placed with a private contractor. (c) Contingency expenses An order placed under subsection (a) may include a reasonable amount for contingency expenses. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2817 the following new item: 2818. Ordering authority. . 2808. Obligation and execution of design funds for military construction projects (a) In general Not later than 90 days after amounts are appropriated for design for a military construction project, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the construction agent in charge of such project enters into a contract for the obligation and execution of such amounts. (b) Completion of work If a project has a total cost of less than $150,000,000, not less than 35 percent of the design under a contract described in subsection (a) shall be completed not later than 180 days after the award of such contract. 2809. Modification of definition of military installation for purposes of notifications related to basing decision-making process Section 483(f)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the first sentence, by striking , which is located within any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Guam. 2810. Guidance regarding maintenance of aggregate square footage of buildings of Department of Defense (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance regarding the maintenance of the aggregate square footage of buildings of the Department of Defense, which shall be designated as 1 in 1 out guidance, pursuant to the requirements of this section. (b) Maintenance of square footage Guidance required under subsection (a) shall ensure that every square footage of growth of a building of the Department of Defense, as described in subsection (c), is offset with an equivalent reduction in square footage by— (1) a funded disposal action (such as demolition or transfer); or (2) identifying facilities to be entered into a contingency operational status. (c) Growth described Growth of a building of the Department of Defense described in this subsection shall include growth due to— (1) carrying out a military construction, unspecified minor military construction, or unspecified minor construction project; (2) acquisition of an existing building on land owned by a military department, such as transfer from another military department or transfer in lieu of demolition; (3) a gift of construction; or (4) construction carried out through the use of non-appropriated funds, private funding, or family housing funds that are converted to appropriated funds. (d) Major commands The major commands of the military departments shall be responsible for carrying out the growth offsets required under this section. (e) Documentation Upon reaching 100 percent design of a project that increases the square footage of a building of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall update the Department of Defense Form 1391 for such project to identify the reduction in square footage to accompany such increase. (f) Application This section shall apply to— (1) military construction, unspecified minor military construction, or unspecified minor construction projects funded in fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2025; and (2) other sources of growth on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 2811. Pilot program to optimize and consolidate facilities of the Army for resilient and healthy defense communities (a) Establishment The Secretary of the Army may conduct a pilot program in accordance with the requirements of this section (in this section referred to as the pilot program). (b) Purpose The purpose of the pilot program is to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing a more comprehensive footprint optimization initiative to ensure the scale and scope of the infrastructure footprint of the Department of Army is aligned with the needs of the Department of the Army. (c) Project (1) In general Under the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army may carry out a military construction project, not otherwise authorized by law, to create more livable, productive, and resilient communities through the optimization and consolidation of facilities of the Department of the Army, including leased facilities. (2) Requirements The Secretary of the Army may carry out a project to optimize and consolidate facilities under the pilot program if— (A) the facilities being optimized and consolidated are currently occupied; (B) the project will result in facilities that have at least 20 percent less square footage (or equivalent unit of measurement) than the facilities being optimized and consolidated; (C) under the project, the facilities being optimized and consolidated are either demolished or form an integral part of such project, and if such facilities are leased, the lease is terminated; and (D) the Secretary of the Army has conducted an economic analysis of the project that accounts for anticipated cost requirements for the design, construction, sustainment, restoration, modernization, operation, and demolition of new and existing facilities associated with the project and such analysis supports a positive net present value over a 20-year period. (3) Maximum project cost (A) In general The project carried out under the pilot program may not exceed a total cost of $25,000,000. (B) Funds used The project under the pilot program may be carried out using only funds available to the Secretary of the Army for unspecified minor military construction. (4) Limitation Not more than one project may be carried out under the pilot program. (d) Congressional notification (1) Submission Not later than 14 days before initiating the project under the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees notice of the project. (2) Contents A notice required under paragraph (1) for the project under the pilot program shall include, with respect to the project— (A) the justification and current cost estimate; (B) the expected savings-to-investment ratio; (C) simple payback estimates; (D) the measurement and verification cost estimate; and (E) a description of how the project would improve the functions of the supported organization and the efficient management of real property of the Department of the Army. (e) Report (1) Submission Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the project under the pilot program. (2) Contents The report required under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the project conducted under the pilot program, the following information: (A) The title and location of the project, a brief description of the scope of work, the original project cost estimate, and the current working project cost estimate. (B) The original expected savings-to-investment ratio, simple payback estimates, annual reoccurring savings, 20-year net present value, annual return on investment, and measurement and verification cost estimate. (C) The current expected savings-to-investment ratio, and simple payback estimates, annual reoccurring savings, 20-year net present value, annual return on investment, and measurement and verification cost estimate. (D) A brief description of the measurement and verification plan and planned funding source, to include the net change in the square footage (or other unit of measurement) reduction accomplished by the project. (E) How the project improved the functions of and the efficient management of real property by the supported organization. (F) Such other information as the Secretary of the Army considers appropriate. (f) Sunset The authority of the Secretary of the Army to conduct the pilot program shall expire on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that if congressional notification for the project under the pilot program has been provided under subsection (d) prior to such date, the project may be carried out to completion. 2812. Information on military construction projects at joint bases (a) In general For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030, the Secretary of each military department shall, for each joint base established pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, submit to the congressional defense committees the following: (1) In addition to the project documents submitted to Congress in connection with the budget of the President submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for a fiscal year in which a military construction project contract is proposed to be awarded by the host organization for the joint base, a report that describes the location, title, and cost, together with a Department of Defense Form 1391, for each military construction project that was requested by the host organization or by any tenant organization on the joint base and is considered for that fiscal year. (2) The prioritized ranking by the host organization of all military construction projects at the joint base, both those proposed in the budget described in paragraph (1) and those that were requested by the host organization or by a tenant organization but not proposed in such budget. (3) The rationale of the host organization for selecting the military construction projects proposed in the budget described in paragraph (1) instead of projects that were requested but not proposed in such budget. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Host organization The term host organization, with respect to a joint base, means any organization that is a part of the military department under the Secretary with jurisdiction over the joint base. (2) Military construction project The term military construction project includes projects for facility sustainment, restoration, and modernization. (3) Requested by a tenant organization The term requested by a tenant organization, with respect to a military construction project, means a military construction project that a tenant organization, acting through its local commanding officer or local director, proposed to the host organization. (4) Tenant organization The term tenant organization, with respect to a joint base, means any organization described in section 111(b)(11) of title 10, United States Code, and located on the joint base but does not include any host organization. 2813. Report on munitions and explosives of concern and construction projects in Joint Region Marianas 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 includes the following: (1) A description of any policy or requirement of the Department of Defense related to munitions and explosives of concern in Joint Region Marianas. (2) A description of the cost, schedule, and safety mitigation efforts related to any military construction project in Joint Region Marianas. (3) Identification of each organization that holds wavier authority for any requirement related to munitions and explosives of concern in Joint Region Marianas. 2814. Improvement of conduct by the Navy of the replacement of certain dry docks and other projects (a) Coordination The Secretary of the Navy (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall coordinate with the Comptroller General of the United States regarding best practices on cost estimating and lessons learned to avoid future cost increases for— (1) the replacement by the Navy of dry dock 1 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; (2) the replacement by the Navy of dry dock 3 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard; and (3) any other projects of the Navy under the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. (b) Planning On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct more extensive planning on large military construction projects of the Navy to more accurately identify operational mission need dates. (c) Briefings (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter until each project is completed, the Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the status of the construction projects for the replacement by the Navy of dry dock 1 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and dry dock 3 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. (2) Elements Each briefing required under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (A) An overview of the steps the Secretary is taking to ensure the costs of the projects specified in such paragraph do not increase further. (B) An assessment by the Secretary as of the date of the briefing of the likelihood of future cost overruns for each such project. (C) Any other details the Secretary determines relevant to support oversight by Congress of each such project or other projects under the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program. 2815. Minimum investment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization (a) In general Chapter 159 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2698. Minimum investment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization for military departments (a) In general For each fiscal year, the Secretary of each military department shall invest in the budget for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization for the military department a total amount equal to not less than the percentage specified in subsection (b) of the plant replacement value for the total inventory of all facilities owned and maintained by the military department. (b) Percentage specified The percentage specified in this subsection is the following: (1) For fiscal year 2026, 1.75 percent. (2) For fiscal year 2027, 2.5 percent. (3) For fiscal year 2028, 3.25 percent. (4) For fiscal year 2029 and each subsequent fiscal year, 4 percent. (c) Certification The Secretary of each military department shall include with the annual budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31 a certification to the congressional defense committees verifying that the military department is complying with the requirements of this section. (d) Plant replacement value defined In this section, the term plant replacement value means the cost to replace the current physical plant using construction costs (labor and materials) and standards (methodologies and codes) as of the date such cost is calculated. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2697 the following new item: 2698. Minimum investment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization for military departments. . B Military Housing 2821. Increase in percentage limitations on value of United States investment in privatized military housing projects Section 2875(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking 331/3 percent and inserting 60 percent; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking 45 percent and inserting 60 percent. 2822. Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing Section 2890(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking (1) A tenant or prospective tenant of a housing unit may not be required to sign and inserting A landlord may not request that a tenant or prospective tenant of a housing unit sign; and (B) in the first sentence, by inserting or in connection with the provision by the landlord of services related to the housing unit before the period; and (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). C Land Conveyances 2831. Land conveyance, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas (a) Conveyance authorized (1) In general The Secretary of the Army (in this section referred to as the Secretary) may convey to El Paso Water of El Paso Public Service Board (in this section referred to as El Paso Water), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 45.3 acres, known as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant, and an adjoining parcel of approximately 20 acres, located at Fort Bliss, Texas, for the purposes of stormwater flood control for Fort Bliss and the neighboring community. (2) Continuation of existing easements, restrictions, and covenants The conveyance of the property under paragraph (1) shall be subject to any existing easement, restriction, and covenant, including the easement numbered DACA63–2–09–0524 and entitled EASEMENT FOR DESALINATION PLANT, WATER PIPELINE AND RELATED SUPPORT STRUCTURES IN SUPPORT OF A WATER SUPPLY AGREEMENT (in this section referred to as the existing easement). (b) Payment of fair market value (1) In general As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), El Paso Water shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value of the property to be conveyed as determined by the Secretary, which may consist of cash payment, in-kind consideration as described in paragraph (2), or a combination thereof. (2) In-kind consideration For the payment required under paragraph (1), El Paso Water may provide in-kind consideration, including one or more of the following: (A) Discounted or stabilized water commodity rates in accordance with the terms and conditions of any water service or supply agreement in place on the date of the enactment of this Act and referenced in the existing easement. (B) The acquisition, construction, provision, improvement, maintenance, repair, or restoration (including environmental or munitions remediation), or a combination thereof, of property, facilities, or infrastructure located on the Castner Range National Monument. (C) The delivery of services relating to the needs of Fort Bliss that the Secretary considers acceptable. (c) Reversionary interest (1) In general If the Secretary determines that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the property, including any improvements thereto, may, at the option of the Secretary, revert to and become the property of the United States, and the United States may have the right of immediate entry onto such property. (2) Opportunity for hearing A determination by the Secretary under paragraph (1) may be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. (d) Payment of costs of conveyance (1) Payment required The Secretary may require El Paso Water to cover all costs (except costs for environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for such costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including costs for appraisals, environmental and real estate due diligence, and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance. (2) Refund of excess amounts If amounts are collected from El Paso Water under paragraph (1) in advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to El Paso Water. (e) Limitation on source of funds El Paso Water may not use Federal funds to cover any portion of the costs required to be paid by El Paso Water under this section. (f) Description of property The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. (g) 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. 2832. Cleanup and transfer of certain property at former Army installation to East Bay Regional Park District The Secretary of the Army, in connection with the approximately 15-acre upland portion of property at the shoreline of the former installation of the Army in Oakland, California, shall— (1) in coordination with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the appropriate California Regional Water Quality Control Board— (A) not later than March 1, 2025, endeavor to complete a remedial investigation and feasibility study in compliance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and (B) not later than one year after the completion of such remedial investigation and feasibility study, submit to the congressional defense committees a draft decision document for review; and (2) complete the final property transfer of that portion of the property to the East Bay Regional Park District as soon as all Federal and State environmental standards have been met. 2833. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona (a) Conveyance authorized (1) In general The Secretary of the Army may convey, without consideration, to the City of Sierra Vista, Arizona (in this section referred to as the City), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 203 acres, comprising a portion of Fort Huachuca, Arizona, for the purpose of compatible development of the municipal airport located in the City. (2) Continuation of existing easements, restrictions, and covenants The conveyance of the property under paragraph (1) shall be subject to any easement, restriction, or covenant of record applicable to the property and in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Revisionary interest (1) In general If the Secretary of the Army determines at any time that the real property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose of the conveyance specified in such subsection, all right, title, and interest in and to the property, including any improvements thereto, may, at the option of the Secretary, revert to and become the property of the United States, and the United States may have the right of immediate entry onto such property. (2) Determination A determination by the Secretary of the Army under paragraph (1) shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing. (c) Payment of costs of conveyance (1) Payment required The Secretary of the Army shall require the City to cover all costs (except costs for environmental remediation of the property) to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), including costs for environmental and real estate due diligence and any other administrative costs related to the conveyance. (2) Refund of excess amounts If amounts collected by the Secretary of the Army from the City under paragraph (1) in advance exceed the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the City. (d) Limitation on source of funds The City may not use Federal funds to cover any portion of the costs required to be paid by the City under this section. (e) Description of property The exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army. (f) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary of the Army 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. 2834. Release of interests retained in Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas (a) Release of retained interests (1) In general With respect to a parcel of land at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, consisting of approximately 241.33 acres located in a part of section 2, township 2 north, range 12 west, Pulaski County, Arkansas, and comprising a portion of the property conveyed by the United States to the State of Arkansas for training of the National Guard and for other military purposes pursuant to An Act authorizing the transfer of part of Camp Joseph T. Robinson to the State of Arkansas, approved June 30, 1950 (64 Stat. 311, chapter 429), the Secretary of the Army may release the terms and conditions imposed, and reversionary interests retained, by the United States under section 2 of such Act, and the right to reenter and use the property retained by the United States under section 3 of such Act. (2) Impact on other rights or interests The release of terms and conditions and retained interests under paragraph (1) with respect to the parcel described in such paragraph shall not be construed to alter the rights or interests retained by the United States with respect to the remainder of the real property conveyed to the State of Arkansas under the Act described in such paragraph. (b) Instrument of release of retained interests The Secretary of the Army may execute and file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate instrument reflecting the release of terms and conditions and retained interests under subsection (a)(1). (c) Reimbursement; Payment of Administrative Costs (1) Payment required (A) In general The Secretary of the Army may require the State of Arkansas to cover costs to be incurred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the release of terms and conditions and retained interests under subsection (a)(1), including survey costs, costs related to environmental documentation, and other administrative costs related to the release. (B) Refund of amounts If amounts paid to the Secretary of the Army by the State of Arkansas in advance under subparagraph (A) exceed the costs actually incurred by the Secretary to carry out the release, the Secretary shall refund the excess amount to the State. (2) Treatment of amounts received Amounts received under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the Secretary of the Army to carry out the release of terms and conditions and retained interests under subsection (a)(1) shall be credited to, merge with, and be available for the same purposes and subject to the same limitations as the fund or account that was used to cover the costs incurred to carry out the release. (d) Legal description of the property The exact acreage and legal description of the property described in subsection (a)(1) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army. 2835. Report on former Army-Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Local Defense Community and Cooperation shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the following: (1) The cost of replacing or repairing all fire suppression systems at the former Army-Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas. (2) A summary of work needed to replace or repair all fire suppression systems at such property, including an estimate of the time it would take to replace or repair all such systems. (3) The steps required for the Secretary of the Army to execute a quitclaim deed covering any reversionary interest of the United States in such property. D Other Matters 2841. Authority for shoreline erosion control projects to protect military installation infrastructure (a) In general Section 2815a of title 10, United States Code is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking management and inserting management and shoreline erosion control; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking carry out a stormwater management project on or related to a military installation for the purposes of and inserting , on or related to a military installation, carry out; (B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: (1) a stormwater management project for the purposes of— (A) improving military installation resilience or the resilience of a defense access road or other essential civilian infrastructure supporting the military installation; and (B) protecting nearby waterways and stormwater-stressed ecosystems; or (2) a shoreline erosion control project for the purpose of improving, protecting, or repairing shoreline to protect the infrastructure of a military installation or a defense access road from shoreline erosion. ; (3) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking management and inserting management or shoreline erosion control; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking stormwater management; (B) by striking proposals involving and inserting “proposals— (1) for stormwater management that involve ; (C) by striking the period and inserting ; and; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) for shoreline erosion control that involve the improvement, protection, or repair of shoreline subject to wave action or stormwater runoff and water levels resulting from extreme weather conditions. ; (5) in subsection (d)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking stormwater management; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking measures and inserting measures to address storm water management; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The use of sheet piles, riprap, armor stone, sea walls, natural plantings, or any future technologies created to address shoreline erosion control. ; and (6) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking stormwater management each place it appears; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B)— (i) in clause (i), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) improve, protect, or repair shoreline to protect infrastructure of a military installation or a defense access road from shoreline erosion. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 169 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2815a and inserting the following new item: 2815a. Stormwater management and shoreline erosion control projects for installation and defense access road resilience and waterway and ecosystems conservation. . 2842. Coordination of repair and maintenance of Kolekole Pass (a) In general The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly coordinate the repair and maintenance, including any planning for such repair and maintenance, of the Kolekole Pass in Hawaii, which originates at Schofield Barracks and ends in Waianae. (b) Requirements (1) Investigation In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall work with State partners in Hawaii to investigate the scope and budget requirements to structurally reinforce and repair the Kolekole Pass so it may be used for emergency egress by both military and civilian personnel in the event of an emergency. (2) Report Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the investigation conducted under paragraph (1). 2843. Consideration of installation infrastructure and other supporting resources by Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (a) Review by Director of budgets for installation infrastructure and other supporting resources Section 4173(c)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) installation infrastructure, workforce, information technology, and other resources that support the activities of the Major Range and Test Facility Base. . (b) Treatment of infrastructure on Kwajalein Atoll Section 4173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: (i) Infrastructure on Kwajalein Atoll (1) For the purposes of this section, infrastructure located on Kwajalein Atoll that supports the operations of test and range facilities of the Department of Defense shall be considered to be part of the Army Kwajalein Major Range and Test Facility Base and subject to the requirements of subsections (e) and (f). (2) This subsection shall have no effect on or after October 1, 2030. . (c) Conforming amendment (1) Title 10 Section 130i(j)(3)(C)(ix) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking sections 4173(i) and inserting section 4173(j). (2) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Section 220(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended by striking sections 4173(i) and inserting section 4173(j). (3) James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Section 236(g) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended by striking section 4173(i) and inserting section 4173(j). 2844. 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, 2025 and inserting September 30, 2026. 2845. Review of roles and responsibilities for construction projects of Department of Defense (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center not sponsored by the Department of the Army or the Department of the Navy (in this section referred to as the Center) to review the roles and responsibilities for executing construction projects for the Department of Defense, including military construction projects and facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization projects. (b) Report Not later than February 1, 2026, the Center shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the review conducted under subsection (a). (c) Elements At a minimum, the report required under subsection (b) shall include the following: (1) An identification of the cost of having two construction agents for the Department of Defense, including any redundant costs, and the potential efficiencies of consolidation into a single construction agent. (2) An assessment of the design and construction delivery processes of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, including the composition of the design delivery and construction delivery team for each entity. (3) An identification of the total number of members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Federal Government, and contractors by specialty (such as job series or military occupation code) involved in executing construction projects for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, which shall— (A) exclude all individuals serving in civil works positions unless those individuals support programs of the Department of Defense; and (B) include a recommendation of the number of personnel and their specialties that would be appropriate under a single entity for all military departments. (4) An assessment of the costs of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command carrying out the functions specified in each of paragraphs (2) and (3). (5) An assessment of the internal controls of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command to determine if costs associated with military construction projects and facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization projects, including overhead, supervision, and administration, are properly charged to the correct appropriation account (whether for military construction or defense) at all levels of each entity, which shall include an assessment of— (A) the similarities and differences with respect to the financial processes of such entities; and (B) the benefits of consolidating under a single construction agent. (6) A study and report on the real estate functions performed by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, which shall include— (A) an assessment of the similarities and differences between delivery methodologies; (B) an assessment of the costs of providing real estate services; and (C) a recommendation regarding whether consolidating construction agent real estate services is cost-effective and appropriate. (7) A study and report on the global geographic regions that the Army Corps of Engineers, the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, and any other construction agent of the Department of Defense cover, including— (A) the geographic roles those entities support with respect to host-nation funded construction, non-military construction, and infrastructure support in connection with foreign military sales; and (B) a recommendation for an optimal geographic regional layout assuming a single construction agent is in place. (8) A study and report on the practice by the Army Corps of Engineers of using resources (such as funding, people, and technical capability) associated with civil works and non-defense programs to support military construction or facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization projects, which shall— (A) identify the extent that the Army Corps of Engineers uses suborganizations that primarily support civil works programs to execute or support military construction or facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization projects; (B) assess the frequency organizations with minimal experience with Department of Defense construction execute such projects and the effectiveness of those organizations (measured in cost, quality, and schedule metrics) in project delivery; and (C) recommend whether such practice should be continued or discontinued. (9) A study and report on the use by the Department of the Navy of the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command to provide public works functions and services to installations of the Navy, including an assessment of the benefits of that approach and the impact of a potential consolidation of construction agents. (10) A study and report on the policy, procedures, organizations, and systems used by the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force for the design and construction of facilities sustainment, restoration, and modernization projects, including an assessment of any modifications required if a single construction agent for military construction were to be created. (11) A study and report on the data and software systems used by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, and any other entity of the Department of Defense for tracking the execution of planning, design, and construction of military construction projects, including— (A) an assessment of the differences, weaknesses, currency, and transparency of data provided to the sponsors of such projects within the Department of Defense; and (B) a recommendation of whether data and software systems can or should be standardized or consolidated into fewer or one system. (12) Documentation of the current organizational alignment of authorities from title 10, United States Code, with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the military departments and the alignment of those authorities with the construction authorities within the Army Corps of Engineers and the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, including authorities relating to acquisition, finances, and real estate. (13) An identification of not less than two alternatives for how the authorities and organizations relating to construction for the Department of Defense could align if a single construction agent were to align under one principal staff assistant to the Secretary of Defense as a defense agency or field activity of the Department of Defense or under one military department. (d) Update Not less frequently than quarterly following the submittal of the report required under subsection (b), the Center shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an update on such report. 2846. Assessment of public schools on installations of Department of Defense (a) Report required (1) Update of assessment on school capacity and condition 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 an updated assessment of the capacity and facility condition deficiencies of elementary and secondary public schools on military installations conducted by the Secretary in July 2011 under section 8109 of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112–10; 125 Stat. 82), as updated by the Secretary in July 2017 under section 2814 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2717). (2) Consideration of factors In conducting the updated assessment required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration factors including— (A) schools that have had changes in their condition or capacity since the updated assessment in July 2017; and (B) the capacity and facility condition deficiencies of schools omitted from the updated assessment in July 2017. (3) Additional information The Secretary shall include in the updated assessment required under paragraph (1) a report on the status of the funds already appropriated, and a schedule for the completion of projects already approved, under the programs funded under section 8127 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141; 132 Stat. 492), section 8128 of the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 115–245; 123 Stat. 3029), section 8121 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–93; 133 Stat. 2365), section 8118 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 1332), and section 8109 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117–103; 136 Stat. 201). (b) Updating prohibition on use of certain assessment of public schools on Department of Defense installations to supersede funding of certain projects Paragraph (3) of section 2814(a) of the of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 328; 130 Stat. 2717), as added by section 2818(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115– 91; 131 Stat. 1852) and amended by section 2824(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2269), is further amended by striking 38 projects and inserting 71 projects. (c) Comptroller General evaluation Not later than 180 days after the date of the submission of the updated assessment under subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees an evaluation of the updated assessment, including an evaluation of the accuracy and analytical sufficiency of the updated assessment. 2847. Report on use of areawide contracts to procure utility services (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 each military department, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the use by the Department of Defense of areawide contracts pursuant to the authority under section 2811(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118–31). (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, disaggregated by location, an identification of— (1) the projects conducted pursuant to the authority described in subsection (a); (2) any savings to the Department of Defense from using such authority; and (3) the mission or readiness capabilities that have been created through the use of areawide contracts pursuant to such authority. 2848. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base with civil aviation Section 2874 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 3014) is amended by striking September 30, 2026 and inserting September 30, 2028. 2849. Prohibition on use by Air Force of corporate structure in conducting certain basing decisions (a) In general On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force— (1) may not make any basing decision during the resource allocation plan or program objective memorandum process of the Department of the Air Force (commonly known as a programmatic basing decision) through the use of the DAF Corporate Structure of the Department of the Air Force Instruction 10–503, dated June 12, 2023, relating to strategic basing, or any successor similar instruction; and (2) shall make all basing decisions through the use of the traditional competitive strategic basing process set forth in Air Force Instruction 10–503. (b) Update of instruction and other policy Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall update any instruction or other policy of the Department of the Air Force to include the prohibition and requirement under subsection (a). 2850. Authority to assist State and local governments in supporting installation and industrial base modernization through public infrastructure and services Section 2391(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) (i) The Secretary of Defense may also make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement other Federal funds in order to assist a State or local government in enhancing its support for installation and industrial base modernization through public infrastructure and services that enhance the capabilities and resilience of the defense industrial base and the defense industrial base workforce. (ii) A State or local government is eligible for assistance under clause (i) if the Secretary determines that industrial base modernization within the relevant State or locality will enhance the capabilities of the Department of Defense. . 2851. Briefing on projects under Defense Community Infrastructure Program that are still in progress Section 2391(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) (A) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, and annually thereafter until the date that is three years after such date of enactment, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on projects for which a grant was awarded under this subsection that are still in progress as of the date of the briefing, and the status of completion of such projects. (B) Each briefing required under subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) A list of projects described in such subparagraph. (ii) A brief update on the status of such projects. (iii) A list of such projects that are more than one year over the one-year timeline to begin construction. (iv) A list of any projects described in subparagraph (A) to augment existing or build new educational facilities. (v) Any other update regarding projects described in subparagraph (A) as the Secretary determines necessary. . 2852. Treatment of historic housing and associated historic properties of the Department of the Army (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2839. Historic housing and associated historic properties of the Department of the Army (a) Application of authority and standards The Secretary of the Army, in satisfaction of requirements under division A of subtitle III of title 54 (commonly referred to as the National Historic Preservation Act), may— (1) until December 31, 2045, apply the authority and standards of the program comment dated May 4, 2023, and entitled Notice of Issuance of the Department of the Army Program Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features (1963-1975) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all military housing (including privatized military housing under subchapter IV of this chapter) constructed after 1975 located on a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army; and (2) apply the authority and standards of the program comment dated June 7, 2002, and entitled Program Comment for Capehart and Wherry Era Army Family Housing and Associated Structures and Landscape Features (1949-1962) (67 Fed. Reg. 39332) to all military housing (including privatized military housing under subchapter IV of this chapter) constructed during the period beginning on January 1, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1948, located on a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army. (b) Reporting As part of each report of the Army required under section 3(c) of Executive Order 13287 (54 U.S.C. 306101 note; relating to Preserve America), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation a report on the implementation of subsection (a). (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section precludes the Secretary of the Army and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation from amending, in accordance with applicable regulations, either of the program comments specified in subsection (a) to facilitate the implementation of this section. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2838 the following new item: 2839. Historic housing and associated historic properties of the Department of the Army. . 2853. Designation of officials responsible for coordination of infrastructure projects to support additional members of the Armed Forces and their families in the Indo-Pacific region (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate 2 officials as follows: (1) One official shall be responsible for coordination of infrastructure projects to support additional members of the Armed Forces and their families in Hawaii. (2) One official shall be responsible for coordination of infrastructure projects to support additional members of the Armed Forces and their families in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. (b) Duties Each of the officials described in subsection (a) shall, in coordination with appropriate officials from the military departments and the United States Indo-Pacific Command— (1) coordinate Department of Defense-wide efforts relating to the infrastructure needs associated with the significant addition of members of the Armed Forces and their families to the region for which such official is the designated official pursuant to subsection (a) during the 10-year period following the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) analyze the expected impact on State and local government services of— (A) military infrastructure projects in the designated region of such official; and (B) the significant addition of members of the Armed Forces and their families as described in paragraph (1); and (3) ensure clear and consistent communication to State and local elected officials and the public in the designated region of such official regarding the infrastructure needs and priorities of the Department of Defense, including conveying any finding or conclusion regarding the expected impact described in paragraph (2)(B). (c) Selection (1) Hawaii For the designation under paragraph (1) subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may appoint an individual with significant background and expertise in— (A) the legal and technical aspects of city planning, State and local government services, and military infrastructure; and (B) liaising with State and local elected officials and the public. (2) Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands For the designation under paragraph (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall appoint the Under Secretary of the Navy. (d) Notification For the designations under paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the designation, submit to the congressional defense committees and the Governor of Hawaii or the Governors of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, respectively, a notification that includes the name and contact information of the individual so designated. 2854. Technical correction to map reference in the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 Section 2989(a)(2) of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1025; 136 Stat. 3027) is amended by striking November 30, 2022 and inserting May 22, 2024. 2855. Prohibition on use of funds for resettlement in the United States of certain individuals from the West Bank or Gaza (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may not use any asset, facility, or installation of the Department of Defense for the transport or processing of any individual from the West Bank or Gaza who is not a United States citizen, or who is not the spouse, parent, or child of a United States citizen, for purposes of resettlement in the United States. (b) Exception (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may use assets, facilities, and installations of the Department to transport and process for resettlement in the United States an individual described in subsection (a) who— (A) is a former employee of the United States Government; (B) was so employed for a period of not less than two years; and (C) maintains documentation demonstrating such employment. (2) Inapplicability Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an individual described in that paragraph whose employment with the United States Government was involuntarily terminated. (c) Reconsideration of policy Not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may reconsider the prohibition set forth in subsection (a) and provide recommendations to Congress on whether to continue or discontinue such prohibition. 2856. Expansion of defense community infrastructure pilot program to include installations of the Coast Guard Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, after The Secretary; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) In considering grants, agreements, or other funding under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to community infrastructure supportive of a military installation of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Commandant of the Coast Guard to assess the selection and prioritization of the project concerned. ; and (2) in subsection (e)(1), by adding at the end the following new sentence: For purposes of subsection (d), the term military installation includes an installation of the Coast Guard under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security.. XXIX Military Construction Disaster Recovery 2901. Authorized Navy disaster recovery construction and land acquisition projects (a) Navy authorization Subject to subsection (c), using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2903 and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4602, the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installations or locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: Navy Disaster RecoveryCountryInstallation or LocationAmountGuamJoint Region Marianas$726,480,000Naval Base Guam$3,840,460,000 (b) Report required (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing a plan to carry out the military construction projects authorized under subsection (a). (2) Plan The plan required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An explanation of how each military construction project under subsection (a) will incorporate mitigation measures that reduce the threat from extreme weather events, mean sea level fluctuation, flooding, and any other known environmental threat to resilience, including a list of any areas in which there is a variance from the local building requirements and an explanation of the reason for the variance. (B) A Department of Defense Form 1391 for each proposed project. (c) Limitation The Secretary of the Navy may not commence a military construction project authorized under subsection (a) until the report required under subsection (b) has been submitted by the Secretary. 2902. Authorized Air Force disaster recovery construction and land acquisition projects (a) Air Force authorization Subject to subsection (c), using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2903 and available for military construction projects inside the United States as specified in the funding table in section 4602, the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction projects for the installation or location inside the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the following table: Air Force Disaster RecoveryCountryInstallation or LocationAmountGuamAndersen Air Force Base$7,215,000,000 (b) Report required (1) In general Not later than 90 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 containing a plan to carry out the military construction project authorized under subsection (a). (2) Plan The plan required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An explanation of how the military construction project under subsection (a) will incorporate mitigation measures that reduce the threat from extreme weather events, mean sea level fluctuation, flooding, and any other known environmental threat to resilience, including a list of any areas in which there is a variance from the local building requirements and an explanation of the reason for the variance. (B) A Department of Defense Form 1391 for the proposed project. (c) Limitation The Secretary of the Air Force may not commence a military construction project authorized under subsection (a) until the report required under subsection (b) has been submitted by the Secretary. 2903. Authorization of emergency supplemental appropriations for military construction projects Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for the military construction projects authorized by this title as specified in the funding table in section 4602, in such amounts as may be designated as emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). C Department of Energy national security authorizations and other authorizations XXXI Department of Energy national security programs A National security programs and authorizations 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration (a) Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701. (b) Authorization of new plant projects From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration as follows: Project 25-D-530 Naval Examination Acquisition Project, Idaho National Laboratory, $45,000,000. Project 25-D-510 Plutonium Mission Safety & Quality Building, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, $48,500,000.Project 25-D-511 PULSE New Access, Nevada National Security Site, $25,000,000. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 3103. Other defense activities Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for other defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 3104. Nuclear energy Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2025 for nuclear energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701. B Program authorizations, restrictions, and limitations 3111. Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-enriched uranium None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended for the purposes of conducting research and development of an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium until— (1) the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense submit to the congressional defense committees a determination as to whether the determination made by the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 3118(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1196) and submitted to the congressional defense committees on March 25, 2018, that the United States should not pursue such research and development, remains valid; and (2) the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees a determination as to whether an advanced naval nuclear fuel system based on low-enriched uranium that would not reduce vessel capability, increase expense, or reduce operational availability as a result of refueling requirements can be produced. 3112. Authorization for modification of weapons (a) Authorization The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator for Nuclear Security, is authorized to carry out such efforts as required to modify or develop the following nuclear weapons: (1) B61-13. (2) W80-X (formerly the W80-4 ALT SLCM). (b) Updated nomenclature Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator for Nuclear Security, and in coordination with the Chair of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification of an updated nomenclature for the W80-X weapon. 3113. National Nuclear Security Administration management and process improvements (a) Modifications to National Nuclear Security Administration Act The National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 3211— (A) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as follows: (2) To support the deterrence of strategic attacks against the United States by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability, security, and safety of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including the ability to design, produce, and test nuclear weapons as necessary in order to meet national security requirements. ; and (B) in subsection (c), by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively, and inserting the following new paragraph (1): (1) fulfilling, to the maximum extent possible, the requirements for nuclear weapons of the Department of Defense; ; (2) in section 3213(a)(2), by inserting infrastructure construction and maintenance, after nuclear weapons,; (3) by amending section 3214(b)(1) to read as follows: (1) Supporting the deterrence of strategic attacks by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability, and security of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including the ability to design, produce, and test as necessary in order to meet national security requirements. ; and (4) in section 3264, by striking for the use and inserting for the cost-reimbursable use. (b) Modifications to nonproliferation and national security scholarship and fellowship programs Section 3113 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2444) is amended— (1) by striking Department of Energy each place it appears and inserting National Nuclear Security Administration; and (2) by striking of the Department each place it appears and inserting of the Administration; (c) Modifications to certain nuclear weapons stockpile matters The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 4201(b)— (A) by striking paragraph (5); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; (C) by inserting after the matter preceding paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph (1): (1) An increased level of effort for the construction of new facilities and the modernization of existing facilities with production and manufacturing capabilities that are necessary to support the deterrence of strategic attacks against the United States by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability, and security of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile, including— (A) the nuclear weapons production facilities; and (B) production and manufacturing capabilities resident in the national security laboratories. . (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking An increased level of effort and inserting Support; (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking An increased level of effort and inserting Support; and (F) by amending paragraph (4), as so redesignated, to read as follows: (4) Support for the modernization of facilities and projects that contribute to the experimental capabilities of the United States that support the sustainment and modernization of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile and the capabilities required to assess nuclear weapons effects. ; (2) in section 4204— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (I) by inserting , modernization, and replacement, as required, after effective management; and (II) by striking , including the extension of the effective life of such weapons; (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking increase the reliability, safety, and security and inserting enhance the performance and reliability; (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; (iv) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): (3) To maintain the safety and security of the nuclear weapons stockpile. ; and (v) by amending paragraph (4), as so redesignated, to read as follows: (4) To optimize the future size of the nuclear weapons stockpile. ; and (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1)— (I) by striking made to achieve and inserting consistent with; and (II) by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) any changes made to the stockpile consistent with the objectives identified in subsection (a) are carried out in a cost effective manner; and ; and (iv) in paragraph (3)— (I) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) are well understood and certifiable without the need to resume underground nuclear weapons testing ; and (II) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) develop future generations of design, certification, and production expertise in the nuclear security enterprise to support the fulfillment of mission requirements of the future stockpile. ; (3) in section 4209(a)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking phase 1 or phase 6.1 and inserting phase 2 or phase 6.2; (4) in section 4212— (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking, as specified in the most recent Nuclear Posture Review; (B) in subsection (b)— (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting and high explosives manufacturing after weapons assembly; (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking fissile materials components processing and fabrication and inserting processing; (iii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (iv) by inserting after paragraph (3), the following new paragraph (4): (4) The fissile material component processing and fabrication capabilities of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. ; and (C) by striking subsection (c); (5) by striking section 4216; (6) in section 4405— (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Accelerated cleanup The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the schedule for defense environmental cleanup activities and projects for a site at a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility if the Secretary determines that such an accelerated schedule will accelerate the recapitalization, modernization, or replacement of National Nuclear Security Administration facilities supporting the nuclear weapons stockpile, achieve meaningful, long-term cost savings to the Federal Government, or could substantially accelerate the release of land for local reuse without undermining national security objectives. ; and (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and (ii) by inserting after the matter preceding paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph (1): (1) The extent to which accelerated cleanup schedules can contribute to a more rapid modernization of National Nuclear Security Administration facilities. ; and (7) in section 4713— (A) in the heading of subsection (a)(1), by inserting and new nuclear weapon program after extension; and (B) by inserting or new nuclear weapon program after stockpile life extension each place it appears. 3114. Restoration of a domestic uranium enrichment capability (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall conduct an assessment to evaluate at least 2, but not more than 4, geographically disparate possible locations in the United States that would by 2035 be best suited to host a modular, scalable facility for the domestic enrichment of unencumbered uranium, including highly-enriched uranium suitable for defense applications. (b) Report required Not later than 150 days after commencing the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the results of such assessment, including— (1) an initial cost assessment and schedule for the construction of at least one facility beginning not later than January 1, 2027; and (2) a statement declaring a preferred location or locations from among the locations evaluated pursuant to subsection (a). 3115. Report on activities from U.S.–U.K. Mutual Defense Agreement (a) In general Not later than March 31, 2025, and annually thereafter until March 31, 2030, the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall submit to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the activities taken under the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes, done at Washington July 3, 1958 (commonly known as the U.S.-U.K. Mutual Defense Agreement). (b) Briefing contents A briefing under subsection (a) shall include for the preceding calendar year— (1) a brief overview of major lines of effort, including specific activities of note; (2) a list of any exchange, barter, or sale of nuclear and related materials; (3) a description of the relationship, if any with AUKUS; (4) a summary of key scientific exchanges and test events; and (5) such other information as the Administrator considers necessary. 3116. Modification of reporting requirements relating to cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and operating contracts Section 4807(e) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2787(e)) is amended to read as follows: (e) Review of reports by Comptroller General of the United States (1) Determination The Comptroller General of the United States shall determine, in consultation with the congressional defense committees, whether to conduct an initial review, a comprehensive review, or both, of a report required by subsection (b). (2) Initial review The Comptroller General shall provide any initial review of a report required by subsection (b) as a briefing to the congressional defense committees not later than 180 days after that report is submitted to the congressional defense committees. (3) Comprehensive review (A) Submission The Comptroller General shall submit any comprehensive review of a report required by subsection (b) to the congressional defense committees not later than 3 years after that report is submitted to the congressional defense committees. (B) Elements A comprehensive review of a report required by subsection (b) shall include an assessment, based on the most current information available, of the following: (i) The actual cost savings achieved compared to cost savings estimated under subsection (c)(1), and any increased costs incurred under the contract that were unexpected or uncertain at the time the contract was awarded. (ii) Any disruptions or delays in mission activities or deliverables resulting from the competition for the contract compared to the disruptions and delays estimated under subsection (c)(4). (iii) Whether expected benefits of the competition with respect to mission performance or operations have been achieved. (iv) Such other matters as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. . 3117. Authority for National Nuclear Security Administration to use passenger carriers for contractor commuting (a) In general Subtitle C of title XLVIII of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 4834. Authority to use passenger carriers for contractor commuting (a) Authority If and to the extent that the Administrator deems it appropriate to further mission activities under section 3211 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401), a passenger carrier may be used to provide transportation services to contractor employees between the covered facility of the contractor employee and a mass transit facility in accordance with any applicable transportation plan adopted by the Administrator pursuant to this section. (b) Plan requests and approval (1) In general The Administrator— (A) shall— (i) provide Management and Operating contractors at covered facilities the opportunity to, on a voluntary basis, submit, through the cognizant contracting officer of the applicable covered facility, a plan to provide transportation services described in subsection (a) for contractor employees at the covered facility; and (ii) review each such plan submitted in accordance with subparagraph (A); and (B) may approve each such plan if the requirements described in paragraph (2)(B) are satisfied. (2) Contents A plan submitted in accordance with paragraph (1)(A)— (A) may include proposals for parking facilities, road improvements, real property acquisition, passenger carrier services, and commuting cost deferment payments to contractor employees; and (B) shall include— (i) a description of how the use of passenger carriers will facilitate the mission of the covered facility; (ii) a description of how the plan will be economical and advantageous to the Federal Government; (iii) a summary of the benefits that will be provided under the plan and how costs will be monitored; and (iv) a description of how the plan will alleviate traffic congestion, reduce commuting times, and improve recruitment and retention of contractor employees. (3) Delegation The Administrator may delegate to the Senior Procurement Executive of the Administration the approval of any plan submitted by a contractor under this subsection. (c) Reimbursement The Administration may reimburse a contractor for the costs of transportation services incurred pursuant to a plan approved under subsection (b) using funds appropriated to the Administration. (d) Implementation In carrying out a plan approved under subsection (b), the Administrator, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with sound budget policy, shall— (1) require the use alternative fuel vehicles to provide transportation services; (2) ensure funds spent for this plan further the mission activities of the Administration under section 3211 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401); and (3) ensure that the time during which a contractor employee uses transportation services shall not be included for purposes of calculating the hours of work for such contractor employee. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Contractor employee The term contractor employee means an employee of a Management and Operating contractor or subcontractor employee at any tier. (2) Covered facility The term covered facility means any facility of the Administration that directly supports the mission of the Administration under section 3211 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401). (3) Management and Operating contractor The term Management and Operating contractor means a management and operating contractor that manages a covered facility. (4) Passenger carrier The term passenger carrier means a passenger motor vehicle, aircraft, boat, ship, train, or other similar means of transportation that is owned, leased, or provided pursuant to contract or subcontract by the Federal Government or through a contractor of the Administration. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4833 the following new item: Sec. 4834. Authority to use passenger carriers for contractor commuting. . 3118. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of information on streamlining National Nuclear Security Administration contracting Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for Program Direction, NNSA Federal Salaries and Expenses, Headquarters, Travel, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Administrator for Nuclear Security submits the report on streamlining National Nuclear Security Administration requirements required on page 389 of Senate Report 118–58, accompanying S.2226 (118th Congress). 3119. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of certification relating to W80–4 Alteration-SLCM Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for Program Direction, NNSA Federal Salaries and Expenses, Headquarters, Travel, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Administrator for Nuclear Security submits the certification required by section 306 of division D of title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118–42). 3120. Prohibition on use of funds to support access to National Nuclear Security Administration facilities (a) In general None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act, or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 or any subsequent fiscal year, for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be obligated or expended to permit or facilitate the access by any citizen of a covered country to any facility at which individuals perform work related to— (1) the protection, sustainment, or modernization of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile; or (2) capabilities for protecting, developing, sustaining, or disposing of technologies or materials related to the provision of nuclear propulsion for United States naval vessels. (b) Exception The Administrator for Nuclear Security may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) with respect to an individual if the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, certifies to Congress not less than 60 days before providing that individual with access to a facility described in subsection (a) that— (1) such access is in the national security interest of the United States; (2) the Department of Defense has completed a comprehensive background investigation of the individual and has not uncovered any affiliation with military or intelligence organizations associated with a covered country; (3) the individual will not be provided access to any classified information and all appropriate protective measures will be taken to ensure the risk of inadvertent access is minimized to the maximum extent possible; (4) the individual will be provided access to the facility for not more than 60 days in a calendar year; and (5) after the individual has had access to the facility for 60 days as described in paragraph (4), such access will be terminated immediately. (c) Covered country defined In this section, the term covered country means— (1) the People’s Republic of China; (2) the Russian Federation; (3) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; and (4) the Islamic Republic of Iran. 3121. Notification of certain regulations that impact the National Nuclear Security Administration (a) In general If a director of a national security laboratory of the National Nuclear Security Administration determines that a Federal regulation could inhibit the ability of the Administrator for Nuclear Security to maintain the safety, security, or effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpile without engaging in explosive nuclear testing, such director, not later than 15 days after making such determination, shall submit to Congress a notification of such determination. (b) Form A notification submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be made available to the public in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 3122. Authorization of Department of Defense and contractors to acquire and operate a utilization facility (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Project Pele holds great potential as the only mobile microreactor design currently being constructed. (2) The Department of Defense maintains nuclear indemnification authority through the Act entitled An Act to authorize the making, amendment and modification of contracts to facilitate the national defense, approved August 28, 1958 (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.)(referred to in this section as Public Law 85–804). (3) The Nuclear Power Program of the Army previously operated nuclear power reactors from 1957 until 1977 with one of the predecessor organizations of the Department of Energy, the Atomic Energy Commission. (4) Public Law 85–804 and the joint production of nuclear power reactors between the Army and the Department of Energy both provide potential pathways for the Department of Defense, and contractors on behalf of the Department of Defense, in ensuring such reactors are properly indemnified throughout their lifecycle. (5) The authorization in section 91b.(3) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2121(b)), as added by subsection (c), covers prerequisite design work for such activities as the authorization may support. (b) Report and briefing (1) In general Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a report and briefing, which shall include the following: (A) A history of how reactor programs, such as the Nuclear Power Program, legally operated and provided indemnification for the nuclear reactors produced. (B) A description of the feasibility of the use of Public Law 85–804 by the Department of Defense in the indemnification of current and future nuclear power reactor programs. (C) A description of the feasibility of jointly producing nuclear power reactors using the Price-Anderson indemnification authority of the Department of Energy. (D) An identification of a specific pathway to program of record for Project Pele, including recommendations on current authorities that could be used to ensure Project Pele remains on schedule for delivery and testing to the Idaho National Laboratory in 2025. (E) Recommendations on additional authorities necessary to provide for the operation and indemnification of future Department of Defense nuclear power programs; and (F) Other matters as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, determines necessary. (2) Form The report and briefing required by paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form, but may be accompanied by an additional classified report. (c) Authorization Section 91b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2121(b)) is amended by striking or utilization facility for military purposes and inserting or (3) to authorize the Department of Defense to manufacture, produce, or acquire, and to operate, or to authorize the Department of Defense to authorize a contractor of the Department of Defense to manufacture, produce, or acquire, and to operate, a utilization facility for military purposes, including for the production of electric or thermal power for military installations or operations. XXXII Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 3201. Authorization There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025, $47,210,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). XXXV Maritime Administration 3501. Maritime Administration Section 109 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 109. Maritime administration (a) Organization and mission The Maritime Administration is an administration in the Department of Transportation. The mission of the Maritime Administration is to foster, promote, and develop the merchant maritime industry of the United States. (b) Maritime administrator The head of the Maritime Administration is the Maritime Administrator, who is appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Administrator shall report directly to the Secretary of Transportation and carry out the duties prescribed by the Secretary. (c) Deputy maritime administrator The Maritime Administration shall have a Deputy Maritime Administrator, who is appointed in the competitive service by the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator. The Deputy Administrator shall carry out the duties prescribed by the Administrator. The Deputy Administrator shall be Acting Administrator during the absence or disability of the Administrator and, unless the Secretary designates another individual, during a vacancy in the office of Administrator. (d) Duties and powers vested in secretary All duties and powers of the Maritime Administration are vested in the Secretary. (e) Regional offices The Maritime Administration shall have regional offices for the Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes, and Pacific port ranges, and may have other regional offices as necessary. The Secretary shall appoint a qualified individual as Director of each regional office. The Secretary shall carry out appropriate activities and programs of the Maritime Administration through the regional offices. (f) Interagency and industry relations The Secretary shall establish and maintain liaison with other agencies, and with representative trade organizations throughout the United States, concerned with the transportation of commodities by water in the export and import foreign commerce of the United States, for the purpose of securing preference to vessels of the United States for the transportation of those commodities. (g) Detailing officers from armed forces To assist the Secretary in carrying out duties and powers relating to the Maritime Administration, not more than five officers of the Armed Forces may be detailed to the Secretary at any one time, in addition to details authorized by any other law. During the period of a detail, the Secretary shall pay the officer an amount that, when added to the officer's pay and allowances as an officer in the Armed Forces, makes the officer's total pay and allowances equal to the amount that would be paid to an individual performing work the Secretary considers to be of similar importance, difficulty, and responsibility as that performed by the officer during the detail. (h) Contracts, cooperative agreements, and audits (1) Contracts and cooperative agreements In the same manner that a private corporation may make a contract within the scope of its authority under its charter, the Secretary may make contracts and cooperative agreements for the United States Government and disburse amounts to— (A) carry out the Secretary's duties and powers under this section, subtitle V of title 46, and all other Maritime Administration programs; and (B) protect, preserve, and improve collateral held by the Secretary to secure indebtedness. (2) Audits The financial transactions of the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be audited by the Comptroller General. The Comptroller General shall allow credit for an expenditure shown to be necessary because of the nature of the business activities authorized by this section or subtitle V of title 46. At least once a year, the Comptroller General shall report to Congress any departure by the Secretary from this section or subtitle V of title 46. (i) Grant administrative expenses Except as otherwise provided by law, the administrative and related expenses for the administration of any grant programs by the Maritime Administrator may not exceed 3 percent. (j) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the duties and powers of the Secretary relating to the Maritime Administration. (2) Limitations Only those amounts specifically authorized by law may be appropriated for the use of the Maritime Administration for— (A) acquisition, construction, or reconstruction of vessels; (B) construction-differential subsidies incident to the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of vessels; (C) costs of national defense features; (D) payments of obligations incurred for operating-differential subsidies; (E) expenses necessary for research and development activities, including reimbursement of the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund for losses resulting from expenses of experimental vessel operations; (F) the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund; (G) National Defense Reserve Fleet expenses; (H) expenses necessary to carry out part B of subtitle V of title 46; and (I) other operations and training expenses related to the development of waterborne transportation systems, the use of waterborne transportation systems, and general administration. . D Funding Tables 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables (a) In general Whenever a funding table in this division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations. (b) Merit-based decisions A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 3201 and 4024 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and (2) comply with other applicable provisions of law. (c) Relationship to transfer and programming authority An amount specified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation accounts. (d) Applicability to classified annex This section applies to any classified annex that accompanies this Act. (e) Oral or written communications No oral or written communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this section. XLI PROCUREMENT 4101. PROCUREMENT SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars)LineItemFY 2025 RequestSenate AuthorizedAIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMYFIXED WING2FUTURE UAS FAMILY149,059149,0593SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS69,57379,573Company Small UAS (Co sUAS)—Army UFR[10,000]ROTARY4AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN570,655570,6556UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP)709,054709,0547UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP)58,17058,1709CH–47 HELICOPTER699,986699,986MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT12MQ–1 PAYLOAD14,08614,08613GRAY EAGLE MODS223,86523,86515AH–64 MODS81,02694,326AH–64E Apache Improved Tail Rotor Blade (ITRB) acceleration—Army UFR[13,300]16CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP)15,82515,82517UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS34,56544,565UH–72A Lakota lifecycle sustainment and modernization[10,000]18NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN49,86249,86219COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE61,36261,36220DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT3,8393,83921AVIATION ASSURED PNT69,16169,16122GATM ROLLUP4,8424,84223UAS MODS2,2652,265GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS24AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT139,331139,33126CMWS51,64651,64627COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM)257,854257,854OTHER SUPPORT28COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT31,18131,18129AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS14,47814,47830AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL27,42827,42831LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET3,8153,81532LAUNCHER GUIDED MISSILE: LONGBOW HELLFIRE XM221,54321,543TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY3,164,4713,197,771MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMYSURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM1LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SEN516,838516,8383M-SHORAD—PROCUREMENT69,09169,0914MSE MISSILE963,060963,0605INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ARMY MISSILE0150,000JPAC supplier base investments[50,000]Munitions supplier base program (MCEIP) [SRMs, ball bearings, PCBs, etc][100,000]6PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM)482,536746,536F25 PrSM Inc 1 production increase (+70)—Army UFR[114,000]PrSM capacity expansion to 550/yr[150,000]7PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM)10,03010,0308INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I657,581657,5819MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC)233,037233,03710COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM INTERCEP117,424202,224Army cUAS interceptors—Army UFR[84,800]AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM12JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM)47,582162,582JAGM production increase (+460)[115,000]13LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON744,178744,178ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS14JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY326,120326,12015TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY121,448121,44816GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)1,168,2641,168,26417GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)51,51151,51118MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR)30,23030,23019HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS79,38779,38720ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS (ATACMS)—SYS SUM3,2803,28022FAMILY OF LOW ALTITUDE UNMANNED SYSTEMS120,599191,599Lethal Unmanned System (LUS) / Low Altitude Stalk & Strike Ordinance (LASSO)—Army UFR[10,000]SB600 production increase[61,000]MODIFICATIONS23PATRIOT MODS171,958338,958Additional Patriot launcher[167,000]24STINGER MODS75,146166,146Stinger—Army UFR[91,000]25AVENGER MODS2,3212,32127MLRS MODS185,839185,83928HIMARS MODIFICATIONS49,58149,581SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS29SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS6,6956,695SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES30AIR DEFENSE TARGETS12,03412,034TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY6,245,7707,188,570PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMYTRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES1ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV)515,344515,3442ASSAULT BREACHER VEHICLE (ABV)5,6815,6813M10 BOOKER460,637460,637MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES4STRYKER (MOD)52,47152,4715STRYKER UPGRADE402,840402,8406BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE7,2557,2557BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD)106,937106,9378M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS42,57442,5749PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM)417,741417,74110IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88 HERCULES)151,657151,65711JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE174,779174,77912ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM773,745773,745WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES14PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL)4,8694,86915M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM)3317MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL3318MORTAR SYSTEMS8,3538,35319LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS2,5432,54320XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM)17,74717,74721PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE5,9105,91022CARBINE3323NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON367,292367,29224HANDGUN3434MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH25MK–19 GRENADE MACHINE GUN MODS5,5315,53126M777 MODS25,99825,99829M119 MODIFICATIONS12,82312,823SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES31ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV)1,0311,03132PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV)135,591135,591TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF W&TCV, ARMY3,699,3923,699,392PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMYSMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION1CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES84,09084,0902CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES41,51941,5193NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON AMMUNITION205,889205,8894CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES6,4616,4615CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES50,00250,0026CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES7,0127,0127CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES24,24624,2468CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES82,96582,9659CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES150,540150,54010CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES20,00620,006MORTAR AMMUNITION1160MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES40,85340,8531281MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES51,28251,28213120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES109,370109,370TANK AMMUNITION14CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES378,191378,191ARTILLERY AMMUNITION15ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES22,95722,95716ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES171,657171,65717PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS71,42671,42618ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL160,479160,479MINES19MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES56,03256,03220CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE15,30315,30321MINE, AT, VOLCANO, ALL TYPES501501ROCKETS22SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES83383323ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES34,30234,302OTHER AMMUNITION24CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES6,5716,57125DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES21,68221,68226GRENADES, ALL TYPES32,62332,62327SIGNALS, ALL TYPES21,51021,51028SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES12,16812,168MISCELLANEOUS30AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES4,0854,08532ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO)16,07416,07433AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT3,2833,28334FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO)18,67718,67735CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES102102PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT36INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES640,160640,16037CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION135,649132,749Destruction of anti-personnel landmines[–2,900]38ARMS INITIATIVE4,1404,140TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY2,702,6402,699,740OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMYTACTICAL VEHICLES1SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED:26,13226,1322SEMITRAILERS, TANKERS59,60259,6023HI MOB MULTI-PURP WHLD VEH (HMMWV)5,2655,2654GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV)34,40778,507Infantry squad vehicles[44,100]6JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES653,223528,223Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program reduction[–125,000]7TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE)19,08619,0868FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV)133,924133,9249FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (C72,76072,76010FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP36,72636,72611FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV)98,90698,90612PLS ESP80,25680,25613HVY EXPANDED MOBILE TACTICAL TRUCK EXT SERV94994914TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS2,7472,74715MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP169,726169,726NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES16PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES3,8753,87517NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER10,79210,792COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS18SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM127,479127,47919TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SVC280,798280,79821JCSE EQUIPMENT (USRDECOM)5,5045,504COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS24DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS87,05887,05825TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS34,93934,93926SHF TERM43,89743,89727ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING235,272235,27228EHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION16,02816,02830GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS534534COMM—C3 SYSTEM32COE TACTICAL SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI)61,77261,772COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS33HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS)704,118698,118Single Channel Data Radio[–6,000]34ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS104,320104,32036UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE20,44520,44537COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT489,754489,75439ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS60,61160,611COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM40CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE-INTEL15,51215,51242MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE163,077163,077INFORMATION SECURITY43INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP33733744COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC)157,400157,40047BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC)4545COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS49BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS26,44626,446COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS50INFORMATION SYSTEMS75,50575,50551EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM15,95615,95652INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM150,779150,779ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA)56JTT/CIBS-M9,2219,22157TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS (TLS)96,92564,225Terrestrial Layer System Brigade Combat Team realignment[–32,700]59DCGS-A-INTEL4,1224,12261TROJAN39,34439,34462MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT)6,54116,541Prophet Enhanced Signals Processing kits[10,000]63CI AND HUMINT INTELLIGENCE (HUMINT) CAPABILIT3,8993,89964BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION DEVICES2,0892,089ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW)65EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT)26,32726,32766AIR VIGILANCE (AV)9,9569,95667MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRONIC WARFARE (MFEW) SYST17,00417,00468FAMILY OF PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE CAP.13,22513,22569COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES20,95120,95170CI MODERNIZATION260260ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV)71SENTINEL MODS180,253180,25372NIGHT VISION DEVICES377,443176,943Integrated Visual Augmentation System[–200,500]73SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF10,86413,059MPE Tech Refresh[2,195]74INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION FAMILY OF SYSTEMS63,12263,12275FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS)207,352207,35276ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY FUZE SE2,9712,97177FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (IFLIR)68,50468,50478COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS)280,086345,586Army cUAS radars—Army UFR[65,500]79JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P)184,610184,61080JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS)9,3459,34581COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM322,9662,96682MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM4,6604,66083MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS6,0986,09884COUNTERFIRE RADARS21,25021,250ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS85ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE (20,03920,03986FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY16,24016,24087AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS80,01180,01188IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM403,028403,02889AIAMD FAMILY OF SYSTEMS (FOS) COMPONENTS2,7562,75690LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS)5,3605,36091NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE48,99448,99492GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A)4,1034,10393INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP6,5126,51294MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE)5,0175,017ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION95ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION10,06510,06596AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP78,61378,61397ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE)1,3031,30399HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP)76,32776,327100CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM1,6671,667101CSS COMMUNICATIONS60,85060,850CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS9999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS1,8171,817CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT104BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS)32,87932,879105CBRN DEFENSE57,40857,408BRIDGING EQUIPMENT107TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON97,23197,231ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT111ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS62,46962,469112RENDER SAFE SETS KITS OUTFITS16,44016,440113FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS1,9221,922COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT114HEATERS AND ECU'S14,35514,355115PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS)6,5036,503116GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM141,613141,613117MOBILE SOLDIER POWER23,12923,129118FORCE PROVIDER9,5699,569119CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM46,31246,312120FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS9,2179,217PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT122QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT2,8792,879123DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER57,05057,050MEDICAL EQUIPMENT124COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL72,15772,157MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT125MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS26,27126,271CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT127ALL TERRAIN CRANES11415,114Family of All Terrain Cranes Type I[15,000]128HIGH MOBILITY ENGINEER EXCAVATOR (HMEE)31,66331,663130CONST EQUIP ESP8,9258,925RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT131ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP55,45955,459132MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL (MSV)66,63466,634133ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (FLOAT/RAIL)20,03620,036GENERATORS134GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP81,54081,540135TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER RECAPITALIZATION12,05112,051MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT136FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS7,8497,849TRAINING EQUIPMENT137COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT40,68640,686138TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM174,890174,890139SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (STE)218,183218,183140GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING10,17210,172TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD)141INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE)48,32948,329142TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD)46,12846,128OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT143PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3)138,459138,459144BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT29,96829,968145MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3)42,48742,487146BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE26,98026,980147SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEST AND EVALUATION90,70590,705OPA2149INITIAL SPARES—C&E9,8109,810TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY8,616,5248,389,119AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVYCOMBAT AIRCRAFT1F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET28,55428,5542JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV1,895,0331,895,0333JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV196,634196,6344JSF STOVL2,078,2252,078,2255JSF STOVL169,389169,3896CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT)2,068,6572,318,657Two additional CH–53K aircraft—USMC UFR[250,000]7CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT)422,972422,9728V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT)60,17560,1759H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z)8,7018,70110P–8A POSEIDON12,42412,42411E–2D ADV HAWKEYE197,66977,679E–2D Advanced Hawkeye reduction[–119,990]TRAINER AIRCRAFT12MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING SYSTEM (METS)301,303301,303OTHER AIRCRAFT14KC–130J33,40633,40616MQ–4 TRITON159,226159,22620MQ–25504,683504,68321MQ–2551,34451,34422MARINE GROUP 5 UAS19,08119,081MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT23F–18 A-D UNIQUE92,76592,76524F–18E/F AND EA–18G MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINM566,727566,72725MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES112,672112,67226AEA SYSTEMS17,46017,46027AV–8 SERIES3,5843,58428INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST)146,876146,87629ADVERSARY49,72449,72430F–18 SERIES680,613680,61331H–53 SERIES107,247107,24732MH–60 SERIES108,072108,07233H–1 SERIES153,006153,00635E–2 SERIES148,060148,06036TRAINER A/C SERIES12,41512,41537C–130 SERIES188,119188,11938FEWSG66366339CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES13,16213,16240E–6 SERIES142,368185,268Accelerate Fund NC3 Recapitalization and New Transmission Pathways—Navy UFR[42,900]41EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES69,49569,49542T–45 SERIES158,800158,80043POWER PLANT CHANGES16,80616,80644JPATS SERIES24,15724,15745AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT MODS3,9643,96446COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT52,79152,79147COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES139,113139,11348COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM10,68710,68749ID SYSTEMS7,0207,02050P–8 SERIES307,202307,20251MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION25,59725,59753V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY235,062325,062Osprey Drive System Safety and Health Information (ODSSHI)[90,000]54NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)453,226453,22655F–35 STOVL SERIES282,987282,98756F–35 CV SERIES183,924183,92457QRC26,95726,95758MQ–4 SERIES122,044122,044AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS63SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS2,094,2422,094,242AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES64COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT572,806572,80665AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES105,634105,63466WAR CONSUMABLES43,60443,60467OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES73,30773,30768SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT456,816456,816TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY16,217,25016,480,160WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVYMODIFICATION OF MISSILES2TRIDENT II MODS1,793,8671,793,867SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES3MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES8,1338,133STRATEGIC MISSILES4TOMAHAWK32,67767,677FY25 Tomahawk obsolescence fixes[35,000]TACTICAL MISSILES5AMRAAM279,626279,6266SIDEWINDER86,02386,0237STANDARD MISSILE627,3861,000,025Restore SM–3 IB production[372,639]8STANDARD MISSILE127,830127,8309SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II76,10876,10810RAM141,021141,02111JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)76,83876,83813AERIAL TARGETS182,463182,46314OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT3,4113,41115LRASM326,435326,43516NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)24,88290,982NSM production increase (+21)[66,100]17NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)4,4124,412MODIFICATION OF MISSILES18TOMAHAWK MODS317,839317,83919ESSM652,391652,39120AARGM-ER213,988213,98821AARGM-ER34,60434,60422STANDARD MISSILES MODS75,66775,667SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES23WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES1,490201,490JPAC supplier base investments[100,000]Munitions supplier base program (MCEIP) [SRMs, ball bearings, PCBs, etc][100,000]ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT26ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT351,488351,488TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP27SSTD4,3174,31728MK–48 TORPEDO333,147451,147Accelerate Mk–48 Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT) Procurement (+41)—Navy UFR[118,000]29ASW TARGETS30,47630,476MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP30MK–54 TORPEDO MODS106,249198,549Mk54 production increase[92,300]31MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS17,36317,36332MARITIME MINES100,065100,065SUPPORT EQUIPMENT33TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT151,809151,80934ASW RANGE SUPPORT4,0394,039DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION35FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION5,6695,669GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS36SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS12,51312,513MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS37CIWS MODS4,2664,26638COAST GUARD WEAPONS54,79454,79439GUN MOUNT MODS82,24682,24640LCS MODULE WEAPONS2,4632,46341AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS11,63511,635SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS43SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS240,697243,697Accelerate Mk–48 Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT) Procurement (+41)[3,000]TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY6,600,3277,487,366PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MCNAVY AMMUNITION1GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS33,16133,1612JDAM75,13475,1343AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES58,197123,197FY25 Hydra 70 minimum sustained rate production[65,000]4MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION12,50112,5015PRACTICE BOMBS56,74571,145Additional EM-T USMC ground-based fires training rounds[14,400]6CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES73,78273,7827AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES75,41675,4168JATOS7,4077,40795 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION29,99029,99010INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION40,08940,08911OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION41,22341,22312SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO47,26947,26913PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION9,7039,70315AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION1,7031,70316EXPEDITIONARY LOITERING MUNITIONS588,005588,005MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION17MORTARS127,726127,72618DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS43,76943,76919INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION266,277266,27720COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS21,72621,72621AMMO MODERNIZATION18,21118,21122ARTILLERY MUNITIONS114,684114,68423ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION5,1655,165TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMO, NAVY & MC1,747,8831,827,283SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVYFLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS1COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE3,341,2353,341,2352COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE6,215,9396,215,939OTHER WARSHIPS3CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM1,186,8731,261,873Aircraft carrier industrial base[75,000]4CVN–81721,045896,045CVN–82 AP[175,000]5VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE3,615,9044,265,904Build 2x Virginia-class SSNs per year[650,000]6VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE3,720,3034,200,303Incremental funding for second ship[400,000]Submarine industrial base programs[80,000]7CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS1,061,143811,143CVN refueling complex overhaul reduction[–250,000]9DDG 100061,10061,10010DDG–51759,563759,56310DDG–51923,808923,80810DDG–514,725,8196,155,8193rd DDG in FY25[1,430,000]11DDG–5141,72483,2243rd DDG Advance Procurement for FY26[41,500]13FFG-FRIGATE1,170,4421,220,442Small surface combatant shipyard infrastructure and workforce development[50,000]AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS14LPD FLIGHT II1,561,9632,561,963FY25 Navy request to complete amphibious ship multi-ship buy[1,000,000]19LHA REPLACEMENT61,11861,11821MEDIUM LANDING SHIP268,06830,068Medium Landing Ship lead ship reduction[–238,000]21AMEDIUM-SIZED LANDING VESSEL0238,000Medium-sized landing vessel[238,000]AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST23TAO FLEET OILER0398,000AP for T-AO Fleet Oiler[398,000]24TOWING, SALVAGE, AND RESCUE SHIP (ATS)060,000Acceleration of T-ATS (+1 ship)[60,000]26LCU 1700095,000LCU second shipyard[95,000]27OUTFITTING674,600674,60029SERVICE CRAFT11,42611,42630AUXILIARY PERSONNEL LIGHTER76,16876,16831LCAC SLEP45,08745,08732AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED SEALIFT)204,939204,93933COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS1,930,0241,930,024DDG–51 cost to complete reduction[–225,000]SCN cost to complete increase[225,000]TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY32,378,29136,582,791OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVYSHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT1SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT20,84020,840GENERATORS2SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E82,93782,937NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT3OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT102,288102,288OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT4SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND SUPT EQUIP PROG294,625294,6255DDG MOD861,066861,0666FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT38,52138,5217COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD2,4022,4028LHA/LHD MIDLIFE81,60281,6029LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM7,3527,35210POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT23,44023,44011SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT293,766293,76612VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT43,56543,56513LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT7,3187,31814SUBMARINE BATTERIES30,47030,47015LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT38,11538,11516DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT407,468407,46817STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP53,93153,93118DSSP EQUIPMENT4,5864,58620LCAC11,01311,01321UNDERWATER EOD EQUIPMENT16,65016,65022ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION66,35166,35123CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS3,2543,254REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT24SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION2,392,1902,392,19026REACTOR COMPONENTS445,974445,974OCEAN ENGINEERING27DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT17,49917,499SMALL BOATS28STANDARD BOATS400,892400,892PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT29OPERATING FORCES IPE237,036237,036OTHER SHIP SUPPORT30LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT56,10556,10531LCS MCM MISSION MODULES118,247118,24733LCS SUW MISSION MODULES11,10111,10134LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION205,571205,57135SMALL & MEDIUM UUV48,78060,680Accelerate Subsea and Seabed Warfare (SSW) ROV—Navy UFR[11,900]LOGISTIC SUPPORT36LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION56,66756,667SHIP SONARS37SPQ–9B RADAR7,4027,40238AN/SQQ–89 SURF ASW COMBAT SYSTEM134,637134,63739SSN ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT502,115502,11540UNDERSEA WARFARE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT16,73116,731ASW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT41SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE SYSTEM55,48455,48442SSTD9,6479,64743FIXED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM405,854428,854Persistent Targeting for Undersea[23,000]44SURTASS45,97545,975ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT45AN/SLQ–32184,349184,349RECONNAISSANCE EQUIPMENT46SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT362,099362,09947AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS)4,6804,680OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT48COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY26,64426,64449NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS)13,61413,61450ATDLS68,45868,45851NAVY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NCCS)3,6453,64552MINESWEEPING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT16,81216,81253NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS (SPACE)41,45841,45854AMERICAN FORCES RADIO AND TV SERVICE3,8033,803AVIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT56ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT90,58690,58657AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT75,50875,50858ID SYSTEMS59,60259,60259JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEM (7,2877,28760NAVAL MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS46,10646,106OTHER SHORE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT61MARITIME INTEGRATED BROADCAST SYSTEM7,8097,80962TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I SYSTEMS65,11365,11363DCGS-N16,94616,94664CANES440,207440,20765RADIAC38,68838,68866CANES-INTELL50,65450,65467GPETE32,00532,00568MASF24,36124,36169INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM TEST FACILITY6,7096,70970EMI CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION4,0814,08172IN-SERVICE RADARS AND SENSORS228,910228,910SHIPBOARD COMMUNICATIONS73BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL NETWORK104,119104,11974SHIPBOARD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS24,60224,60275SHIP COMMUNICATIONS AUTOMATION103,546105,046Accelerate Fund NC3 Recapitalization and New Transmission Pathways—Navy UFR[1,500]76COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS UNDER $5M9,2099,209SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS77SUBMARINE BROADCAST SUPPORT136,846147,546Accelerate Fund NC3 Recapitalization and New Transmission Pathways—Navy UFR[10,700]78SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT68,33473,834Accelerate Fund NC3 Recapitalization and New Transmission Pathways—Navy UFR[5,500]SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS79SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS59,74559,74580NAVY MULTIBAND TERMINAL (NMT)163,071163,071SHORE COMMUNICATIONS81JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE)4,5514,551CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT82INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM (ISSP)162,008162,00883MIO INTEL EXPLOITATION TEAM1,1001,100CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT84CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP15,50615,506OTHER ELECTRONIC SUPPORT95COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT58,21358,213SONOBUOYS97SONOBUOYS—ALL TYPES323,441323,441AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT98MINOTAUR5,4315,43199WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT138,062138,062100AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT121,108121,108101ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)2,2442,244102ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM (EMALS14,70214,702103METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT17,98217,982104AIRBORNE MCM10,64310,643106AVIATION SUPPORT EQUIPMENT110,993110,993107UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER AVIATION(UCA)MISSION CNTRL130,050130,050SHIP GUN SYSTEM EQUIPMENT109SHIP GUN SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT6,4166,416SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT110HARPOON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT226226111SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT381,473381,473112TOMAHAWK SUPPORT EQUIPMENT98,92198,921FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT113STRATEGIC MISSILE SYSTEMS EQUIP325,236325,236ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT114SSN COMBAT CONTROL SYSTEMS157,609157,609115ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT25,36225,362OTHER ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT116EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EQUIP26,72526,725117DIRECTED ENERGY SYSTEMS3,81748,817HELIOS Long Lead Procurement[45,000]118ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION3,1933,193OTHER EXPENDABLE ORDNANCE119ANTI-SHIP MISSILE DECOY SYSTEM95,55797,257Accelerate Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED)—Navy UFR[1,700]120SUBMARINE TRAINING DEVICE MODS80,24880,248121SURFACE TRAINING EQUIPMENT179,974179,974CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT122PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES3,7513,751123GENERAL PURPOSE TRUCKS5,7955,795124CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EQUIP80,26080,260125FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT26,19926,199126TACTICAL VEHICLES50,87850,878127AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT6,4546,454128POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT3,9243,924129ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION103,014103,014130PHYSICAL SECURITY VEHICLES1,3011,301SUPPLY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT131SUPPLY EQUIPMENT56,58556,585132FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION5,8635,863133SPECIAL PURPOSE SUPPLY SYSTEMS954,467954,467TRAINING DEVICES134TRAINING SUPPORT EQUIPMENT5,3415,341135TRAINING AND EDUCATION EQUIPMENT75,62675,626COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT136COMMAND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT29,69829,698137MEDICAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT10,12210,122139NAVAL MIP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT6,5906,590140OPERATING FORCES SUPPORT EQUIPMENT17,05617,056141C4ISR EQUIPMENT33,60633,606142ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT47,49947,499143PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT129,484129,484144ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY42,02642,026OTHER149NEXT GENERATION ENTERPRISE SERVICE130,100130,100150CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES2,1952,195CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS9999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS16,13416,134SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS152SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS705,144705,144153VIRGINIA CLASS (VACL) SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS578,277578,277TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY15,877,25315,976,553PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPSTRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES1AAV7A1 PIP2,7732,7732AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICLES810,276810,2763LAV PIP761761ARTILLERY AND OTHER WEAPONS4155MM LIGHTWEIGHT TOWED HOWITZER1,8231,8235ARTILLERY WEAPONS SYSTEM139,477139,4776WEAPONS AND COMBAT VEHICLES UNDER $5 MILLION18,48125,631Marine Corps realignment—reducible height gunner protection kits[7,150]GUIDED MISSILES7TOMAHAWK115,232115,2328NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)144,682144,6829NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM)30,08730,08710GROUND BASED AIR DEFENSE369,296369,29611ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-JAVELIN61,56361,56312FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR WEAPON SYSTEMS (FOAAWS)9,5219,52113ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-TOW1,8681,86814GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS)1,5841,584COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS15COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (C84,76484,764REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT16REPAIR AND TEST EQUIPMENT71,02381,023Goalkeeper Long Lead[10,000]OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)17MODIFICATION KITS1,5591,559COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (NON-TEL)18ITEMS UNDER $5 MILLION (COMM & ELEC)221,212221,21219AIR OPERATIONS C2 SYSTEMS20,38520,385RADAR + EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)20GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR)71,94171,941INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT (NON-TEL)21ELECTRO MAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS (EMSO)182,4650Marine Corps realignment[–182,465]22GCSS-MC3,2823,28223FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM56,71056,71024INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT128,804128,80426UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS (INTEL)59,07759,07727DCGS-MC81,50781,50728UAS PAYLOADS17,23217,232OTHER SUPPORT (NON-TEL)31EXPEDITIONARY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT15,04215,04232MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN)283,983303,983Expansion of secure 5G Open RAN[20,000]33COMMON COMPUTER RESOURCES25,79325,79334COMMAND POST SYSTEMS59,11359,11335RADIO SYSTEMS258,818258,81836COMM SWITCHING & CONTROL SYSTEMS39,39039,39037COMM & ELEC INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT21,01521,01538CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES19,24519,24540UNMANNED EXPEDITIONARY SYSTEMS16,30516,305CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS9999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS3,2663,266ADMINISTRATIVE VEHICLES42COMMERCIAL CARGO VEHICLES26,80026,800TACTICAL VEHICLES43MOTOR TRANSPORT MODIFICATIONS17,30417,30444JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE340,542238,842Joint Light Tactical Vehicle reduction[–101,700]45TRAILERS27,44027,440ENGINEER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT46TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS29,25229,25247POWER EQUIPMENT ASSORTED23,41123,41148AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT11,36611,36649EOD SYSTEMS30,16630,166MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT50PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT56,74956,749GENERAL PROPERTY51FIELD MEDICAL EQUIPMENT23,65135,651Medical Equipment Modernization—USMC UFR[12,000]52TRAINING DEVICES105,448105,44853FAMILY OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT29,16829,16854ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (ULTV)17,95417,954OTHER SUPPORT55ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION26,50826,508SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS56SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS28,74928,749TOTAL PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS4,243,8634,008,848AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCESTRATEGIC OFFENSIVE1B–21 RAIDER1,956,6682,158,168Program increase[201,500]2B–21 RAIDER721,600721,600TACTICAL FORCES3F–354,474,1564,474,1564F–35482,584482,5845F–15EX1,808,4722,498,472Procure 6 x F–15 EX Aircraft—NGB UFR[690,000]TACTICAL AIRLIFT7KC–46A MDAP2,854,7482,854,748OTHER AIRLIFT8C–130J2,405292,405Additional LC–130J[290,000]UPT TRAINERS10ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING T–7A235,207235,207HELICOPTERS11MH–139A294,095294,09512COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER162,685372,685Additional HH–60W procurement[210,000]MISSION SUPPORT AIRCRAFT13C–40 FLEET EXPANSION328,6899,989C–40 Fleet Expansion reductions[–318,700]14CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C3,0863,086OTHER AIRCRAFT16TARGET DRONES37,58137,58117ULTRA35,27435,27421RQ–20B PUMA11,28311,28321AE–70400,000E–7 acceleration[400,000]STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT22B–2A63,93263,93223B–1B13,40613,40624B–52194,83289,332B–52 modification to nuclear-capable[4,500]B–52 radar modernization reduction[–110,000]25LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES52,11752,117TACTICAL AIRCRAFT27E–11 BACN/HAG82,93982,93928F–1545,829172,127Prevent retirement of F–15Es[126,298]29F–16217,235217,23530F–22A861,125861,12531F–35 MODIFICATIONS549,657549,65732F–15 EPAW271,970271,97033KC–46A MDAP24,95424,954AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT34C–545,44545,44535C–17A103,306103,30636C–32A6,4226,42237C–37A9,1469,146TRAINER AIRCRAFT38GLIDER MODS2,6792,67939T–6130,281130,28140T–12,2052,20541T–38115,486115,486OTHER AIRCRAFT43U–2 MODS69,80669,80647VC–25A MOD11,38811,38848C–407,1147,11449C–130102,519102,51950C–130J MODS206,904206,90451C–135146,564146,56452COMPASS CALL94,65494,65454RC–135222,966222,96655E–368,19268,19256E–428,72828,72857H–12,0972,09758MH–139A MOD5,0105,01059H–602,0352,03560HH60W MODIFICATIONS28,91128,91162HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS213,284213,28463OTHER AIRCRAFT55,12255,12264OTHER AIRCRAFT5,2165,21665MQ–9 MODS12,35112,35166SENIOR LEADER C3 SYSTEM—AIRCRAFT25,00125,00167CV–22 MODS42,79542,795AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS68INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR PARTS936,2121,034,531C–40 Fleet Expansion reductions[–10,000]Fighter Force Re-Optimization (+208 PMAI a/c)—AF UFR[108,319]COMMON SUPPORT EQUIPMENT69AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT SUPPORT EQUIP162,813198,694Fighter Force Re-Optimization (+208 PMAI a/c)—AF UFR[35,881]POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT70OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES15,03115,03172B–2A1,8851,88573B–2B15,70915,70976CV–22 POST PRODUCTION SUPPORT12,02512,02579F–1611,50111,50180F–1686786782HC/MC–130 MODIFICATIONS18,60418,604INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS85INDUSTRIAL RESPONSIVENESS20,00420,004WAR CONSUMABLES86WAR CONSUMABLES25,90825,908OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES87OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES1,006,2721,504,872Classified adjustment[498,600]92F–15EX40,08440,084CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS9999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS16,35916,359TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE19,835,43021,961,828MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCEMISSILE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT—BALLISTIC1MISSILE REPLACEMENT EQ-BALLISTIC37,33337,333BALLISTIC MISSILES3MK21A REENTRY VEHICLE26,15626,156STRATEGICTACTICAL4LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON70,33570,3355LONG RANGE STAND-OFF WEAPON140,000140,0006REPLAC EQUIP & WAR CONSUMABLES6,5336,5337JOINT AIR-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE825,0511,161,451JASSM max production (+260)[336,400]9JOINT STRIKE MISSILE165,909259,909FY25 JSM max executable production (+34)—INDOPACOM UFR[94,000]10LRASM0354,100609,100FY25 LRASM/JASSM sub-tier supplier expansion[150,000]LRASM max production (+35)—INDOPACOM UFR[105,000]12SIDEWINDER (AIM–9X)107,101107,10113AMRAAM447,373497,373AIM–120D AMRAAM for D3 DMS[50,000]16SMALL DIAMETER BOMB42,257102,257SDB I[60,000]17SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II328,382431,859SDB II—Marine Corps UFR[103,477]18STAND-IN ATTACK WEAPON (SIAW)173,421173,421INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES19INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS/POL PREVENTION913200,913JPAC supplier base investments[100,000]Munitions supplier base program (MCEIP) [SRMs, ball bearings, PCBs, etc][100,000]CLASS IV20ICBM FUZE MOD104,039104,03921ICBM FUZE MOD40,33640,33622MM III MODIFICATIONS24,21224,21223AIR LAUNCH CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM)34,01934,019MISSILE SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS24MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (INITIAL)6,9566,95625MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS (REPLEN)103,543103,543SPECIAL PROGRAMS28SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAMS628,436628,436CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS9999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS707,204707,204TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE4,373,6095,472,486PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCECARTRIDGES2CARTRIDGES123,034123,034BOMBS3GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS144,725144,7254MASSIVE ORDNANCE PENETRATOR (MOP)8,5668,5665JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION125,268232,601JDAM increase[107,333]7B61–12 TRAINER11,66511,665OTHER ITEMS8CAD/PAD40,48740,4879EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD)7,0767,07610SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS61761711FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION2,8942,89412ITEMS LESS THAN $5,000,0005,3995,399FLARES13EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES99,76999,769FUZES14FUZES114,664114,664SMALL ARMS15SMALL ARMS25,31125,311TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE709,475816,808PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCESPACE PROCUREMENT, SF1AF SATELLITE COMM SYSTEM65,65665,6563COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS4,2774,2774FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT TERMINALS17,26417,2645FABT FORCE ELEMENT TERMINAL234,655234,6556WIDEBAND GAPFILLER SATELLITES(SPACE)10,02010,0207GENERAL INFORMATION TECH—SPACE2,1892,1898GPSIII FOLLOW ON647,165647,1659GPS III SPACE SEGMENT68,20568,20510GLOBAL POSTIONING (SPACE)83583514SPACEBORNE EQUIP (COMSEC)83,82983,82915MILSATCOM37,68437,68417SPECIAL SPACE ACTIVITIES658,007658,00718MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE SYSTEM51,60151,60119NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH1,847,4861,847,48621PTES HUB56,14856,14823SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY LAUNCH357,178357,17824SPACE MODS48,15248,15225SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM SPACE63,79863,798SPARES26SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS722722PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES27USSF REPLACEMENT VEHICLES4,9194,919SUPPORT EQUIPMENT28POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT3,18912,576UPS Resiliency—Space Force UFR[9,387]TOTAL PROCUREMENT, SPACE FORCE4,262,9794,272,366OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCEPASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES1PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES6,8026,802CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES2MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLE4,5264,5263CAP VEHICLES1,1511,1514CARGO AND UTILITY VEHICLES41,60555,605Protection Level One Armored Utility Vehicles for intercontinental ballistic missile security mission[14,000]SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES5JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE69,54669,5466SECURITY AND TACTICAL VEHICLES4384387SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES99,05799,057FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT8FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH RESCUE VEHICLES57,23457,234MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT9MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES22,94922,949BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT10RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND CLEANING EQU7,4767,47611BASE MAINTENANCE SUPPORT VEHICLES91,00191,001COMM SECURITY EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)12COMSEC EQUIPMENT63,23363,23313STRATEGIC MICROELECTRONIC SUPPLY SYSTEM328,667328,667INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS14INTERNATIONAL INTEL TECH & ARCHITECTURES5,6165,61615INTELLIGENCE TRAINING EQUIPMENT5,1465,14616INTELLIGENCE COMM EQUIPMENT36,44936,449ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS17AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & LANDING SYS45,82045,82018NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM13,44313,44319BATTLE CONTROL SYSTEM—FIXED22,76422,76420THEATER AIR CONTROL SYS IMPROVEMEN73,41273,412213D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-RANGE RADAR96,02296,02222WEATHER OBSERVATION FORECAST31,05631,05623STRATEGIC COMMAND AND CONTROL49,99149,99124CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN COMPLEX8,8978,89725MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS18,47418,47427STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM7,3767,376SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS PROJECTS28GENERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY161,928161,92829AF GLOBAL COMMAND & CONTROL SYS1,9461,94630BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE CONTROL NODE (BACN)5531MOBILITY COMMAND AND CONTROL11,43511,43532AIR FORCE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM254,106354,106Counter uncrewed systems for Africa Command[100,000]33COMBAT TRAINING RANGES290,877290,87734MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMM N60,63960,63935WIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE (WAS)13,94513,94536C3 COUNTERMEASURES100,594100,59437DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING & MGT SYS1,2361,23639THEATER BATTLE MGT C2 SYSTEM43343340AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC)21,17521,175AIR FORCE COMMUNICATIONS41BASE INFORMATION TRANSPT INFRAST (BITI) WIRED201,670201,67042AFNET69,80769,80743JOINT COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE)5,8215,82144USCENTCOM19,49819,49845USSTRATCOM4,7974,79746USSPACECOM79,783106,856Consolidated Space Operations Facility (CSOF) Procurement—SPACECOM UFR[27,073]ORGANIZATION AND BASE47TACTICAL C-E EQUIPMENT139,153139,15348COMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER LOCATER2,2222,22249RADIO EQUIPMENT53,56853,56850BASE COMM INFRASTRUCTURE60,74460,744MODIFICATIONS51COMM ELECT MODS73,14773,147PERSONAL SAFETY & RESCUE EQUIP52PERSONAL SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT109,562109,562DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS HANDLING EQ53POWER CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT13,44313,44354MECHANIZED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIP20,45920,459BASE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT55BASE PROCURED EQUIPMENT79,85479,85456ENGINEERING AND EOD EQUIPMENT203,531203,53157MOBILITY EQUIPMENT112,280112,28058FUELS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (FSE)24,56324,56359BASE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT54,45558,205Fighter Force Re-Optimization (+208 PMAI a/c)—AF UFR[3,750]SPECIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS61DARP RC13529,52429,52462DCGS-AF59,50459,50464SPECIAL UPDATE PROGRAM1,269,9041,397,304Classified adjustment[127,400]CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS9999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS25,476,31225,476,312SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS65SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS (CYBER)1,0561,05666SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS7,6377,637TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE30,298,76430,570,987PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDEMAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA25MAJOR EQUIPMENT2,1912,191MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA38PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION3,7173,717MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA8INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY25,39225,3929TELEPORT PROGRAM27,45127,45111ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION25,49925,49912DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORK68,78668,78613WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION AGENCY116,320116,32014SENIOR LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE54,27854,27815JOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS)17,21317,21316JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER50,46250,46217FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION (4ENO)24,48224,482MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA24MAJOR EQUIPMENT53,77753,777MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DMACT45MAJOR EQUIPMENT7,3327,332MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DODEA44AUTOMATION/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & LOGISTICS1,3601,360MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA1MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA518518MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY41VEHICLES2,7542,75442OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT8,7838,78343DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES3,4293,429MAJOR EQUIPMENT, MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY27THAAD246,995246,99528GROUND BASED MIDCOURSE20,79620,79629AEGIS BMD85,00085,00030BMDS AN/TPY–2 RADARS57,130233,230AN/TPY–2 Antenna Equipment Unit (AEU)—MDA UFR[176,100]31SM–3 IIAS406,370471,370Expand SM–3 IIA production capacity to 36/yr[65,000]32ARROW 3 UPPER TIER SYSTEMS50,00050,00033SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (SRBMD)40,00040,00034DEFENSE OF GUAM PROCUREMENT22,60223,402Guam Defense System (GDS)[800]36IRON DOME110,000110,00037AEGIS BMD HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE32,04032,040MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD2MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD184,095184,095MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS26MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS16,34516,345MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS7MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS374374MAJOR EQUIPMENT, USCYBERCOM46CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS69,06669,066CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS9999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS599,781599,781AVIATION PROGRAMS47ARMED OVERWATCH/TARGETING335,487335,48748MANNED ISR2,5002,50049MC–1240040050ROTARY WING UPGRADES AND SUSTAINMENT220,301243,074MH–60M OCONUS aircraft loss mods and MEP—SOCOM UFR[22,773]51UNMANNED ISR41,71741,71752NON-STANDARD AVIATION7,9427,94253U–285,2595,25954MH–47 CHINOOK157,413157,41355CV–22 MODIFICATION49,40349,40356MQ–9 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE19,12319,12357PRECISION STRIKE PACKAGE69,91769,91758AC/MC–130J300,892300,892SHIPBUILDING60UNDERWATER SYSTEMS63,85063,850AMMUNITION PROGRAMS61ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M139,078139,078OTHER PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS62INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS205,814205,81463DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS3,9183,91864OTHER ITEMS <$5M79,01579,01565COMBATANT CRAFT SYSTEMS66,45573,455Combatant Craft Assault[7,000]66SPECIAL PROGRAMS20,82220,82267TACTICAL VEHICLES53,01653,01668WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M358,257402,757Counter Uncrewed Systems—SOCOM UFR[44,500]69COMBAT MISSION REQUIREMENTS4,9884,98870OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE23,71523,71571OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS317,092327,837Loitering Munition Accelerated Fielding and Reliability Testing Acceleration—SOCOM UFR[10,745]CBDP72CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS215,038215,03873CB PROTECTION & HAZARD MITIGATION211,001211,001TOTAL PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE5,406,7515,733,669TOTAL PROCUREMENT166,380,672176,365,737 XLII RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION(In Thousands of Dollars)LineProgramElementItemFY 2025 RequestSenate AuthorizedRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMYBASIC RESEARCH10601102ADEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES310,191311,191Modeling and simulation environments for weapons system innovation[1,000]20601103AUNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES78,16678,16630601104AUNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH CENTERS109,726109,72640601121ACYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ALLIANCE5,5255,52550601601AARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH10,30910,309SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH513,917514,917APPLIED RESEARCH60602002AARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED RESEARCH8,0328,03270602134ACOUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED STUDIES6,1636,16380602141ALETHALITY TECHNOLOGY96,094102,094Advanced materials and manufacturing for hypersonic systems[6,000]90602142AARMY APPLIED RESEARCH00100602143ASOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY102,236116,736Advanced textiles for extreme environments[5,000]Critical hybrid advanced materials processing[2,000]Pathfinder Air Assault program[2,500]Pathfinder Airborne program[5,000]110602144AGROUND TECHNOLOGY66,70773,707Accelerated carbonization soil stabilization[5,000]Roadway assessment and repair technologies[1,000]Smart concrete materials[1,000]120602145ANEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY149,108154,108Lightweight autonomous vehicle prototype[5,000]130602146ANETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY84,57684,576140602147ALONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES TECHNOLOGY32,08982,089Biosynthesizing critical chemicals[50,000]150602148AFUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY52,68552,685160602150AAIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY39,18841,188Counter-uncrewed aerial systems research[2,000]170602180AARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES20,31920,319180602181AALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE APPLIED RESEARCH12,26912,269190602182AC3I APPLIED RESEARCH25,83925,839200602183AAIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH53,20653,206210602184ASOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH21,06921,069220602213AC3I APPLIED CYBER28,65628,656230602386ABIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—APPLIED RESEARCH11,78011,780250602785AMANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING TECHNOLOGY19,79519,795260602787AMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY68,48168,48199999999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS35,76635,766SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH934,0581,018,558ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT270603002AMEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY3,1123,112280603007AMANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY16,71616,716290603025AARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION14,60814,608300603040AARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES18,26328,263Distributed AI fusion for attritable uncrewed systems[10,000]310603041AALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY23,72223,722320603042AC3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY22,81422,814330603043AAIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY17,07617,076340603044ASOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY10,13310,133350603116ALETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY33,96933,969360603117AARMY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT00370603118ASOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY94,89994,899380603119AGROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY45,88052,880Design and manufacturing of advanced composites[2,000]Renewable electric vehicle charging stations[5,000]390603134ACOUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT SIMULATION21,39821,398400603386ABIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—ADVANCED RESEARCH36,36036,360410603457AC3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT19,61619,616420603461AHIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING MODERNIZATION PROGRAM239,597247,597High performance computing modernization program[8,000]430603462ANEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY175,198177,198Silicone anode battery testing[2,000]440603463ANETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY94,42494,424450603464ALONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY164,943249,943PrSM Inc 4 1yr acceleration long-lead items[85,000]460603465AFUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY140,578145,578Army aviation cyber and electromagnetic protection[5,000]470603466AAIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY28,33328,333490603920AHUMANITARIAN DEMINING9,2729,27299999999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS155,526155,526SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT1,386,4371,503,437ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES510603305AARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION13,03113,031520603308AARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION19,65919,659530603327AAIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING00540603619ALANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER—ADV DEV58,61758,617550603639ATANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION116,027118,527Large caliber automated ammunition resupply[2,500]560603645AARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION—ADV DEV23,23540,735360 Helmet Mounted Display for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle[17,500]570603747ASOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY4,0594,059580603766ATACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM—ADV DEV90,26590,265590603774ANIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT64,11364,113600603779AENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—DEM/VAL34,09134,091610603790ANATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT4,1844,184620603801AAVIATION—ADV DEV6,5916,591630603804ALOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ADV DEV12,44512,445640603807AMEDICAL SYSTEMS—ADV DEV582582650603827ASOLDIER SYSTEMS—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT24,28424,284660604017AROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT3,0393,039670604019AEXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE (EMAM)102,589102,589680604020ACROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM (CFT) ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING63,83163,831690604035ALOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE CAPABILITY21,93521,935700604036AMULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) ADV DEV239,135239,135710604037ATACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) ADV DEV4,3174,317720604100AANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES11,23411,234730604101ASMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.4)1,8001,800740604103AELECTRONIC WARFARE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT TOOL (EWPMT)2,0042,004750604113AFUTURE TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (FTUAS)127,870127,870760604114ALOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE (LTAMD) SENSOR149,463149,463770604115ATECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES252,000262,000Short pulse laser directed energy demonstration[10,000]780604117AMANEUVER—SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE (M-SHORAD)315,772315,772790604119AARMY ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING00800604120AASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING (PNT)24,16824,168810604121ASYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT REFINEMENT & PROTOTYPING136,029136,029820604134ACOUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING17,34117,341830604135ASTRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES00840604182AHYPERSONICS00850604386ABIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS—DEM/VAL20,86220,862860604403AFUTURE INTERCEPTOR8,0588,058880604531ACOUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT59,98379,983NGCM R&D acceleration (+1yr)[20,000]900604541AUNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT31,83731,837910305251ACYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT2,2702,27099999999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS277,181277,181SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES2,343,9012,393,901SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION920604201AAIRCRAFT AVIONICS7,1717,171930604270AELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT35,94235,942940604601AINFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS52,58652,586950604604AMEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES15,08815,088960604611AJAVELIN10,40539,505Javelin R&D for fast launch[29,100]970604622AFAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES50,01150,011980604633AAIR TRAFFIC CONTROL982982990604641ATACTICAL UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE (TUGV)92,54092,5401000604642ALIGHT TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES100,25789,983Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle reduction[–10,274]1010604645AARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION (ASM)—ENG DEV48,09748,0971020604710ANIGHT VISION SYSTEMS—ENG DEV89,25989,2591030604713ACOMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT3,2863,2861040604715ANON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES—ENG DEV28,42728,4271050604741AAIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE—ENG DEV69,65379,653Family of Counter-sUAS System (FoCUS)—Army UFR[10,000]1060604742ACONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT30,09730,0971070604746AAUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT12,92712,9271080604760ADISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS (DIS)—ENG DEV8,9148,9141090604798ABRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND EVALUATION26,35226,3521100604802AWEAPONS AND MUNITIONS—ENG DEV242,949267,949FY25 PGK development acceleration[25,000]1110604804ALOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV41,82941,8291120604805ACOMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS—ENG DEV92,30092,3001130604807AMEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT—ENG DEV7,1437,1431140604808ALANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER—ENG DEV19,13479,134Joint All Domain Testing, Evaluation, and Training Center[60,000]1150604818AARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL HARDWARE & SOFTWARE165,229165,2291160604820ARADAR DEVELOPMENT76,09076,0901170604822AGENERAL FUND ENTERPRISE BUSINESS SYSTEM (GFEBS)1,9951,9951180604827ASOLDIER SYSTEMS—WARRIOR DEM/VAL29,13229,1321190604852ASUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS—EMD77,86477,8641200604854AARTILLERY SYSTEMS—EMD50,49550,4951210605013AINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT120,076120,0761220605018AINTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A)126,354126,3541230605030AJOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC)20,19120,1911240605031AJOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)31,21431,2141250605035ACOMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM)11,69111,6911260605036ACOMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CWMD)7,8467,8461270605038ANUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE (NBCRV) SENSOR SUITE7,8867,8861280605041ADEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT4,1764,1761290605042ATACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS (LOW-TIER)4,2884,2881300605047ACONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM9,2769,2761310605049AMISSILE WARNING SYSTEM MODERNIZATION (MWSM)001320605051AAIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT38,22538,2251330605052AINDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2—BLOCK 1167,912167,9121340605053AGROUND ROBOTICS28,37828,3781350605054AEMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES164,734172,734Mobile-long range precision strike missile[8,000]1360605143ABIOMETRICS ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC)001370605144ANEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE—MEDIUM2,9312,9311380605148ATACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS NODE (TITAN) EMD157,036157,0361390605203AARMY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION001400605205ASMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (SUAV) (6.5)37,87637,8761410605206ACI AND HUMINT EQUIPMENT PROGRAM-ARMY (CIHEP-A)1,2961,2961420605216AJOINT TARGETING INTEGRATED COMMAND AND COORDINATION SUITE (JTIC2S)28,55328,5531430605224AMULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE18,91318,9131440605231APRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM)184,046184,0461450605232AHYPERSONICS EMD538,017538,0171460605233AACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE)32,26532,2651470605235ASTRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY182,823182,8231480605236AINTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS23,36323,3631490605241AFUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT1,253,6371,253,6371500605242ATHEATER SIGINT SYSTEM (TSIGS)6,6606,6601510605244AJOINT REDUCED RANGE ROCKET (JR3)13,56513,5651520605247ASPECTRUM SITUATIONAL AWARENESS SYSTEM (S2AS)9,3309,3301530605450AJOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)3,0303,0301540605457AARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AIAMD)602,045602,0451550605531ACOUNTER—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS SYS DEV & DEMONSTRATION59,56364,063Roadrunner-M—Army UFR[4,500]1570605625AMANNED GROUND VEHICLE504,841504,8411580605766ANATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION (MIP)16,56516,5651590605812AJOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PHASE (EMD)27,01334,513JLTV anti-idle systems[7,500]1600605830AAVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT9799791610303032ATROJAN—RH123,9303,9301630304270AELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT131,096163,796Terrestrial Layer System Brigade Combat Team realignment[32,700]99999999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS83,13683,136SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION6,150,9106,317,436MANAGEMENT SUPPORT1640604256ATHREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT71,29871,2981650604258ATARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT15,78815,7881660604759AMAJOR T&E INVESTMENT78,61378,6131670605103ARAND ARROYO CENTER38,12238,1221680605301AARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL321,755371,755USAG-Kwajalein Atoll Recap[50,000]1690605326ACONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM86,64586,6451700605502ASMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH001710605601AARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES461,085461,0851720605602AARMY TECHNICAL TEST INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS75,59175,5911730605604ASURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS37,60437,6041740605606AAIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION2,2012,2011750605702AMETEOROLOGICAL SUPPORT TO RDT&E ACTIVITIES001760605706AMATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS27,42027,4201770605709AEXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS6,2456,2451780605712ASUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING76,08876,0881790605716AARMY EVALUATION CENTER73,22073,2201800605718AARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD COLLABORATION & INTEG11,25711,2571810605801APROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES91,89591,8951820605803ATECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES32,38532,3851830605805AMUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY50,76650,7661840605857AENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY MGMT SUPPORT1,6591,6591850605898AARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS—R&D - MHA59,72759,7271860606002ARONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST SITE73,40073,4001870606003ACOUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL MODERNIZATION4,5744,5741880606942AASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER VULNERABILITIES10,10510,105SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT1,707,4431,757,443OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT1900603778AMLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM14,18814,1881910605024AANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT7,4897,4891920607101ACOMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CWMD) PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT2712711930607131AWEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS9,36315,363Agile manufacturing for advanced armament systems[6,000]1940607136ABLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM25,00025,0001950607137ACHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM4,8164,8161960607139AIMPROVED TURBINE ENGINE PROGRAM67,02967,0291970607142AAVIATION ROCKET SYSTEM PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT001980607143AUNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM UNIVERSAL PRODUCTS24,53924,5391990607145AAPACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT8,2438,2432000607148AAN/TPQ–53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET ACQUISITION RADAR SYSTEM53,65253,6522010607150AINTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT9,7539,7532020607312AARMY OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT002030607313AELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT5,5595,5592040607315AENDURING TURBINE ENGINES AND POWER SYSTEMS2,6202,6202060607665AFAMILY OF BIOMETRICS5905902070607865APATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT168,458168,4582080203728AJOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS)27,58227,5822090203735ACOMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS272,926272,9262100203743A155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER IMPROVEMENTS55,20555,2052110203752AAIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM1421422120203758ADIGITIZATION1,5621,5622130203801AMISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM1,5111,5112140203802AOTHER MISSILE PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS23,70833,708Containerized weapon system[10,000]2150205412AENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY—OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEV2692692160205778AGUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (GMLRS)20,59020,5902170208053AJOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM002200303028ASECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES002210303140AINFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM15,73315,7332220303141AGLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM2,5662,5662230303142ASATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE)26,64326,6432260305179AINTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS)5,7015,7012270305204ATACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES002280305206AAIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS002290305219AMQ–1 GRAY EAGLE UAV6,6816,6812300708045AEND ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES67,18773,187Advanced isostatic pressure armor[6,000]99999999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS32,51894,718Iron Quest—Army UFR[12,200]Spectre—Army UFR[50,000]SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT962,0941,046,294SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS2310608041ADEFENSIVE CYBER—SOFTWARE PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT74,54874,548SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS74,54874,548TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, ARMY14,073,30814,626,534RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVYBASIC RESEARCH10601103NUNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES94,25999,259Digital radar system development[5,000]20601153NDEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES483,914483,914SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH578,173583,173APPLIED RESEARCH30602114NPOWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH23,84223,84240602123NFORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH120,716125,716Unmanned maritime systems digital manufacturing factory of the future[5,000]50602131MMARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE TECHNOLOGY53,75853,75860602235NCOMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH51,20251,20270602236NWARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED RESEARCH76,37982,379Research on foreign malign influence operations[6,000]80602271NELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED RESEARCH91,44191,44190602435NOCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT APPLIED RESEARCH78,93084,430Resilient autonomous sensing in the Arctic[5,500]100602651MJOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED RESEARCH7,7197,719110602747NUNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH57,52568,525Geophysical sensing and characterization of the mine-hunting environment[1,000]Low-cost autonomous sensors for maritime dominance[10,000]120602750NFUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH163,673163,673130602782NMINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH31,46032,460Precision strike loitering munitions[1,000]140602792NINNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) APPLIED RESEARCH127,363127,363150602861NSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT—ONR FIELD ACITIVITIES90,93990,939SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH974,9471,003,447ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT160603123NFORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY31,55631,556170603271NELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY8,5378,537180603273NSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS118,624118,624190603640MUSMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD)243,247264,247Innovative design and manufacturing for uncrewed systems[8,000]Long-range maneuvering projectiles[7,000]Marine Corps realignment—Autonomous Low Profile Vessel[6,000]200603651MJOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT16,18816,188210603673NFUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT262,869262,869220603680NMANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM63,08463,084230603729NWARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY5,1055,105240603758NNAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS97,61597,615250603782NMINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY2,0502,050260603801NINNOVATIVE NAVAL PROTOTYPES (INP) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT131,288131,288SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT980,1631,001,163ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES270603128NUNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM99,94099,940280603178NLARGE UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (LUSV)53,96453,964290603207NAIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS41,76559,765Autonomous surface and underwater dual-modality vehicles[18,000]300603216NAVIATION SURVIVABILITY23,11523,115310603239NNAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES7,8667,866320603254NASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT20,03320,033330603261NTACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE3,3583,358340603382NADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY2,0512,051350603502NSURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE COUNTERMEASURES29,42129,421360603506NSURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE4,7904,790370603512NCARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT5,6595,659380603525NPILOT FISH1,007,3241,007,324390603527NRETRACT LARCH00400603536NRETRACT JUNIPER199,172199,172410603542NRADIOLOGICAL CONTROL801801420603553NSURFACE ASW1,1941,194430603561NADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT96,694106,694Advanced submarine hull coatings[10,000]440603562NSUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEMS14,92414,924450603563NSHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN110,800110,800460603564NSHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & FEASIBILITY STUDIES52,58652,586470603570NADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS368,002368,002480603573NADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS93,94293,942490603576NCHALK EAGLE137,372137,372500603581NLITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS)9,1329,132510603582NCOMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION20,13550,135PAC–3–AEGIS integration[30,000]520603595NOHIO REPLACEMENT189,631189,631530603596NLCS MISSION MODULES28,80128,801540603597NAUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT)10,80510,805550603599NFRIGATE DEVELOPMENT107,658107,658560603609NCONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS8,9508,950570603635MMARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT SYSTEM103,860103,860580603654NJOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT47,33947,339590603713NOCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT15,58715,587600603721NENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION23,25823,258610603724NNAVY ENERGY PROGRAM60,61060,610620603725NFACILITIES IMPROVEMENT9,0679,067630603734NCHALK CORAL459,791459,791640603739NNAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY6,0596,059650603746NRETRACT MAPLE628,958628,958660603748NLINK PLUMERIA346,553346,553670603751NRETRACT ELM99,93999,939680603764MLINK EVERGREEN460,721460,721690603790NNATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT5,1515,151700603795NLAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY1,6861,686710603851MJOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING30,26330,263720603860NJOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND LANDING SYSTEMS—DEM/VAL4,0474,047730603925NDIRECTED ENERGY AND ELECTRIC WEAPON SYSTEMS9,8779,877740604014NF/A –18 INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST)8,6308,630750604027NDIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE128,997128,997760604028NSMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES52,994114,294Accelerate Subsea and Seabed Warfare (SSW) ROV—Navy UFR[61,300]770604029NUNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE TECHNOLOGIES68,15268,152780604030NRAPID PROTOTYPING, EXPERIMENTATION AND DEMONSTRATION.168,855168,855790604031NLARGE UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLES6,8746,874800604112NGERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78—80)96,67096,670810604126NLITTORAL AIRBORNE MCM00820604127NSURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES15,27115,271830604272NTACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM)35,03035,030840604289MNEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS8,11463,114At-sea VLS reloading development[55,000]850604292NFUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME STRIKE)4,7964,796860604295MMARINE AVIATION DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION62,31762,317870604320MRAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY PROTOTYPE120,392120,392880604454NLX (R)12,78512,785890604536NADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING21,46621,466900604636NCOUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-UAS)14,18514,185910604659NPRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM5,667257,667Nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile[252,000]920604707NSPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT8,8968,896930604786NOFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON DEVELOPMENT341,907341,907940605512NMEDIUM UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES (MUSVS))101,838101,838950605513NUNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING CAPABILITIES92,86892,868960605514MGROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE50,91650,916970605516MLONG RANGE FIRES30,09230,092980605518NCONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS)903,927903,927990303354NASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT—MIP7,2537,2531000304240MADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM3,5043,5041010304270NELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT—MIP1,3951,3951020304797NUNDERSEA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML)28,56328,563SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES7,465,0057,891,305SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION1030603208NTRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT26,12026,1201040604038NMARITIME TARGETING CELL43,30143,3011050604212MOTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT001060604212NOTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT001070604214MAV–8B AIRCRAFT—ENG DEV5,3205,3201080604215NSTANDARDS DEVELOPMENT5,1205,1201090604216NMULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE DEVELOPMENT60,43860,4381100604221NP–3 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM001110604230NWARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM108,432108,4321120604231NCOMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS164,391164,3911130604234NADVANCED HAWKEYE301,384301,3841140604245MH–1 UPGRADES39,02339,0231150604261NACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS53,59153,5911160604262NV–22A109,431109,4311170604264NAIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT29,33029,3301180604269NEA–18223,266223,2661190604270NELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT189,750189,7501200604273MEXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT51,36651,3661210604274NNEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)86,72186,7211220604280NJOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM—NAVY (JTRS-NAVY)330,559359,159Accelerate Fund NC3 Recapitalization and New Transmission Pathways—Navy UFR[28,600]1230604282NNEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) INCREMENT II209,623209,6231240604307NSURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING528,234528,2341250604329NSMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)19,74419,7441260604366NSTANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS468,297468,2971270604373NAIRBORNE MCM11,06611,0661280604378NNAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL—COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING41,41941,4191290604419NADVANCED SENSORS APPLICATION PROGRAM (ASAP)001300604501NADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS112,231112,2311310604503NSSN–688 AND TRIDENT MODERNIZATION97,95397,9531320604504NAIR CONTROL84,45884,4581330604512NSHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS10,74210,7421340604518NCOMBAT INFORMATION CENTER CONVERSION10,62110,6211350604522NAIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR (AMDR) SYSTEM107,924107,9241360604530NADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)9,1429,1421370604558NNEW DESIGN SSN273,848273,8481380604562NSUBMARINE TACTICAL WARFARE SYSTEM71,98271,9821390604567NSHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE T&E13,67513,6751400604574NNAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES3,9213,9211410604601NMINE DEVELOPMENT79,411101,811Maritime mine development and fielding acceleration (HHEE Inc 1)[22,400]1420604610NLIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT137,265137,2651430604654NJOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT8,8108,8101440604657MUSMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS—ENG DEV33,88033,8801450604703NPERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, AND HUMAN FACTORS10,01110,0111460604727NJOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS1,5161,5161470604755NSHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & CONTROL)170,080170,0801480604756NSHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD KILL)74,21499,214HVP 5–inch cUAS round[25,000]1490604757NSHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT KILL/EW)165,599271,599Accelerate Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED)—Navy UFR[106,000]1500604761NINTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING23,81023,8101510604771NMEDICAL DEVELOPMENT8,3718,3711520604777NNAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM44,32644,3261530604800MJOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD001540604800NJOINT STRIKE FIGHTER (JSF)—EMD001550604850NSSN(X)348,788348,7881560605013MINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT15,21815,2181570605013NINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT325,004325,0041580605024NANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT3,3173,3171590605180NTACAMO MODERNIZATION775,316775,3161600605212MCH–53K RDTE86,09386,0931610605215NMISSION PLANNING115,390115,3901620605217NCOMMON AVIONICS87,05387,0531630605220NSHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC)5,6975,6971640605285NNEXT GENERATION FIGHTER453,82853,828Program decrease[–400,000]1650605327NT-AO 205 CLASS001660605414NUNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA)214,919214,9191670605450MJOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)20,65420,6541680605500NMULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT (MMA)39,09639,0961690605504NMULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA) INCREMENT III134,366134,3661700605516NLONG RANGE FIRES120,728120,7281710605611MMARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION60,18160,1811720605813MJOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE (JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION10,74810,7481730204202NDDG–1000243,042243,0421740301377NCOUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS (CACW)19,51719,5171750302315NNON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT8,3248,3241790304785NISR & INFO OPERATIONS188,392188,3921800306250MCYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT7,5817,581SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION7,942,9687,724,968MANAGEMENT SUPPORT1810604256NTHREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT25,82325,8231820604258NTARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT17,22417,2241830604759NMAJOR T&E INVESTMENT65,67265,6721840605152NSTUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—NAVY6,2166,2161850605154NCENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES43,64843,6481860605502NSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH001870605804NTECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICES1,0091,0091880605853NMANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT137,521137,5211890605856NSTRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT3,5363,5361900605863NRDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT152,176152,1761910605864NTEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT477,823477,8231920605865NOPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION CAPABILITY30,60330,6031930605866NNAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) SUPPORT23,66823,6681940605867NSEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE SUPPORT6,3906,3901950605873MMARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT32,70032,7001960605898NMANAGEMENT HQ—R&D42,38142,3811970606295MMARINE AVIATION DEVELOPMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT5,0005,0001980606355NWARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT50,65250,6521990305327NINSIDER THREAT2,9202,9202000902498NMANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS (DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES)2,2342,234SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT1,127,1961,127,196OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT2030604840MF–35 C2D2480,759480,7592040604840NF–35 C2D2466,186466,1862050605520MMARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS SYSTEMS74,11974,1192060607658NCOOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY (CEC)142,552142,5522070101221NSTRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM SUPPORT403,494409,494High density sonar array[6,000]2080101224NSSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM61,01261,0122090101226NSUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT96,66796,6672100101402NNAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS29,74329,7432110204136NF/A–18 SQUADRONS374,194374,1942120204228NSURFACE SUPPORT8,4208,4202130204229NTOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION PLANNING CENTER (TMPC)200,739200,7392140204311NINTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM72,47372,4732150204313NSHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS1,4281,4282160204413NAMPHIBIOUS TACTICAL SUPPORT UNITS (DISPLACEMENT CRAFT)2,2382,2382170204460MGROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ATOR)51,34651,3462180204571NCONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT159,648159,6482190204575NELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS SUPPORT139,164318,164Accelerate COPPERFIELD—Navy UFR[60,000]Accelerate GRANDSTAND—Navy UFR[29,000]Navy counterspace cability—SPACECOM UFR[60,000]Navy mobile counterspace capability—SPACECOM UFR[10,000]Navy space-enabled indications and warnings capability—SPACECOM UFR[20,000]2200205601NANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT28,68228,6822210205620NSURFACE ASW COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION29,88729,8872220205632NMK–48 ADCAP164,935184,935NSWC INDIAN HEAD explosive fill[20,000]2230205633NAVIATION IMPROVEMENTS136,276136,2762240205675NOPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS167,098167,0982250206313MMARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS145,343161,643Marine Corps Electromagnetic Warfare Programs—SPACECOM UFR[10,300]Marine Corps realignment—MEGFOS-M[6,000]2260206335MCOMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S)18,33218,3322270206623MMARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS77,37777,3772280206624MMARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES SUPPORT33,64133,6412290206625MUSMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS (MIP)37,37257,372Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP)—USMC UFR[20,000]2300206629MAMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE002310207161NTACTICAL AIM MISSILES31,35931,3592320207163NADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM)29,63829,6382330208043NPLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM (PDAS)3,5593,5592370303138NAFLOAT NETWORKS56,91569,215Accelerate Fund NC3 Recapitalization and New Transmission Pathways—Navy UFR[12,300]2380303140NINFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM35,33935,3392390305192NMILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (MIP) ACTIVITIES7,2397,2392400305204NTACTICAL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES002410305205NUAS INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY002420305208MDISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS45,55045,5502430305220NMQ–4C TRITON14,40214,4022440305231NMQ–8 UAV002450305232MRQ–11 UAV2,0162,0162460305234NSMALL (LEVEL 0) TACTICAL UAS (STUASL0)002470305241NMULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT40,26740,2672480305242MUNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) PAYLOADS (MIP)10,91710,9172490305251NCYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT002500305421NMQ–4C TRITON MODERNIZATION444,042444,0422510307577NINTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)7937932520308601NMODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT10,92710,9272530702207NDEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF)28,79928,7992540708730NMARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH)4,3264,32699999999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS2,235,3392,652,339Classified adjustment[417,000]SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT6,604,5527,275,152SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS2550608013NRISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM14,52214,5222560608231NMARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL (MTC2)—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM10,28910,289SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS24,81124,811TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, NAVY25,697,81526,631,215RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AFBASIC RESEARCH10601102FDEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES361,930361,93020601103FUNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES143,372143,372SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH505,302505,302APPLIED RESEARCH30602020FFUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED RESEARCH85,47785,47740602022FUNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTER (UARC)—TACTICAL AUTONOMY8,2258,22550602102FMATERIALS142,336152,336Advanced materials science for manufacturing research[10,000]60602201FAEROSPACE VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES5,2355,23570602202FHUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED RESEARCH138,204138,20480602203FAEROSPACE PROPULSION339,477339,47790602204FAEROSPACE SENSORS193,029193,029100602212FDEFENSE LABORATORIES R&D PROJECTS (10 U.S.C. SEC 2358)00110602298FSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT— MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES9,6629,662120602602FCONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS138,497138,497130602605FDIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY114,962114,962140602788FDOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND METHODS176,333176,333SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH1,351,4371,361,437ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT150603032FFUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY DEMOS248,506248,506160603112FADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS29,66129,661170603199FSUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T)12,55812,558180603203FADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS37,93537,935190603211FAEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO102,529102,529200603216FAEROSPACE PROPULSION AND POWER TECHNOLOGY00210603270FELECTRONIC COMBAT TECHNOLOGY36,44536,445220603273FSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS91,88591,885230603444FMAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (MSSS)00240603456FHUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT19,56819,568250603601FCONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY125,460125,460260603605FADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY25,05025,050270603680FMANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM34,73037,730Affordable composites for hypersonic systems[1,000]Classified additive manufacturing research[2,000]280603788FBATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION26,17226,172290604776FDEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D27,76227,762300207412FCONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC)2,0122,012SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT820,273823,273ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES310603036FMODULAR ADVANCED MISSILE00320603260FINTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT3,8203,820330603742FCOMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY24,79924,799340603790FNATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT4,4984,498350603851FINTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE—DEM/VAL119,197119,197360604001FNC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS10,14810,148370604003FADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ABMS)743,842743,842380604004FADVANCED ENGINE DEVELOPMENT562,337562,337390604005FNC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPING68,12468,124400604006FDEPT OF THE AIR FORCE TECH ARCHITECTURE00410604007FE–7418,513418,513420604009FAFWERX PRIME20,58020,580430604015FLONG RANGE STRIKE—BOMBER2,654,0732,654,073440604025FRAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER)75,05175,051450604032FDIRECTED ENERGY PROTOTYPING3,7123,712460604033FHYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING00470604183FHYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING—HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE (HACM)516,971516,971480604201FPNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS00490604257FADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS24,20424,204500604288FSURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (SAOC)1,687,5001,447,500Survivable Airborne Operations Center reduction[–240,000]510604317FTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER3,4853,485520604327FHARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM154,417149,917Program decrease[–4,500]530604414FCYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-ACS59,53959,539540604534FADAPTIVE ENGINE TRANSITION PROGRAM (AETP)00550604609FREQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & CONCEPT MATURATION22,66722,667560604668FJOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (JTMS)174,723174,723570604776FDEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D4,8404,840580604858FTECH TRANSITION PROGRAM234,342298,842Accelerate experimentation and prototyping including for advanced low-cost weapons[50,000]Air Force Research Lab stratospheric balloon experimentation project[14,500]590604860FOPERATIONAL ENERGY AND INSTALLATION RESILIENCE63,19463,194600605057FNEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM7,0147,014610605164FAIR REFUELING CAPABILITY MODERNIZATION13,66113,661620606005FDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE9,8009,800630201184FCOUNTER NARCO-TERRORISM PROGRAM OFFICE00640207110FNEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE3,306,3553,306,355650207179FAUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS51,66651,666660207420FCOMBAT IDENTIFICATION1,9141,914670207431FCOMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES18,73318,733680207448FC2ISR TACTICAL DATA LINK42,37142,371690207455FTHREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR (3DELRR)8,1008,100700207522FAIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS (ABADS)17,27317,273710207606FJOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT (JSE)191,337191,337720208030FWAR RESERVE MATERIEL—AMMUNITION5,2265,226730305236FCOMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT (CDL EA)33,34933,349740305601FMISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS22,02822,028750306250FCYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT00760306415FENABLED CYBER ACTIVITIES00770708051FRAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION (RSM)37,04437,044780808736FSPECIAL VICTIM ACCOUNTABILITY AND INVESTIGATION3,0063,006790808737FINTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION5,3645,364800901410FCONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM28,99528,995811206415FU.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT28,39228,392SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES11,486,20411,306,204SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION820604200FFUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & PROGRAMS7,2057,205830604201FPNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND IMPROVEMENTS217,662217,662840604222FNUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT70,82370,823850604270FELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT19,26419,264860604281FTACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE78,48078,480870604287FPHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT10,56910,569880604336FHARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET DEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROTOTYPING39,07939,079890604602FARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT7,1577,157900604604FSUBMUNITIONS3,4273,427910604617FAGILE COMBAT SUPPORT24,17824,178920604706FLIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS25,50225,502930604735FCOMBAT TRAINING RANGES224,783224,783940604932FLONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON623,491623,491950604933FICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION10,40810,408960605030FJOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER (JTNC)00970605031FJOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)00980605056FOPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT41,22341,223990605057FNEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING SYSTEM001000605223FADVANCED PILOT TRAINING83,98583,9851010605229FHH–60W001020605238FGROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT EMD3,721,0243,721,0241030207171FF–15 EPAWSS001040207279FISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY AND RECOVERY10,02010,0201050207328FSTAND IN ATTACK WEAPON375,528375,5281060207701FFULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING7,7547,7541070208036FMEDICAL C-CBRNE PROGRAMS001110305155FTHEATER NUCLEAR WEAPON STORAGE & SECURITY SYSTEM9,0189,0181120305205FENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES001130401221FKC–46A TANKER SQUADRONS93,62093,6201140401319FVC–25B433,94330,943VC–25B reduction[–403,000]1150701212FAUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS26,64026,6401160804772FTRAINING DEVELOPMENTS4,9604,9601171203176FCOMBAT SURVIVOR EVADER LOCATOR2,2692,269SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION6,172,0125,769,012MANAGEMENT SUPPORT1180604256FTHREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT19,92719,9271190604759FMAJOR T&E INVESTMENT74,22874,2281200605101FRAND PROJECT AIR FORCE39,72039,7201210605502FSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH001220605712FINITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVALUATION14,24714,2471230605807FTEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT936,913936,9131240605827FACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL VIG & COMBAT SYS316,924316,9241250605828FACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL REACH496,740496,7401260605829FACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & BUS SYS521,987521,9871270605830FACQ WORKFORCE- GLOBAL BATTLE MGMT001280605831FACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY INTEGRATION262,349262,3491290605832FACQ WORKFORCE- ADVANCED PRGM TECHNOLOGY69,31969,3191300605833FACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS343,180343,1801310605898FMANAGEMENT HQ—R&D6,2916,2911320605976FFACILITIES RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT94,82894,8281330605978FFACILITIES SUSTAINMENT—TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT63,57963,5791340606017FREQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND MATURATION41,55041,5501350606398FMANAGEMENT HQ—T&E7,6477,6471360303166FJOINT INFORMATION OPERATIONS RANGE001370303255FCOMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTERS (C4)—STRATCOM19,60727,607NC3 network security sensor[5,000]NC3 Research Architecture and Collaboration Hub (REACH)[3,000]1380308602FENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES (EIS)104,133104,1331390702806FACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT25,21625,2161400804731FGENERAL SKILL TRAINING106,010Cyber workforce training ranges[6,000]1410804776FADVANCED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING1,6521,6521431001004FINTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES4,5904,590SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT3,464,6373,478,637OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT1440604233FSPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT TRAINING39,66739,6671450604281FTACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE22221460604283FBATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR DEVELOPMENT100,183100,1831470604445FWIDE AREA SURVEILLANCE21,44321,4431480604617FAGILE COMBAT SUPPORT001490604776FDEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION ENTERPRISE R&D001500604840FF–35 C2D21,124,2071,124,2071510605018FAF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM (AF-IPPS)49,73949,7391520605024FANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE AGENCY65,79265,7921530605117FFOREIGN MATERIEL ACQUISITION AND EXPLOITATION94,18894,1881540605229FHH–60W52,31452,3141550605278FHC/MC–130 RECAP RDT&E24,93424,9341560606018FNC3 INTEGRATION21,86421,8641570101113FB–52 SQUADRONS1,045,5701,045,5701580101122FAIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM)5425421590101126FB–1B SQUADRONS17,93917,9391600101127FB–2 SQUADRONS41,21241,2121610101213FMINUTEMAN SQUADRONS62,55062,5501620101316FWORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS13,69013,6901630101318FSERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM—GLOBAL STRIKE7,3307,3301640101324FINTEGRATED STRATEGIC PLANNING & ANALYSIS NETWORK001650101328FICBM REENTRY VEHICLES629,928629,9281670102110FMH–139A001680102326FREGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL CENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM8528521690102412FNORTH WARNING SYSTEM (NWS)1031031700102417FOVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR383,575383,5751710202834FVEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT—GENERAL6,0976,0971720205219FMQ–9 UAV7,0747,0741730205671FJOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC WARFARE3,3723,3721740207040FMULTI-PLATFORM ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT001750207131FA–10 SQUADRONS001760207133FF–16 SQUADRONS106,952106,9521770207134FF–15E SQUADRONS178,603234,903Prevent retirement of F–15Es[56,300]1780207136FMANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION16,18216,1821790207138FF–22A SQUADRONS768,561768,5611800207142FF–35 SQUADRONS47,13247,1321810207146FF–15EX56,22856,2281820207161FTACTICAL AIM MISSILES34,93234,9321830207163FADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM)53,59353,5931840207227FCOMBAT RESCUE—PARARESCUE7437431850207238FE–11A64,12764,1271860207247FAF TENCAP50,26350,2631870207249FPRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS PROCUREMENT12,72312,7231880207253FCOMPASS CALL132,475132,4751890207268FAIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM68,74368,7431900207325FJOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILE (JASSM)183,532183,5321910207327FSMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)29,91029,9101920207410FAIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC)71,44271,4421930207412FCONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC)18,47318,4731940207417FAIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS)001950207418FAFSPECWAR—TACP2,2062,2061970207431FCOMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES46,70246,7021980207438FTHEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM) C4I4,8734,8731990207439FELECTRONIC WARFARE INTEGRATED REPROGRAMMING (EWIR)17,14917,1492000207444FTACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY-MOD12,17112,1712010207452FDCAPES8,4318,4312020207521FAIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS2,2232,2232030207573FNATIONAL TECHNICAL NUCLEAR FORENSICS2,0602,0602040207590FSEEK EAGLE34,98534,9852050207601FUSAF MODELING AND SIMULATION002060207605FWARGAMING AND SIMULATION CENTERS002070207697FDISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES4,8474,8472080207701FFULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING7,0487,0482090208006FMISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS92,56692,5662100208007FTACTICAL DECEPTION5395392110208064FOPERATIONAL HQ—CYBER002120208087FDISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE OPERATIONS29,99629,9962130208088FAF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS113,218113,2182140208097FJOINT CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (JCC2)002150208099FUNIFIED PLATFORM (UP)002190208288FINTEL DATA APPLICATIONS9889882200301025FGEOBASE1,0021,0022210301112FNUCLEAR PLANNING AND EXECUTION SYSTEM (NPES)002220301113FCYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT18,14118,1412280301377FCOUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS (CACW)1,6681,6682300301401FAF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL ISR BATTLESPACE AWARENESS3,4363,936United States Cyber Command cooperation with Jordan[500]2310302015FE–4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS CENTER (NAOC)40,44140,4412320302315FNON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT15,18015,1802330303004FEIT CONNECT32,96032,9602340303089FCYBERSPACE AND DODIN OPERATIONS9,7769,7762350303131FMINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN)25,50025,5002360303133FHIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS8,6678,6672370303140FINFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM94,42494,4242380303248FALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM82,92782,9272390303260FJOINT MILITARY DECEPTION INITIATIVE7,3247,3242400304100FSTRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & EXECUTION SYSTEM (SMPES)69,44169,4412430304260FAIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE85,28485,2842440304310FCOMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS4,7194,7192470305015FC2 AIR OPERATIONS SUITE—C2 INFO SERVICES13,52413,5242480305020FCCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY1,8361,8362490305022FISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION DVMT (IMAD)22,90922,9092500305099FGLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM)5,1515,1512510305103FCYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE3043042520305111FWEATHER SERVICE31,37236,372Air Force commercial weather data acquisition[5,000]2530305114FAIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND LANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS)15,14315,1432540305116FAERIAL TARGETS7,6857,6852570305128FSECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES4814812580305146FDEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES6,3876,3872590305158FTACTICAL TERMINAL1,0021,0022600305179FINTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS)16,00616,0062610305202FDRAGON U–2002620305206FAIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS84,363109,051Long Endurance Airborne ISR—AFRICOM[24,688]2630305207FMANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS16,32316,3232640305208FDISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS86,47686,4762650305220FRQ–4 UAV9,5169,5162660305221FNETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE TARGETING8,9528,9522670305238FNATO AGS8658652680305240FSUPPORT TO DCGS ENTERPRISE30,93230,9322690305600FINTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES18,67018,6702700305881FRAPID CYBER ACQUISITION002710305984FPERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL (PRC2)2,8312,8312720307577FINTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)3,6583,6582730401115FC–130 AIRLIFT SQUADRON002740401119FC–5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF)33,00333,0032750401130FC–17 AIRCRAFT (IF)17,39517,3952760401132FC–130J PROGRAM34,42334,4232770401134FLARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES (LAIRCM)7,7687,7682780401218FKC–135S31,97731,9772790401318FCV–2226,24926,2492800408011FSPECIAL TACTICS / COMBAT CONTROL9,4219,4212810708055FMAINTENANCE, REPAIR & OVERHAUL SYSTEM002820708610FLOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (LOGIT)11,89511,8952830801380FAF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC-OT)29,81529,8152840804743FOTHER FLIGHT TRAINING2,3192,3192850901202FJOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY2,3202,3202860901218FCIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM4,2674,2672870901220FPERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION3,1633,1632880901226FAIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS AGENCY18,93718,9372890901538FFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT5,6345,6342900901554FDEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT SYS (DEAMS)57,68957,6892911202140FSERVICE SUPPORT TO SPACECOM ACTIVITIES0099999999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS18,038,55218,153,552Classified adjustment A[15,000]Classified adjustment B[100,000]SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT25,308,90625,510,394TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, AF49,108,77148,754,259RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, SFBASIC RESEARCH10601102SFDEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES21,34921,34920601103SFUNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES14,73114,731SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH36,08036,080APPLIED RESEARCH31202212SFDEFENSE LABORATORIES R&D PROJECTS0041206601SFSPACE TECHNOLOGY244,964330,964SCO classified program advance procurement[68,000]SCO classified program FY25 shortfall[13,000]Space Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Hub[5,000]SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH244,964330,964ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT51206310SFSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT425,166467,682TxDES—Space Force UFR[42,516]61206616SFSPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT/DEMO138,270138,270SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT563,436605,952ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES70604002SFSPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES RESEARCH86786781203010SFSPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, DIGITAL SOLUTIONS88,61088,61091203164SFNAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE)300,025300,025101203622SFSPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS121,409121,409111203710SFEO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS76,39176,391121203955SFSPACE ACCESS, MOBILITY & LOGISTICS (SAML)20,00020,000131206410SFSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPING1,701,6851,709,685Low-latency high availability VHF payloads[8,000]141206425SFSPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS00151206427SFSPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE TRANSITIONS (SSPT)133,739133,739161206438SFSPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY62,19562,195171206458SFTECH TRANSITION (SPACE)228,547228,547181206730SFSPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM53,19953,199191206760SFPROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE (PTES)79,70982,709Cloud-based beam forming technologies[3,000]201206761SFPROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS)596,996596,996211206855SFEVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS)1,046,1611,046,161221206857SFSPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE11,36111,361231206862SFTACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE30,05230,052SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES4,550,9464,561,946SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION241203269SFGPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF)244,752244,752251203940SFSPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS00261206421SFCOUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS37,07837,078271206422SFWEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON49,20749,207281206425SFSPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS483,605483,605291206431SFADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE)1,0201,020301206432SFPOLAR MILSATCOM (SPACE)00311206433SFWIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE)00321206440SFNEXT-GEN OPIR—GROUND558,013558,013331206442SFNEXT GENERATION OPIR202,951202,951341206443SFNEXT-GEN OPIR—GEO510,806510,806351206444SFNEXT-GEN OPIR—POLAR828,878828,878361206445SFCOMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM) INTEGRATION134,487134,487371206446SFRESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO)1,730,8211,730,821381206447SFRESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO)846,349846,349391206448SFRESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE TRACKING—INTEGRATED GROUND SEGMENT00401206853SFNATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)—EMD23,39223,392SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION5,651,3595,651,359MANAGEMENT SUPPORT431203622SFSPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS00441205502SFSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH00451206116SFSPACE TEST AND TRAINING RANGE DEVELOPMENT00461206392SFACQ WORKFORCE—SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS274,424274,424471206398SFSPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER—MHA12,86712,867481206601SFSPACE TECHNOLOGY00491206759SFMAJOR T&E INVESTMENT—SPACE229,665248,765NSTTC—Space Force UFR[19,100]501206860SFROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM (SPACE)20,13425,134Advanced modular solid rocket motor[5,000]511206862SFTACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE00521206864SFSPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP)30,27930,279SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT567,369591,469OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT541201017SFGLOBAL SENSOR INTEGRATED ON NETWORK (GSIN)00551203001SFFAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS (FAB-T)2,6072,607561203040SFDCO-SPACE104,088104,088571203109SFNARROWBAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS228,435228,435581203110SFSATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE)98,57298,572591203154SFLONG RANGE KILL CHAINS244,121244,121601203165SFNAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (SPACE AND CONTROL SEGMENTS)00611203173SFSPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER20,84420,844621203174SFSPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT48,90048,900631203182SFSPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE)55,90655,906641203265SFGPS III SPACE SEGMENT00651203330SFSPACE SUPERIORITY ISR28,22728,227661203620SFNATIONAL SPACE DEFENSE CENTER00671203873SFBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS12,02417,024Modernization of the Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System[5,000]681203906SFNCMC—TW/AA SYSTEM25,65625,656691203913SFNUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE)83,42683,426701203940SFSPACE SITUATION AWARENESS OPERATIONS120,160146,160Joint Commercial Operations (JCO) Cell—SPACECOM UFR[26,000]711206423SFGLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III—OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT217,224217,224751206770SFENTERPRISE GROUND SERVICES111,284111,284761208053SFJOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM6,9376,93799999999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS5,520,3235,629,623Classified program A—Space Force UFR[59,500]Classified program B—Space Force UFR[66,000]Classified program B—SPACECOM UFR[166,400]Classified program C—Space Force UFR[150,000]Classified program C—SPACECOM UFR[60,000]Partial restoral of program decrease[507,400]Program decrease[–900,000]SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT6,928,7347,069,034SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS771208248SFSPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS/PLANNING/TASKING SW157,265157,265SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS157,265157,265TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, SF18,700,15319,004,069RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DWBASIC RESEARCH10601000BRDTRA BASIC RESEARCH15,31115,31120601101EDEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES303,830303,83030601108D8ZHIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH INITIATIVES16,51816,51840601110D8ZBASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES77,13297,132Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research[20,000]50601117EBASIC OPERATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH SCIENCE99,04899,04860601120D8ZNATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM169,986169,98670601228D8ZHISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY INSTITUTIONS99,79299,79280601384BPCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM37,81237,812SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH819,429839,429APPLIED RESEARCH90602000D8ZJOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY19,37319,373100602115EBIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY169,198169,198110602128D8ZPROMOTION AND PROTECTION STRATEGIES3,1913,191120602230D8ZDEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION38,51538,515130602234D8ZLINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH PROGRAM47,52847,528140602251D8ZAPPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES51,55551,555150602303EINFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY397,266497,266Expansion of Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing[100,000]160602383EBIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE00170602384BPCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM224,777224,777180602668D8ZCYBER SECURITY RESEARCH17,65252,652Program increase[15,000]University Consortium for Cybersecurity[20,000]190602669D8ZMICROELECTRONICS COMMONS—APPLIED RESEARCH00200602675D8ZSOCIAL SCIENCES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY5,4565,456210602702ETACTICAL TECHNOLOGY117,935117,935220602715EMATERIALS AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY337,772337,772230602716EELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY573,265578,265Scaling technology for microelectronics[5,000]240602718BRCOUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH174,955174,955250602751D8ZSOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH11,31011,310260602890D8ZHIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH48,64048,640270602891D8ZFSRM MODELLING1,8971,897281160401BBSOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT50,18350,183SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH2,290,4682,430,468ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT290603000D8ZJOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY41,07241,072300603021D8ZNATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION CAPITAL14,98319,983Enhanced payload and satellite bus development[5,000]310603121D8ZSO/LIC ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT5,1765,176320603122D8ZCOMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT76,639134,139Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate[–20,000]United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation[30,000]United States-Israel defense collaboration on emerging technologies[47,500]330603133D8ZFOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING30,00745,007FCT increase (AUKUS)[15,000]340603142D8ZMISSION ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION (ME&I)110,628110,628350603160BRCOUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT418,044418,044360603176BRADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT00370603176CADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT17,92017,920380603180CADVANCED RESEARCH19,35452,854Disruptive Technologies versus Advanced Threats—MDA UFR[33,500]390603183D8ZJOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT &TRANSITION51,94151,941400603225D8ZJOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT19,82619,826410603260BRINTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT00420603286EADVANCED AEROSPACE SYSTEMS269,700269,700430603287ESPACE PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY225,457225,457440603288D8ZANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS30,59430,594450603289D8ZADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCEPTS56,39056,390460603330D8ZQUANTUM APPLICATION69,29069,290470603342D8ZDEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU)109,614119,614OnRamp Hubs[5,000]Research, design, testing, and evaluation to benefit foreign partners[5,000]480603375D8ZTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION74,54974,549490603379D8ZADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION26,05326,053500603384BPCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT230,051230,051510603527D8ZRETRACT LARCH00520603618D8ZJOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY20,18820,188530603662D8ZNETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES5,2345,234540603669D8ZMICROELECTRONICS COMMONS—ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (ATD)00550603680D8ZDEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM190,557190,557560603680SMANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM55,36655,366570603712SGENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS18,54318,543580603716D8ZSTRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAM58,83858,838590603720SMICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT137,246137,246600603727D8ZJOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM2,6842,684610603739EADVANCED ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES257,844257,844620603760ECOMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS336,542336,542630603766ENETWORK-CENTRIC WARFARE TECHNOLOGY886,511886,511640603767ESENSOR TECHNOLOGY267,961267,961650603769D8ZDISTRIBUTED LEARNING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT00660603781D8ZSOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE16,98216,982670603838D8ZDEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION (DIA)165,798165,798680603924D8ZHIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM110,367110,367690603941D8ZTEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY268,722268,722700603945D8ZINTERNATIONAL INNOVATION INITIATIVES125,680125,680710603950D8ZNATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK21,32221,322720604055D8ZOPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT167,279167,279730303367D8ZSPECTRUM ACCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT00741160402BBSOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT197,767197,767SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT5,208,7195,329,719ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES750603161D8ZNUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P63,16263,162760603600D8ZWALKOFF149,704149,704770603851D8ZENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM136,513142,513Environmental Security Technical Certification Program[6,000]780603881CBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT367,279367,279790603882CBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT768,227768,227800603884BPCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—DEM/VAL304,374304,374810603884CBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS209,002224,502Sensors Modeling & Simulation—MDA UFR[15,500]820603890CBMD ENABLING PROGRAMS609,406609,406830603891CSPECIAL PROGRAMS—MDA495,570615,570Classified A Left to Right Integration—MDA UFR[28,000]Classified B Fire Control Sensor Netting—MDA UFR[46,000]Classified C Nonkinetic Prototype Demo—MDA UFR[46,000]840603892CAEGIS BMD649,255738,455Guam Defense System (GDS)[89,200]850603896CBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND AND CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS (C2BMC)569,662583,162Infrastructure Modernization Initiative—MDA UFR[13,500]860603898CBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT WARFIGHTER SUPPORT47,72347,723870603904CMISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & OPERATIONS CENTER (MDIOC)54,52554,525880603906CREGARDING TRENCH27,90027,900890603907CSEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX)197,339197,339900603913CISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS300,000300,000910603914CBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST367,491367,491920603915CBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS604,708624,108Advanced reactive target simulation development[5,000]Guam Defense System (GDS)[14,400]930603923D8ZCOALITION WARFARE9,8909,890940604011D8ZNEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G)139,427149,4275G for Department of Defense base operations[10,000]950604016D8ZDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION PROGRAM2,6372,637960604102CGUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT415,794492,294Guam Defense System (GDS)[76,500]970604115CTECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES00980604124D8ZCHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)—MIP00990604125D8ZADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS AND PROTOTYPES16,77616,7761000604181CHYPERSONIC DEFENSE182,283575,283GPI development acceleration[393,000]1010604250D8ZADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES994,226994,2261020604294D8ZTRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS593,609593,6091030604331D8ZRAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM152,126168,616Longshot—R&E UFR[10,000]Multi-Domain Unmanned Secure Integrated Communications (MUSIC)—R&E UFR[6,490]1040604331JRAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM7,7107,7101050604341D8ZDEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU) PROTOTYPING001060604400D8ZDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON DEVELOPMENT2,5272,5271070604551BRCATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM7,4757,4751080604555D8ZOPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT—NON S&T53,70553,7051090604669D8ZMICROELECTRONICS COMMONS—ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT (ACD)001100604682D8ZWARGAMING AND SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS (SSA)3,5593,5591110604775D8ZDEFENSE RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM10,02010,0201120604790D8ZRAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION RESERVE (RDER)53,14953,1491130604791D8ZMULTI-DOMAIN JOINT OPERATIONS (MDJO)11,38311,3831140604826JJOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY ASSESSMENTS29,70629,7061150604873CLONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR (LRDR)100,882100,8821160604874CIMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS1,697,1211,697,1211170604876CBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST25,67325,6731180604878CAEGIS BMD TEST135,019136,219Guam Defense System (GDS)[1,200]1190604879CBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR TEST96,86496,8641200604880CLAND-BASED SM–3 (LBSM3)22,22022,2201210604887CBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST40,00640,0061220604924D8ZHIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPE2,93167,931DE Testing and Experimentation—R&E UFR[65,000]1230202057CSAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT1,7711,7711240208059JCYCYBERCOM ACTIVITIES35,70065,700Program increase[30,000]1250208085JCYROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS001260208086JCYCYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE)158,345163,345Pacific Intelligence and Innovation Initiative[5,000]1270300206RENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS2,1622,1621280305103CCYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE1,8311,8311290305245D8ZINTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION INVESTMENTS51,78476,784Classified adjustment[25,000]1300305251JCYCYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT050,000Program increase[50,000]1310306250JCYCYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT52,71552,7151320901579D8ZOFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL (OSC)132,640132,6401331206895CBALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SPACE PROGRAMS119,561119,561SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES11,285,06712,220,857SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION1340604123D8ZCHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)—DEM/VAL ACTIVITIES371,833406,833Artificial intelligence pilot programs[35,000]1350604133D8ZALPHA–1 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES53,30753,3071360604161D8ZNUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD13,54913,5491370604384BPCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM—EMD270,265270,2651380604771D8ZJOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JTIDS)12,89312,8931390605000BRCOUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT14,84114,8411400605013BLINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT4,7094,7091410605021SEHOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY INITIATIVE9,5269,5261420605022D8ZDEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM15,77915,7791430605027D8ZOUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES7,5647,5641440605080SDEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)—FINANCIAL SYSTEM31,91631,9161450605141BRMISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (MARMS)9,4409,4401460605210D8ZDEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES9,4859,4851470605294D8ZTRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS150,436150,4361480605649D8ZACQUISITION INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY (AI2)12,80412,8041490605755D8ZRADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE MODERNIZATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION3,5753,5751500605772D8ZNUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, & COMMUNICATIONS3,8493,8491510305304D8ZDOD ENTERPRISE ENERGY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (EEIM)7,1527,1521520305310D8ZCOUNTERPROLIFERATION ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT13,15113,1511530505167D8ZRADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE MODERNIZATION00SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION1,016,0741,051,074MANAGEMENT SUPPORT1540603829JJOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION12,38512,3851550604122D8ZJADC2 DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION ACTIVITIES222,945345,645Joint Fires Network[122,700]1560604774D8ZDEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM (DRRS)11,41511,4151570604875D8ZJOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE DEVELOPMENT9,6909,6901580604940D8ZCENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP)782,643782,6431590604942D8ZASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS1,5031,5031600604944D8ZASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS, DOD4,2534,2531610605001EMISSION SUPPORT113,007113,0071620605100D8ZJOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST CAPABILITY (JMETC)209,008209,0081630605126JJOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO)72,00572,0051640605128D8ZCLASSIFIED PROGRAM USD(P)001650605142D8ZSYSTEMS ENGINEERING24,66924,6691660605151D8ZSTUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT—OSD6,2896,2891670605161D8ZNUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY19,87119,8711680605170D8ZSUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTEGRATION8,5808,5801690605200D8ZGENERAL SUPPORT TO OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY)3,1553,1551700605384BPCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM79,26379,2631710605502BPSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH—CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL DEF001720605502BRSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH001730605502CSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH—MDA001740605502D8ZSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH001750605502ESMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH001760605502SSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH001770605711D8ZCRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS11,42211,4221780605790D8ZSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) ADMINISTRATION5,3465,3461790605797D8ZMAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE31,62931,6291800605798D8ZDEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS45,37045,3701810605801KADEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC)66,24766,2471820605803SER&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION26,93526,9351830605804D8ZDEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION37,23337,2331840605898EMANAGEMENT HQ—R&D14,57714,5771850605998KAMANAGEMENT HQ—DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC)3,5053,5051860606005D8ZSPECIAL ACTIVITIES18,26318,2631870606100D8ZBUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS14,27214,2721880606114D8ZANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG) SUPPORT2,8142,8141890606135D8ZCHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO) ACTIVITIES9,2629,2621900606225D8ZODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE ANALYSIS3,4033,4031910606300D8ZDEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD6,5366,5361920606301D8ZAVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES1,8851,8851930606771D8ZCYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY POLICY40,40140,4011940606774D8ZDEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS27,05427,0541950606775D8ZJOINT PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL (JPAC)5,0105,0101960606853BRMANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT12,11512,1151970203345D8ZDEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY INITIATIVE (DOSI)3,1513,1511980204571JJOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT7,4337,4331990208045KC4I INTEROPERABILITY65,14465,1442020305172KCOMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS23,31123,3112040305208KDISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS2,9882,9882050305248JJOINT STAFF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF DATA OFFICER (OCDO) ACTIVITIES12,70012,7002060804768JCOCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)—NON-MHA166,021166,0212070808709SEDEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI)3153152080808737SEINTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION5,0965,0962090901598CMANAGEMENT HQ—MDA29,03329,0332100903235KJOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP)2,2442,24499999999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS37,73837,738SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT2,319,1342,441,834OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT2110604011D8ZNEXT GENERATION INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G)12,42412,4242120604130VENTERPRISE SECURITY SYSTEM (ESS)002130607162D8ZCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ELIMINATION TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT4,2544,2542140607210D8ZINDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT1,099,2431,102,243Corrosion resistant coatings for aircraft parts[3,000]2150607310D8ZCOUNTERPROLIFERATION MODERNIZATION11,30911,3092160607327TGLOBAL THEATER SECURITY COOPERATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS)8,6548,6542170607384BPCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT)84,09884,0982180607757D8ZRADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE MODERNIZATION OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT1,6681,6682190208085JCYROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS154,375154,3752200208097JCYCYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER C2)96,93296,9322210208099JCYDATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP)106,053106,0532250302019KDEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION12,84312,8432260302609VCOUNTERING THREATS AUTOMATED PLATFORM6,0576,0572270303126KLONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS—DCS51,21451,2142280303131KMINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN)4,9854,9852300303140D8ZINFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM31,12731,1272320303140KINFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY PROGRAM31,41431,4142330303150KGLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM002340303153KDEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION24,99124,9912350303171KJOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION SERVICES3,3043,3042360303228KJOINT REGIONAL SECURITY STACKS (JRSS)2,3712,3712380303430VFEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY002420305104D8ZDEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB) CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE15,52415,5242450305133VINDUSTRIAL SECURITY ACTIVITIES002480305146VDEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES1,8001,8002490305172D8ZCOMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS42,35542,3552520305186D8ZPOLICY R&D PROGRAMS6,2206,2202530305199D8ZNET CENTRICITY20,62020,6202550305208BBDISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEMS5,8545,8542600305245D8ZINTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND INNOVATION INVESTMENTS002610305251KCYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND FORCE SUPPORT002620305327VINSIDER THREAT002630305387D8ZHOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM1,8671,8672700306250JCYCYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT479,672479,6722710307609VNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (NISS)38,76138,7612740505167D8ZRADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE MODERNIZATION002750708012KLOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES1,4061,4062760708012SPACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS1,8611,8612770708047SDEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM3,0043,0042791105219BBMQ–9 UAV34,85134,8512801160279BBSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH/SMALL BUS TECH TRANSFER PILOT PROG002811160403BBAVIATION SYSTEMS263,712252,212MC–130J Amphibious Capability[–11,500]2821160405BBINTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT81,64881,6482831160408BBOPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS206,307206,3072841160431BBWARRIOR SYSTEMS245,882280,507Counter Uncrewed Systems—SOCOM UFR[34,625]2851160432BBSPECIAL PROGRAMS5395392861160434BBUNMANNED ISR31,57831,5782871160480BBSOF TACTICAL VEHICLES9,0259,0252881160483BBMARITIME SYSTEMS210,787210,7872891160490BBOPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS INTELLIGENCE17,23327,433Loitering Munition Accelerated Fielding and Reliability Testing Acceleration—SOCOM UFR[10,200]2901203610KTELEPORT PROGRAM0099999999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS8,686,4278,686,427SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT12,154,24912,190,574SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS2910608197VNATIONAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION SERVICES—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM002920608648D8ZACQUISITION VISIBILITY—SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM17,90717,9072930303150KGLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM31,61931,6192940306250JCYCYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT85,16895,168Cyber Operations for Base Resilient Architecture expansion[10,000]99999999999999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS00SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS134,694144,694TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST & EVAL, DW35,227,83436,648,649OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSEMANAGEMENT SUPPORT10605118OTEOPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION136,226136,22620605131OTELIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION109,561109,56130605814OTEOPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND ANALYSES102,922102,922SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT348,709348,709TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST & EVAL, DEFENSE348,709348,709TOTAL RDT&E143,156,590146,013,435 XLIII OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE(In Thousands of Dollars)LineItemFY 2025 RequestSenate AuthorizedOPERATING FORCES010MANEUVER UNITS3,536,0693,952,269Campaigning—U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) - INDOPACOM UFR[391,200]Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) Uncrewed Aerial System (sUAS)—Army UFR[25,000]020MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES216,575216,575030ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE829,985829,985040THEATER LEVEL ASSETS2,570,4672,570,467050LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT1,185,2111,185,211060AVIATION ASSETS1,955,4821,955,482070FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT7,150,2647,194,2642nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB)—AFRICOM[4,000]BUCKEYE support to AFRICOM[40,000]080LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS533,892533,892090LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE1,220,4071,250,707Army missile repair—Army UFR[30,300]100MEDICAL READINESS931,137931,137110BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT10,482,54410,482,544120FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION5,231,9185,976,918Army 95% executable FSRM[670,000]Force Protection Equipment Sustainment—CENTCOM UFR[75,000]130MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS309,674309,674140ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES303,660303,660150RESET319,873319,873160US AFRICA COMMAND430,724446,206Commander's Data Integration Team (CDIT)—AFRICOM[13,268]Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) Twinity (TNT) and Hardened GPS Antennas—AFRICOM[2,214]170US EUROPEAN COMMAND326,399340,199USEUCOM Multilateral Network[13,800]180US SOUTHERN COMMAND255,639283,229Joint Department of Defense Information Network Operations Center[22,700]Mission Partner Environment (MPE)—SOUTHCOM[4,890]190US FORCES KOREA71,82671,826200CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS422,561422,561210CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY597,021597,021SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES38,881,32840,173,700MOBILIZATION230STRATEGIC MOBILITY567,351567,351240ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS405,747405,747250INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS4,2984,298SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION977,396977,396TRAINING AND RECRUITING260OFFICER ACQUISITION200,754200,754270RECRUIT TRAINING72,82972,829280ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING92,76292,762290SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS557,478557,478300SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING1,064,1131,064,113310FLIGHT TRAINING1,418,9871,418,987320PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION214,497215,497Key Partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject Matter Exchange Program[1,000]330TRAINING SUPPORT633,316633,316340RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING785,440785,440350EXAMINING205,072205,072360OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION245,880245,880370CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING246,460246,460380JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS206,700206,700SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING5,944,2885,945,288ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES400SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION785,233785,233410CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES926,136926,136420LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES738,637738,637430AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT411,213411,213440ADMINISTRATION515,501515,501450SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS2,167,1832,167,183460MANPOWER MANAGEMENT375,963375,963470OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT943,764943,764480OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT2,402,4052,402,405490ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES204,652204,652500REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT305,340305,340510FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS487,742487,742520DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT41,06841,068530INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS633,982633,982540MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS34,42934,429999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS2,376,2192,407,510DOD High-Risk ISR—AFRICOM UFR[29,791]Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) Twinity (TNT) and Hardened GPS Antennas—AFRICOM[1,500]SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES13,349,46713,380,758UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED0–124,430Foreign Currency Fluctuations[–5,230]Unobligated balances[–119,200]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–124,430TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY59,152,47960,352,712OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESOPERATING FORCES010MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES14,09814,098020ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE655,868655,868030THEATER LEVEL ASSETS136,625136,625040LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT696,146696,146050AVIATION ASSETS129,581129,581060FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT404,585404,585070LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS42,94242,942080LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE49,97349,973090BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT578,327578,327100FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION474,365474,365110MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS26,68026,680120CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS2,2412,241130CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY18,59818,598SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES3,230,0293,230,029ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES140SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION17,09217,092150ADMINISTRATION19,10619,106160SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS6,7276,727170MANPOWER MANAGEMENT7,4777,477180OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT80,34680,346SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES130,748130,748UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED0–1,500Unobligated balances[–1,500]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–1,500TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARMY RES3,360,7773,359,277OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNGOPERATING FORCES010MANEUVER UNITS886,229886,229020MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES200,417200,417030ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE861,685861,685040THEATER LEVEL ASSETS86,35686,356050LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT345,720345,720060AVIATION ASSETS1,150,7771,150,777070FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT737,884737,884080LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS34,26234,262090LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE221,401221,401100BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT1,247,7971,247,642Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–155]110FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION1,147,5541,147,554120MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS1,322,6211,322,621130CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS5,2875,287140CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY20,86920,869SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES8,268,8598,268,704ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES150SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION7,8497,849160ADMINISTRATION49,30449,944Increase for 7 new State Partnership Program partners—NGB UFR[640]170SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS18,58518,585190OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT297,594297,594200REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT3,9543,954SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES377,286377,926UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED0–36,200Unobligated balances[–36,200]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–36,200TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ARNG8,646,1458,610,430COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIPCOUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)010IRAQ380,758380,758020SYRIA147,941147,941SUBTOTAL COUNTER ISIS TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)528,699528,699TOTAL COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP528,699528,699OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVYOPERATING FORCES010MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS6,876,4146,906,414Maritime/Littoral Domain ISR—CENTCOM UFR[30,000]020FLEET AIR TRAINING2,980,2712,980,271050AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT1,444,5641,444,564060AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE1,747,4751,747,475080AVIATION LOGISTICS2,020,9262,020,926090MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS7,561,6657,561,665100SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING1,576,1671,576,167110SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE12,121,32012,186,320Prevent retirement of ESD[65,000]120SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT2,722,8492,722,849130COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE1,845,3511,847,317Accelerate Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED)—Navy UFR[2,300]Counter Uncrewed Systems (C-UxS) / Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD)—AFRICOM[375]Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–709]140SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE429,851429,851150WARFARE TACTICS1,030,5311,030,531160OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY462,111462,111170COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES2,430,9902,438,190USEUCOM+NATO Maritime Command and Control (C2)[7,200]180EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT49,52049,520200COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS93,94993,949210COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT395,278610,618AI-Enabled Planning & Wargaming (STORMBREAKER)[18,000]Campaigning—Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC)[53,000]Joint lnteragency Task Force—West (JIATF-W)[4,260]Joint Task Force Micronesia (JTF-M)[40,080]Joint Training Team (JTT)[100,000]220CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES577,882578,882Accelerate GRANDSTAND—Navy UFR[1,000]230FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE1,866,9661,866,966240WEAPONS MAINTENANCE1,596,6821,722,282Accelerate Mk–48 Heavy Weight Torpedo (HWT) Procurement (+41)—Navy UFR[9,200]Accelerate Subsea and Seabed Warfare (SSW) ROV—Navy UFR[2,100]Accelerate Weapons Combat Expenditure Replacement for SM–2—Navy UFR[93,000]Longbow Hellfire integration[21,300]250OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT785,511785,511260ENTERPRISE INFORMATION1,824,1271,824,127270SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION4,654,4495,694,449Guam disaster recovery and resilient rebuild FSRM[70,000]Guam Glass Breakwater[300,000]Navy 95% executable FSRM[670,000]280BASE OPERATING SUPPORT6,324,4546,324,454SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES63,419,30364,905,409MOBILIZATION290SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE463,722463,722300READY RESERVE FORCE780,558780,558310SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS1,030,0301,030,030320EXPEDITIONARY HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEMS173,200173,200330COAST GUARD SUPPORT21,80021,800SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION2,469,3102,469,310TRAINING AND RECRUITING340OFFICER ACQUISITION206,282205,836Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–446]350RECRUIT TRAINING18,74818,748360RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS169,044169,044370SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING1,236,7351,236,735380PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION357,317358,317Key Partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject Matter Exchange Program[1,000]390TRAINING SUPPORT434,173432,506Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–1,667]400RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING281,107281,107410OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION77,22377,223420CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING73,51073,510430JUNIOR ROTC59,64959,649SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING2,913,7882,912,675ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES440ADMINISTRATION1,453,4651,453,465450CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT252,723251,086Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–1,637]460MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT729,351728,641Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–710]470MEDICAL ACTIVITIES324,055324,055480DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT69,34869,348490SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION275,379275,379510PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT609,648609,648520ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND OVERSIGHT869,350869,350530INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES980,857980,857999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS656,005656,005SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES6,220,1816,217,834UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED0–84,570Foreign Currency Fluctuations[–5,270]Unobligated balances[–79,300]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–84,570TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY75,022,58276,420,658OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPSOPERATING FORCES010OPERATIONAL FORCES1,848,2181,909,618Campaigning—U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC)[47,000]Marine Corps realignment—high cut enhanced combat helmet[14,400]020FIELD LOGISTICS1,990,7691,990,769030DEPOT MAINTENANCE241,350241,350040MARITIME PREPOSITIONING176,356176,356060CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES271,819271,819070SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION1,304,9571,932,287Marine Corps 95% executable FSRM[100,000]Marine Corps realignment—Barracks 2030[379,330]USMC Enterprise-Wide Facilities Modernization—USMC UFR[148,000]080BASE OPERATING SUPPORT3,035,8673,229,867Barracks base operating support[194,000]SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES8,869,3369,752,066TRAINING AND RECRUITING090RECRUIT TRAINING26,61026,610100OFFICER ACQUISITION1,4181,418110SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING128,502128,502120PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION63,20864,208Key Partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject Matter Exchange Program[1,000]130TRAINING SUPPORT553,166553,166140RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING237,077309,927Advertising—USMC UFR[72,850]150OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION50,00050,000160JUNIOR ROTC30,27630,276SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING1,090,2571,164,107ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES180SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION96,52896,528190ADMINISTRATION442,037440,037Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–2,000]999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS64,64664,646SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES603,211601,211UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED0–17,030Foreign Currency Fluctuations[–3,930]Unobligated balances[–13,100]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–17,030TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS10,562,80411,500,354OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESOPERATING FORCES010MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS708,701708,701030AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT10,25010,250040AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE148,292148,292060AVIATION LOGISTICS33,20033,200070COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS21,21121,211080COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES199,551199,551090CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES291291100ENTERPRISE INFORMATION33,02733,027110SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION50,20050,200120BASE OPERATING SUPPORT119,124119,124SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES1,323,8471,323,847ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES130ADMINISTRATION2,0672,067140MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT13,57513,575150ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT2,1732,173SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES17,81517,815UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED0–2,900Unobligated balances[–2,900]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–2,900TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, NAVY RES1,341,6621,338,762OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVEOPERATING FORCES010OPERATING FORCES132,907132,907020DEPOT MAINTENANCE22,07322,073030SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION47,67747,677040BASE OPERATING SUPPORT122,734122,734SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES325,391325,391ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES050ADMINISTRATION12,68912,689SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES12,68912,689UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED0–1,800Unobligated balances[–1,800]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–1,800TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, MC RESERVE338,080336,280OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCEOPERATING FORCES010PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES910,8491,060,388Campaigning—Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) - INDOPACOM UFR[48,000]Fighter Force Re-Optimization (+208 PMAI a/c)—AF UFR[1,981]Prevent retirement of F–15Es[98,144]Prevent retirement of F–22s[1,414]020COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES2,631,8872,687,887Campaigning—Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) - INDOPACOM UFR[20,000]C-UAS Electronic Support—CENTCOM UFR[36,000]030AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, MAINTAIN SKILLS)1,526,8551,793,155PACAF biennial ACE exercises—AF UFR[266,300]040DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE4,862,7314,875,974Prevent retirement of F–22s[13,243]050FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION4,413,2686,253,268Air Force 95% executable FSRM[1,150,000]Guam disaster recovery and resilient rebuild FSRM[680,000]Increases to unfunded requirements for PFAS[10,000]060CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT245,330245,330070CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT10,100,03010,406,232Campaigning—Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) - INDOPACOM UFR[21,500]Fighter Force Re-Optimization (+208 PMAI a/c)—AF UFR[3,156]Prevent retirement of F–22s[281,546]080FLYING HOUR PROGRAM7,010,7707,828,786Prevent retirement of F–22s[65,017]USAF one-time spares increase—AF UFR[752,999]090BASE SUPPORT11,449,39411,449,394100GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING1,294,8151,294,815110OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS1,840,4331,857,032Counter Uncrewed Systems (C-UxS) / Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD)—AFRICOM[16,599]120CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES874,283874,283140MEDICAL READINESS567,561567,561160US NORTHCOM/NORAD212,311272,011Expand JTF North[25,000]Foundational information technology[34,700]170US STRATCOM524,159524,659Expeditionary Shelter Protection System[500]190US CENTCOM333,250421,250Cloud Computing Environment / Cloud Transition—CENTCOM UFR[20,000]Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative—CENTCOM UFR[8,000]Mission Data Platform Enterprise Licenses—CENTCOM UFR[16,000]MSS Licenses and AI Enhancements—CENTCOM UFR[44,000]200US SOCOM28,43128,431210US TRANSCOM681681220CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT1,4661,466230USSPACECOM418,153418,153999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS1,848,9811,848,981SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES51,095,63856,558,718MOBILIZATION250AIRLIFT OPERATIONS3,502,6483,502,648260MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS260,168260,168SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION3,762,8163,762,816TRAINING AND RECRUITING270OFFICER ACQUISITION219,822219,581Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–241]280RECRUIT TRAINING28,13328,133290RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS (ROTC)129,859124,132Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–5,727]300SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING624,525624,525310FLIGHT TRAINING882,998882,998320PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION322,278323,278Key Partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject Matter Exchange Program[1,000]330TRAINING SUPPORT192,028192,028340RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING216,939216,939350EXAMINING7,9137,913360OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION255,673255,673370CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING361,897361,897380JUNIOR ROTC74,68274,682SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING3,316,7473,311,779ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES390LOGISTICS OPERATIONS1,212,2681,212,268400TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES175,511175,511410ADMINISTRATION1,381,5551,368,358Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–13,197]420SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS34,91334,913430OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES1,933,2641,933,264440CIVIL AIR PATROL31,52031,520460DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT51,75651,756480INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT93,49093,490999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS1,528,2561,528,256SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES6,442,5337,957,592UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED0–153,350Foreign Currency Fluctuations[–3,650]Unobligated balances[–149,700]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–153,350TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE64,617,73468,060,318OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCEOPERATING FORCES010GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING694,469694,469020SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS373,584373,584030SPACE OPERATIONS936,956936,956040EDUCATION & TRAINING235,459235,459060DEPOT MAINTENANCE80,57180,571070FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION488,709500,709STARCOM Facility—Space Force UFR[12,000]080CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND SYSTEM SUPPORT1,346,6111,346,611090SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS238,717238,717100CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES139,983139,983999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS537,908537,908SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES5,072,9675,084,967ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES110LOGISTICS OPERATIONS35,31335,313120ADMINISTRATION183,992183,992SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES219,305219,305UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED0–32,050Foreign Currency Fluctuations[–50]Unobligated balances[–32,000]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–32,050TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE5,292,2725,272,222OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVEOPERATING FORCES010PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES1,958,9681,958,968020MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS177,080177,080030DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE597,172597,172040FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION123,394123,394050CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT601,302601,302060BASE SUPPORT585,943585,943070CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES2,3312,331SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES4,046,1904,046,190ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES080ADMINISTRATION92,73292,647Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–85]090RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING10,85510,855100MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS MGMT (ARPC)17,18817,188110OTHER PERS SUPPORT (DISABILITY COMP)6,3046,304120AUDIOVISUAL527527SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES127,606127,521UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED0–33,300Unobligated balances[–33,300]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–33,300TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, AF RESERVE4,173,7964,140,411OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANGOPERATING FORCES010AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS2,626,4982,626,498020MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS649,621649,621030DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE1,004,7711,004,771040FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION458,917458,917050CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT1,353,3831,353,383060BASE SUPPORT1,119,4291,119,243Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–186]070CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT14,29114,291080CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES57,16257,162SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES7,284,0727,283,886ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES090ADMINISTRATION71,45471,964Increase for 7 new State Partnership Program partners—NGB UFR[510]100RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING48,24548,245SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES119,699120,209UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED0–8,600Unobligated balances[–8,600]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–8,600TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE, ANG7,403,7717,395,495OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDEOPERATING FORCES010JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF461,772460,272Unobligated balances[–1,500]020JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—JTEEP696,446696,446030JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF—CYBER9,1009,100040OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—MISO253,176267,176Military Information Support Operations (MISO)—AFRICOM[14,000]050SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES2,082,7772,082,777060SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MAINTENANCE1,197,2891,198,289Counter Uncrewed Systems—SOCOM UFR[1,000]070SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS203,622203,622080SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND THEATER FORCES3,410,2713,410,271090SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES51,26351,263100SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTELLIGENCE1,266,2171,266,217110SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT1,453,8091,453,809120CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS1,361,3601,396,360Department of Defense-Wide Internet Operations Management Capability[10,000]Program increase[25,000]130USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS344,376344,376SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES12,791,47812,839,978TRAINING AND RECRUITING140DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY184,963184,963150JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF132,101133,101Key Partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military Subject Matter Exchange Program[1,000]160SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION31,80631,806SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING348,870349,870ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES170CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS140,375140,375180DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY—CYBER4,9614,961190DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY673,621667,521Unobligated balances[–6,100]200DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY1,543,1341,542,134Unobligated balances[–1,000]210DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY—CYBER42,54142,541220DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY952,464952,464240DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AGENCY—CYBER9,7949,794250DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY—CYBER39,78139,781260DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY1,104,1521,112,152Re-establishment of Troops-to-Teachers program[8,000]290DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY2,614,0412,610,641Unobligated balances[–3,400]300DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY—CYBER504,896504,896310DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY207,918197,118Unobligated balances[–10,800]320DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY412,257400,572Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–10,085]Unobligated balances[–1,600]330DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY244,689244,689340DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE188,022188,022350DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY2,889,9573,333,657Full replenishment funding for Taiwan drawdowns[400,000]Irregular Warfare Center[5,000]JPAC, IBP analytical expansion[5,000]Near Coastal Patrol Vessel—SOUTHCOM[12,500]Theater Maintenance Partnership Initiative (TMPI)—SOUTHCOM[21,200]360DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION42,38042,380370DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY858,476858,476390DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY—CYBER72,95272,952400DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY3,559,2883,639,288Impact aid for children with severe disabilities[30,000]Impact aid for schools with military dependent students[50,000]410MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY605,766605,766420OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY COOPERATION117,081117,081460OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—CYBER99,58399,583470OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE2,980,7153,025,279Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup[30,000]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nation-wide human health assessment[5,000]Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation[15,000]Diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–15,436]Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program[10,000]480WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES496,512496,512999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS20,630,14620,655,146SD-WAN classified network expansion[25,000]SUBTOTAL ADMIN & SRVWD ACTIVITIES41,035,50241,603,781UNDISTRIBUTED998UNDISTRIBUTED01,330,090Foreign Currency Fluctuations[–580]FY25 bulk fuel bill[1,330,670]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED01,330,090TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE54,175,85056,123,719MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONSUNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES010US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE21,03521,035SUBTOTAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES21,03521,035TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS21,03521,035MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONSOVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID010OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID115,335115,335SUBTOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID115,335115,335TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS115,335115,335MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONSCOOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT010COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION350,116350,116SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT350,116350,116TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS350,116350,116MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONSACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT010ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD56,17656,176SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT56,17656,176TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS56,17656,176MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONSENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY060ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY268,069338,069Increases to unfunded requirements for PFAS[70,000]SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY268,069338,069TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS268,069338,069MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONSENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY120ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE8,8008,800SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY8,8008,800TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS8,8008,800MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONSENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE100ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE320,256330,256Increases to unfunded requirements for PFAS[10,000]SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE320,256330,256TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS320,256330,256MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONSENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE080ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY343,591343,591SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE343,591343,591TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS343,591343,591MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONSENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES140ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED SITES234,475234,475SUBTOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES234,475234,475TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS234,475234,475TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE296,334,504305,237,190 XLIV MILITARY PERSONNEL 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL(In Thousands of Dollars)ItemFY 2025 RequestSenate AuthorizedMILITARY PERSONNELMILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONSMILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS170,834,234171,254,888Air Force Reserve—diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–75]Air National Guard—diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–546]Air National Guard AGR end strength increase30,000Air National Guard increase for 7 new State Partnership Program partners—NGB UFR1,350Army National Guard—diversity and inclusion programs reduction[–83]Army National Guard increase for 7 new State Partnership Program partners—NGB UFR1,800Foreign currency fluctuation[–8,600]FY25 topline increase for junior enlisted pay increase1,000,000Increase to junior enlisted pay57,000Prevent retirement of F–15Es19,258Prevent retirement of F–22s57,910Unobligated balances[–737,360]SUBTOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL APPROPRIATIONS170,834,234171,254,888MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTIONSMEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTIONS11,046,30511,046,305SUBTOTAL MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTIONS11,046,30511,046,305TOTAL MILITARY PERSONNEL181,880,539182,301,193 XLV OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)LineItemFY 2025 RequestSenate AuthorizedWORKING CAPITAL FUNDWORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY010INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS21,77621,776030SUPPLY MANAGEMENT—ARMY1,8281,828SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY23,60423,604WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY020NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTERS30,00030,000SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY30,00030,000WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE020SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS86,874246,674Enterprise Space Activity Group Working Capital Fund Cash Corpus—Space Force UFR[159,800]SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE86,874246,674NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND010DEFENSE STOCKPILE7,629207,629Program increase for National Defense Stockpile[200,000]SUBTOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION FUND7,629207,629WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE010DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION SERVICES0303020ENERGY MANAGEMENT—DEF2,2532,253SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE2,2562,256WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA010WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA1,570,1871,570,187SUBTOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA1,570,1871,570,187TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND1,720,5502,080,350CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTIONOPERATION & MAINTENANCE1CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—O&M20,74520,745SUBTOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE20,74520,745RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION2CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—RDT&E754,762754,762SUBTOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION754,762754,762TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION775,507775,507DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFDRUG INTRDCTN010COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT339,292392,277Prioritizing counter-drug[52,985]9999CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS314,410314,410SUBTOTAL DRUG INTRDCTN653,702706,687DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM020DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM135,567135,567SUBTOTAL DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM135,567135,567NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM030NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM106,043106,043SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM106,043106,043NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS040NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS6,1676,167SUBTOTAL NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS6,1676,167TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEF901,479954,464OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERALOFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL010OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE542,107542,107020OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE1,9881,988030RDT&E1,9001,900040PROCUREMENT1,3361,336SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL544,095544,095SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL1,9001,900SUBTOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL1,3361,336TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL547,331547,331DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMOPERATION & MAINTENANCE010IN-HOUSE CARE10,766,43210,766,432020PRIVATE SECTOR CARE20,599,12820,603,128Brain health and trauma demonstration program[4,000]040INFORMATION MANAGEMENT2,469,2042,469,204050MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES341,254341,254060EDUCATION AND TRAINING371,817371,817070BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS2,306,6922,306,69230CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT2,048,0302,048,030SUBTOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE38,902,55738,906,557RDT&E080R&D RESEARCH41,47641,476090R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT188,564188,564100R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT328,825328,825110R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION175,518175,518120R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT130,931130,931130R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT88,42588,425140R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT18,69718,697SUBTOTAL RDT&E972,436972,436PROCUREMENT150PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING23,44923,449160PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION243,184243,184170PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION SYSTEM30,12930,129180PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM—DESKTOP TO DATACENTER75,53675,536190PROC DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION26,56926,569SUBTOTAL PROCUREMENT398,867398,867UNDISTRIBUTED190UNDISTRIBUTED0–186,800Foreign Currency Fluctuations[–900]Unobligated balances[–185,900]SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED0–186,800TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM40,273,86040,091,060TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS44,218,72744,448,712 XLVI MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION(In Thousands of Dollars)AccountState/Country and InstallationProject TitleFY 2025 RequestSenate AuthorizedMILITARY CONSTRUCTIONARMYAlaskaArmyFort WainwrightAUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE23,00023,000ArmyFort WainwrightUNACCOMPANIED ENLISTED PERSONNEL HOUSING015,000ArizonaArmyLibby Army AirfieldAIRFIELD CONTROL TOWER (DESIGN)01,500ArmyLibby Army AirfieldFIRE & RESCUE STATION (DESIGN)04,000ArmyYuma Proving GroundPOLE LINE ROAD (DESIGN)01,000BelgiumArmyShape HeadquartersYOUTH CENTER45,00045,000CaliforniaArmyFort IrwinTRAINING SUPPORT CENTER44,00044,000ArmyMilitary Ocean Terminal ConcordAMMUNITION HOLDING FACILITY68,00068,000FloridaArmyNaval Air Station Key WestJOINT INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE-SOUTH COMMAND AND CONTROL FACILITY090,000GeorgiaArmyFort EisenhowerCYBER FACULTY OPERATIONS AND AUDITORIUM FACILITY (DESIGN)06,100ArmyFort MooreDEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (DESIGN)014,000ArmyFort StewartUNACCOMPANIED PERSONNEL BARRACKS (DESIGN)05,600GermanyArmySmith BarracksBARRACKS61,00061,000ArmyU.S. Army Garrison AnsbachBARRACKS100,000100,000ArmyU.S. Army Garrison AnsbachBARRACKS91,00091,000ArmyU.S. Army Garrison BavariaCOST TO COMPLETE—SIMULATIONS CENTER35,00035,000ArmyU.S. Army Garrison BavariaOPERATIONAL READINESS TRAINING COMPLEX (ORTC) UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINE012,856ArmyU.S. Army Garrison WiesbadenCHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER44,00044,000GuamArmyJoint Region MarianasGDS BATTALION HEADQUARTERS047,000ArmyJoint Region MarianasGDS ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION023,000ArmyJoint Region MarianasGDS FORWARD OPERATING SITES075,000HawaiiArmyBradshaw Army AirfieldAIRFIELD OPERATIONS BUILDING020,000ArmyWheeler Army AirfieldAIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR231,00036,000IllinoisArmyRock Island ArsenalCHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN)01,320KentuckyArmyCampbell Army AirfieldAIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (DESIGN)03,000ArmyFort CampbellAUTOMATED RECORD FIRE PLUS RANGE11,80011,800ArmyFort CampbellCHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN)03,000ArmyFort CampbellHANGAR (DESIGN)06,000ArmyFort CampbellMODERNIZED HANGAR (DESIGN)011,000ArmyFort KnoxSOLDIER SERVICES CENTER (DESIGN)04,200LouisianaArmyFort JohnsonBARRACKS117,0000ArmyFort JohnsonROTATIONAL UNIT BILLETING AREA (DESIGN)06,300MarylandArmyFort MeadeCHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER46,00046,000MichiganArmyDetroit ArsenalMANNED/UNMANNED TACTICAL VEHICLE LAB37,00037,000MissouriArmyFort Leonard WoodADVANCED INDIVIDUAL TRAINING BARRACKS COMPLEX, PHASE 2144,000120,000New YorkArmyFort DrumAIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR ADDITION, WASH RACK AND PAINT BOOTH (DESIGN)09,800ArmyFort DrumARMY COMBAT FITNESS TESTING FACILITY FIELD HOUSE (DESIGN)08,300ArmyFort DrumFIELD ARTILLERY VEHICLE STORAGE SHEDS (DESIGN) 0830ArmyFort DrumORTC PHASE II, ENLISTED TRANSIENT TRAINING BARRACKS (DESIGN)06,100ArmyFort DrumRANGE 41C, AUTOMATED RECORD FIRE MODIFICATION FOR NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON (DESIGN)02,300ArmyWatervliet ArsenalFIRE STATION53,00053,000ArmyWheeler-Sack Army AirfieldFIRE STATION 3 (DESIGN)02,900North CarolinaArmyFort LibertyCHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER39,0000PennsylvaniaArmyLetterkenny Army DepotCOMPONENT REBUILD SHOP (INC 1)90,00045,000ArmyLetterkenny Army DepotMISSILE/MUNITIONS DISTRIBUTION FACILITY62,00062,000Puerto RicoArmyFort BuchananPOTABLE WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM 020,100South CarolinaArmyFort JacksonCHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN)04,915TexasArmyFort BlissCOST TO COMPLETE—RAIL YARD44,00044,000ArmyFort CavazosMOTOR POOL #70069,000ArmyFort CavazosMOTOR POOL #71078,000ArmyRed River Army DepotVEHICLE PAINT SHOP34,00034,000VirginiaArmyJoint Base Myer-Henderson HallBARRACKS180,000180,000ArmyJoint Base Myer-Henderson HallHORSE FARM LAND ACQUISITION8,5000WashingtonArmyJoint Base Lewis-McChordBARRACKS161,00037,000ArmyJoint Base Lewis-McChordFIRE AND RESCUE STATION (DESIGN)02,900ArmyJoint Base Lewis-McChordSUPPLY SUPPORT ACTIVITY31,00031,000Worldwide UnspecifiedArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN273,727273,727ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN (BARRACKS)047,650ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsEDI: MINOR CONSTRUCTION14,51914,519ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsHOST NATION SUPPORT25,00025,000ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMINOR CONSTRUCTION97,00097,000ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsPDI: DESIGN26,01126,011ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsPDI: INDOPACOM MINOR CONSTRUCTION PILOT66,60066,600ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsPDI: MINOR CONSTRUCTION8,0008,000Subtotal Military Construction, Army2,311,1572,361,328NAVY & MARINE CORPSArizonaNavy & Marine CorpsMarine Corps Air Station YumaIAP RUNWAY EXTENSION (DESIGN)010,237Navy & Marine CorpsMarine Corps Air Station YumaWATER TREATMENT PLANT050,000AustraliaNavy & Marine CorpsRoyal Australian Air Force Base DarwinPDI: AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR117,38032,380Navy & Marine CorpsRoyal Australian Air Force Base DarwinPDI: MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FACILITY62,32062,320Federated States of MicronesiaNavy & Marine CorpsYap International AirportAIRFIELD PAVEMENT UPGRADES050,000Navy & Marine CorpsYap International AirportPORT & HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS0709,086FloridaNavy & Marine CorpsCape Canaveral Space Force StationENGINEERING TEST FACILITY221,06072,060Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Air Station Whiting FieldCHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN)03,043GeorgiaNavy & Marine CorpsNaval Submarine Base Kings BayTRIDENT REFIT FACILITY EXPANSION (INC)115,000115,000GuamNavy & Marine CorpsAndersen Air Force BaseHSC–25 HANGAR REPLACEMENT FACILITY 26410125,000Navy & Marine CorpsAndersen Air Force BasePDI: YOUTH CENTER78,73078,730Navy & Marine CorpsJoint Region MarianasJOINT COMMUNICATION UPGRADE0166,170Navy & Marine CorpsJoint Region MarianasJOINT CONSOLIDATED COMM CENTER0196,400Navy & Marine CorpsJoint Region MarianasSATELLITE COMM CENTER0307,000Navy & Marine CorpsJoint Region MarianasPDI: EARTH COVERED MAGAZINES107,43942,439HawaiiNavy & Marine CorpsJoint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamDRY DOCK 3 REPLACEMENT (INC)1,199,0001,271,000Navy & Marine CorpsJoint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamWATER TREATMENT PLANT075,000Navy & Marine CorpsJoint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamWATERFRONT PRODUCTION FACILITY0105,000Navy & Marine CorpsMarine Corps Base Kaneohe BayAIRCRAFT HANGAR & PARKING APRON203,52033,520Navy & Marine CorpsMarine Corps Base Kaneohe BayAIRCRAFT REFUEL PIT017,000Navy & Marine CorpsMarine Corps Base Kaneohe BayELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION MODERNIZATION094,250Navy & Marine CorpsMarine Corps Base Kaneohe BayMAIN GATE ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY064,100Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Ammunition Depot West LochHIGH EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINES0104,870JapanNavy & Marine CorpsMarine Corops Base Camp ButlerMICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER086,180MaineNavy & Marine CorpsPortsmouth Naval ShipyardMULTI-MISSION DRY DOCK #1 EXTENSION (INC)400,578335,578MarylandNavy & Marine CorpsNaval Surface Warfare Center Indian HeadCONTAINED BURN FACILITY050,000NevadaNavy & Marine CorpsNaval Air Station FallonRANGE TRAINING COMPLEX IMPROVEMENTS045,000Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Air Station FallonTRAINING RANGE LAND ACQUISITION, PHASE 248,30048,300North CarolinaNavy & Marine CorpsMarine Corps Air Station Cherry PointAIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR213,52065,520Navy & Marine CorpsMarine Corps Air Station Cherry PointCOMPOSITE REPAIR FACILITY114,02020,020Navy & Marine CorpsMarine Corps Air Station Cherry PointF–35 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINMENT CENTER (INC)50,00050,000PalauNavy & Marine CorpsKoror, Port of MalakalHARBOR WHARF IMPROVEMENTS0583,137VirginiaNavy & Marine CorpsMarine Corps Base QuanticoCHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN)05,681Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Air Station OceanaUNACCOMPANIED HOUSING (DESIGN)07,323Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Station NorfolkCHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN)01,200Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Weapons Station YorktownCONTAINERIZED LONG WEAPONS STORAGE MAGAZINE52,61052,610Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Weapons Station YorktownCONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE TEST FACILITY47,13047,130Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Weapons Station YorktownCONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE WEAPONS MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS & STORAGE FACILITY52,11052,110Navy & Marine CorpsNorfolk Naval ShipyardDRY DOCK 3 MODERNIZATION (INC)54,36654,366WashingtonNavy & Marine CorpsNaval Base KitsapLAUNCHER EQUIPMENT PROCESSING BUILDING200,55035,550Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Base KitsapMICROGRID077,270Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Magazine Indian IslandMICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER037,770Navy & Marine CorpsPuget Sound Naval ShipyardCVN 78 AIRCRAFT CARRIER ELECTRIC UPGRADES182,20026,200Worldwide UnspecifiedNavy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN797,446797,446Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN (BARRACKS)061,000Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDPRI UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION21,30221,302Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION202,318202,318Subtotal Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps4,540,8996,547,616AIR FORCEAlaskaAir ForceJoint Base Elmendorf-RichardsonCONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS COMPLEX (DESIGN)016,000Air ForceJoint Base Elmendorf-RichardsonJOINT INTEGRATED TEST AND TRAINING CTR (INC)126,000126,000ArkansasAir ForceEbbing Air National Guard BaseACADEMIC TRAINING CENTER, FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING074,000CaliforniaAir ForceBeale Air Force BaseMULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS COMPLEX0148,000Air ForceVandenberg Space Force BaseGBSD RE-ENTRY VEHICLE FACILITY110,00045,000Air ForceVandenberg Space Force BaseSENTINEL AETC FORMAL TRAINING UNIT167,00090,000ColoradoAir ForceBuckley Space Force BasePOWER INDEPENDENCE060,000Air ForceUnited States Air Force AcademyAERONAUTICS LABORATORY (DESIGN)01,850DelawareAir ForceDover Air Force Base512TH OPERATIONS GROUP FACILITY (DESIGN)04,200DenmarkAir ForceRoyal Danish Air Force Base KarupEDI: DABS-FEV STORAGE110,00025,000District of ColumbiaAir ForceJoint Base Anacostia-BollingLARGE VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION050,000Federated States of MicronesiaAir ForceYap International AirportIAP RUNWAY EXTENSION050,000Air ForceYap International AirportPDI: RUNWAY EXTENSION (INC)96,00096,000FloridaAir ForceEglin Air Force BaseELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS SUPERIORITY COMPLEX (DESIGN)010,000Air ForceEglin Air Force BaseLRSO HARDWARE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEST FACILITY8,4008,400Air ForceTyndall Air Force BaseFIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION048,000GeorgiaAir ForceRobins Air Force BaseBATTLE MANAGEMENT COMBINED OPS COMPLEX (INC)64,00064,000GermanyAir ForceRamstein Air BaseAEROMEDICAL EVACUATION COMPOUND 022,000IdahoAir ForceMountain Home Air Force BaseCHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER40,00040,000JapanAir ForceKadena Air BasePDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION CONTROL CTR (INC 3)132,70057,700LouisianaAir ForceBarksdale Air Force BaseADAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER022,000MassachusettsAir ForceHanscom Air Force BaseMIT-LL/ENGINEERING AND PROTOTYPE FACILITY (INC)76,00076,000MississippiAir ForceKeesler Air Force BaseAIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER025,000MontanaAir ForceMalmstrom Air Force BaseGBSD COMMERCIAL ENTRANCE CONTROL FACILITY20,00020,000Air ForceMalmstrom Air Force BaseWEAPONS STORAGE & MAINTENANCE FACILITY (INC)238,000238,000NebraskaAir ForceOffutt Air Force BaseCONSOLIDATED TRAINING COMPLEX/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER (DESIGN)06,000North CarolinaAir ForceSeymour Johnson Air Force BaseCOMBAT ARMS TRAINING AND MAINTENANCE COMPLEX041,000North DakotaAir ForceGrand Forks Air Force BaseRUNWAY (DESIGN)01,900OhioAir ForceWright-Patterson Air Force BaseRUNWAY (DESIGN)015,000Air ForceWright-Patterson Air Force BaseSPACE FORCE INTELLIGENCE CENTER (DESIGN)01,900OregonAir ForceMountain Home Air Force BaseHOMELAND DEFENSE OVER-THE-HORIZON RADAR (INC)198,000198,000South DakotaAir ForceEllsworth Air Force BaseB–21 ADAL SQUADRON OPERATIONS44,00044,000Air ForceEllsworth Air Force BaseB–21 EAST ALERT APRON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHELTERS79,00079,000Air ForceEllsworth Air Force BaseB–21 NORTH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SHELTERS (60 ROW)54,00054,000Air ForceEllsworth Air Force BaseB–21 WEAPONS GENERATION FACILITY (INC)105,000105,000SpainAir ForceNaval Station RotaNATO STRATEGIC AIRLIFT HANGAR15,20015,200TexasAir ForceDyess Air Force BaseB–21 LRS FUELS ADMINISTRATIVE LABORATORY12,80012,800Air ForceDyess Air Force BaseB–21 REFUELER TRUCK YARD18,50018,500Air ForceJoint Base San Antonio-LacklandBMT – CLASSROOM/DINING FACILITY 40215,000Air ForceJoint Base San Antonio-Sam HoustonMETC—BARRACKS/SHIPS/DORMS #1 (INC)77,00077,000Air ForceLaughlin Air Force BaseT–7A GROUND BASED TRAINING SYSTEM FACILITY38,00038,000Air ForceLaughlin Air Force BaseT–7A UNITY MAINTENANCE TRAINING FACILITY18,00018,000United KingdomAir ForceRoyal Air Force LakenheathSURETY: BARRIER SYSTEMS185,0005,000Air ForceRoyal Air Force MildenhallSOW CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE51,00051,000UnspecifiedAir ForceUnspecifiedSAOC (DESIGN)0158,200UtahAir ForceHill Air Force BaseT–7A DEPOT MAINTENANCE COMPLEX (INC)50,00050,000VirginiaAir ForceJoint Base Langley-EustisDORMITORY81,00081,000Worldwide UnspecifiedAir ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN439,926439,926Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsINDOPACOM DESIGN0117,590Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION129,600129,600WyomingAir ForceF.E. Warren Air Force BaseGBSD CONSOLIDATED MAINTENANCE FACILITY194,00050,000Air ForceF.E. Warren Air Force BaseGBSD LAND ACQUISITION, PHASE 2139,00059,000Air ForceF.E. Warren Air Force BaseGBSD UTILITY CORRIDOR (INC)70,00070,000Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force3,187,1263,568,766DEFENSE-WIDEAlabamaDefense-WideAnniston Army DepotPOWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID056,450Defense-WideRedstone ArsenalGROUND TEST FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE (INC)80,00080,000AlaskaDefense-WideEielson Air Force BaseFUELS OPERATIONS & LAB FACILITY14,00014,000Defense-WideJoint Base Elmendorf-RichardsonFUEL FACILITIES55,00055,000ArizonaDefense-WideMarine Corps Air Station YumaSOF MILITARY FREE FALL ADVANCED TRAIN COMPLEX62,00062,000BahrainDefense-WideNaval Support BahrainGROUND MOUNTED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM015,330CaliforniaDefense-WideMarine Corps Base Camp PendletonAMBULATORY CARE CENTER ADD/ALT (AREA 53)26,44026,440Defense-WideMarine Corps Base Camp PendletonAMBULATORY CARE CENTER ADD/ALT (AREA 62)24,93024,930Defense-WideMarine Corps Base Camp PendletonAMBULATORY CARE CENTER REPLACEMENT (AREA 22)45,04045,040Defense-WideMarine Corps Mountain Warfare Training CenterFUEL FACILITIES19,30019,300Defense-WideNaval Base CoronadoSOF OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY, PHASE 251,0000ColoradoDefense-WideFort CarsonAMBULATORY CARE CENTER REPLACEMENT41,00041,000CubaDefense-WideNaval Station Guantanamo BayAMBULATORY CARE CENTER REPLACEMENT (INC 2)96,82996,829DelawareDefense-WideMajor Joseph R. “beau” Biden III National Guard/Reserve CenterMICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER022,050FloridaDefense-WideHurlburt FieldSOF AFSOC OPERATIONS FACILITY14,00014,000GeorgiaDefense-WideHunter Army AirfieldSOF CONSOLIDATED RIGGING FACILITY47,00047,000Defense-WideHunter Army AirfieldSOF MILITARY WORKING DOG KENNEL FACILITY16,80016,800GermanyDefense-WideSpangdahlem Air BaseCOST TO COMPLETE—SPANGDAHLEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REPLACEMENT6,5006,500GreeceDefense-WideNaval Support Activity Souda BayADVANCED MICROGRID042,500GuamDefense-WideJoint Region MarianasGUAM HIGH SCHOOL TEMPORARY FACILITIES26,00026,000Defense-WideJoint Region MarianasPDI: GDS, COMMAND CENTER (INC)187,212187,212Defense-WideJoint Region MarianasPDI: GDS, EIAMD, PHASE 1 (INC)278,267278,267HawaiiDefense-WideJoint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamFY20 500 KW PV COVERED PARKING EV CHARGING STATION012,813IllinoisDefense-WideRock Island ArsenalPOWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID070,480IndianaDefense-WideCamp Atterbury-MuscatatuckPOWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID039,180ItalyDefense-WideNaval Air Station SigonellaMICROGRID CONTROL SYSTEMS013,470JapanDefense-WideCamp FujiMICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER045,870Defense-WideFleet Activities YokosukaKINNICK HIGH SCHOOL (INC)40,38640,386Defense-WideMarine Corps Air Station IwakuniMICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER, NATURAL GAS PLANT048,570Defense-WideMarine Corps Air Station IwakuniMICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER, SOLAR PV AND BESS040,830Defense-WideMarine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. ButlerKUBASAKI HIGH SCHOOL160,000147,000Defense-WideMarine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. ButlerMICROGRID AND BACKUP POWER, CAMP COURTNEY057,570KoreaDefense-WideKunsan Air BaseAMBULATORY CARE CENTER REPLACEMENT64,94264,942MaineDefense-WidePortsmouth Naval ShipyardPOWER PLANT RESILIENCY IMPROVEMENTS028,700MarylandDefense-WideAberdeen Proving GroundPOWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID030,730Defense-WideFort MeadeNSAW EAST CAMPUS BUILDING #5 (INC 2)265,000265,000Defense-WideJoint Base AndrewsAMBULATORY CARE CENTER (INC)15,04015,040Defense-WideJoint Base AndrewsMICROGRID WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE017,920Defense-WideWalter Reed National Military Medical CenterMEDCEN ADDITION/ALTERATION (INC 8)77,65177,651MissouriDefense-WideWhiteman Air Force BaseFLIGHTLINE FUELING FACILITIES19,50019,500New JerseyDefense-WideJoint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstMICROGRID WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE017,730North CarolinaDefense-WideFort LibertySOF ARMS ROOM ADDITION11,80011,800Defense-WideFort LibertySPECIAL WARFARE CENTER AND SCHOOL COMPANY OPERATIONS FACILITY030,000Defense-WideMarine Corps Base Camp LejeuneSOF ARMORY25,40025,400Defense-WideMarine Corps Base Camp LejeuneSOF INFORMATION MANEUVER FACILITY057,000OhioDefense-WideWright-Patterson Air Force BaseDISTRICT COOLING PLANT053,000South CarolinaDefense-WideMarine Corps Air Station BeaufortFUEL PIER31,50031,500Defense-WideMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris IslandAMBULATORY CARE CLINIC REPLACEMENT (DENTAL)72,05072,050TexasDefense-WideNaval Air Station Corpus ChristiGENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE79,30079,300Defense-WideNSA TexasCRYPTOLOGIC CENTER (INC)152,000152,000United KingdomDefense-WideRoyal Air Force LakenheathLAKENHEATH HIGH SCHOOL153,0008,000VirginiaDefense-WideFort BelvoirDEFENSE HEALTH HEADQUARTERS225,000225,000Defense-WideJoint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort StorySOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE TRAINING CENTER32,00032,000Defense-WidePentagonMETRO ENTRANCE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS CONTROL POINT36,80036,800WashingtonDefense-WideJoint Base Lewis-McChord—Gray Army AirfieldPOWER GENERATION AND MICROGRID040,000Defense-WideNaval Air Station Whidbey IslandHYDRANT FUELING SYSTEM54,00054,000Defense-WideNaval Magazine Indian IslandBACKUP POWER AND MICROGRID039,490Defense-WideNaval Undersea Warfare Center KeyportSOF COLDWATER TRAINING/AUSTERE ENVIRONMENT FACILITY35,0000Worldwide UnspecifiedDefense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsCOST TO COMPLETE—ERCIP0103,100Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN (DEFENSE-WIDE)26,08126,081Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN (DHA)46,75146,751Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN (DLA)105,000105,000Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN (DODEA)7,5017,501Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN (MDA)4,7454,745Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN (NSA)41,92841,928Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN (SOCOM)35,49535,495Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN (TJS)1,9641,964Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN (WHS)1,5081,508Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM636,0000Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsERCIP DESIGN96,23896,238Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsEXERCISE RELATED MINOR CONSTRUCTION11,14611,146Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION (DEFENSE-WIDE)3,0003,000Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION (DHA)18,00018,000Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION (DLA)13,33313,333Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION (DODEA)7,4007,400Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION (NSA)6,0006,000Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION (SOCOM)24,10924,109Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsWORLDWIDE UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION5,2775,277Subtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide3,733,1633,735,946ARMY NATIONAL GUARDAlaskaArmy National GuardJoint Base Elmendorf-RichardsonNATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER67,00067,000GeorgiaArmy National GuardFort EisenhowerNATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)03,264IowaArmy National GuardSioux City ArmoryNATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP13,80013,800KentuckyArmy National GuardFort CampbellREADINESS CENTER018,000LouisianaArmy National GuardAbbevilleNATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)02,275Army National GuardLafayette Readiness CenterNATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER33,00033,000MaineArmy National GuardSacoSOUTHERN MAINE READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)01,000MississippiArmy National GuardSouthaven Readiness CenterNATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER33,00033,000MontanaArmy National GuardMalta Readiness CenterNATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP14,80014,800NevadaArmy National GuardHawthorne Army DepotAUTOMATED QUALIFICATION/TRAINING RANGE18,00018,000New JerseyArmy National GuardNational Guard Training Center Sea GirtUNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM025,300Army National GuardVinelandNATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP23,00023,000OhioArmy National GuardLimaREADINESS CENTER026,000OklahomaArmy National GuardShawnee Readiness CenterNATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER29,00029,000PennsylvaniaArmy National GuardDanvilleVEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP (DESIGN)03,400Rhode IslandArmy National GuardQuonset State AirportCOST TO COMPLETE—ARMY AVIATION READINESS CENTER03,000TennesseeArmy National GuardFort CampbellNATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)01,980UtahArmy National GuardNephi Readiness CenterNATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP20,00020,000WashingtonArmy National GuardCamp MurrayNATIONAL GUARD/RESERVE CENTER BUILDING40,00040,000WisconsinArmy National GuardRapidsNATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)03,800Worldwide UnspecifiedArmy National GuardUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN25,52983,129Army National GuardUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION45,00092,433Subtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard362,129555,181ARMY RESERVECaliforniaArmy ReserveCamp ParksADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING BARRACKS42,00042,000GeorgiaArmy ReserveDobbins Air Reserve BaseARMY RESERVE CENTER78,00078,000KentuckyArmy ReserveFort KnoxAVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY057,000MassachusettsArmy ReserveDevens Reserve Forces Training AreaCOLLECTIVE TRAINING ENLISTED BARRACKS039,000New JerseyArmy ReserveJoint Base McGuire-Dix-LakehurstVERTICAL SKILLS FACILITY16,00016,000PennsylvaniaArmy ReserveWilkes-BarreAREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY EQUIPMENT22,00022,000Puerto RicoArmy ReserveFort BuchananADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING BARRACKS39,00039,000VirginiaArmy ReserveRichmondAREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT ACTIVITY/VMS23,00023,000WisconsinArmy ReserveAndrew Miller Army Reserve CenterVEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP (DESIGN)01,600Worldwide UnspecifiedArmy ReserveUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN31,50831,508Army ReserveUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION3,5243,524Subtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve255,032352,632NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVETexasNavy Reserve & Marine Corps ReserveNaval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort WorthWHOLE HANGAR REPAIR075,000WashingtonNavy Reserve & Marine Corps ReserveJoint Base Lewis-McChordPARACHUTE SURVIVAL TRAINING FACILITY26,61026,610Worldwide UnspecifiedNavy Reserve & Marine Corps ReserveUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMCNR DESIGN663663Navy Reserve & Marine Corps ReserveUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUSMCR DESIGN2,5562,556Subtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve29,829104,829AIR NATIONAL GUARDAlaskaAir National GuardJoint Base Elmendorf-RichardsonBASE SUPPLY COMPLEX044,000Air National GuardJoint Base Elmendorf-RichardsonCOMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER SIMULATOR19,30019,300CaliforniaAir National GuardMoffett AirfieldCOMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER SIMULATOR12,60012,600FloridaAir National GuardJacksonville International AirportF–35 CONSOLIDATED WEAPONS TRAINING26,20026,200HawaiiAir National GuardJoint Base Pearl Harbor-HickamSPACE CONTROL CENTER36,60036,600KentuckyAir National GuardLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportRESPONSE FORCE WAREHOUSE (DESIGN)02,100MaineAir National GuardBangor International AirportFUEL CELL HANGAR048,000MississippiAir National GuardKey FieldADAL MAINTENANCE HANGAR & CONSTRUCT AMU COMPLEX (DESIGN)05,600Air National GuardKey FieldBASE SUPPLY WAREHOUSE (DESIGN)01,900Air National GuardKey FieldCORROSION CONTROL HANGAR (DESIGN)06,700Air National GuardKey FieldUPGRADED FUEL HYDRANT SYSTEM (DESIGN)01,000New JerseyAir National GuardAtlantic City International AirportF–16 MISSION TRAINING CENTER18,00018,000New YorkAir National GuardFrancis S. Gabreski AirportCOMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER SIMULATOR14,00014,000North CarolinaAir National GuardSalisburyFLIGHT FACILITY (DESIGN)06,300PennsylvaniaAir National GuardPittsburgh International AirportENTRY CONTROL FACILITY (DESIGN)04,600TexasAir National GuardFort WorthC–130J ADAL FUEL CELL BUILDING 167413,10013,100West VirginiaAir National GuardMclaughlin Air National Guard BaseSQUADRON OPERATIONS FACILITY (DESIGN)03,200Worldwide UnspecifiedAir National GuardUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN10,79210,792Air National GuardUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION40,20040,200Subtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard190,792314,192AIR FORCE RESERVEArizonaAir Force ReserveLuke Air Force BaseADMINISTRATIVE AND STORAGE BUILDING (DESIGN)0420GeorgiaAir Force ReserveDobbins Air Reserve BaseSECURITY FORCES FACILITY22,0000IndianaAir Force ReserveGrissom Air Reserve BaseINDOOR SMALL ARMS RANGE21,00021,000New YorkAir Force ReserveNiagara Falls Air Reserve StationTAXIWAY/RUNWAY (DESIGN)06,600OhioAir Force ReserveYoungstown Air Reserve StationFIRE STATION25,00025,000South CarolinaAir Force ReserveJoint Base CharlestonAEROMEDICAL EVACUATION FACILITY033,000Worldwide UnspecifiedAir Force ReserveUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN5629,562Air Force ReserveUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION701701Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve69,26396,283NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMWorldwide UnspecifiedNATONATO Security Investment ProgramNATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM433,864463,864Subtotal NATO Security Investment Program433,864463,864INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMANDWorldwide UnspecifiedMILCON, INDOPACOMUnspecified Worldwide LocationsINDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM0150,000Subtotal INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM0150,000TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION15,113,25418,250,637FAMILY HOUSINGFAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMYBelgiumFam Hsg Con, ArmyChièvres Air BaseFAMILY HOUSING NEW CONSTRUCTION (84 UNITS)100,95482,954GeorgiaFam Hsg Con, ArmyFort EisenhowerMHPI RESTRUCTURE—FORT EISENHOWER50,00050,000GermanyFam Hsg Con, ArmyU.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-PfalzFAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT CONSTRUCTION (54 UNITS)63,24663,246JapanFam Hsg Con, ArmySagamihara Family Housing AreaFAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS CONSTRUCTION (35 UNITS)31,11431,114Worldwide UnspecifiedFam Hsg Con, ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsFAMILY HOUSING DESIGN31,33331,333Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Army276,647258,647FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMYWorldwide UnspecifiedFam Hsg O&M, ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsFURNISHINGS18,06518,065Fam Hsg O&M, ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsLEASED HOUSING129,703129,703Fam Hsg O&M, ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMAINTENANCE OF REAL PROPERTY FACILITIES127,097127,097Fam Hsg O&M, ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMANAGEMENT ACCOUNT62,06062,060Fam Hsg O&M, ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMILITARY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVE69,57969,579Fam Hsg O&M, ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMISCELLANEOUS357357Fam Hsg O&M, ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsSERVICES8,2738,273Fam Hsg O&M, ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUTILITIES60,47760,477Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army475,611475,611FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPSGuamFam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine CorpsAndersen Air Force BaseREPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 10 (42 UNITS)93,11293,112Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine CorpsJoint Region MarianasREPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 9 (136 UNITS)103,863103,863Worldwide UnspecifiedFam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsCONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS (64 UNITS)35,43835,438Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN13,32913,329Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps245,742245,742FAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPSWorldwide UnspecifiedFam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsFURNISHINGS16,83916,839Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsHOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT60,28360,283Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsLEASING67,41267,412Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMAINTENANCE109,504109,504Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMANAGEMENT61,24061,240Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMISCELLANEOUS427427Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsSERVICES17,33217,332Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine CorpsUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUTILITIES44,18044,180Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps377,217377,217FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCEAlaskaFam Hsg Con, Air ForceJoint Base Elmendorf-RichardsonMHPI RESTRUCTURE—JBER PHASE III120,000120,000GermanyFam Hsg Con, Air ForceRamstein Air BaseCONSTRUCT 2 GOQ UNITS4,3504,350Fam Hsg Con, Air ForceRamstein Air BaseKMC 02—CONSTRUCT TWO CAR GARAGES (5 UNITS)1,4001,400JapanFam Hsg Con, Air ForceYokota Air BaseFAMILY HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS 8B WEST (19 UNITS)26,24226,242Fam Hsg Con, Air ForceYokota Air BaseFAMILY HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS 9, PHASE 2 (32 UNITS)39,00039,000TexasFam Hsg Con, Air ForceLackland Air Force BaseMHPI RESTRUCTURE—LACKLAND24,00024,000Worldwide UnspecifiedFam Hsg Con, Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsDESIGN6,5576,557Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force221,549221,549FAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCEWorldwide UnspecifiedFam Hsg O&M, Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsFURNISHINGS24,23024,230Fam Hsg O&M, Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsHOUSING PRIVATIZATION SUPPORT32,50832,508Fam Hsg O&M, Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsLEASING6,2786,278Fam Hsg O&M, Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMAINTENANCE127,023127,023Fam Hsg O&M, Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMANAGEMENT71,38471,384Fam Hsg O&M, Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMISCELLANEOUS2,4262,426Fam Hsg O&M, Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsSERVICES12,44612,446Fam Hsg O&M, Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUTILITIES49,95549,955Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force326,250326,250FAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDEWorldwide UnspecifiedFam Hsg O&M, Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsFURNISHINGS687687Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsFURNISHINGS9191Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsLEASING32,98332,983Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsLEASING13,98613,986Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsMAINTENANCE3636Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUTILITIES4,3584,358Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsUTILITIES1515Subtotal Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide52,15652,156FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUNDWorldwide UnspecifiedFamily Housing Improvement FundUnspecified Worldwide LocationsADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES—FHIF8,1958,195Subtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund8,1958,195UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUNDWorldwide UnspecifiedUnaccompanied Housing Improvement FundUnspecified Worldwide LocationsADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES—UHIF497497Subtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund497497TOTAL FAMILY HOUSING1,983,8641,965,864DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSUREBASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMYWorldwide UnspecifiedBRAC, ArmyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsBASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE212,556212,556Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Army212,556212,556BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVYWorldwide UnspecifiedBRAC, NavyUnspecified Worldwide LocationsBASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE111,697111,697Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Navy111,697111,697BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCEWorldwide UnspecifiedBRAC, Air ForceUnspecified Worldwide LocationsBASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE121,952121,952Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force121,952121,952BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDEWorldwide UnspecifiedBRAC, Defense-WideUnspecified Worldwide LocationsINT–4: DLA ACTIVITIES1,7561,756Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure—Defense-Wide1,7561,756TOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE447,961447,961TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC17,545,07920,664,462 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION DISASTER RECOVERY SEC. 4602. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION DISASTER RECOVERY(In Thousands of Dollars)AccountState or Country and InstallationProject TitleFY 2025 RequestSenate AuthorizedMILITARY CONSTRUCTION DISASTER RECOVERYNAVY & MARINE CORPSGuamNavy & Marine CorpsJoint Region Marianas28 HOMES ON AAFB H–366/283/375 CONTRACT0145,990Navy & Marine CorpsJoint Region MarianasREPAIR BY REPLACEMENT OF HSC–25 HANGAR AND COMPOUND0580,490Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Base GuamJRM HOUSING RESILIENCY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT #1—BEQ 17 & 6 RECONVERSION063,805Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Base GuamJRM HOUSING RESILIENCY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT #2—APRA PALMS CONVERSION/RENOVATION0128,000Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Base GuamPOWER GENERATION AT POLARIS0626,120Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Base GuamRECOVER BONA SPRINGS (CONTAMINANT TREATMENT)040,640Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Base GuamRECOVER NAVAL HOSPITAL WATER WELLS (CONTAMINANT TREATMENT)058,300Navy & Marine CorpsNaval Base GuamREPAIR AND HARDEN CRITICAL ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (NBG, POLARIS PT, DFSP AND NAVMAG)02,923,595Subtotal Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps Disaster Recovery04,566,940AIR FORCEGuamAir ForceAndersen Air Force Base4 CUT AND COVER 5.25 MG JP–8 TANKS0246,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseAIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER / BASE OPS0163,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseAIRFIELD REDEVELOPMENT FOR OPERATIONAL RESILIENCY0271,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseALTERNATE LIGHTING VAULT099,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseALTERNATE NETWORK CONTROL CENTER & DATABANK 099,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseALTERNATE TECHNICAL CONTROL FACILITY099,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseBASE PERIMETER FENCE AND ACCESS ROAD050,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseCARGO HAUL ROUTE APOD LOOP020,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseDIESEL STORAGE NORTHWEST FIELD & MAIN BASE020,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseDISBURSED WAR RESERVE MATERIAL WAREHOUSING (FOUR)0391,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseDISBURSED WAR RESERVE MATERIAL WAREHOUSING (TWO)0190,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseDISBURSED WAR RESERVE WAREHOUSING (TWELVE)01,170,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseEXPLOSIVE SAFE EGRESS FACILITY041,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseFLIGHTLINE EXPANSION / CIVIL ENGINEER COMPLEX0195,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseHARDENED AIRCRAFT SHELTERS (HAS)0289,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseLFM & OPS FAC NORTH RAMP058,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseLRS POL WRM STORAGE WAREHOUSE023,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseMAWAR TYPHOON RECOVERY (DESIGN)0723,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseMOBILITY PROCESSING CENTER-PAX0120,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseMSA FUEL STAND0119,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseMSA SECURITY GATE041,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseMUNS ADMIN MSA0101,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseMUNS HAUL ROUTE ALT08,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseMUNS HAUL ROUTE NORTHWEST FIELD-MSA0102,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseMUNS PRODUCTION UTILITY CONNECTIONS041,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseNORTHWEST FIELD AIRFIELD FENCE040,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseNORTHWEST FIELD BYPASS ROAD033,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseNORTHWEST FIELD ELECTRICAL UPGRADE0102,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseNORTHWEST FIELD FUEL STORAGE, RECEIPT, AND HYDRANT SYSTEM0267,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseNORTHWEST FIELD FUEL TRANSFER LINE0180,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseNORTHWEST FIELD WATER WELLS033,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseNORTHWEST FUEL BYPASS0297,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseOVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND TRANSMISSION LINES (GPA)081,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BasePERIMETER FENCE AT MSA–1038,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BasePOWER RESILIENCY—MICROGRID01,305,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseSIX 1M GAL POTABLE WATER STORAGE TANKS. NWF FIRE PROTECTION 270K WATER TANK STORAGE094,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseSOLAR ARRAY COVERED PARKING0254,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseSOLAR BATTERY STORAGE0223,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseUPGRADE ENTRY CONTROL POINT FOR NORTHWEST FIELD GATE057,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseUPGRADE ENTRY CONTROL POINT SANTA ROSA GATE047,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseUPGRADE MAIN ECP GATE (ARC LIGHT) 066,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseWAR RESERVE MATERIAL STORAGE WAREHOUSE0109,000Air ForceAndersen Air Force BaseWATER DISTRIBUTION CONNECTION GWA033,000Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Disaster Recovery07,938,000TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION DISASTER RECOVERY012,504,940 XLVII DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS(In Thousands of Dollars)ProgramFY 2025 RequestSenate AuthorizedDiscretionary Summary by AppropriationEnergy and Water Development and Related AgenciesAppropriation Summary:Energy ProgramsNuclear Energy150,000150,000Atomic Energy Defense ActivitiesNational Nuclear Security Administration:Weapons Activities19,848,64419,899,844Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation2,465,1082,451,208Naval Reactors2,118,7732,099,873Federal Salaries and Expenses564,475567,175Total, National Nuclear Security Administration24,997,00025,018,100Defense Environmental Cleanup7,059,6957,036,295Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D384,9570Other Defense Activities1,140,0231,140,023Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities33,581,67533,194,418Total, Discretionary Funding33,731,67533,344,418Nuclear EnergySafeguards and security150,000150,000Total, Nuclear Energy150,000150,000National Nuclear Security Administration Weapons ActivitiesStockpile managementStockpile major modernizationB61–12 Life Extension Program27,50027,500W88 Alteration program78,70078,700W80–4 Life extension program1,164,7501,164,750W80-X ALT SLCM070,000Program increase(70,000)W87–1 Modification Program1,096,0331,096,033W93455,776455,776B61–1316,00016,000Subtotal, Stockpile major modernization2,838,7592,892,759Stockpile sustainment1,356,2601,354,060B83 gravity bomb sustainment excess to need(–2,200)Weapons dismantlement and disposition54,10054,100Production operations816,567816,567Nuclear enterprise assurance75,00275,002Total, Stockpile management5,140,6885,208,488Production ModernizationPrimary Capability ModernizationPlutonium ModernizationLos Alamos Plutonium ModernizationLos Alamos Plutonium Operations984,611984,61121–D–512 Plutonium Pit Production Project, LANL470,000470,00015–D–302 TA–55 Reinvestments Project, Phase 3, LANL39,47539,47504–D–125 Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Project, LANL00Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization1,494,0861,494,086Savannah River Plutonium ModernizationSavannah River Plutonium Operations75,33275,33221–D–511 Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, SRS1,200,0001,200,000Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium Modernization1,275,3321,275,332Enterprise Plutonium Support121,964121,964Total, Plutonium Modernization2,891,3822,891,382High Explosives & EnergeticsHigh Explosives & Energetics115,675115,67521–D–510 HE Synthesis, Formulation, and Production, PX0015–D–301 HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX15,00015,000Subtotal, High Explosives & Energetics130,675130,675Total, Primary Capability Modernization3,022,0573,022,057Secondary Capability ModernizationSecondary Capability Modernization755,353755,35318–D–690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y–12260,000260,00006–D–141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y–12800,000800,000Total, Secondary Capability Modernization1,815,3531,815,353Tritium and Domestic Uranium EnrichmentTritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment661,738661,73818–D–650 Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS00Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment661,738661,738Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization141,300141,30022–D–513 Power Sources Capability, SNL50,00050,000Total, Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization191,300191,300Capability Based Investments153,244153,244Warhead Assembly Modernization34,00034,000Total, Production Modernization5,877,6925,877,692Stockpile research, technology, and engineeringAssessment ScienceAssessment Science834,250825,250Unjustified growth(–9,000)14–D–640 U1a Complex Enhancements Project, NNSS73,08373,083Total, Assessment Science907,333898,333Engineering and integrated assessments418,000418,000Inertial confinement fusion682,830692,830Program increase(10,000)Advanced simulation and computing879,500884,500Program increase(5,000)Weapons technology and manufacturing maturation286,489286,489Academic programs128,188120,188Unjustified growth(–8,000)Total, Stockpile research, technology, and engineering3,302,3403,300,340Infrastructure and operationsOperatingOperations of facilities1,305,0001,305,000Safety and Environmental Operations191,958181,958Unjustified growth(–10,000)Maintenance and Repair of Facilities881,000884,000Program increase for Y–12 maintenance backlog(3,000)Recapitalization778,408778,408Total, Operating3,156,3663,149,366Mission enabling construction22–D–514 Digital Infrastructure Capability Expansion, LLNL0023–D–517 Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, LANL70,00070,00023–D–518 Plutonium Modernization Ops & Waste Mngmt Office Bldg, LANL0023–D–519 Special Material Facility, Y–120025–D–510 Plutonium Mission Safety & Quality Building, LANL48,50048,50025–D–511 PULSE New Access, NNSS25,00025,000Total, Mission enabling construction143,500143,500Total, Infrastructure and operations3,299,8663,292,866Secure transportation assetOperations and equipment236,160236,160Program direction135,264135,264Total, Secure transportation asset371,424371,424Defense nuclear securityOperations and maintenance1,126,0001,126,000Construction:17–D–710 West End Protected Area Reduction Project, Y–1254,00054,000Subtotal, Construction54,00054,000Total, Defense nuclear security1,180,0001,180,000Information technology and cybersecurity646,000638,400Unjustified growth(–7,600)Legacy contractor pensions30,63430,634Total, Weapons Activities19,848,64419,899,844AdjustmentsUse of prior year balances00Total, Adjustments00Total, Weapons Activities19,848,64419,899,844Defense Nuclear NonproliferationMaterial Management and MinimizationConversion00Reactor conversion and uranium supply145,227145,227Nuclear material removal and elimination38,82538,825Material disposition00Plutonium disposition193,045193,045Total, Material Management and Minimization377,097377,097Global Material SecurityInternational nuclear security87,76884,768Unjustified growth(–3,000)Radiological security260,000260,000Nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence196,096196,096Total, Global Material Security543,864540,864Nonproliferation and Arms Control224,980214,080Nonproliferation policy unjustified growth(–10,900)Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&DProliferation detection317,158317,158Nonproliferation stewardship program124,875124,875Nuclear detonation detection323,058323,058Forensics R&D37,75937,759Nonproliferation fuels development00Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D802,850802,850Nonproliferation Construction:18–D–150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project, SRS40,00040,000Total, Nonproliferation Construction40,00040,000NNSA Bioassurance Program00Legacy contractor pensions7,1287,128Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident Response ProgramEmergency Management23,84723,847Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation512,342512,342Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and Incident Response Program536,189536,189Subtotal, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation2,532,1082,518,208AdjustmentsUse of prior year balances–67,000–67,000Total, Adjustments–67,000–67,000Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation2,465,1082,451,208Naval ReactorsNaval reactors development868,380868,380Columbia-Class reactor systems development45,61045,610S8G Prototype refueling00Naval reactors operations and infrastructure763,263757,063Unjustified growth(–6,200)Program direction62,84862,848Construction:14–D–901 Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project, NRF292,002279,302Unjustified growth(–12,700)21–D–530 KL Steam and Condensate Upgrades0022–D–531 KL Chemistry & Radiological Health Building0022–D–532 KL Security Upgrades41,67041,67023–D–533 BL Component Test Complex0024–D–530 NRF Medical Science Complex0025–D–530 Naval Examination Acquisition Project45,00045,000Total, Construction378,672365,972Total, Naval Reactors2,118,7732,099,873Federal Salaries and ExpensesProgram direction564,475567,175Additional 10 FTE(2,700)Use of prior year balances00Total, Federal Salaries and Expenses564,475567,175TOTAL, National Nuclear Security Administration24,997,00025,018,100Defense Environmental CleanupClosure sites administration1,3501,350RichlandRiver corridor and other cleanup operations133,000133,000Central plateau remediation773,030773,030Richland community and regulatory support11,13011,13018–D–404 Modification of Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility0022–D–401 L–888 Eastern Plateau Fire Station13,50013,50022–D–402 L–897 200 Area Water Treatment Facility7,8007,80023–D–404 181D Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade18,88618,88623–D–405 181B Export Water System Reconfiguration and Upgrade1,1681,16824–D–401 Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility Supercell 11 Expans Proj25,00025,000Total, Richland983,514983,514Office of River Protection:Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant Commissioning466,000450,000Unjustified growth(–16,000)Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition832,065832,065Construction:23–D–403 Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk Management Project37,50037,50015–D–409 Low Activity Waste Pretreatment System37,50037,50018–D–16 Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant—LBL/Direct feed LAW0001–D–16D High-Level Waste Facility608,100608,10001–D–16E Pretreatment Facility20,00020,000Subtotal, Construction703,100703,100Total, Office of River Protection2,001,1651,985,165Idaho National Laboratory:Idaho cleanup and waste disposition430,678430,678Idaho community and regulatory support3,3153,315Construction:22–D–403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel Staging Facility0022–D–404 Addl ICDF Landfill Disposal Cell and Evaporation Ponds Project25,25025,25022–D–402 Calcine Construction00Subtotal, Construction25,25025,250Total, Idaho National Laboratory459,243459,243NNSA sites and Nevada off-sitesLawrence Livermore National Laboratory1,9171,917LLNL Excess Facilities D&D00Separations Processing Research Unit845845Nevada Test Site63,37763,377Sandia National Laboratory1,8161,816Los Alamos National Laboratory273,610273,610Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D1,6221,622Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites343,187343,187Oak Ridge Reservation:OR Nuclear Facility D&D342,705342,705U233 Disposition Program60,00060,000OR cleanup and waste disposition72,00072,000Construction:14–D–403 Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility30,00030,00017–D–401 On-site Waste Disposal Facility40,00040,000Subtotal, Construction70,00070,000OR community & regulatory support5,7005,700OR technology development and deployment3,3003,300Total, Oak Ridge Reservation553,705553,705Savannah River Site:Savannah River risk management operations400,538400,538Savannah River legacy pensions00Savannah River community and regulatory support5,19810,198Payment in lieu of taxes(5,000)Savannah River National Laboratory O&M90,00090,000Construction:20-D–401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 1282,50082,50019–D–701 SR Security Systems Replacement6,0006,00018–D–401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #8, 90018–D–402 Emergency Operations Center Replacement, SR00Subtotal, Construction88,50088,500Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition971,235971,235Total, Savannah River Site1,555,4711,560,471Waste Isolation Pilot PlantWaste Isolation Pilot Plant413,874413,874Construction:15–D–411 Safety Significant Confinement Ventilation System, WIPP10,34610,34615–D–412 Utility Shaft, WIPP1,2001,200Total, Construction11,54611,546Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant425,420425,420Program direction—Defense Environmental Cleanup334,958334,958Program support—Defense Environmental Cleanup105,88593,485Unjustified growth(–12,400)Safeguards and Security—Defense Environmental Cleanup265,197265,197Technology development and deployment30,60030,600Subtotal, Defense Environmental Cleanup7,059,6957,036,295TOTAL, Defense Environmental Cleanup7,059,6957,036,295Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D384,9570Program reduction(–384,957)Other Defense ActivitiesEnvironment, health, safety and securityEnvironment, health, safety and security mission support141,908141,908Program direction90,55590,555Total, Environment, health, safety and security232,463232,463Office of Enterprise AssessmentsEnterprise assessments30,02230,022Program direction64,13264,132Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments94,15494,154Specialized security activities390,000390,000Legacy ManagementLegacy Management Activities—Defense181,289181,289Program Direction23,96923,969Total, Legacy Management205,258205,258Defense-Related Administrative Support213,649213,649Office of Hearings and Appeals4,4994,499Subtotal, Other Defense Activities1,140,0231,140,023Use of prior year balances00Total, Other Defense Activities1,140,0231,140,023 July 8, 2024Read twice and placed on the calendar