H.R. 2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Bill · 118th Congress (2023–2024). Became law, 22 Dec 2023 · Public Law 118-31. Introduced 18 Apr 2023.

Official title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and 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.

Vote results

House, 14 Dec 2023: Passed, 310 Yea, 118 Nay, 0 Present, 6 Not voting. The House’s roll call
Senate, 13 Dec 2023: Conference Report Agreed to, 87 Yea, 13 Nay, 0 Present, 0 Not voting. The Senate’s roll call
President: Signed 22 Dec 2023 · Public Law 118-31

How each member voted

White House

Signed (1): Joseph Biden (D, President).

Senate

Yea (87): Chuck Grassley (R-IA); Charles E. Schumer (D-NY); Richard J. Durbin (D-IL); Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD); Thomas R. Carper (D-DE); Jack Reed (D-RI); Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Mike Crapo (R-ID); Patty Murray (D-WA); Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Roger F. Wicker (R-MS); Susan M. Collins (R-ME); Jerry Moran (R-KS); Debbie Stabenow (D-MI); Tammy Baldwin (D-WI); Maria Cantwell (D-WA); John Thune (R-SD); Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV); John Boozman (R-AR); John Cornyn (R-TX); Lisa Murkowski (R-AK); Marsha Blackburn (R-TN); Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA); Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY); Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI); Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Christopher Murphy (D-CT); Jon Tester (D-MT); Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); John Barrasso (R-WY); Bill Cassidy (R-LA); Martin Heinrich (D-NM); Ben Ray Luján (D-NM); Gary C. Peters (D-MI); James E. Risch (R-ID); Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Mark R. Warner (D-VA); Michael F. Bennet (D-CO); Christopher A. Coons (D-DE); Joe Manchin, III (I-WV); Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); John Hoeven (R-ND); Ron Johnson (R-WI); James Lankford (R-OK); Marco Rubio (R-FL); Tim Scott (R-SC); Todd Young (R-IN); Brian Schatz (D-HI); Tom Cotton (R-AR); Kevin Cramer (R-ND); Ted Cruz (R-TX); Steve Daines (R-MT); Tammy Duckworth (D-IL); Deb Fischer (R-NE); Tim Kaine (D-VA); Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME); Markwayne Mullin (R-OK); Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ); Joni Ernst (R-IA); Mike Rounds (R-SD); Dan Sullivan (R-AK); Thom Tillis (R-NC); Ted Budd (R-NC); Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV); Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH); John Kennedy (R-LA); Roger Marshall (R-KS); Jacky Rosen (D-NV); Tina Smith (D-MN); Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS); Mitt Romney (R-UT); Rick Scott (R-FL); Mark Kelly (D-AZ); Bill Hagerty (R-TN); John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO); Tommy Tuberville (R-AL); Jon Ossoff (D-GA); Alex Padilla (D-CA); Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA); Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL); John Fetterman (D-PA); Eric Schmitt (R-MO); Pete Ricketts (R-NE); Robert Menendez (D-NJ); Laphonza R. Butler (D-CA).

Nay (13): Edward J. Markey (D-MA); Ron Wyden (D-OR); Bernard Sanders (I-VT); Peter Welch (D-VT); Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Mike Lee (R-UT); Rand Paul (R-KY); Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY); Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); Cory A. Booker (D-NJ); Mike Braun (R-IN); Josh Hawley (R-MO); J.D. Vance (R-OH).

Not in office (5): Adam B. Schiff (D-CA); Andy Kim (D-NJ); Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Ben Sasse (R-NE); George S. Helmy (D-NJ).

House

Yea (310): Harold Rogers (R-KY-5); Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9); Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11); Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6); Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1); Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3); Maxine Waters (D-CA-43); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2); Ken Calvert (R-CA-41); James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3); Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2); Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3); Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4); Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7); Kay Granger (R-TX-12); Brad Sherman (D-CA-32); Adam Smith (D-WA-9); Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5); John B. Larson (D-CT-1); Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-31); Michael K. Simpson (R-ID-2); Mike Thompson (D-CA-4); Pete Sessions (R-TX-17); Sam Graves (R-MO-6); Rick Larsen (D-WA-2); Betty McCollum (D-MN-4); Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8); Joe Wilson (R-SC-2); Michael C. Burgess (R-TX-26); Tom Cole (R-OK-4); Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26); Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-7); Mike Rogers (R-AL-3); C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2); David Scott (D-GA-13); Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38); Michael R. Turner (R-OH-10); Darrell Issa (R-CA-48); Jim Costa (D-CA-21); Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28); Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5); Al Green (D-TX-9); Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10); Patrick T. McHenry (R-NC-10); Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25); Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7); Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16); Kathy Castor (D-FL-14); Joe Courtney (D-CT-2); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4); Doug Lamborn (R-CO-5); John P. Sarbanes (D-MD-3); Adrian Smith (R-NE-3); Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5); Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1); André Carson (D-IN-7); Steve Scalise (R-LA-1); Tim Walberg (R-MI-5); Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11); Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2); James A. Himes (D-CT-4); Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO-3); Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1); Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15); Mike Quigley (D-IL-5); John Garamendi (D-CA-8); Bill Foster (D-IL-11); Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8); Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR-1); Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4); Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3); Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4); William R. Keating (D-MA-9); Mike Kelly (R-PA-16); Austin Scott (R-GA-8); Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7); Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24); Steve Womack (R-AR-3); Dina Titus (D-NV-1); Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7); Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2); Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1); Andy Barr (R-KY-6); Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3); Ami Bera (D-CA-6); Julia Brownley (D-CA-26); Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8); Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20); Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29); Lois Frankel (D-FL-22); Richard Hudson (R-NC-9); Jared Huffman (D-CA-2); Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8); David P. Joyce (R-OH-14); Daniel T. Kildee (D-MI-8); Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6); Ann M. Kuster (D-NH-2); Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50); Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25); Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14); Juan Vargas (D-CA-52); Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33); Ann Wagner (R-MO-2); Brad R. Wenstrup (R-OH-2); Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2); Jason Smith (R-MO-8); Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5); Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12); Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1); Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33); Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8); Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2); Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1); Ed Case (D-HI-1); Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6); Tom Emmer (R-MN-6); Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-3); Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6); J. French Hill (R-AR-2); Ted Lieu (D-CA-36); Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11); John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-2); Seth Moulton (D-MA-6); Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4); Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6); David Rouzer (R-NC-7); Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21); Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35); Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4); David G. Valadao (R-CA-22); Trent Kelly (R-MS-1); Darin LaHood (R-IL-16); James Comer (R-KY-1); Dwight Evans (D-PA-3); Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19); Don Bacon (R-NE-2); Jim Banks (R-IN-3); Jack Bergman (R-MI-1); Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL); Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24); J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46); Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2); A. Drew Ferguson IV (R-GA-3); Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1); Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34); Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5); Steven Horsford (D-NV-4); Mike Johnson (R-LA-4); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8); David Kustoff (R-TN-8); Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19); John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5); Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11); Darren Soto (D-FL-9); Troy Balderson (R-OH-12); Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25); Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5); Susan Wild (D-PA-7); Colin Z. Allred (D-TX-32); Sean Casten (D-IL-6); Angie Craig (D-MN-2); Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2); Jason Crow (D-CO-6); Sharice Davids (D-KS-3); Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4); Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16); Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7); Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29); Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2); Lance Gooden (R-TX-5); Michael Guest (R-MS-3); Josh Harder (D-CA-9); Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5); Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6); Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL); Susie Lee (D-NV-3); Mike Levin (D-CA-49); Lucy McBath (D-GA-7); Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9); Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1); Joe Neguse (D-CO-2); Chris Pappas (D-NH-1); Greg Pence (R-IN-6); Dean Phillips (D-MN-3); Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14); Kim Schrier (D-WA-8); Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11); Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-7); Abigail Davis Spanberger (D-VA-7); Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4); Pete Stauber (R-MN-8); Bryan Steil (R-WI-1); Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11); Lori Trahan (D-MA-3); David J. Trone (D-MD-6); Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14); Michael Waltz (R-FL-6); Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10); Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24); Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3); Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1); Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2); Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5); Lauren Boebert (R-CO-3); Jerry L. Carl (R-AL-1); Pat Fallon (R-TX-4); Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4); Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5); Scott Franklin (R-FL-18); Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2); Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28); Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23); Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2); Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13); Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51); Young Kim (R-CA-40); Jake LaTurner (R-KS-2); Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3); Nancy Mace (R-SC-1); Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11); Kathy E. Manning (D-NC-6); Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1); Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1); Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1); Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23); August Pfluger (R-TX-11); Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2); Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27); Michelle Steel (R-CA-45); Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10); Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15); Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24); Julia Letlow (R-LA-5); Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2); Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1); Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6); Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11); Mike Carey (R-OH-15); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20); Mike Flood (R-NE-1); Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK-AL); Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18); Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2); Mark Alford (R-MO-4); Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13); Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-8); Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-5); Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6); Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30); Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY-4); Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1); Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15); Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17); John S. Duarte (R-CA-13); Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11); Mike Ezell (R-MS-4); Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4); Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3); Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10); Erin Houchin (R-IN-9); Glenn Ivey (D-MD-4); John James (R-MI-10); Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7); Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2); Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3); Nick LaLota (R-NY-1); Greg Landsman (D-OH-1); Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23); Michael Lawler (R-NY-17); Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15); Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8); Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2); Richard McCormick (R-GA-6); Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3); Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8); Max L. Miller (R-OH-7); Marcus J. Molinaro (R-NY-19); Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1); Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23); Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15); Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3); Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7); Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6); Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3); Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17); Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5); Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13); Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13); Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2); Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3); Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2); Brandon Williams (R-NY-22); Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4); Gabe Amo (D-RI-1); Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2); Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18); Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-9); Adam B. Schiff (D-CA-30); Brian Higgins (D-NY-26); Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20); Bill Johnson (R-OH-6); Mike Gallagher (R-WI-8); Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL); Andy Kim (D-NJ-3); Jeff Jackson (D-NC-14).

Nay (118): Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4); Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12); Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7); Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37); Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18); Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3); Diana DeGette (D-CO-1); James P. McGovern (D-MA-2); Barbara Lee (D-CA-12); Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9); John R. Carter (R-TX-31); Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12); Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9); Steve Cohen (D-TN-9); Jim Jordan (R-OH-4); Tom McClintock (R-CA-5); Bill Posey (R-FL-8); Paul Tonko (D-NY-20); Judy Chu (D-CA-28); Jeff Duncan (R-SC-3); Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9); H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9); Andy Harris (R-MD-1); David Schweikert (R-AZ-1); Daniel Webster (R-FL-11); Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1); Thomas Massie (R-KY-4); Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1); Grace Meng (D-NY-6); Scott Perry (R-PA-10); Mark Pocan (D-WI-2); Mark Takano (D-CA-39); Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14); Roger Williams (R-TX-25); Brian Babin (R-TX-36); Mike Bost (R-IL-12); Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10); Garret Graves (R-LA-6); Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12); Warren Davidson (R-OH-8); Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44); Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5); Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13); Clay Higgins (R-LA-3); Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7); Ro Khanna (D-CA-17); Brian J. Mast (R-FL-21); Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8); Ron Estes (R-KS-4); Ralph Norman (R-SC-5); Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34); John R. Curtis (R-UT-3); Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-8); Michael Cloud (R-TX-27); Kevin Hern (R-OK-1); James R. Baird (R-IN-4); Tim Burchett (R-TN-2); Ben Cline (R-VA-6); Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1); Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4); Mark E. Green (R-TN-7); John Joyce (R-PA-13); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14); Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5); Katie Porter (D-CA-47); Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7); John W. Rose (R-TN-6); Chip Roy (R-TX-21); W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17); William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4); Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12); Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2); Dan Bishop (R-NC-8); Mike Garcia (R-CA-27); Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7); Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4); Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16); Cori Bush (D-MO-1); Kat Cammack (R-FL-3); Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9); Byron Donalds (R-FL-19); Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7); Bob Good (R-VA-5); Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14); Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1); Tracey Mann (R-KS-1); Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15); Barry Moore (R-AL-2); Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22); Burgess Owens (R-UT-4); Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. (R-MT-2); Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5); Nikema Williams (D-GA-5); Brad Finstad (R-MN-1); Becca Balint (D-VT-AL); Aaron Bean (R-FL-4); Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2); Eric Burlison (R-MO-7); Greg Casar (D-TX-35); Mike Collins (R-GA-10); Elijah Crane (R-AZ-2); Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10); Russell Fry (R-SC-7); Robert Garcia (D-CA-42); Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY-AL); Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4); Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38); Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37); Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12); Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13); Cory Mills (R-FL-7); Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5); Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3); Keith Self (R-TX-3); Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ-10); Ken Buck (R-CO-4); Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1).

Not voting (6): Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA-16); Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5); Gwen Moore (D-WI-4); Alexander X. Mooney (R-WV-2); Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10); Wiley Nickel (D-NC-13).

Not in office (11): Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3); Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26); Vince Fong (R-CA-20); Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6); Greg Lopez (R-CO-4); LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10); Erica Lee Carter (D-TX-18); Tony Wied (R-WI-8); David N. Cicilline (D-RI-1); Chris Stewart (R-UT-2); George Santos (R-NY-3).

Summary

Main subject: Authorizes fiscal year 2024 appropriations and sets personnel strengths and policy for Department of Defense military activities, military construction and Department of Energy defense programs, and also contains a Department of State authorization and an intelligence authorization. Division A, Division B, Division C, Division D, Division F, Division G

Its core areas: Defense procurement, research and development, and operation and maintenance authorizations, including funding tables; Military personnel end strengths, pay, benefits and personnel policy; Acquisition policy and defense industrial base requirements; Military health care and TRICARE; Security cooperation and matters relating to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, the Middle East and Indo-Pacific; AUKUS partnership and Virginia class submarine transfers to Australia; Cyber, artificial intelligence and space programs, including Space Force personnel management; Military construction and military housing; Department of Energy national security programs and Maritime Administration; Department of State personnel, passport services and diplomacy; Intelligence community authorizations and oversight, classification reform and personnel vetting.

Unexpected Items: 154 provisions

These provisions fall outside the bill’s main subject or apply narrowly. This describes the text; it is not a judgment.

Not related to the bill’s main subject (50)

Sec. 515: Authorization for FireGuard Program: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to use National Guard members in a program called the FireGuard Program that analyzes remote sensing information for interagency wildfire detection, monitoring and emergency response support.
Sec. 573: Extension of Troops-to-Teachers program to the Job Corps: Extends the Troops-to-Teachers program under title 10 so participants may be placed at Job Corps centers, adding them as eligible employers alongside schools.
Sec. 864: Eliminating self-certification for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses: Requires federal prime and subcontract awards counted toward service-disabled veteran-owned small business goals to go to firms certified by the Small Business Administration, and ends self-certification after a one-year phase-in.
Sec. 1054: Student loan deferment for dislocated military spouses: Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to give a 180-day student loan deferment to borrowers who are spouses of active-duty service members and lost employment because of a permanent change in duty station.
Sec. 1082: Modification of compensation for members of the Afghanistan War Commission: Sets pay for non-Federal members of the Afghanistan War Commission at the daily equivalent of Executive Schedule level IV, allows pay for Federal-employee members outside ordinary working hours, and adds travel support for certain commissions.
Sec. 1083: Senate National Security Working Group: Strikes subsection (d) of section 21 of a 2013 Senate resolution concerning the Senate National Security Working Group, effective as though enacted on December 31, 2022.
Sec. 1090: Conduct of weather reconnaissance in the United States: Allows a named Air Force Reserve squadron and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to use aircraft and personnel for hurricane and winter-season weather reconnaissance, requires reports, and lets the Air Force transfer funds to that agency.
Sec. 1114: Including military service in determining family and medical leave eligibility for Federal employees: Counts honorable active military service toward the 12-month service requirement for family and medical leave for Federal employees, including certain legislative, executive office, and District of Columbia court employees, and directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conform its leave program.
Sec. 1310: Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People's Republic of China: Bars use of Department of Defense funds authorized by this Act to support film, television, or other entertainment projects where the Secretary has evidence the project has complied or is likely to comply with a Chinese government or party demand to censor content; the Secretary may waive.
Sec. 1311: Determination on involvement of the People’s Republic of China in the Mexican fentanyl trade: Requires the Secretary of Defense to determine within one year whether available information indicates the Government of the People's Republic of China assisted in or approved of transporting pill presses, fentanyl products, or precursors to Mexican drug cartels, and to report an affirmative finding to the Armed Services Committees.
Sec. 1555: Certification requirement regarding contracting for military recruiting: Requires entities that place military recruitment advertisements for the Department of Defense to certify they do not place ads in news sources based on political preferences, biases, or misinformation determinations, and requires notification of contracts with two named entities or similar ones.
Sec. 1687: Limitation on use of funds for certain unreported programs: Bars use of funds authorized by the Act for special-access activities involving unidentified anomalous phenomena unless details are given to congressional committees and leadership, and bars independent research and development costs on the topic as indirect expenses unless disclosed.
Sec. 1804: U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2023: Designates March 9 as U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, designates a flag championed by a named campaign as a symbol, and requires the flag to be displayed at specified locations on specified days.
Sec. 1807: Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H–2B workers: Extends from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2029 the date relating to admission of certain H-2B nonimmigrant workers to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 1809: National Cold War Center designation: Designates the museum at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas as a "National Cold War Center" and states that the designation does not require or permit Federal funds to be spent.
Sec. 1810: Revision of requirement for transfer of certain aircraft to State of California for wildfire suppression purposes: Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer seven Coast Guard HC-130H aircraft, identified by serial number, with spares and ground support equipment, to the State of California without reimbursement for wildfire suppression use, and repeals prior transfer provisions.
Sec. 1829: Government-wide policy for procurement of unmanned aircraft systems: Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to set a government-wide policy for procuring unmanned aircraft systems for non-Department of Defense and non-intelligence community operations, including through grants and cooperative agreements with non-Federal entities.
Sec. 1841: Unidentified anomalous phenomena records collection at the National Archives and Records Administration: Requires the Archivist to begin establishing an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection at the National Archives within 60 days, covering Government records on unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, and non-human intelligence, with public inspection and copying.
Sec. 1842: Review, identification, transmission to the National Archives, and public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records by government offices: Requires heads of Government offices to identify, review, and transmit unidentified anomalous phenomena records to the National Archives within 300 days, bars their destruction, and sets periodic review and a 25-year full-disclosure deadline unless the President certifies otherwise.
Sec. 1843: Grounds for postponement of public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records: Sets the grounds on which public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records may be postponed, allows withdrawal of unrelated classified records, and requires congressional notification of postponements.
Sec. 1851: Flexibility and funding for the World Trade Center Health Program: Adds Department of Defense and other federal agency employees, contractors and uniformed-services members who worked at the Pentagon and Shanksville sites to World Trade Center Health Program eligibility (capped at 500 enrollees). Appropriates $444,000,000 and $232,000,000 for two program funds through fiscal year 2033.
Sec. 1852: Extension of certain direct spending reductions: Amends section 251A(6)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, changing "6" to "7" in clause (i) and "second 6 months" to "last 5 months" in clause (ii).
Sec. 1853: Medicare improvement fund: Changes the amount in section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act from $466,795,056 to $2,250,795,056. ($2,250,795,056)
Sec. 2885: Designation of National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force: Designates the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force at 175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler, Georgia, as the official National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force; it is not a National Park System unit and the section appropriates no Federal funds.
Sec. 2890: Plan for use of excess construction materials on southwest border: Requires a plan to use, transfer, or donate remaining construction materials bought under sections 2808 and 284 of title 10 in fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to States on the southern border, and requires a report on how those materials are being stored.
Sec. 3131: U.S. nuclear fuel security initiative: Establishes Department of Energy programs to increase domestic production of low-enriched and high-assay low-enriched uranium for advanced nuclear reactor developers, and amends workforce traineeship and supply chain provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
Sec. 3533: United States Merchant Marine Academy and Coast Guard Academy matters; Maritime Administration requirements: Among Maritime Administration provisions, requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to brief committees within 30 days on plans, timelines and cost estimates for remediation and housing changes at Chase Hall of the Coast Guard Academy.
Sec. 5001: Adjustment of threshold amount for minor medical facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs: Amends title 38 so the threshold for minor medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs is $30,000,000 instead of $20,000,000, with annual adjustment for construction costs allowed. ($30,000,000)
Sec. 5002: Grave markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico: Repeals section 612 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act, which authorized flat grave markers, and requires a Department of Veterans Affairs report on the cost of replacing flat markers at one named national cemetery with upright markers.
Sec. 5003: Improving processing by Department of Veterans Affairs of disability claims for post-traumatic stress disorder through improved training: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to set up annual processes to analyze training needs, and to run annual studies, for employees who review post-traumatic stress disorder disability compensation claims.
Sec. 5101: Prohibition of demand for bribe: Amends federal criminal law to make it unlawful for a foreign official to demand or accept a bribe, with a fine of up to $250,000 or 3 times the value of the thing, up to 15 years in prison, or both, and requires annual Department of Justice reports. ($250,000)
Sec. 5102: Preventing child sex abuse: Amends federal criminal law on interstate travel for illicit sexual conduct, creates an offense (up to 30 years) for officers, directors, employees or agents of organizations who commit acts in furtherance of illicit sexual conduct, and clarifies the definition of sexual activity involving minors.
Sec. 5103: Recognition as corporation and grant of Federal charter for National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated: Grants a federal charter to National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated, and sets its purposes, powers, restrictions and reporting duties.
Sec. 5104: Visa availability for government employee immigrant visa program: Makes immigrant visas available to a category of special immigrants when a visa is not otherwise immediately available, capped at 3,500 for fiscal year 2024 and 3,000 for later years, and temporarily reduces diversity visas to offset them.
Sec. 5201: Establishment of higher rates of regularly scheduled overtime pay for United States Border Patrol agents classified at GS–12: Sets a special overtime payment for border patrol agents at grade GS-12, computed as 50 percent of the agent's hourly basic pay for credited regularly scheduled hours, not counted as basic pay for retirement.
Sec. 5302: Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative amendments: Amends the Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative law to require minimum requirements for new federal data centers, adds a public website and GAO audits, and extends the sunset from 2022 to 2026.
Sec. 5414: Permitting for international bridges: Sets a 60-day Secretary recommendation and 60-day Presidential decision timeline for international bridge permits, treats a permit as granted if no action is taken, and excuses certain applicants from submitting or completing environmental review before the permit is granted.
Sec. 5501: Amendments to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000: Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act to let three borderline beryllium lymphocyte proliferation tests over 3 years establish beryllium sensitivity, and extends an advisory board from 10 to 15 years.
Sec. 5601: Extension of prohibition on provision of airport improvement grant funds to certain entities that have violated intellectual property rights of United States entities: Extends by one year, from 2023 to 2024, a prohibition on airport improvement grant funds for certain entities that have violated intellectual property rights of United States entities.
Sec. 5602: Nogales wastewater improvement: Directs the International Boundary and Water Commission to take over the Nogales International Outfall Interceptor and build a debris screen, authorizes $12,500,000 for operation and maintenance and $8,000,000 for the screen in fiscal year 2025, and exempts related claims from the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Sec. 5603: International Port Security Enforcement Act: Amends Coast Guard port security law so foreign port assessments are accepted only if certain conditions are met, bars agreements with state sponsors of terrorism and designated terrorist organizations, and requires sanctions on their ports.
Sec. 5702: Appointment and term of service of Architect of the Capitol: Changes the appointment of the Architect of the Capitol from Presidential appointment to a majority vote of a congressional commission, sets a 10-year renewable term, and allows removal by commission vote.
Sec. 5703: Appointment of Deputy Architect of the Capitol; vacancy in Architect or Deputy Architect: Requires the Architect of the Capitol to appoint a Deputy Architect within 120 days of an appointment or vacancy, and lets the congressional commission appoint the Deputy if the Architect does not.
Sec. 5704: Deputy Architect of the Capitol to serve as acting in case of absence, disability, or vacancy: Makes the Deputy Architect of the Capitol the acting Architect during an absence, disability or vacancy, and lets the congressional commission designate an acting Architect if both positions are unavailable.
Sec. 5801: Assessment of gifts and grants to United States institutions of higher education from entities on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List: Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to submit an assessment of gifts and grants to United States institutions of higher education from entities on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List, including each gift's monetary value.
Sec. 7316: In-state tuition rates for certain members of intelligence community: Amends the Higher Education Act so that officers and employees of intelligence community elements who serve in a position for more than 30 days are covered by its in-state tuition provision, effective for enrollment periods beginning after July 1, 2024.
Sec. 1805: Improvements to Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee: Amends the membership, co-chairs, and duties of the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee, adds Department of Labor officials, and renames a subcommittee.
Sec. 1806: Access to and use of military post offices by United States citizens employed overseas by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization who perform functions in support of military operations of the Armed Forces: Changes section 406 of title 39 from "may authorize" to "shall authorize" use of military post offices by U.S. citizens employed overseas by NATO in support of military operations, and requires a briefing by March 1, 2024.
Sec. 2855: Limitation on authority to modify or restrict public access to Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland: Bars the Secretary of the Navy from modifying or restricting public access to the Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland, except for temporary safety restrictions or a lease or transfer to another public entity.
Sec. 5413: Ending China’s developing nation status: States a U.S. policy to oppose treating the People’s Republic of China as a developing nation in treaties and international organizations, and requires reports from the Secretary of State and the U.S. Trade Representative on development-status treatment, including at the WTO.

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Sec. 227: Establishment or expansion of University Affiliated Research Centers for critical materials: Directs an assessment of establishing or expanding a University Affiliated Research Center for critical materials at a covered educational institution, defined as mining, metallurgical, geological or mineral engineering programs and institutions with mining research experience, and allows competitive awards to them.
Sec. 232: Pilot program to facilitate access to advanced technology developed by small businesses for ground vehicle systems of the Army: Directs the Army to run a pilot program seeking a commercial solutions opening contract between its Ground Vehicle Systems Center and a non-profit research institute.
Sec. 243: Pilot program on incorporation of the CL20 compound in certain weapon systems: Requires a pilot program in which three weapon systems under development use the CL20 compound as the main-fill energetic material, integrated within three years of enactment.
Sec. 502: Extension of active duty term for Attending Physician at United States Capitol: Continues the present incumbent Attending Physician at the United States Capitol on active duty until six years after enactment.
Sec. 529A: Threat-based security services and equipment for certain former or retired Department of Defense personnel: Allows the Secretary of Defense to reimburse certain former or retired Department officials for security services and equipment they bought themselves, up to an aggregate of $15,000,000 in any fiscal year. ($15,000,000)
Sec. 615: Determination of cold weather location for purposes of special duty pay: Requires the Secretary concerned to treat a duty station as a cold weather location for special duty pay if the temperature there is expected to drop below -20 °F according to the 2012 Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
Sec. 1514: Transfer of data and technology developed under MOSAICS program: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to transfer data and technology from the MOSAICS program to private sector entities with functions relevant to the civil electricity sector, to enhance cyber protection of electricity distribution control systems.
Sec. 1611: Plan for an integrated and resilient satellite communications architecture for the Space Force: Requires the Air Force to evaluate a geostationary small satellite communications constellation for the Space Force data transport design through fiscal year 2027, with plan options keyed to commercially available geostationary small satellite technology.
Sec. 2873: Pilot program to provide air purification technology in covered military housing: Allows a pilot program supplying air purification items and sensors to landlords of covered military housing, where the sensor definition requires a U.S.-made item that detects conditions for potential mold growth before mold is present.
Sec. 6231: Education allowance for dependents of Department of State employees located in United States territories: Makes Department employees at U.S. territory locations eligible for an education cost-of-living allowance for dependents, capped at the allowance the Secretary of Defense authorizes for that location, where Defense has found local schools inadequate.
Sec. 1102: Authorization to pay a living quarters allowance for Department of the Navy civilian employees assigned to permanent duty in Guam for performing work, or supporting work being performed, aboard or dockside, of U.S. naval vessels: Lets the Secretary of the Navy pay a living quarters allowance, and in some cases repair or alteration costs, to a defined group of Navy civilian employees on permanent duty in Guam.

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Sec. 222: Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make available not more than $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029 to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the joint fund of the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic initiative. ($15,000,000)
Sec. 317: Authority to transfer certain funds as payment relating to Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California: Directs the Secretary of the Navy to transfer $218,125 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund and $218,125 to the State of California to satisfy a stipulated penalty tied to former Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California. ($218,125)
Sec. 365: Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive agent for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School: Requires the Secretary of the Navy to keep serving as executive agent for the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School through fiscal year 2024 and to provide resourcing and manpower for its continued operation.
Sec. 535: Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special agent training course: Bars use of fiscal year 2024 Army funds to relocate an Army CID special agent training course until the Secretary of the Army submits a report and provides a briefing to the Armed Services Committees.
Sec. 579: Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense Countering Extremism Work Group: Prohibits use of funds authorized by this Act for one named Department of Defense working group established by a Secretary of Defense memorandum dated April 9, 2021.
Sec. 1250B: Oversight of programs and operations funded with amounts appropriated by the United States for Ukraine: Authorizes $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 for the Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve, the renamed oversight position for Ukraine-related programs. ($8,000,000)
Sec. 1314: Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup: Extends by one year, from fiscal year 2023 to fiscal year 2024, an existing authority to transfer funds for the Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup named in the section heading.
Sec. 1422: 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: Allows the Secretary of Defense to transfer $172,000,000 of Defense Health Program operation and maintenance funds to the joint DoD-VA demonstration fund, usable for operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. ($172,000,000)
Sec. 1423: Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home: Authorizes $77,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, of which $68,060,000 is for operating expenses and $8,940,000 is for capital maintenance and construction. ($77,000,000)
Sec. 1665: Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production: Allows up to $80,000,000 for Iron Dome components, $40,000,000 for the David's Sling Weapon System, and $80,000,000 for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program to be provided to the Government of Israel, subject to certifications and agreements.
Sec. 2611: Authority to conduct restoration and modernization projects at the First City Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Allows the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to spend Army National Guard facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization funds on restoration and modernization projects at one named readiness center, subject to lease-term, 50 percent federal-contribution and notification conditions.
Sec. 2852: Authority to make grants for security and fire protection for former Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas; briefing: Allows the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to assist the State of Arkansas with security and fire protection services for a named former hospital property in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with up to $2,750,000 of funds authorized in section 4301. ($2,750,000)
Sec. 2856: Authorization for the Secretary of the Navy to resolve the electrical utility operations at Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii: Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter an agreement with the State of Hawaii or a third party on electrical utility operations at Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point, and caps spending on that support at $48,000,000 per fiscal year. ($48,000,000)
Sec. 2882: Development and operation of Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine Corps: Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter a joint venture with the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for the Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine Corps, including sole-source contracts, leases, and acceptance of gifts and funds.
Sec. 3101: National Nuclear Security Administration: Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to carry out five named new plant projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration at named sites in Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Idaho, with a separate dollar amount listed for each project.
Sec. 3102: Defense environmental cleanup: Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to carry out one named new defense environmental cleanup plant project at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, at $1,000,000. ($1,000,000)
Sec. 4301: Operation and maintenance: The Operation and Maintenance funding table includes a line of funding for a named school, listed as a program increase within the Navy combat support forces line.
Sec. 4501: Other authorizations: The Other Authorizations funding table includes a line of funding for a named youth program within the drug demand reduction line.
Sec. 6705: US-ASEAN Center: Authorizes the Secretary of State to enter a public-private partnership to establish a US-ASEAN Center in the United States, which may provide research grants and training notwithstanding any other provision of law. No dollar amount is stated.
Sec. 6709: Institute for Transatlantic Engagement: Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish the Institute for Transatlantic Engagement and authorizes up to $750,000 for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to carry it out; the authority ends December 31, 2025. ($750,000)
Sec. 7318: Intelligence Community Counterintelligence Office at the Department of Agriculture: Directs the Director of National Intelligence to seek an agreement to establish an Intelligence Community Counterintelligence Office within the Department of Agriculture headquarters, with staffing, incentive pay and funding for a renovated Federal building, subject to appropriations.
Sec. 2104: Extension of authority to use cash payments in special account from land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts: Extends from October 1, 2025 to October 1, 2027 the authority to use cash payments in a special account from a land conveyance at Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts.
Sec. 2889: Limitation on use of funds for United States Space Command Headquarters: Bars use of fiscal year 2024 Department of Defense funds to acquire, construct, plan, or design a new United States Space Command headquarters building until June 30, 2024, when the Inspector General and Comptroller General complete reviews of the July 2023 selection.
Sec. 3501: Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration: Authorizes $198,500,000 for fiscal year 2024 to support the United States Merchant Marine Academy, including $70,000,000 for its capital improvement projects, among other Maritime Administration authorizations. ($198,500,000)
Sec. 6307: Establishment of a cyberspace, digital connectivity, and related technologies (CDT) fund: Adds a new foreign assistance chapter creating a cyberspace, digital connectivity, and related technologies (CDT) fund and authorizes $150,000,000 over the 5-year period beginning October 1, 2023. ($150,000,000)
Sec. 6602: Modification on use of funds for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Amends the provision on use of funds for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty by striking three of its subparagraphs and renumbering the remaining two.
Sec. 2864: Land acquisition, Westmoreland State Park, Virginia: Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to buy or lease about 225 square feet of land at Westmoreland State Park, Virginia, at fair market value, and states that the Land and Water Conservation Fund chapter of title 54 does not apply to the acquisition.

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Sec. 553: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps administrator and instructor compensation: Sets Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor pay at one-half of the Department's pay scale amount, and lets the Secretary pay more than one-half to institutions in an educationally and economically deprived area.
Sec. 562: Increase in the number of nominees from Guam to the Service Academies: Raises the number of nominees from Guam to the Military, Naval and Air Force Academies from four to five.
Sec. 1101: Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap: Bars the Secretary concerned from employing civilians in positions with diversity, equity, and inclusion duties at pay above the GS–10 rate, and requires current employees above that rate to be reassigned within 180 days.
Sec. 1641: Requirements relating to operational silos for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile: Requires the Air Force to refurbish and make operable at least 150 Sentinel missile silos at each of three named Air Force bases.
Sec. 2810: Authority for Indo-Pacific posture unspecified minor military construction projects: Lets the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command carry out unspecified minor military construction projects with an approved cost less than $15,000,000 within that command's area of responsibility, through March 31, 2029. ($15,000,000)
Sec. 1110: Modification to shore leave accrual for crews of vessels to support crew rotations and improve retention of civilian mariners: For Department of Defense crew serving aboard an oceangoing vessel on an extended voyage, substitutes 7 calendar days for 30 calendar days in the shore leave accrual rule.

Exception or delay for a subset (48)

Sec. 126: Limitation on consideration of Government-operated dry docks in certain contract solicitations: Requires that Navy solicitations for private-sector non-nuclear surface ship maintenance in San Diego, California include Government-operated dry docks only if private dry docks lack sufficient capacity; the restriction ends five years after enactment.
Sec. 133: Temporary exception to minimum inventory requirement for fighter aircraft of the Air Force: Temporarily lets the Air Force reduce its primary mission fighter aircraft inventory to not fewer than 1,112 aircraft, despite the statutory minimum, from enactment until October 1, 2024.
Sec. 136: Modification to prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber aircraft squadrons: Changes the exceptions to the B-1 bomber squadron reduction prohibition to cover bomb wings being replaced with B-21 aircraft and one individual B-1 aircraft designated 85-0089, and extends the prohibition period to September 30, 2026.
Sec. 318: Prohibition on required disclosure by Department of Defense contractors of information relating to greenhouse gas emissions: Bars the Secretary of Defense from requiring greenhouse gas disclosure as a contract condition: with no end date for nontraditional defense contractors, and for one year for all other contractors.
Sec. 624: Dual basic allowance for housing for training: Removes the existing limit on dual basic allowance for housing for reserve component members without dependents who are ordered to active duty for training of at least 140 days but fewer than 365 days.
Sec. 1046: Vetting procedures and monitoring requirements for allies and partners participating in education or training activities in the United States: Adds waiver authority to the vetting requirement for foreign nationals in training in the United States, and excludes from the covered group nationals of four named countries who hold a clearance issued by their own country and have provided certification.
Sec. 1115: Exception to limitation on number of Senior Executive Service positions for the Department of Defense: Exempts Senior Executive Service positions fully funded by amounts appropriated to an agency other than the Department of Defense from the Department's limit on the number of such positions.
Sec. 1202: Modification of combatant commander initiative fund: Adds incremental expenses for security cooperation programs as an authorized use of the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund and authorizes appropriations for that use for two named combatant commands only.
Sec. 1242: Extension and modification of certain temporary authorizations related to munitions replacement: Lets the Secretary of Defense, at his or her discretion, exempt covered agreements and their subcontracts from the certified cost or pricing data requirements, and extends related munitions authorities to Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel.
Sec. 1343: Export control exemptions and standards: Amends the Arms Export Control Act so that, once the President certifies comparable export controls, exports and transfers of defense articles and services involving the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia are exempt from licensing and other approval requirements, with limits, suspension authority, and a 15-year sunset.
Sec. 1345: United States Munitions List: Adds the United Kingdom and Australia to an existing Arms Export Control Act provision that exempts transfers to the named country from certain certification and congressional notification requirements; also requires United States Munitions List reviews at least every 3 years.
Sec. 1830: State, local, and territorial law enforcement and emergency service exemption: States that the subtitle does not prevent State, local, or territorial law enforcement or emergency service agencies from buying or operating covered drones with non-Federal dollars, and allows continued Federal funding arrangements with agencies that have approval or a waiver.
Sec. 1832: Exceptions: Exempts agencies supporting wildfire management and search and rescue, intelligence activities, and Tribal law enforcement or emergency service agencies from the drone procurement, operation, and purchase restrictions in sections 1823, 1824, and 1825.
Sec. 2807: Authorization of cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for military construction projects to mitigate risk to the Sentinel program schedule and cost: Lets the Secretary of Defense use cost-plus incentive-fee contracting, notwithstanding section 3323 of title 10, for Sentinel ICBM program military construction, for not more than one low-rate initial production lot at each of three listed Air Force bases.
Sec. 2854: Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, Colorado: Directs closure of the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado and provides that its land and Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant property are deemed unsuitable for homeless-assistance use and not subject to the homeless-assistance procedures of the base closure law.
Sec. 3513: Port infrastructure development program: eligibility of shore power projects; selection criteria: Directs that, for fiscal year 2024, certain shore power projects at ports serving both passenger vessels and cargo vessels be treated as meeting port grant requirements, and exempts projects in noncontiguous States and territories from two selection criteria.
Sec. 3531: Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Government: Bars the Coast Guard from enforcing a vessel egress safety requirement against overnight fishing charter operators before April 1, 2024, and allows extensions of that non-enforcement period up to January 1, 2026 for operators that file compliance plans.
Sec. 6114: Passport fee exception for search, rescue, and other related disaster relief operations: Amends the Passport Act so that, at the Secretary's discretion, no passport fee is collected from individuals working under a United States Government contract, grant or cooperative agreement for search, rescue and related disaster relief operations abroad.
Sec. 6224: Exception for government-financed air transportation: Lets the Department pay for foreign air carrier transportation of its personnel, notwithstanding the existing air carrier rules, when no certificated U.S. carrier is willing to carry up to 3 dogs or cats accompanying them.
Sec. 6232: Overtime pay exception for protective services: Lets Diplomatic Security Service employees conducting protective services receive overtime premium pay above the usual annual limit, up to the Executive Schedule level II rate; effective as if enacted Jan 1, 2023, and ends December 31, 2025.
Sec. 362: Modifications to military aviation and installation assurance clearinghouse for review of mission obstructions: Requires a finding of unacceptable risk for energy and antenna structure projects over 200 feet within two nautical miles of active ICBM facilities unless structures are removed, and exempts structures approved before enactment or re-powered in the same location.
Sec. 589: Rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity: Adds parental rights and school disclosure duties for Department of Defense Education Activity schools, and delays two of the requirements (medical screening notice in subsection (a)(5) and the library catalog in (b)(3)) for two years.
Sec. 723: Program of the Department of Defense to study treatment of certain conditions using certain psychedelic substances: Sets up funding for research on treating post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury with listed psychedelic substances, and lets the Secretary authorize active-duty participants in funded clinical trials without regard to controlled-substance scheduling or the Uniform Code of Military Justice drug article.
Sec. 1108: Exclusion of nonappropriated fund employees from limitations on dual pay: Amends 5 U.S.C. 5531(2) so that, per its heading, nonappropriated fund employees are excluded from the limitations on dual pay.
Sec. 1823: Prohibition on procurement of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Bars executive agencies from procuring unmanned aircraft systems made by covered foreign entities, but exempts the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense, and State and the Attorney General for listed purposes, and separately exempts the Transportation Secretary, the NTSB, and NOAA.
Sec. 1824: Prohibition on operation of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Bars Federal agencies from operating covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities starting two years after enactment, with exemptions for named officials and agencies and a case-by-case waiver.
Sec. 1825: Prohibition on use of Federal funds for procurement and operation of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Bars use of Federal funds to procure or operate covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities starting two years after enactment, with exemptions for named officials and agencies and a waiver.
Sec. 1827: Management of existing inventories of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Requires executive agencies to account for existing covered drone inventories within one year, but lets named departments exclude expendable or one-time-use drones and exempts the intelligence community entirely.
Sec. 131: Limitation on retirement of F–15 aircraft and modification of related reporting requirement: Bars the Air Force from retiring more than 68 F–15E aircraft through September 30, 2029, but exempts individual aircraft the Secretary determines are no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair.
Sec. 132: Limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ–4 aircraft: Bars retirement of RQ–4 aircraft and a drop below 10 aircraft through September 30, 2028, but exempts individual aircraft the Secretary determines are no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair.
Sec. 139: Prohibition on availability of funds for retirement of KC–135 aircraft: Bars use of fiscal year 2024 Air Force funds to retire KC–135 aircraft, but exempts individual aircraft the Secretary determines are no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair.
Sec. 142: Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft: Bars use of fiscal year 2024 Air Force funds to reduce E–3 aircraft below 16, but lifts the bar once a readiness plan is submitted or once enough E–7 Wedgetail aircraft are procured and delivered.
Sec. 144: Limitation on retirement of F–16C/D aircraft: Bars retiring or storing F–16C/D aircraft until 180 days after a required report, but exempts individual aircraft the Secretary determines are no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair.
Sec. 215: Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office: Establishes a Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office in the Navy and exempts its procurements from the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process.
Sec. 627: OCONUS cost-of-living allowance: adjustments: Limits how often and by how much overseas cost-of-living allowances may be reduced, but states the frequency and size limits do not apply to reductions based on foreign currency exchange rate changes or a permanent change of station.
Sec. 804: Prohibition on contracting with persons that have fossil fuel operations with the Government of the Russian Federation or the Russian energy sector: Bars Department of Defense contracts with persons having fossil fuel business operations with certain Russian-owned entities, with exceptions for humanitarian or vital-interest contracts, holders of Office of Foreign Assets Control licenses, and diplomatic post operations.
Sec. 805: Prohibition of the Department of Defense procurement related to entities identified as Chinese military companies operating in the United States: Bars Department of Defense contracts with entities on the Chinese military companies list starting June 30, 2026 (entities) and June 30, 2027 (goods and services), with exceptions for components, existing contracts, third-party connections, intelligence activities and waivers.
Sec. 809: Pilot program for anything-as-a-service: Creates a pilot program for consumption-based "anything-as-a-service" contracts and exempts those contracts from section 3702 of title 10 and from full and open competition for certain modifications.
Sec. 832: Requirement for full domestic production of flags of the United States acquired by the Department of Defense: Requires full domestic production of U.S. flags the Department of Defense buys, but exempts purchases of $10,000 or less and lets the Secretary waive the requirement for larger purchases. ($10,000)
Sec. 835: Enhanced domestic content requirement for major defense acquisition programs: Sets domestic content thresholds for items bought for major defense acquisition programs, but excludes articles made mostly of iron or steel, articles from countries with a reciprocal defense procurement agreement, and national technology and industrial base members.
Sec. 1052: Prohibition on display of unapproved flags: Prohibits display of flags other than an approved list in Department of Defense work places and public areas, with exclusions for museum exhibits, grave sites, works of art, and residential buildings such as barracks and housing.
Sec. 1352: Authorization of sales of Virginia Class submarines to Australia: Authorizes sale of up to two Virginia Class submarines, plus one more, to Australia, and states the transfer is not subject to section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act or section 8677 of title 10, and waives the Chief of Naval Operations certification.
Sec. 1411: Improvements to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act: Revises National Defense Stockpile management, including a pilot program, and states that section 1013(a) of title 5 (Federal advisory committee provisions) does not apply to the Strategic and Critical Materials Board of Directors.
Sec. 1716: Officers: Adds Space Force officer appointment, selection board and promotion rules, and exempts officers who transfer from a reserve component in the grades of major, lieutenant colonel or colonel from the joint qualified officer requirement for brigadier general.
Sec. 1736: End strength flexibility: Lets the Secretary of the Air Force raise Space Force end strength by up to 5 percent or lower it by up to 10 percent, and exempts the Space Force from the grade restrictions in sections 517 and 523 of title 10 during the transition period.
Sec. 2836: Establishment of civilian employees for oversight of covered military unaccompanied housing: Requires a civilian employee at each installation housing office to oversee military unaccompanied housing, but the requirement does not apply at installations where a member of the Armed Forces whose primary duty is barracks manager does that oversight.
Sec. 3116: Prohibition on expansion of Advanced Recovery and Integrated Extraction System pending achievement of 30 pit-per-year base capability: Bars the Administrator from expanding the ARIES spaces at PF–4 at Los Alamos National Laboratory until 30 pits per year capability is certified, with exceptions for small efficiency projects, planning for ARIES elsewhere, and transfer of ARIES to another location.
Sec. 7339: Reporting and investigating allegations of sexual assault and sexual harassment within the Central Intelligence Agency: Within the CIA sexual assault reporting framework, restricted reports are exempted from Federal and State reporting requirements and other listed laws, except when needed to prevent an imminent threat of serious bodily harm.

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Sec. 711: Modification of requirement to transfer research and development and public health functions to the Defense Health Agency: Moves the deadline for transferring research and development and public health functions to the Defense Health Agency from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2024, and lets a military department keep a function the Secretary of Defense finds unique to it.
Sec. 714: Networks of the Defense Health Agency: delayed implementation; GAO study: Bars the Secretary of Defense from moving past phase one of the plan to set up nine Defense Health Agency networks until the Comptroller General submits a report, and requires a GAO study of the plan.
Sec. 854: Modification of effective date for expansion on the prohibition on acquiring certain metal products: Changes the effective date of an expanded prohibition on acquiring certain metal products from 5 years to 6 years, delaying when it starts.

Changes a government process (6)

Sec. 533: Supreme Court review of certain actions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces: Amends title 28 and title 10 so the Supreme Court may review by certiorari actions of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in refusing to grant a petition for review, effective one year after enactment.
Sec. 857: Department of Defense notification of certain transactions: Requires parties to certain mergers or acquisitions who file antitrust premerger notifications to also give the same information to the Department of Defense during the waiting period.
Sec. 919: Software-based capability to facilitate scheduling between the Department of Defense and Congress: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek to develop and implement, by September 30, 2024, a software-based capability for scheduling engagements between the Department of Defense and the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 1081: Integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense systems for certain congressional staff for oversight purposes: Adds a requirement that the integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense systems for certain congressional staff be integrated, to the extent feasible, with software used to validate parking requests.
Sec. 1421: Modification of leasing authority of Armed Forces Retirement Home: Lets the Armed Forces Retirement Home's Chief Operating Officer enter paid exclusivity or access agreements before a lease, and exempts conforming subleases from Secretary of Defense approval and from congressional notification or reporting, through September 30, 2026.
Sec. 1049: Establishment of procedure of the Department of Defense to determine certain complaints or requests regarding public displays or public expressions of religion on property of the Department: Requires the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations setting a procedure and deadlines for determining complaints or requests about public displays or expressions of religion on Department of Defense property, when made by persons other than members, civilian employees, or contractors.

Condition defined by a narrow set of criteria (1)

Sec. 153: Prohibition on solicitation of proprietary armor for certain tactical vehicles: Bars the Secretary of Defense from requiring proprietary armor in solicitations for tactical tracked or wheeled vehicles; contracts entered into before enactment are not affected.

Program name includes a political figure’s name (2)

Sec. 1113: Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program: Amends the participant selection, appointment, grade, loan repayment, and career development rules of a fellows program named for a political figure.
Sec. 6604: John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship program: Establishes the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program within the Fulbright Educational Exchange Program, with at least 25 fellows per year when feasible, and ends the authority 10 years after enactment.

What it does

Sec. 101: Authorizes fiscal year 2024 appropriations for Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, and Defense-wide procurement as specified in the funding table in section 4101.
Sec. 123: Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the procurement of not more than 13 Virginia class submarines.
Sec. 401: Authorizes active duty end strengths as of September 30, 2024, including 445,000 for the Army, 337,800 for the Navy, 172,300 for the Marine Corps, 320,000 for the Air Force and 9,400 for the Space Force.
Sec. 551: Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish and support not fewer than 3,400, and not more than 4,000, units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, subject to stated exceptions.
Sec. 1241: Extends the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, authorizing $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
Sec. 1352: Authorizes the President to transfer up to two Virginia Class submarines from the Navy inventory to Australia on a sale basis, and one additional such submarine during a 20-year period, subject to certifications and a mutual defense agreement.
Sec. 1711: Establishes a military personnel management system for the Space Force without component, managing its members through a single system.
Sec. 2101: Authorizes the Army, Navy, Air Force and Defense Agencies to carry out military construction projects at listed installations in the amounts set out in tables, such as $253,000,000 for Fort Liberty in North Carolina.
Sec. 4001: Authorizes the obligation and expenditure of the dollar amounts listed in the funding tables, subject to the availability of appropriations.
Sec. 4101: Authorizes 169,169,465 (in thousands of dollars) for procurement in the funding table.
Sec. 4701: Authorizes 32,167,982 (in thousands of dollars) for Atomic Energy Defense Activities in the Department of Energy table, including 19,121,676 for Weapons Activities.
Sec. 7902: Extends title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by replacing the December 31, 2023 date with April 19, 2024.

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Sec. 164: Funding for advanced procurement for F–15EX aircraft: Raises the Air Force procurement authorization for F–15EX Advanced Procurement, line 006, by $30,600,000, reduces a Defense-wide research line (PE 0603851D8Z) by $30,600,000, and directs the resulting F–15EX aircraft to the Air National Guard.
Sec. 184: Plan to expedite integration of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles into legacy aircraft fleets: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit, within 90 days, a plan to expedite integrating the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile into the B–52 and F–16 fleets and any other fleets the Secretary chooses, with six listed elements.
Sec. 185: Categorization and tracking of F–35 aircraft parts: Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 180 days, to decide whether F–35 aircraft parts are categorized as Government-furnished property and to develop a system for continuously tracking such parts.
Sec. 214: Certain disclosure requirements for university research funded by the Department of Defense: Requires principal investigators of Department of Defense-funded university research programs to disclose each researcher's background, foreign ties and publications at application, on joining and annually, with disclosures made public on a Federal website.
Sec. 229: Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research collaboration with certain institutions: Bars Department of Defense funds from going to institutions of higher education for fundamental research in collaboration with entities of concern or specified Chinese academic institutions and defense laboratories, with a waiver, annual certifications, reports and published lists.
Sec. 241: Establishment of Joint Energetics Transition Office: Adds a section to title 10, United States Code, establishing a Joint Energetics Transition Office with a designated head, listed responsibilities for energetics development, monthly reports, and definitions, and requires initial and final status reports to Congress.
Sec. 244: Assessment of energetics industrial base: Requires the Deputy Secretary of Defense to assess energetic materials supply chains and the energetics industrial base, covering shortfalls, industrial base expansion, Defense Production Act options, and Government-owned ammunition facilities, and to report within one year.
Sec. 262: Modification to annual reports on critical technology areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy: Amends section 217(c)(1) of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to extend the annual critical technology area reports from 2025 to 2029 and to add program element funding lists, funding amounts and estimates, and an assessment of changed policies and processes.
Sec. 263: Intellectual property strategy: Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement an intellectual property strategy with required and optional elements, align it with the National Defense Strategy, and report to the Armed Services Committees by February 1, 2024.
Sec. 267: Sense of Congress on dual use innovative technology for the robotic combat vehicle of the Army: States congressional findings on the Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle acquisition approach and expresses the sense of Congress that the Army should continue its software pathway approach and consider it for future ground vehicle programs.
Sec. 268: Funding for research and development of smart concrete materials: Increases Army research, development, test, and evaluation funding (PE 0602144A, line 012) by $2,600,000 for smart concrete materials and reduces Defense-wide operation and maintenance (line 490) by $2,600,000.
Sec. 269: Assessment and strategy for use of open-architecture additive manufacturing for certain items and components: Directs the Secretary of Defense to assess the Department's capacity to use additive fabrication for maintenance parts and to submit within 180 days a strategy on using community-based fabrication facilities.
Sec. 270: Sense of Congress on the continuing need for innovation in the Armed Forces: Expresses the sense of Congress that the Armed Forces should keep innovating with artificial intelligence, quantum information science, advanced air mobility, and counter-UAS systems, and defines those terms.
Sec. 271: Funding for cyber supply chain risk management: Increases Navy research, development, test, and evaluation funding (PE 0605013N, line 156) by $1,000,000 for cyber supply chain risk management and reduces Defense-wide funding (PE 0605294D8Z, line 143) by $1,000,000.
Sec. 272: Funding for National Defense Education Program: Increases Defense-wide research, development, test, and evaluation funding for the National Defense Education Program (line 006) by $5,000,000 and reduces Washington Headquarters Services operation and maintenance (line 530) by $5,000,000.
Sec. 273: Updates to national biodefense strategy: Requires the Secretaries of Defense and of Health and Human Services to revise and update the national biodefense strategy and implementation plan and jointly submit them within one year of enactment.
Sec. 275: Sense of Congress on the Army Artificial Intelligence Integration Center: Expresses the sense of Congress that the Army Artificial Intelligence Integration Center has accelerated deployment of capabilities, that the effort should continue, and that the Army should scale it up.
Sec. 276: Report on research relating to lightweight advanced carbon materials: Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department should support research on lightweight advanced carbon materials, and requires a report by March 1, 2024 on related research, including coal-derived carbon foam.
Sec. 277: Funding for Department of Defense software factories: Increases the Air Force research, development, test, and evaluation line 115 (PE 0605829F) by $10,000,000 for Department of Defense software factories and reduces Navy operation and maintenance line 450 by $10,000,000.
Sec. 302: Air Force Professional Development Education: Increases Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, Training and Recruiting, line 330 (Professional Development Education) by $2,000,000 and reduces Operation and Maintenance, Navy, Administration, line 450 by $2,000,000.
Sec. 312: Modifications to pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel: Amends section 324(g) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to define applicable material, biomass, lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage, and sustainable aviation fuel for the pilot program.
Sec. 316: Requirement for Secretary of Defense to develop plan for transition of Joint Task Force Red Hill: Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan for ending Joint Task Force Red Hill, including community engagement and defueling elements, to make it public, and bars termination until 30 days after the plan is submitted.
Sec. 319: Analysis of alternatives for battlefield storage and distribution of electric power: Requires the Secretary of the Army to analyze alternatives for storing and distributing electric power on the battlefield or in austere environments and to report the results to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 331: Improvements relating to exposures to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Adds perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure evaluations to periodic health and deployment assessments, provides blood testing after a positive determination, and establishes a registry of exposed members.
Sec. 333: Restriction on Department of Defense acquisition of covered items containing or produced using certain substances: Rewrites section 333 of the Fiscal Year 2021 Act to bar Department of Defense acquisition of covered items containing or made with listed perfluoroalkyl substances, in stages from April 1, 2023 and April 1, 2025, and requires annual reports.
Sec. 342: Disaggregation of certain information in annual report relating to performance of depot-level maintenance: Amends section 2466(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, to add to the annual depot-level maintenance report an analysis of the information disaggregated by depot.
Sec. 347: Requirement for Secretary of Navy to complete common readiness models: Requires the Secretary of the Navy to complete common readiness models for each maritime or aviation major weapon system by December 31, 2025, and to report by March 1, 2024 on the metrics and models used.
Sec. 349: Responsiveness testing of Defense Logistics Agency pharmaceutical contracts: Directs the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency to modify two agency instructions so that annual responsiveness testing of pharmaceutical contingency contracts occurs and its results appear in Warstopper Program reports.
Sec. 350: Certification and Comptroller General report relating to prepositioned stocks of Department of Defense: Requires a written certification by March 15, 2024 on whether Department of Defense prepositioned stocks meet operations plans, and a Comptroller General report by the same date on their sufficiency.
Sec. 362: Recognition of service of military working dogs: Amends section 1125 of title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to create a decoration or other recognition for military working dogs killed in action or performing exceptionally meritorious or courageous acts.
Sec. 366: Assessment on use of certain areas in southeastern United States for testing and training in support of Pacific Deterrence Initiative: Requires the Secretary of Defense to assess the capacity to train, test and qualify theater-level operations for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative using test or training areas in the southeastern United States, and to report within 180 days.
Sec. 370: Requirement for realistic training exercises under contested and austere conditions: Requires the Secretary of Defense to increase theater-wide and component-level training exercises under contested and austere conditions, including tier 1 exercises, and to improve infrastructure at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex.
Sec. 371: Department of Defense priority for domestically sourced bovine heparin: Requires the Secretary of Defense, when selecting heparin for acquisition, to give priority to domestically sourced, fully traceable, bovine heparin approved by the Food and Drug Administration when available.
Sec. 373: Report on costs associated with decommissioning of Tactical Air Control Party units: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the costs of any planned decommissioning, reduction, or termination of an Air Force Tactical Air Control Party unit over the three fiscal years after enactment.
Sec. 501: Removal of exemption relating to Attending Physician to the Congress for certain distribution and grade limitations: Amends section 525 of title 10, United States Code, by striking subsection (f) and redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f), which removes the Attending Physician to the Congress exemption from the distribution and grade limitations.
Sec. 502: Number of general officers and flag officers on active duty: Raises the Space Force general officer limit in section 526a of title 10 from 21 to 25, raises its joint duty exclusion from 6 to 10, and changes the temporary joint pool allocation in the FY2017 NDAA from 30 to 22.
Sec. 504: Modification to grade of Attending Physician to the Congress: Rewrites section 715 of title 10, United States Code, so that an officer serving as Attending Physician to the Congress holds the grade of O-6 while serving.
Sec. 506: Retired grade for the Director of Admissions of a Service Academy: Extends the long-and-distinguished-service retirement grade authority for permanent professors at the Military Academy, Naval Academy, and Air Force Academy to each Academy's Director of Admissions.
Sec. 509: Prohibitions on certain adverse actions regarding a cadet, midshipman, or applicant to a Service Academy, who refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19: Bars adverse action against a Service Academy cadet or midshipman, and refusal of enrollment to an applicant, solely because of refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Sec. 510: Increases to monthly rates of basic pay for certain enlisted members of the uniformed services: Sets minimum monthly basic pay rates beginning January 1, 2024 for enlisted members in grades E-1 through E-6 by years of service, from $2,600.60 for E-1 up to $3,260.30 for E-4 with eight years, and applies later adjustments to those rates.
Sec. 511: Grades of certain chiefs of reserve components: Sets the grade of the Chief of Army Reserve, Chief of Navy Reserve, Commander of Marine Forces Reserve, and Chief of Air Force Reserve at lieutenant general or vice admiral, for appointments made one year after enactment.
Sec. 515: Transfers of officers between the active and inactive National Guard: Amends section 303 of title 32 to allow Army National Guard officers and warrant officers, and Air National Guard officers, to move between active and inactive status when filling vacancies in federally recognized units.
Sec. 518: Report on foreign disclosure officer and foreign military sales officer billets: Expresses the sense of Congress on AUKUS staffing and technology transfer, and requires the Secretary of Defense to report within 90 days on staffing gaps for AUKUS efforts, with assessments, plans and any other matters.
Sec. 519: Sense of Congress relating to measures to address suicide among former National Guard and Reserve components: States the sense of Congress that National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Reports since 2020 omit former Guard and Reserve members not activated, and encourages the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to monitor suicide-reduction measures.
Sec. 521: Requirement to classify certain persons as unaccounted for from World War II under certain conditions: Amends section 1509 of title 10 to require the designated Agency Director to reclassify as unaccounted for certain World War II persons whose remains were identified with discrepancies, and to exhume and re-examine remains on request of next of kin.
Sec. 522: Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air Force as honorary separated members of the Space Force: Adds section 9254 to title 10, letting the Secretary of the Air Force prescribe regulations to designate eligible separated Air Force members who served in support of space operations as honorary separated members of the Space Force, called "Legacy Guardians".
Sec. 523: Military personnel: recruiting; merit-based determinations: Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations by September 30, 2024 barring race or gender in recruiting, and requiring merit-based accession, assignment, selection and promotion decisions with no favoritism, nepotism or quotas.
Sec. 531: Prohibition on certain communications regarding courts-martial: Amends article 37 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to bar a convening authority or commanding officer from briefing potential court-martial members on a pending court-martial or allegations that may lead to one, except briefings within the proceeding.
Sec. 533: Treatment of certain records of criminal investigations: Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance for removing records of criminal investigations from titling and indexing systems when a member is cleared of wrongdoing, sets 60-day and 30-day deadlines, and bars involuntary separation for cleared offenses.
Sec. 535: Votes required for conviction, sentencing, and other matters in general and special courts-martial: Amends article 52 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to require unanimous concurrence of all members present instead of three-fourths, applying to courts-martial convened on or after enactment.
Sec. 541: Clarifications of procedure in investigations of personnel actions taken against members of the Armed Forces in retaliation for protected communications: Rewrites section 1034(c)(4)(D) and (E) of title 10 on Inspector General investigations of retaliation for protected communications, allowing circumstantial evidence, setting a presumption, and requiring notice of hardship, plus technical corrections.
Sec. 551: Military education for special operations forces: Amends section 167 of title 10 to add education of special operations forces at degree-granting institutions of higher military education, including tuition payment, and lets the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command spend Major Force Program 11 funds on it.
Sec. 555: Pilot program for enlisted members of the Army and the Navy to attend the Naval Postgraduate School: Requires the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy to each run a pilot program during fiscal year 2024 sending enlisted members to earn master's degrees at the Naval Postgraduate School, ends each pilot six years after it starts, and requires a report after completion.
Sec. 564: Exemption of cadet or midshipman who refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19 from requirement to repay tuition at military service academy: Amends the Military, Naval and Air Force Academy tuition repayment rules so they do not apply to a cadet or midshipman not appointed as an officer solely for refusing a COVID-19 vaccination, applying retroactively to January 1, 2020.
Sec. 565: Training on the National Defense Strategy for members of certain Armed Forces: Requires each military department to develop an unclassified training overview of the National Defense Strategy, given at set points including initial entry and yearly, and adds a status of forces survey on awareness of it, with results reported to Congress.
Sec. 568: Costs of training on critical race theory: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress by May 1, 2024, and each year after, on hours spent and total costs of training on critical race theory, and defines that term by two stated premises.
Sec. 570: Funding for Skillbridge: Increases the Office of Secretary of Defense line 440 authorization by $5,000,000 for the Skillbridge program and reduces the Washington Headquarters Services line 500 Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide amount by $5,000,000.
Sec. 570A: Access to Army Training Requirements and Resources System on a personal internet-enabled device: Requires the Secretary of the Army, within one year, to let reserve component members access the Army Training Requirements and Resources System on a personal internet-enabled device, with an exception for information security.
Sec. 570B: Military vehicle operator training program: Requires the Secretary of Defense to set up a standardized military vehicle operations training curriculum and a certification program, with deadlines, delivery methods, incident data collection and evaluations.
Sec. 570C: Military training and competency database: Requires the Secretary of Defense to set up a Military Training and Competency Database of members' training, make it available to States and employers, give each member a competency report, and report to Congress within two years.
Sec. 570D: Outreach about military service academies and nomination process: Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 180 days, to establish a program of Department of Defense outreach in each congressional district about the military service academies and the nomination process, and to provide resources for it.
Sec. 570F: Elimination of offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion and personnel of such offices: Eliminates every office of the Armed Forces and the Department of Defense established to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and terminates the employment of all personnel of those offices.
Sec. 572: Transition Assistance Program contents to include preparation for agriculture: Amends section 1144(f)(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code, to add "Preparation for agriculture" as a new clause (v) among the contents of the Transition Assistance Program, and redesignates clause (v) as clause (vi).
Sec. 575: Report on the Transition Assistance Program: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Armed Services Committees by April 1, 2024 on the effectiveness, timeliness, and execution of the Transition Assistance Program, covering eight listed elements including preseparation counseling timing and pilot program feasibility.
Sec. 576: Skillbridge: apprenticeship programs: Requires the Secretary of Defense to study private entities in Skillbridge offering registered apprenticeship positions by September 30, 2024, and to consult Department of Labor officials to recruit entities where few such positions are available.
Sec. 579: Notification by Secretary concerned to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding a member with a history of opioid abuse: Amends section 1142(d) of title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary concerned to notify the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before separation, retirement, or discharge, of a member known to have a history of opioid abuse.
Sec. 580A: Provision of medical information regarding a separating member: Amends section 1142(d) of title 10, United States Code, to retitle it, cover all separating or retiring members, add the member as a recipient of medical information with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and change the deadline from within 60 days to not later than 12 days after.
Sec. 580B: Training and education for transitioning members through community colleges: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to conduct outreach to community colleges for Skillbridge training and internship agreements, and to assist community colleges in creating centers where eligible members and veterans may receive job training.
Sec. 581: Authorization for Last Member Standing medal: Adds section 1135 to title 10, United States Code, authorizing the Secretary concerned to issue a "Last Member Standing medal" to eligible members, with eligibility criteria, one medal per person, next-of-kin issuance, and regulations, plus a sense of Congress on expediting design.
Sec. 582: Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor during World War I: Authorizes the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for his actions as an Army private in World War I, notwithstanding time limitations in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 583: Award of certain decorations to certain members of the Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan: Requires the Secretary concerned to award the Afghanistan campaign medal, the combat action ribbon, and the humanitarian service medal to members who served in Afghanistan between July 14, 2021 and August 30, 2021 in support of Operation Allies Refuge.
Sec. 584: Eligibility of veterans of Operation End Sweep for Vietnam Service Medal: Allows the Secretary of the military department concerned, on application, to award the Vietnam Service Medal to a veteran who participated in Operation End Sweep.
Sec. 585: Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for acts of valor during the Korean War: Waives time limits so the President may award the Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for his actions as a Navy lieutenant on November 18, 1952.
Sec. 586: Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War: Waives time limits so the President may award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for his actions as a Marine Corps member from March 31 through April 3, 1967.
Sec. 587: Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Thomas H. Griffin for acts of valor as a member of the Army during the Vietnam War: Sets out acts of valor and findings regarding Thomas Helmut Griffin and waives time limits so the President may award him the Medal of Honor for his actions from March 1 through March 3, 1969.
Sec. 592: Electronic notarization for members of the Armed Forces: Amends section 1044a of title 10 to let persons named there perform notarial acts by electronic means without the signer being physically present, and treats such acts and electronic logs as valid.
Sec. 594: Posting of promotional materials for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at military installations: Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned to post 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline promotional materials at each military installation, in listed places and on webpages, social media and newsletters.
Sec. 597: Force structure and personnel requirements of special operations forces: review; briefing; report: Requires a coordinated review of special operations forces force structure and personnel requirements within one year, with a briefing and report, and bars reductions until the report is submitted.
Sec. 599A: Report on Military OneSource: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Armed Services Committees, within 180 days and annually, on the Military OneSource program, including its history, costs for fiscal years 2019 through 2023, use, services and records.
Sec. 599B: Study on service by neurodivergent individuals in the Department of Defense: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for a study on service by neurodivergent individuals in the Department of Defense, with a report within 12 months.
Sec. 599E: Study and report on reforms to certain grace periods under Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense: Directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to study grace period reforms and unit tasking during the Transition Assistance Program, and to report to the Armed Services Committees with findings and an action plan.
Sec. 599F: Sense of Congress regarding military service by individuals with amputations: States the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should issue medical waivers to individuals seeking to serve who are precluded from serving solely because of a non-service-connected amputation.
Sec. 599G: Feasibility study and report on portability of certain professional credentials held by servicemembers: Requires the Secretary of Defense, with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to study whether servicemembers' professional credentials can stay valid with state licensing authorities after discharge, and to report findings and recommendations to Congress.
Sec. 604: Program to assist service members at risk of suicide: Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement, within 90 days, a centralized program to monitor and assist members of the Armed Forces at risk of suicide who were recently discharged from health care, with specified follow-up procedures.
Sec. 605: Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary heroism for members of the Army and Air Force who served during the Vietnam Era: Amends sections 1402(f)(2), 7361(a)(2) and 9361(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, to exempt members who served during the Vietnam Era from the cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary heroism.
Sec. 621: Basic needs allowance: exclusion of basic allowance for housing from the calculation of gross household income of an eligible member of the Armed Forces: Amends section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, United States Code, to change the basic needs allowance calculation so the basic allowance for housing paid to the member is excluded from gross household income.
Sec. 623: Expansion of authority of a commanding officer to authorize a basic allowance for housing for a member performing initial field or sea duty: Amends section 403(f) of title 37, United States Code, to let a commanding officer authorize a basic allowance for housing for members below pay grade E-6 on initial field or sea duty, and to add a determination that quarters are inadequate.
Sec. 626: Independent assessment of housing for military personnel in Guam: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for an independent assessment of housing for military personnel in Guam, with a report due December 31, 2024.
Sec. 629: Sense of Congress relating to equal basic allowance for housing for Staten Island and New York City: States the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should prescribe the same basic allowance for housing for the military housing area including Staten Island, New York, as for the area including New York City.
Sec. 634: Authority for peer mentoring program for military dependents: Adds section 1788b to title 10, letting the Secretary of Defense run a peer mentoring program for dependents of members, with mentors seeking to meet mentees monthly and receiving training from a mental health care provider.
Sec. 637: Grants to assist caregivers in military families: Directs the Secretary of Defense, subject to appropriations, to award grants of up to $1,500,000 over three years to eligible nonprofit organizations for demonstration projects supporting caregivers in military families.
Sec. 638: MySTeP: provision online and in multiple languages: Allows the Secretary concerned to provide all services of the Military Spouse Transition Program (MySTeP) online and in English, Spanish, Tagalog, and the rest of the 10 most commonly spoken languages in the United States.
Sec. 639: Exceptional Family Member Program: modification of the responsibilities of the Office of Special Needs: Amends section 1781c(c) of title 10 to add health care and educational services to paragraph (3) and to add determining the market capacity, usage, and availability of resources to paragraph (4).
Sec. 640A: Guide for survivors to claim the personal effects of a deceased member of the Armed Forces: Requires the Secretary of Defense to publish on the Military OneSource website by September 30, 2024 a guide on how a survivor of a deceased member may receive the member's personal effects and file a claim if they were disposed of incorrectly.
Sec. 640B: Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations relating to military foster and adoptive families: Requires the Secretary of Defense to centralize and promote information on foster and adoption policies and support, have Air Force instruction AFI 36-3026 revised, and promote awareness of enrollment guidance for foster and pre-adoptive children.
Sec. 640C: Prohibitions on provision of gender transition services through an Exceptional Family Member Program of the Armed Forces: Bars gender transition procedures, referrals for them, and changes of duty station for that purpose for a minor dependent child through the Exceptional Family Member Program.
Sec. 642: Recurring review and revision of pay for military child care employees: Amends section 1792(c) of title 10 to require the Secretary of Defense to review and revise the child care employee pay scale at least every five years, sets factors, requires the first review within 60 days, and requires a report after the second review.
Sec. 643: Discounted child care for child care employees of the Department of Defense: Amends section 1793(d) of title 10 to set child care fees for Department of Defense child care employees: no fee for the first child under 13, up to 50 percent for the second, and a reduced fee for each later child.
Sec. 645: Wait times for child care services provided through military child development centers: publication; feasibility of certain improvement: Requires the Secretary of Defense to publish waiting lists for military child development centers on a Department website, publish a wait-time estimating tool, and report by March 30, 2024 on using the Air Force's business management system for all departments.
Sec. 646: Study on effects of child care on readiness and retention: Requires the Secretary of Defense to seek an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to study the effects of child care on readiness and retention, with an interim report at six months and a final report at 15 months.
Sec. 647: Provision of temporary child care services: Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide temporary child care services at military child development centers for children of members during a permanent change of station, temporary duty, or similar deployment.
Sec. 649: Report on at-home child care programs of the Department of Defense; feasibility study: Requires a report on at-home child care programs offered by each military department, including openings, closings, and effects on military spouses, and a feasibility study on standardizing licensing and removing barriers, with a follow-up report.
Sec. 653: Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs: Requires each installation commander to certify annually whether impact aid source check forms from local educational agencies have been confirmed, and each military department Secretary to report by June 30 each year which installations have confirmed them.
Sec. 655: Pilot program for routine mental health check-ups in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity: Establishes a two-academic-year pilot program of routine mental health check-ups in at least five Department of Defense Education Activity schools, with referral processes, parental opt-out and consent protections, evaluations, and a final report.
Sec. 658: Process to ensure interstate reciprocity in educational accommodations for military dependent students: Directs the Secretary of Education to set up a process so that educational accommodations (an individualized education program or gifted and talented approval) of a military dependent student are recognized by the destination State after a move, without reapplying.
Sec. 660: Prohibition on authorizing Federal funds for DODEA for race-based theories: Bars authorizing Federal funds for the Department of Defense Education Activity to promote six listed race-based theories or compel beliefs in violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with rules of construction and a definition of promote.
Sec. 662: Prohibition on sale of Chinese goods in commissary stores and military exchanges: Requires the Secretary of Defense to prohibit the sale at a commissary store or military exchange of goods manufactured in China, assembled in China, or imported into the United States from China.
Sec. 701: TRICARE dental plan for the Selected Reserve: Amends section 1076a of title 10 to create a separate TRICARE dental plan for the Selected Reserve that charges no premium and no copayment for covered dental care.
Sec. 706: Medical testing and related services for firefighters of Department of Defense: Requires the Secretary to provide Department of Defense firefighters, at no cost, cancer screenings (breast, colon, prostate and others) at set ages and intervals, with opt-out, documentation, privacy and data-sharing provisions.
Sec. 707: Temporary requirement for contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program: Requires the Secretary of Defense to bar cost-sharing for prescription contraceptives and covered contraception services under TRICARE pharmacy, TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime for one year beginning 30 days after enactment.
Sec. 709: Rates of reimbursement for providers of applied behavior analysis: Requires that TRICARE reimbursement rates for applied behavior analysis providers, from enactment through December 31, 2024, be not less than the rates in effect on May 1, 2023, for members, former members and dependents.
Sec. 710: Department of Defense pilot program on health effects of medical marijuana use by veterans: Directs the Secretary of Defense, with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to begin a pilot program within 90 days to study the effect of marijuana use on the health outcomes of members and veterans with certain conditions.
Sec. 711: Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage of gametes of certain members of the Armed Forces: Directs the Secretary of Defense to set up a pilot program reimbursing up to 200 covered members, up to $500 for preserving sperm and $7,500 for preserving eggs, for gamete testing, cryopreservation, shipping and storage, with a report and a one-year end date.
Sec. 712: Psychological evaluations for certain members of the Armed Forces who served in Kabul: Requires the Secretary of Defense to give an initial psychological evaluation, then evaluations at two and five years, to members who served at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul between August 15 and August 29, 2021, and to report on the numbers.
Sec. 715: Expansion of Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program: Amends section 745 of the FY2021 defense authorization act to have the Secretary of Defense award competitive grants of up to $2,000,000 to nonprofit organizations that raise, train and furnish assistance dogs for covered members and veterans.
Sec. 716: Prohibition on payment and reimbursement by Department of Defense of expenses relating to abortion services: States a sense of Congress on Department of Defense funds for abortions, ends the force of the October 20, 2022 memorandum, bars funds to carry it out, and amends 10 U.S.C. 1093 to bar paying fees or expenses for health-care professionals to gain a license to provide abortion services.
Sec. 717: Prohibition on coverage of certain sex reassignment surgeries and related services under TRICARE program: Adds 10 U.S.C. 1076g, excluding from TRICARE coverage, and barring the Secretary of Defense from furnishing, sex reassignment surgeries and hormone treatments furnished for the gender alteration of a transgender individual.
Sec. 722: Clarification of responsibilities regarding the integrated disability evaluation system: Amends 10 U.S.C. 1073c(h) so military department Secretaries keep personnel authority over members in the disability evaluation system, gives commanders authority to pause or withdraw a member's case, creates an appeal within 90 days, and requires regulations and a briefing.
Sec. 725: Mandatory training on health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances: Requires the Secretary of Defense to give each Department of Defense medical provider mandatory training on the potential health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Sec. 727: Establishment of medical and surgical consumables standardization working group: Requires the Secretary of Defense, by March 1, 2024, to establish a working group to standardize medical and surgical consumable supplies, with listed duties, briefings in 2024 and 2025, and termination two years after enactment.
Sec. 728: Pilot program on remote health monitoring technologies: Directs the Secretary of Defense to run a pilot program giving certain service members facial-detection technologies that report heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation and respiratory rate, with a briefing and a five-year end date.
Sec. 729: Task force of Department of Defense on mental health: Directs the Secretary of Defense to set up a task force of up to 15 appointees to assess and recommend improvements to mental health services for service members, with reports, a plan, annual briefings and a termination date.
Sec. 730: Disclosures by entities receiving grants the Secretary of Defense for biomedical research: Requires any entity receiving a Department of Defense biomedical research grant to disclose its corporate parents, affiliates and subsidiaries and to certify it receives no funding from the Chinese Communist Party or listed entities.
Sec. 733: Improvements to TRICARE provider directories: Requires TRICARE managed support contractors to verify and update provider directories at least every 90 days and databases within two days of new information, and requires the Defense Health Agency Director to review directories yearly.
Sec. 734: Waiver of certain requirements to facilitate urgent access to mental health care services by members of the Armed Forces: Requires the Defense Health Agency Director to waive the military-facility intake screening before a member sees a TRICARE-authorized civilian provider for mental health care when care is unavailable within 48 hours and circumstances are urgent.
Sec. 735: Policy of Defense Health Agency on expanded recognition of board certifications for physicians: Requires the Defense Health Agency Director, within 180 days, to revise credentialing and privileging policy to recognize more physician board certifications, and sets baseline standards for certifying bodies.
Sec. 736: Prohibition of mask mandate to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on a military installation in the United States: Bars the Secretary of Defense from requiring any individual to wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on a military installation in the United States.
Sec. 741: Amendments to report on behavioral health workforce of the Department of Defense: Amends section 737 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to add five items to the behavioral health workforce report and to define "behavioral health provider".
Sec. 742: Comprehensive strategy on force resilience of the Department of Defense: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit and publish a comprehensive force resilience strategy within 270 days, implement it within 90 days after publishing, report on progress each year, and defines related terms.
Sec. 743: Study on non-clinical mental health services of the Department of Defense: Requires the Secretary of Defense to study non-clinical mental health programs, including the Military and Family Life Counseling Program, and to report the results by June 1, 2024.
Sec. 747: Feasibility report regarding DHA employment of certain mental health providers awaiting licensure: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report by September 30, 2024 on the feasibility of aligning Defense Health Agency supervision of unlicensed mental health employees with VHA Directive 1027.
Sec. 749: United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research: Establishes a grant program, run by the Secretary of Defense, for joint United States-Israel research on post-traumatic stress disorder, with gift authority, reports, and a termination seven years after the first grant.
Sec. 750: Feasibility study on creation of centers of excellence in Ukraine for treatment of traumatic brain injuries and traumatic extremity injuries: Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a feasibility study on collaborating with Ukraine to establish centers of excellence for treating traumatic extremity injury and traumatic brain injury.
Sec. 751: Testosterone levels among members of special forces of the Army: study; report: Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to conduct a five-year study of testosterone levels among Army special forces members, with an interim report after one year and a final report after the study.
Sec. 755: Study and report on mental health care for pilots and aviators: Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study barriers to mental health care for military pilots and aviators, develop recommendations, and report to Congress within one year of enactment.
Sec. 756: Medical research and development strategy for combined traumatic injuries sustained in combat operations: Requires the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to develop, by May 31, 2024, a strategy on medical research and development gaps for combined traumatic and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear injuries, and to brief the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 757: Report on plan for coverage of certain devices capable of preventing and treating migraines for military personnel: Requires a report by February 1, 2024 on the plan to cover FDA-approved non-pharmacological neuromodulation devices that prevent and treat migraines for military personnel.
Sec. 758: Study on unintended consequences of reduction relating to 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida: Requires the Secretary of Defense to study the unintended consequences of the Defense Health Agency Director's reductions to the 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
Sec. 760: Comptroller General report on Exceptional Family Member Program: Requires the Comptroller General to study and report on how the Exceptional Family Member Program supports service members and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, its resource limits, and ways to improve outcomes and integrate mental health services.
Sec. 761: Periodic reports on TRICARE coverage of Narcan: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit periodic reports to Congress on how the Department ensures adequate full TRICARE coverage of Narcan (Naloxone) for service members and their families.
Sec. 763: Study on effect of cancer drug shortages: Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the effect of the cancer drug shortage on veterans and members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 764: Housing accommodations for military families on housing waitlists: Requires temporary accommodations, at a rate up to the basic allowance for housing, for service members and dependents on an on-base housing waitlist over 10 days after a permanent change of station, and a report within 180 days.
Sec. 765: Report on access of TRICARE beneficiaries to network retail pharmacies: Requires a report within 180 days evaluating beneficiary access to TRICARE network pharmacies under the TPharm5 contract compared with TPharm4, including rural access, pharmacy capabilities, compliance rates, and non-network pharmacy use.
Sec. 766: Study and report on feasibility of lifting outpatient rehabilitation therapy maximums for certain members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury: Requires a study on the feasibility of lifting outpatient rehabilitation therapy maximums for active-duty TRICARE beneficiaries with a brain injury, and a report to Congress within twelve months.
Sec. 767: Study on approval of non-governmental accreditation bodies for transitional and residential brain injury treatment programs: Requires the Secretary of Defense to study the feasibility of recognizing approval by non-governmental accreditation bodies of transitional and residential brain injury treatment programs for service members with brain injuries sustained on active duty.
Sec. 768: Strategy to sustain medical support during operations of Armed Forces in Arctic region: Requires the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to develop, by May 3, 2024, a strategy to sustain medical support for Armed Forces operations in the Arctic region, and to brief the congressional defense committees on it.
Sec. 771: Sense of Congress on maintaining in-patient military medical treatment facilities: States the sense of Congress that in-patient military Medical Treatment Facilities are critical to a medically ready force and that the military departments should support enough of them to ensure readiness.
Sec. 773: Study on blood work of members of the Armed Forces regarding COVID–19: Requires the Secretary of Defense to study blood tests of service members relating to COVID–19 by September 30, 2024, covering antibody and T-cell testing, vaccine efficacy and adverse events, and to report on the study.
Sec. 804: Pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Accountability Office bid protests: Creates a pilot program, running from two to five years after enactment, requiring contractors with revenues over $250,000,000 to reimburse the Department of Defense for costs of processing denied Government Accountability Office bid protests.
Sec. 806: Low-methane intensity natural gas pilot program: Allows the Defense Logistics Agency to run a pilot program in which at least 5 continental United States installations buy certified low-methane intensity natural gas, lasting two to five years after enactment.
Sec. 809: Research, development, testing, and evaluation contract cost sharing: Requires that, for contracts awarded under this Act for research, development, testing, or evaluation, at least 25 percent of the cost of those activities be provided by a non-Federal source.
Sec. 810: Prohibition and report on contracts for online tutoring services: Bars the Secretary of Defense from contracting for online tutoring services that could transfer personal data of United States citizens to the control of the People's Republic of China, and requires a report on existing such contracts.
Sec. 821: Modification to truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report: Amends section 3705(b)(2)(B) of title 10 to identify offerors delayed more than 200 days in submitting cost or pricing data, and to require a public notation on them in the federal contractor integrity and performance system.
Sec. 822: Competition requirements for purchases from Federal Prison Industries: Amends section 3905 of title 10 to require market research before buying Federal Prison Industries products and competitive procedures when those products are not comparable or best-fit, effective February 1, 2024.
Sec. 831: Pilot program on the use of acquisition authority for Office of Naval Research to aid in technology transition: Directs the Secretary of the Navy to delegate to the Chief of Naval Research authority to enter into contracts or agreements to commercialize Navy prototypes, capped at $10,000,000 each, with a briefing and a five-year termination.
Sec. 832: Prohibition on computers or printers acquisitions involving entities owned or controlled by China: Bars the Secretary of Defense from acquiring any computer or printer whose manufacturer, bidder, or offeror is a covered Chinese entity, applies to contracts entered into, renewed, or extended after enactment, and defines key terms.
Sec. 833: Modifications to data, policy, and reporting on the use of other transactions: Amends section 8739 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 to move the reporting dates to December 31, 2024 through December 31, 2028, and adds a Comptroller General report on other transaction authority.
Sec. 834: Strengthening truthful cost or pricing data requirements: Amends sections 3702 and 3703 of title 10 and section 3503 of title 41, United States Code, so cost or pricing data is required for single-offeror or cost-reimbursement awards, and exceptions require at least two responsive offerors.
Sec. 842: Inclusion of titanium powder in definition of specialty metals exempted from certain domestic sourcing requirements: Amends section 4863(l)(3) of title 10, United States Code, by inserting "titanium powder" after "titanium".
Sec. 844: Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods: Amends section 4864(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, to list three covered components: large medium-speed diesel engines, propulsion system components, and components used to generate electricity for vessel systems.
Sec. 845: Procurement of covered hearing protection devices: Allows the Secretary of Defense to contract for covered hearing protection devices for all members of the Armed Forces, prioritizing offerors headquartered in the continental United States and majority owned by United States citizens.
Sec. 846: Sense of Congress relating to rubber supply: Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should reduce dependence on adversarial nations for strategic materials, and directs the Secretary to act, including research and development, to increase the domestic supply of natural rubber.
Sec. 851: Pilot program for recurring awards for production, investment, and deployment through competitions: Directs the Secretary of Defense to set up a pilot program that acquires attritable systems through repeated competitions for urgent operational needs, with awards of at least $50,000,000 unless a lesser amount is approved, and up to $200,000,000 in covered funds per fiscal year.
Sec. 853: Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program: Directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to run a public-private partnership pilot program with equity investment in domestic small or nontraditional businesses and an up to 80 percent loan guarantee, ending five years after enactment.
Sec. 863: Redesignation of Industrial Base Fund as Industrial Base and Operational Infrastructure Fund; additional uses: Amends section 4817 of title 10 to rename the Industrial Base Fund as the Industrial Base and Operational Infrastructure Fund and adds uses: stockpile materials, munitions, infrastructure projects in priority theaters, and deploying prototypes within five years.
Sec. 865: Modification to procurement requirements relating to rare earth elements and strategic and critical materials: Amends section 857 of the FY2023 defense authorization act so contractor disclosures cover advanced batteries and components, listing where covered minerals were mined, refined and assembled, adds definitions, and makes two technical changes.
Sec. 868: Study and report on country of origin of end items and components procured by Department of Defense: Directs the Comptroller General to study how far the Department of Defense depends on foreign entities for certain end items and components, and to report findings and recommendations to the Armed Services Committees within 6 months.
Sec. 870: Report on competition and equipment repair: States a sense of Congress that the military be able to fix its own equipment, and requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to the Chair of the White House Competition Council the report required under section 5(s)(iii) of Executive Order 14036.
Sec. 872: Office of Strategic Capital Chinese company investment prohibition: Bars the Office of Strategic Capital from investing in, guaranteeing or facilitating investment in any entity incorporated in the People's Republic of China or more than 50 percent owned by Chinese citizens or entities.
Sec. 873: Report on defense industrial base competition: Requires the Comptroller General to report within two years on consolidation, competition and anticompetitive behavior in the defense industrial base, including contractor sizes and market shares.
Sec. 881: Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations: Adds section 4068 to title 10, requiring each Secretary concerned to designate at least five programs yearly as Entrepreneurial Innovation Projects, sets up advisory panels with membership and terms, sets designation benefits, revocation and annual reporting, and a 120-day panel deadline.
Sec. 882: Extension and modification of Domestic Investment Pilot Program: Amends section 884 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to change a deadline to October 1, 2023, add a requirement that the program comply with a due diligence program, and move an end date to September 30, 2027.
Sec. 883: Study and report on the expansion of the Strategic Funding Increase program of the Air Force: Directs the Secretary of Defense to have the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps SBIR offices study a program like the Air Force STRATFI program, and to report the results to the congressional defense committees within 180 days.
Sec. 885: Report on the Air Force First Look Program and the Army First Stop Program: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report by March 1, 2024 analyzing the Air Force First Look Program and the Army First Stop Program, with listed elements including objectives, costs, spending, and participation rates.
Sec. 886: Modification to pilot program to accelerate Department of Defense SBIR and STTR awards: Amends section 9(hh)(2) of the Small Business Act by adding each Secretary of a military department to those who shall establish the pilot program to accelerate SBIR and STTR awards.
Sec. 887: Briefing on the implementation of category management memorandum: Requires a briefing to congressional committees within 120 days, and annually after, on implementing the January 27, 2023 memorandum "Achieving Small Business Goals through Category Management Practices", with eight listed contents.
Sec. 892: Pilot program on the use of budget transfer authority for Army research to aid in technology transition: Lets the Secretary of Defense transfer authorizations in Research and Development, Army, line 090A, among covered Army authorizations to transition new technologies, up to $10,000,000 for each procurement or transition activity.
Sec. 893: Seaplane procurement and employment: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees, within 270 days, an analysis of the utility and feasibility of the Department of Defense procuring seaplanes and amphibious aircraft.
Sec. 894: Limitation on availability of funds relating to contracts with contract managers and auditors: Requires an annual review of contracts with contract managers and auditors, a certification if spending is 1 percent or more of total contract value, and a 1 percent reduction in fiscal year 2024 funds for the Deputy Secretary of Defense's nonemergency travel for each 0.1 percent above 1 percent.
Sec. 895: Inspector General report on Department of Defense acquisition and contract administration: Requires the Department of Defense Inspector General to report to the House Committee on Armed Services by March 31, 2024 on its oversight of Department-wide acquisition and contract management, including cost and pricing matters.
Sec. 896: Study on the electric vehicle supply chain: Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 180 days, to study how China's influence on the electric vehicle supply chain affects U.S. national security, covering critical mineral sourcing, Belt and Road countries, and Department of Defense electric vehicle fleet vulnerabilities.
Sec. 897: Joint light tactical vehicle funding increase: Increases Army joint light tactical vehicle procurement by $14,000,000 and Marine Corps by $1,000,000 for vehicle safety data recorders, and reduces Office of the Secretary of Defense administration funds by $15,000,000.
Sec. 898: Report on gallium and germanium: Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 90 days, to report to the congressional defense committees on gallium and germanium supply chains, supply shortfalls, and project priorities after China's export ban.
Sec. 899A: Sense of Congress regarding explosion welding: States congressional findings on explosion welding of dissimilar metals and expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should ensure a reliable domestic source for explosion welding.
Sec. 899C: Prohibition on contracting with certain entities: Bars the Department of Defense from entering, renewing or extending procurement contracts with entities engaged in a boycott of the State of Israel, with exceptions, waivers, regulation revisions and remedies for false information.
Sec. 901: Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration: Renames the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering as the Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration, sets qualifications and duties, updates references in law, and takes effect one year after enactment.
Sec. 902: Repeal of position of Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation: Repeals section 139a of title 10, which sets up the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, makes many conforming repeals and amendments, and requires the Secretary of Defense to transfer the remaining duties within one year.
Sec. 921: Modification of analysis required for reductions to civilian workforce under general policy for total force management: Requires the analysis behind civilian workforce reductions under section 129a(b) of title 10 to be documented in writing, and directs the Comptroller General to review that analysis and report by March 1, 2024.
Sec. 922: Additional requirements under general policy for total force management: Amends section 129a of title 10 to require written data analytics on civilian workforce sizing and composition, an annual briefing on them, and planning, programming and budgeting reviews that weigh all components of the total force.
Sec. 923: Eligibility of Chief of the National Guard Bureau for appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Amends section 152(b)(1)(B) of title 10 so the Chief of the National Guard Bureau is among the officers eligible for appointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Sec. 926: Designation of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic branch of the Army: Designates the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic branch of the Army, creates a Chief of the Corps and sets its functions, repeals section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, and takes effect 180 days after enactment.
Sec. 930: Framework for classification of autonomous capabilities: Requires the Department of Defense's Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer to set up a Department-wide classification framework for autonomous capabilities within 180 days, reassess it every two years, and develop a plan to integrate autonomy software.
Sec. 932: Enhancing Department of Defense coordination of geoeconomic affairs: Requires the Secretary of Defense to review the Department's planning, resourcing and contributions to interagency geoeconomic efforts, assess gaps, make a plan to address them, and report to the congressional defense committees within 180 days.
Sec. 951: Establishment of Space National Guard: Establishes a Space National Guard as part of the organized militia of the States, Territories, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, and a Space National Guard of the United States as the reserve component of the Space Force.
Sec. 952: No effect on military installations: States that the subtitle and its amendments are not to be construed to authorize or require relocating any facility, infrastructure or military installation of the Space National Guard or Air National Guard.
Sec. 953: Implementation of Space National Guard: Requires the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to implement the Space National Guard subtitle within 18 months, with a briefing to the congressional defense committees within 90 days and annually for five more years.
Sec. 954: Conforming amendments and clarification of authorities: Amends titles 10 and 32 of the United States Code to define the Space National Guard and the Space National Guard of the United States, and adds sections 10115 to 10117 on its composition and status.
Sec. 1002: Requirement for a covered Armed Force to submit posture statements in support of congressional budget process: Requires the Secretary of Defense, each military department Secretary and the chief of each covered Armed Force to submit a written posture statement on budget priorities before the annual budget hearings, starting with fiscal year 2025.
Sec. 1003: Establishment of a Blockchain-Distributed Ledger Technologies-Smart Contracts Defense Applications Working Group: Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a Blockchain-Distributed Ledger Technologies-Smart Contracts Defense Applications Working Group within 180 days to identify defense uses of blockchain, issue policies by April 1, 2024, and sunset it on December 31, 2028.
Sec. 1005: Report on progress and challenges to achieving an unqualified audit opinion: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report within 180 days on the progress and challenges of Department of Defense components without an unqualified audit opinion, including a ranking, resource needs, investments, GAO recommendation status and workforce strategy.
Sec. 1005B: Department of Defense spending reductions in absence of submitted financial statements or failure to achieve unqualified or qualified independent audit opinion: Reduces discretionary budget authority of the Department of Defense by .5 percent each fiscal year if it lacks a submitted financial statement or an unqualified or qualified audit opinion, excluding certain accounts, with a presidential waiver and an OMB report.
Sec. 1007: Threat analysis regarding fentanyl crisis: Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a threat analysis of the illicit fentanyl drug trade to defense interests and report it to the congressional defense committees by March 31, 2024, with recommendations and actions taken.
Sec. 1008: Report on role of Department of Defense in supporting National Emergency Declaration combating fentanyl crisis: States a sense of Congress on the national emergency declared in Executive Order No. 14059 and Department of Defense counternarcotics roles, and requires a report within 180 days on Department activities and resources to support that effort.
Sec. 1022: Plan for extended prohibition on retirement of ships: Requires the Secretary of Defense to include, with fiscal year 2025 budget materials, a plan to resource and retain ships covered by funding limits until the end of fiscal year 2027 or the end of their expected service life.
Sec. 1023: Congressional notification regarding pending retirement of naval vessels viable for artificial reefing: States a sense of Congress that the Navy should explore artificial reefing for retiring vessels, and requires notice to the Armed Services Committees 90 days before retiring any vessel viable for artificial reefing.
Sec. 1025: Sense of Congress regarding naming a naval vessel after William B. Gould: States a sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name a commissioned naval vessel after William B. Gould, a formerly enslaved sailor and Civil War veteran.
Sec. 1027: Sense of Congress regarding naming of naval vessel after Major James Capers, Jr.: States a sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name a vessel the "U.S.S. Major James Capers Jr." in honor of his acts of valor in the Marine Corps from March 31 through April 3, 1967.
Sec. 1046: Prohibition on use of funds for advisory committees related to environmental, social, and governance aspects: Bars use of fiscal year 2024 Department of Defense funds to establish advisory committees related to environmental, social, and governance aspects or for the Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, and defines those terms.
Sec. 1047: Security clearance reinstatement for recently separated members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense: Requires the Secretary of Defense to waive reinstatement reviews and deem security clearances valid for one year after separation for former service members and civilian employees, then complete reviews within 180 days, with listed exceptions.
Sec. 1050: Prohibition on use of funds to implement certain executive orders: Bars use of funds authorized by this Act or otherwise available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 to implement seven listed executive orders, including Nos. 13990, 14008, 14030, 14057, 14082 and 14096, and Section 6 of No. 14013.
Sec. 1065: Assessment and strategy relating to range capability and capacity for Joint All-Domain Operations: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on Department of Defense range capability and capacity in Florida, submit a Joint All-Domain Operations range strategy by November 1, 2024, and give an interim briefing within 90 days.
Sec. 1066: Report on defense of Department of Defense facilities and forces in European and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and air attack: Requires a study of whether the Department of Defense can defend its facilities and forces in the European and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and air attack, and a report with a plan through 2030 by June 30, 2024.
Sec. 1071: Feasibility study on establishment of Indo-Pacific Maritime Governance Center of Excellence: Requires the Secretary of Defense to study the feasibility of an Indo-Pacific Maritime Governance Center of Excellence for building partner capacity, and to report on the study within one year.
Sec. 1074: Public availability of information about cost of United States overseas military footprint: Amends section 1090 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to require the Department of Defense to post on its website the per-taxpayer costs of the overseas military footprint, with documentation, for fiscal year 2024 and later years.
Sec. 1075: Report on food purchasing by the Department of Defense: Requires a public report within 12 months on Department of Defense food spending for fiscal years 2018 through 2022, including food service operations, the 25 largest contractors, American-product share, certified foods and contracts with certain owned businesses.
Sec. 1077: Assessment of undersea cable repair contingencies: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit an assessment within 180 days of the ability of the USNS Zeus and the Cable Security Fleet to repair transoceanic submarine fiber optic cables damaged or cut by adversaries.
Sec. 1078: Annual report on oversight of fraud, waste, and abuse: Requires the Department of Defense Inspector General to submit a detailed annual report to Congress on oversight investigations into fraud, waste, and abuse, including statistical tables and recommendations, and requires that each report be made publicly available.
Sec. 1079: Assessment of the effectiveness of low-cost anti-ship weapons in the Indo-Pacific: Directs the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command to assess the feasibility, effectiveness, and value of developing low-cost anti-ship weapons within 180 days, and requires a briefing to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 1080B: Report on private military companies that are a concern to United States national security: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report within one year to the congressional defense committees on private military companies the Secretary determines are a national security concern, including personnel, locations, funding sources, illicit conduct, and conflicts with the Armed Forces.
Sec. 1080F: Annual reports on activities relating to unmanned aerial systems: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports to the congressional defense committees on incidents involving unmanned aerial systems and on training exercises to defend against them, including an evaluation of how the exercises are designed and conducted.
Sec. 1080G: GAO Review and Report on Biological Weapons Experiments on and in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease: Directs the Comptroller General to review Department of Defense research from 1945 through 1970 on using ticks as delivery mechanisms for biological warfare agents, and to report to Congress within 18 months on the scope of the research, tick releases, and destroyed records.
Sec. 1080H: Report on Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training program: Requires the Secretary of the Navy to report within 180 days on the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training program, covering standards, medical care, instructors, candidate deaths and serious injuries, and corrective actions, with accompanying documents.
Sec. 1080K: Report and transmission of documents on withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report within one year on Department of Defense actions during the Afghanistan withdrawal and evacuation, and requires the Secretaries of Defense and State to transmit related documents to committees within 180 days.
Sec. 1081: Navy consideration of Coast Guard views on matters directly concerning Coast Guard capabilities: Adds a section to title 10 requiring the Secretary of the Navy to ensure the Commandant of the Coast Guard's views are given appropriate consideration before major Navy Department decisions on matters directly concerning Coast Guard capabilities in support of national defense.
Sec. 1086: Sense of Congress regarding defense presence in the Indo-Pacific region: States the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should maintain sufficient force posture and capabilities in the Indo-Pacific Command area and that the Indo-Pacific is a joint theater requiring joint coordination among all service branches.
Sec. 1087: Compliance with GAO recommendations on artificial intelligence: Requires the Secretary of Defense to certify within one year that guidance and agreements have been issued to improve collaboration among entities involved in artificial intelligence across the Department, as recommended in GAO Report 23-106089.
Sec. 1088: Process for carrying out demilitarization and disposition of major end items: Requires the Secretary of Defense to certify within one year that a process exists to reconcile inconsistent demilitarization codes and that guidance has been developed for the disposition of major end items.
Sec. 1091: Authorization to use nonelectric vehicles at Yuma Proving Ground: Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civilian employees assigned to the Yuma Proving Ground are authorized to use nonelectric vehicles in their duties.
Sec. 1092: Sense of Congress regarding support for Energy Functional Specialist Civil Affairs Officer program: States findings on the Energy Functional Specialist Civil Affairs Officer program and expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should continue to support and fully fund it and assess expanding it.
Sec. 1093: Smart sleepers and bassinets at military exchanges: Adds section 2486 to title 10, United States Code, requiring the Secretary of Defense to sell or rent sleepers and bassinets with up-to-date sleep technology through military exchanges.
Sec. 1094: Sense of Congress regarding removal of priests from Walter Reed Medical Hospital: Expresses the sense of Congress that pastoral care is vital to military personnel and families, and that the Department of Defense should investigate the removal of priests from Walter Reed Medical Hospital and ensure uninterrupted pastoral care access.
Sec. 1095: Sense of Congress on rare earth magnet supply chain: Expresses the sense of Congress that a domestic supply of rare earth elements supports national defense, and encourages the Secretary of Defense to keep supporting projects for the domestic rare earth permanent magnet supply chain.
Sec. 1096: Sense of Congress regarding use of MQ-9 Reaper in area of operations of United States Indo-Pacific Command: Expresses the sense of Congress that the MQ-9 Reaper should be used to the greatest extent possible in the area of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
Sec. 1099: Report on military requirements in the event of a Chinese attack of Taiwan: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a classified report to the congressional defense committees on military posture, logistics, maintenance and sustainment requirements to resist a Chinese attack and attempted invasion of Taiwan.
Sec. 1099A: Report on obstacles to mission of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency: Requires the Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to report to Congress on the most significant obstacles to the agency's mission of recovering and identifying missing remains, with recommendations to resolve them.
Sec. 1099B: Protection of ideological freedom: Amends section 2001 of title 10 to bar Department of Defense employees from compelling, teaching or training members of the armed forces to believe listed politically-based concepts, or requiring such belief as a condition of personnel actions.
Sec. 1101: Authority to establish excepted service positions for army law enforcement activities: Adds 10 U.S.C. 7378, letting the Secretary of Defense create excepted service positions for Army law enforcement activities, appoint and set pay for them, require an implementation plan and regulations, and set a one-year probationary period.
Sec. 1108: Waiver of limitation on appointment of recently retired members of armed forces to DOD competitive service positions: Amends section 3326 of title 5, United States Code, by adding "certain" to its heading, replacing "the civil service" with "the excepted service or the Senior Executive Service", and striking text in paragraph (1) of subsection (b).
Sec. 1111: Support United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command enterprises: Adds 10 U.S.C. 1599k, letting the Secretary of Defense apply the section 1762 acquisition demonstration project to Air Force employees assigned to support U.S. Strategic Command or U.S. Space Command.
Sec. 1113: GAO report on civilian support positions at remote military installations: Requires the Comptroller General, within 2 years, to report to the Secretary of Defense on vacancies, time to fill positions, and hiring incentive recommendations for civilian support services positions at remote or isolated military installations.
Sec. 1121: Expand Department of Defense civilian employment: Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 5 years and to the extent practicable, to ensure each commercial position in the Department of Defense is filled by a civilian employee or performed by a contractor.
Sec. 1122: National digital reserve corps: Establishes a National Digital Reserve Corps in the General Services Administration, covering reservist standards, a 3-year service agreement, pay up to $10,000 per year, assignments to agencies, training, reports, and $30,000,000 in authorized appropriations.
Sec. 1210A: General Thaddeus Kosciuszko memorial exchange program for Polish-American defense cooperation: Directs the Commander of United States Army Special Operations Command to seek a training program under section 322 of title 10 with Polish Army special forces, names it the General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange Program, and requires a progress report within 120 days.
Sec. 1210B: Report on coordination in the State Partnership Program: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the feasibility of coordinating with private entities and State governments to supply resources and personnel for technical exchanges under the State Partnership Program.
Sec. 1220: Modifications to the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction: Amends section 1229(m)(1)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 by replacing “the reconstruction of Afghanistan” with “assistance for the benefit of the Afghan people”.
Sec. 1220E: Sense of Congress regarding Israel: States the sense of Congress that Israel has been a strong ally of the United States since 1948, that continued security assistance to Israel is essential to United States strategic interest, and that such support is vital given current challenges including threats from Iran.
Sec. 1220G: Improvements relating to United States-Israel cooperation to counter unmanned aerial systems: Amends section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to raise a limit from $40,000,000 to $55,000,000, require a Department of Defense report on cooperation with Israel and the Iranian unmanned aerial system threat, and define unmanned aerial system.
Sec. 1220J: Report on United States force capabilities in the CENTCOM area of responsibility: States the sense of Congress that the United States should maintain robust capabilities in the Central Command area, and requires the Commander of Central Command to report within 180 days assessing capabilities and identifying gaps with recommendations.
Sec. 1220K: Prohibition on funding for and removal of sanctions against the Taliban: Bars fiscal year 2024 Department of Defense funds from supporting the Taliban or its affiliates, bars waiving or mitigating sanctions imposed on or before August 18, 2021 without a new law, and defines affiliate.
Sec. 1220L: Report on agreements made by the United States with the Taliban: Requires the Secretary of State to submit to congressional committees agreements between the United States or third parties and the Taliban, before entry or within set days after custody, plus prior agreements since August 1, 2021 within 90 days.
Sec. 1221: Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense: Lets the Department of Defense Inspector General hire candidates for Ukraine oversight positions outside the usual competitive hiring rules, and gives the State Department and USAID Inspectors General temporary, annuitant and direct-hire authorities, with sunset dates.
Sec. 1222: Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance: Establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance to audit and investigate military and nonmilitary support for Ukraine, and sets its appointment, duties, staffing, contracting authority and quarterly reports.
Sec. 1224: Extension of lend-lease authority to Ukraine: Extends the lend-lease authority under the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 from fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to fiscal years 2022 through 2024, and requires a Secretary of Defense report within 90 days.
Sec. 1225: Plan and report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to increase allied and partner contributions for Ukraine, then reports every 90 days on contributions by country and on the plan, ending on a set sunset date.
Sec. 1230: Report on allied contributions to the common defense: States the sense of Congress on allied contributions to the common defense and requires an annual March 1 report on defense spending and contributions of NATO, Gulf Cooperation Council, Rio Treaty and other listed countries.
Sec. 1231: Statement of policy relating to NATO-Russia Founding Act: Declares it United States policy that the 1997 NATO-Russia Founding Act does not prohibit a permanent presence of United States Armed Forces in Europe or constrain deployment of United States or NATO forces.
Sec. 1232: Strategy to delay, disrupt, and degrade Rosatom’s proliferation activities and other revenue streams: Sets out findings about Rosatom and China's reactors, and requires the Secretary of Defense, within 90 days, to submit to congressional committees a strategy to delay, disrupt, and degrade Rosatom's proliferation activities and other revenue streams that fund Russia's military.
Sec. 1233: Baltic Security Initiative: States the sense of Congress on Baltic security and requires the Secretary of Defense, with the Secretary of State's concurrence, to submit within one year a strategy to deepen security cooperation with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Sec. 1235: Sense of Congress on defense by NATO member states: States the sense of Congress that each NATO member state should commit to providing at least 2 percent of its Gross Domestic Product to defense to continue to ensure NATO's military readiness.
Sec. 1244: Determination of location for McCain Irregular Warfare Center: Requires the John S. McCain III Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare to be established at a location chosen by the Secretary, and lists criteria such as academic focus, partner networks, facility space, and support capacity.
Sec. 1245: Designation of priority theaters of operation and combatant commands; priority for sales of defense articles and services: Amends section 22 of the Arms Export Control Act to require the Secretary of Defense to designate priority theaters and combatant commands by October 31 each fiscal year, and to give priority to foreign sales to countries in them.
Sec. 1246: Report on how to protect United States defense technology sold to foreign partners: Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 180 days, to report to House committees on how unauthorized users will be prevented from accessing sensitive information about U.S. defense technology sold to foreign partners, with specified elements.
Sec. 1247: Inclusion of special operations forces in planning and strategy relating to the Arctic region: Requires the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command to develop a Special Operations Forces Arctic Security Strategy within one year, with set elements, replacement Arctic readiness terms, and annual progress reports to the Armed Services Committees.
Sec. 1248: Limitation on use of funds for production of films and prohibition on use of such funds for films subject to conditions on content or altered for screening in the People's Republic of China or at the request of the Chinese Communist Party: Limits Department of Defense technical support or asset access for films by United States companies to those that list films submitted to Chinese officials and agree not to alter content, bars support in set cases, and requires annual reports.
Sec. 1302: Independent assessment and report on the progress made under the Pacific Deterrence Initiative: Requires the Secretary of Defense to enter an agreement with an independent research entity to assess Department of Defense activities under the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, with a report to the congressional defense committees within 270 days.
Sec. 1307: Modifications to initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats: Amends section 1286 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act to add measures of effectiveness and performance for the research security initiative, add report content, and require research security programs at institutions receiving over $50,000,000.
Sec. 1309: Expansion of international technology focused partnerships and experimentation activities in the Indo-Pacific: Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop, within 180 days, a plan and roadmap to expand technology-focused partnerships and experimentation in the Indo-Pacific, including capabilities to improve Taiwan's self-defense, with a briefing within 270 days.
Sec. 1310A: Report on reestablishment of civic action teams in Pacific Island countries: Requires a report within 180 days assessing whether to reestablish civic action teams in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, and the benefits and challenges of establishing them in eleven other Pacific Island countries.
Sec. 1310D: United States-Taiwan Combined Planning Group Study and Report: Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 180 days, to study whether establishing a United States-Taiwan Combined Planning Group or an alternative mechanism is feasible and advisable, and to report the results to Congress.
Sec. 1310E: Sense of Congress on liaisons with Taiwan: States the sense of Congress that working-level communication and coordination between United States and Taiwanese elements should be strengthened, and that the Secretary of Defense should use existing authorities to facilitate it.
Sec. 1310H: Study on determination of defense needs of Taiwan: Requires a study on the defense needs of Taiwan and the potential loan and lease of defense articles to Taiwan, with an unclassified report to Congress within 90 days that may include a classified annex.
Sec. 1310I: Limitation on certain maps: Bars the use of funds authorized by this Act to create, procure, or display any map that depicts Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu, Penghu, Wuciou, Green Island, or Orchid Island as part of the territory of the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1310N: Report on defense support for Taiwan: Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 180 days, to report on Foreign Military Sales processes and timelines for defense articles, services, and training provided to Taiwan, and on military training activities with Taiwan.
Sec. 1311: Modifications to public reporting of Chinese military companies operating in the United States: Amends section 1260H of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act so the Secretary of Defense considers information from the chair and ranking member of a congressional defense committee, and adds related items to the annual report.
Sec. 1312: Modification to annual report on military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China: Rewrites section 1202(b)(3)(C) of the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act so the annual China military report covers China's relations with Russia, including support for the invasion of Ukraine, and with Iran.
Sec. 1314: Study and report on implementation of naval blockades of shipments of fossil fuels to China in event of armed conflict: Requires the Secretary of Defense, within 180 days, to report on a study of the feasibility of naval blockades of fossil fuel shipments to China in an armed conflict, covering named waterways and China's alternatives.
Sec. 1317: Inclusion of information on emerging technological developments in annual China Military Power report: Requires the annual China Military Power report to include a component identifying and assessing at least five critical or emerging technology fields and at least 10 People's Republic of China entities involved in each.
Sec. 1318: Report on relationships between the PRC and Iran: Amends section 1202(b) of the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act to add developments in the relationship between the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran to the annual China military report.
Sec. 1319: Report on military activities of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China in the Arctic region: Amends section 1238 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to add four report elements on Russia's and China's Arctic activity after the February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and defines "Arctic region".
Sec. 1320: Report on activity of the People’s Liberation Army, the Chinese Communist Party and Government of the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia: Requires the President to submit a report within 180 days assessing PRC, Chinese Communist Party and People's Liberation Army involvement at Ream Naval Base and Dara Sakor Airport in Cambodia, and related matters.
Sec. 1411: Expansion of National Defense Stockpile requirements for era of great power competition: Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to set stockpile quantity targets of two years, then three years from January 1, 2028, for a global war scenario, and to base national emergency planning assumptions on it.
Sec. 1412: Membership of Coast Guard on Strategic Materials Protection Board: Amends section 10(b) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to add a senior Coast Guard official to the Strategic Materials Protection Board, only for matters relating to the Coast Guard.
Sec. 1504: Authority to establish program of United States Cyber Command on dark web and deep web analysis tools: Allows the Commander of United States Cyber Command to establish or augment a program integrating dark web and deep web analysis tools into packages distributed to combatant commands, under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy.
Sec. 1521: Authority to accept voluntary and uncompensated services from cybersecurity experts: Lets the Commander of the United States Cyber Command accept voluntary and uncompensated services from cybersecurity experts despite section 1342 of title 31, and renames the command in section 167b of title 10.
Sec. 1523: Modifications to rates of pay for certain cyber-related positions of Department of Defense: Amends section 1599f of title 10 to cover the Department of Defense cyber mission and sets basic and special pay rates for cyber positions, with caps up to Executive Schedule level II and Vice President pay, and a limit of 1000 individuals.
Sec. 1531: Oversight for Command Post Computing Environment contract award: Requires the Secretary of the Army to notify the congressional defense committees in writing within 14 days after awarding a contract for the Command Post Computing Environment program, including the selection criteria used.
Sec. 1533: GAO review of cyberspace operations management: Directs the Comptroller General to review, within 150 days, how the Secretary of Defense manages cyberspace operations, with listed elements and components, interim briefings every 45 days, and a final submission to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 1606: Limitation on use of funds pending submission of certain reports on space policy: States findings and a sense of Congress on space policy, limits fiscal year 2024 travel funds of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy to 90 percent pending two reports, and rewrites the updates requirement in section 1611(c)(2) of the FY2022 NDAA.
Sec. 1607: National security space launch program phase three acquisition: Sets a sense of Congress and requirements for the phase three national security space launch acquisition strategy, including competition in lanes 1 and 2, mission assignment rules for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, and a notification when a mission goes to lane 2.
Sec. 1608: Application of TNT equivalency to launch vehicles and components using methane propellant: Sets an interim TNT equivalency limit of 25 percent for launch vehicles using methane propellant at federal facilities, requires an in-flight yield process, requires a certification and report, and sets a sunset.
Sec. 1613: Report on Space Force use of nuclear thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion space vehicles: Requires the Chief of the Space Force to submit to Congress a report on Space Force use of nuclear thermal propulsion and nuclear electric propulsion space vehicles, covering current use, planned use, and potential national security benefits.
Sec. 1669: Policy and report on North Atlantic Treaty Organization effective integrated air and missile defense capabilities in Europe: States a policy of contributing integrated air and missile defense capabilities to NATO, requires a report of options to NATO within 270 days, and requires a congressional briefing 14 days after that report.
Sec. 1671: Strategy on production capacity and schedule for the Precision Strike Missile: Expresses the sense of Congress on the Precision Strike Missile and requires the Secretary of Defense to submit, within 180 days, a strategy on its production capacity and schedule.
Sec. 1686: Reporting mechanism on use of consultants, informants, and other human sources to acquire intelligence information: Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish, within 180 days, a mechanism for documenting and reporting to the congressional defense committees on Department of Defense use of consultants, informants, or other human sources to acquire intelligence information.
Sec. 1689: Exclusive means for the Secretary of Defense to acquire location information, web browsing history, internet search history, and Fourth Amendment-protected information: Makes Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act provisions (foreign intelligence) and a probable-cause warrant (law enforcement) the exclusive means for the Secretary of Defense to acquire location, web browsing, search and Fourth Amendment-protected information.
Sec. 1802: Modification of defense sensitive support notification requirement: Amends section 1055(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to add extraordinary security protections to the defense sensitive support notification requirement and to cover notifications after the supported activity concludes.
Sec. 1805: Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and consultant conflicts of interest under the Federal Acquisition Regulation: Requires Federal Acquisition Regulation section 9.503 to be revised so a conflict of interest waiver request includes a written justification and the agency head cannot delegate waiver authority below the deputy head.
Sec. 1806: Genealogy collection of family members of servicemembers killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941: Allows the Secretary of Defense, through the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, to contract for genealogy of U.S.S. Arizona servicemembers, to identify family members and solicit genetic samples, and requires an initial and a final report.
Sec. 1807: Limitation on display of cut flowers or greens not produced in the United States: Bars the official display of cut flowers or cut greens not produced in the United States in public areas of buildings of the Executive Office of the President, the Department of State and the Department of Defense, effective one year after enactment.
Sec. 1808: Modification to agreements to limit encroachments and other constraints on military training, testing, and operations: Amends section 2684a of title 10 to add regionally associated installations to those covered by agreements limiting encroachments, defines that term, and applies the change to amounts appropriated for such agreements on or after enactment.
Sec. 1810: Report on China benefitting from United States taxpayer-funded research: Requires the Secretary of Defense, with other officials, to report to the Armed Services Committees within 1 year on the extent to which China has benefitted from United States taxpayer-funded research, with listed contents.
Sec. 1823: Study and report on damage to infrastructure in Guam resulting from Typhoon Mawar: Directs the Secretary of Defense to study damage to infrastructure in Guam from Typhoon Mawar and to report within 180 days on the findings, damaged civilian infrastructure, existing recovery authorities, and coordination with Guam municipal governments.
Sec. 1825: Report on Iran-Russia nuclear-related cooperation: Requires the President to report within 120 days on trade in nuclear-related goods, services, and technology between Russia and Iran, Russian diplomatic support for Iran at the IAEA, and possible weapons uses, in unclassified form with an optional classified annex.
Sec. 1826: Report on Expediting Fighter Aircraft Sales to Israel: States the sense of Congress on Israel's defense capabilities and requires a report within 180 days on the sale and delivery schedule of F-15s and F-35s to Israel and on measures to expedite production or delivery.
Sec. 1827: Report on system dependencies, uptime, and key factors of electronic health record system: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report within 180 days on electronic health record system dependencies, downtime, outages, uptime goals, and governance shared with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and on plans to modernize related identity and registration systems.
Sec. 1829: Reports on Harpoon missile deliveries to Taiwan: Sets out findings and a sense of Congress on Harpoon missile deliveries to Taiwan, requires a joint report within 180 days on contracting delays and lessons from Ukraine, and a Comptroller General report assessing that report.
Sec. 1853: Exemption under Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for certain activities that may result in incidental take of Rice’s whale: Directs the Secretaries of Commerce, the Interior, and Defense to begin the process to exempt Air Force training and testing on the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range from the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for incidental take of Rice's whale.
Sec. 1855: Restrictive housing reform: Sets rules for restrictive housing in military correctional facilities, including limits on confinement, 15-day reviews, staff training, gradual return to general population, out-of-cell time, published statistics, body cameras, and penalties for violations.
Sec. 1856: Sense of Congress regarding unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater vehicles: States the sense of Congress that unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater vessels play a critical role in modern warfare, that continued investment will advance the military, and that allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific should be encouraged to invest in them.
Sec. 1857: Sense of Congress regarding naming of vessel for Battle of Dai Do: States the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name an amphibious or expeditionary class vessel for the Battle of Dai Do.
Sec. 1858: Risk framework for foreign phone applications of concern: Directs the Secretary of Defense to define categories of foreign phone applications of concern, build a risk framework assessing them, issue guidance to personnel, update the framework annually, and prescribe regulations prohibiting applications on certain devices.
Sec. 1859: Sense of Congress supporting Project Pele: States the sense of Congress that Congress supports Project Pele, an advanced portable nuclear microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory targeted for 2025, and that the project will be critical to national security by powering military bases.
Sec. 1861: Waiver process for certain humanitarian aid: Amends section 402(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, to require inspection of supplies before acceptance for transport and a process to waive a prohibition on shipping certain items upon request from a destination country.
Sec. 1863: Expanded eligibility for bereavement leave for members of the Armed Forces: Amends section 701(l) of title 10 to extend bereavement leave to a spouse, son or daughter, or parent of a member, and defines "son or daughter" and "parent" to include adoptive, step, foster, ward and in loco parentis relationships.
Sec. 1864: Sense of Congress on cooperation over space exploration: Expresses the sense of Congress that United States-Israel space cooperation is in the best interest of the United States and should be supported in research, development, test, and evaluation, including between NASA and the Israel Space Agency.
Sec. 1866: Annual review and update of online information relating to suicide prevention: Requires each Secretary of a military department, by September 30, 2023 and annually after, to review and update installation-level website information on suicide prevention and behavioral health and certify to the congressional defense committees that it is up-to-date.
Sec. 1867: Prohibition on certain exports: Adds section 164 to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act: the Secretary must prohibit export or sale of Strategic Petroleum Reserve petroleum products to China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, other sanctioned countries and their entities, subject to a waiver and a 60-day rule.
Sec. 1868: Report on national security threats of foreign-owned agricultural land near military installments: Requires the Secretary of Defense, with the Secretary of Agriculture, to report to Congress within one year on foreign-owned agricultural land within 50 miles of a military installation, including owners, citizenship, legal descriptions, acreage, and an assessment of threats.
Sec. 1872: Improving outreach related to cybersecurity job preparation: Directs the Secretary of Defense to improve outreach informing departing servicemembers of cybersecurity credentialing opportunities, including better searchability of online career training resources and a notice in Skillbridge for members interested in cybersecurity jobs.
Sec. 1873: Report on Port Authority of Guam capacity: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress by March 1, 2024 on the reliability and capacity of the Port Authority of Guam, including the feasibility, costs, coral relocation, environmental studies, and timelines of dredging at its wharf.
Sec. 1874: Report on utility requirements in Guam: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress by March 1, 2024 on Guam utility requirements, assessing power utility pole reliability, underground power costs, and water and wastewater infrastructure reliability and improvement costs.
Sec. 1875: Disclosure requirements for persons performing research or development projects for Department of Defense: Amends sections 4001 and 4026 of title 10 to require persons performing certain Department of Defense research or development projects to state the Federal funding percentage and dollar amount and nongovernmental shares in project documents, and adds a sense of Congress.
Sec. 1876: Promoting the MilTax program and tax preparation services: Requires the Secretary of Defense to give each member of an Armed Force a written notice each year by March 1 about the MilTax program and other tax preparation help, and to report to Congress on participation rates within 6 months.
Sec. 1877: Study on construction of child development centers: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to the congressional defense committees a recommended strategy for military construction of enough child development centers to eliminate wait lists for childcare.
Sec. 1878: Geosynthetics performance testing: Increases Army research, development, test, and evaluation funding (PE 0602144A, line 012) by $3,300,000 for the Geosynthetics Reinforced Performance pavement test, and reduces Office of the Secretary of Defense operation and maintenance funding (line 490) by $3,300,000.
Sec. 1879: Prohibition on funding research in China: Bars the named Federal agency heads and any other Federal agency from directly or indirectly conducting or funding research carried out by the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, or entities they own or control.
Sec. 1880: Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology providers: Bars executive agencies from procuring or contracting for covered biotechnology equipment or services, or contracting with entities that use them, with an effective date, waivers, exceptions, a Department of Defense evaluation of named biotechnology entities, and regulations.
Sec. 1884: Prior notification of housing migrants on military bases: Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify local, State, and Federal elected officials at least 90 days before the Department of Defense uses, creates, or repurposes a military base to house migrants.
Sec. 1885: Authority for remembrance of Congressman Don Young with a memorial marker or niche cover and ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery: Provides, notwithstanding section 2409 of title 38, United States Code, that Congressman Don Young is to be honored with a memorial marker or niche cover and a ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
Sec. 2803: Modification of authority to carry out defense laboratory modernization program: Amends section 2805(g)(1)(D) of title 10, United States Code, to add "or development, production, and sustainment of combat capabilities" to the defense laboratory modernization program authority.
Sec. 2804: Expansion of maximum amount of funds available for certain defense laboratory improvement projects: Amends section 2805(g)(5) of title 10, United States Code, changing the limit on certain defense laboratory improvement project funds from $150,000,000 to $250,000,000.
Sec. 2807: Certification of consideration of certain methods of construction for military construction projects; annual report: Adds a title 10 section barring covered officials from advancing a covered project past design or soliciting construction bids until they certify consideration of UFC 1–200–01 methods, with a Form 1391 change and a report.
Sec. 2809: Reporting requirements and congressional notification for certain military construction projects: Amends section 2851 of title 10 on construction project reporting and adds section 2851b, requiring the Secretary concerned to notify Members of Congress of awards of covered military construction contracts of $9,000,000 or more.
Sec. 2821: Authority to operate certain transient housing of the Department of Defense transferred to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment: Assigns responsibility for lodging for members on temporary duty or permanent change of station to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, with a transfer within 90 days, a certification, and coordination duties.
Sec. 2822: Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council: Creates the Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council with set membership, two meetings a year, duties on privatized housing policy, public records, annual reports from March 1, 2024, and a briefing.
Sec. 2824: Establishing additional requirements for a military housing complaint database: Amends section 2894a of title 10 so the military housing complaint database covers complaints by tenants about covered dwelling units, and adds an annual report with complaints sorted by listed types and installation.
Sec. 2831: Improvements relating to access to military installations in United States: Adds section 2698 to title 10, requiring the Secretary of Defense to set access standards for military installations in the United States, with recurring unescorted access, voluntary pre-arrival screening and five-year reviews.
Sec. 2832: Real property usage in the National Capital Region: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report by February 1, 2024 on use of Department of Defense facilities and leased facilities in the National Capital Region, including access rates, workforce capacity, telework guidance and leases.
Sec. 2833: Revision to Unified Facilities Criteria on use of life safety accessibility hardware for covered doors: Requires the Secretary of Defense to amend the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC 1–200–01) so that life safety accessibility hardware is used on covered doors to sensitive compartmented information facilities.
Sec. 2845: Removal of prohibition on use of certain areas in Culebra, Puerto Rico: Amends section 204(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1974 by striking its first sentence, removing a prohibition on use of certain areas in Culebra, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 2847: Nonapplicability of certain Navy instruction to Johnson Valley, San Bernardino County, California: Amends section 2945(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 so it applies notwithstanding Navy instruction 11011.47D (or a similar later instruction) for Johnson Valley, California.
Sec. 2856: Report relating to the Child Development Center at Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County, Illinois: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional defense committees on fiscal year 2023 expenditures for the Scott Air Force Base Child Development Center and its needs for fiscal year 2024 and later.
Sec. 2857: Report on aging infrastructure in support of aircraft operations: Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to submit an assessment of aging infrastructure supporting mobility aircraft operations, such as runways, ramps and control towers, and a remediation plan prioritized by installation.
Sec. 2859: Survey of certain counties for placement of facilities: Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit, within one year, a survey of fifteen North Carolina counties to assess possible placement of operational, training or other military facilities there.
Sec. 2861: Expansion of certain exemption relating to funding requirement for certain defense community infrastructure projects: Amends section 2391(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, to add "or an insular area" after "a rural area" in an exemption from a funding requirement for defense community infrastructure projects.
Sec. 2865: Recognition of Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as a national memorial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial, respectively, of Navy SEALs and their predecessors: Recognizes the Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as a national memorial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial of Navy SEALs and their predecessors.
Sec. 2867: Limitation on use of funds for closure of combat readiness training centers: Bars use of fiscal year 2024 Air Force funds to close or prepare to close any combat readiness training center, unless the Secretary of the Air Force waives it within 180 days with a certification and a report.
Sec. 2872: Sense of Congress relating to feasibility study for Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, Richmond, Kentucky: States findings on a missed deadline for a feasibility study on the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Richmond, Kentucky, and expresses the sense of Congress that the findings be submitted by September 1, 2023.
Sec. 2873: Study and report on certain easements and leases owned by the Department of Defense in Hawaii: Requires a study and report within 90 days on Department of Defense leases and easements of five or more acres in Hawaii expiring by January 1, 2030, including locations, uses, renewal timelines, risks and legislative recommendations.
Sec. 2874: Requirement to maintain access to category 3 subterranean training facility: Requires the Secretary of Defense to keep Department of Defense access to a covered category 3 subterranean training facility, and allows a short-term lease with its provider for that purpose.
Sec. 2875: Limitation on use of funds for preparation for renewal of certain project of the Department of the Air Force: Bars use of fiscal year 2024 funds to prepare for renewal of the Air Force HVAC chiller replacement standardization project until the Secretary of the Air Force submits a certification on cost methodology, metrics and savings data.
Sec. 2876: Incorporation of cyber supply chain risk management tools and methods in the energy performance master plan: Amends section 2911 of title 10 to add cyber supply chain risk management tools and methods to the energy performance master plan, and requires a report within 12 months on implementation.
Sec. 3121: Increase in number of authorized contracting, program management, scientific, engineering, and technical positions in National Nuclear Security Administration: Amends section 3241 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act to raise the authorized number of positions from 800 to 1,000 and to require at least 40 percent to support defense programs.
Sec. 3122: Designation of National Nuclear Security Administration as technical nuclear forensics lead: Amends the National Nuclear Security Administration Act to make the Administration the lead for the technical nuclear forensics efforts of the United States, without altering functions vested in other agencies by other statutes.
Sec. 3131: Biennial detailed report on nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and responsiveness plan: Amends section 4203(d)(4)(A) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act to add measures with respect to weapons assembly and disassembly to the biennial stockpile stewardship report.
Sec. 3133: Independent assessment of plutonium pit aging milestones and progress: Directs the Administrator for Nuclear Security to seek an arrangement with JASON to assess the 2021 plutonium and pit aging research plan and the work undertaken under it.
Sec. 3134: Sense of Congress regarding use of advanced nuclear reactors by the Armed Forces: Expresses the sense of Congress on the Armed Forces' intended use of advanced nuclear reactors at military bases and on energy use on the battlefield.
Sec. 3135: Military department use of advanced nuclear reactors: Requires each military department's Secretary to submit a statement to congressional committees identifying what the branch would need to improve regulatory certainty for deploying advanced nuclear reactors, if the department certifies interest, and defines key terms.
Sec. 3515: Update to categorical exclusions used by Maritime Administration in reviewing environmental impacts of transportation projects: Requires the Secretary of Transportation to survey and publish a review of Maritime Administration categorical exclusions within six months, and to propose new maritime categorical exclusions by rulemaking within one year.

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Sec. 4: Budgetary effects of this Act: Provides that the budgetary effects of the Act for Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 purposes are determined by the latest PAYGO statement printed in the Congressional Record by the House and Senate Budget Committee Chairmen.
Sec. 112: Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program: Requires the Secretary of the Army to include in budget justification materials for fiscal years 2025, 2030, and 2035 a report on the Army's tactical wheeled vehicle strategy, with required contents, and to brief the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 113: Report on acquisition strategies for the logistics augmentation program of the Army: Requires the Secretary of the Army to review the proposed recompete of geographic combatant command task orders under the LOGCAP V contract and to report the results to the Armed Services Committees within 90 days.
Sec. 121: Modification of requirements for minimum number of carrier air wings of the Navy: Amends section 8062(e) of title 10 to require the Navy to maintain a minimum of 9 carrier air wings, each with a dedicated, fully staffed headquarters, and requires an analysis and report on manning a 10th carrier and air wing.
Sec. 125: Limitation on reductions to V–22 aircraft nacelle improvement program: Requires the Secretary of Defense to upgrade at least 24 V–22 aircraft under the V–22 nacelle improvement program, unless the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that a lower number is in the interests of national security.
Sec. 131: Limitation on retirement of F–15 aircraft and modification of related reporting requirement: Bars the Air Force from retiring more than 68 F–15E aircraft through September 30, 2029, adds F–15E details to a divestment report with annual updates through 2029, and ties retirement authority to compliance with that report.
Sec. 132: Limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ–4 aircraft: Bars the Air Force from retiring RQ–4 aircraft, reducing their funding, or keeping them in excess status through September 30, 2028, and requires an inventory of at least 10, with a case-by-case exception for unrepairable aircraft.
Sec. 133: Temporary exception to minimum inventory requirement for fighter aircraft of the Air Force: Lets the Secretary of the Air Force reduce the fighter aircraft primary mission aircraft inventory to as few as 1,112 aircraft from enactment until October 1, 2024, after which the standard minimum requirements apply again.
Sec. 142: Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft: Bars use of fiscal year 2024 Air Force funds to retire, store or move to backup inventory E–3 aircraft if the inventory would fall below 16, with exceptions for a submitted readiness plan or delivery of enough E–7 Wedgetail aircraft.
Sec. 144: Limitation on retirement of F–16C/D aircraft: Bars the Air Force from retiring, storing or moving to backup status F–16C/D aircraft until 180 days after a report is submitted, excepts unrepairable aircraft, and requires upgrade, cost and service-life details with the budget materials.
Sec. 147: Limitation on retirement of T–1A training aircraft: Bars the Air Force from retiring, storing or moving to backup status any T–1A training aircraft until the Secretary certifies full implementation of the Undergraduate Pilot Training curriculum and submits a written assessment to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 148: Plan for long-term Air Force fighter force structure: Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a long-term tactical fighter force structure, recapitalization, training and sustainment plan for active and reserve components and report it to the congressional defense committees by April 1, 2024.
Sec. 213: Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in science and engineering: Amends section 4092(b) of title 10 to strike a limit of 5 management positions and to allow payment of travel and relocation expenses for up to 15 newly appointed and up to 15 previously appointed individuals each fiscal year.
Sec. 217: Modification to administration of the Advanced Sensors Application Program: Amends section 218 of the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act to name the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security and an Air Force office director as resource sponsor of the Advanced Sensors Application Program, in consultation with the Commander of Naval Air Systems Command.
Sec. 219: Improvements to defense quantum information science and technology research and development program: Amends section 234 of the FY2019 National Defense Authorization Act to allow the Secretary to run fellowships in quantum information science for people with graduate degrees and to form partnerships with universities for multidisciplinary study.
Sec. 220: Application of public-private talent exchange programs in the Department of Defense to quantum information sciences and technology research: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek public-private talent exchange programs on quantum information sciences and technology research, with no more than 10 participants in each program.
Sec. 222: Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make available not more than $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029 to NATO's joint fund for the DIANA initiative, with notices, a strategy and annual reports to Congress.
Sec. 227: Establishment or expansion of University Affiliated Research Centers for critical materials: Directs the Secretary of Defense to assess whether to establish or expand a University Affiliated Research Center for critical materials at a covered educational institution, to submit a plan and report, and allows a competitive support program for such institutions.
Sec. 229: Rapid response to emergent technology advancements or threats: Lets a military department Secretary, with approval of the Secretary of Defense, use rapid acquisition and funding authorities for up to one year to start development on an emergent technology or emerging threat, with funding capped at $100,000,000 per fiscal year.
Sec. 253: Annual review of status of implementation plan for digital engineering career tracks: Requires the Secretary of Defense, at least once a year until December 31, 2029, to review the implementation plan for digital engineering career tracks and to report the findings and future personnel plans to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 311: Improvement and codification of Sentinel Landscapes Partnership program authority: Moves the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership program from section 317 of the Fiscal Year 2018 defense authorization into chapter 159 of title 10 as section 2693, adds other federal agencies as partners, and makes related amendments.
Sec. 313: Modification to technical assistance authority for environmental restoration activities: Amends section 2705(e) of title 10 so that communities and individual community members, as well as review committees and advisory boards, can request technical assistance on environmental restoration at an installation, and lists the services covered.
Sec. 314: Coordination on agreements to limit encroachments and other constraints on military training, testing, and operations: Amends section 2684a of title 10 to let the Secretary of Defense or a military department Secretary coordinate with any covered official on agreements to limit encroachments, and defines covered official as a Secretary concerned or the Director of the Army or Air National Guard.
Sec. 315: Requirement for approval by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of waiver for systems not meeting fuel efficiency key performance parameter: Allows the fuel efficiency key performance parameter to be waived for a system only with approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, for fuel consuming systems needing sustainment, and bars delegating that approval.
Sec. 319: Required infrastructure plan prior to deployment of certain non-tactical vehicles at military installations: Bars a Secretary concerned from deploying electric, hydrogen-powered, or advanced biofuel-powered non-tactical vehicles to an installation until an infrastructure plan is completed and found sufficient, followed by a 180-day wait for the first deployment and 60 days for later ones.
Sec. 321: Report on schedule and cost estimates for completion of testing and remediation of contaminated sites; publication of cleanup information: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report every two years until December 31, 2029 on schedules and cost estimates for testing and remediation of contaminated sites, and to publish cleanup status information on a public website.
Sec. 331: Modification of timing of report on activities of PFAS Task Force: Amends section 2714(f) of title 10 to change the PFAS Task Force report timing from quarterly to annually through 2029.
Sec. 332: Budget justification document for funding relating to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Adds section 2716 to title 10 requiring the Secretary of Defense to submit with each annual budget a separate document consolidating Department of Defense PFAS activities, including research, testing, remediation, disposal, and community outreach.
Sec. 333: Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on health implications of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Lets the Secretary of Defense transfer up to $5,000,000 during fiscal year 2024 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry study on PFAS in drinking water, without regard to section 2215.
Sec. 335: Treatment of certain materials contaminated with perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances: Amends section 343 of the Fiscal Year 2022 Act so that, until a final rule is adopted, the Secretary may treat PFAS-contaminated materials, including soils, with any remediation or disposal technology approved by the EPA Administrator.
Sec. 341: Modification of rule of construction regarding provision of support and services to non-Department of Defense organizations and activities: Amends section 2012(i) of title 10 to allow Innovative Readiness Training operation and maintenance funds, with approval of the Secretary concerned, to assist with demolition, road clearing, infrastructure improvements, and military construction to restore an area after a natural disaster.
Sec. 343: Modifications to Contested Logistics Working Group of Department of Defense: Amends 10 U.S.C. 2926(d) to add Defense Logistics Agency, research and engineering, acquisition and sustainment officials to the Contested Logistics Working Group, require quarterly meetings, and require an annual report by February 1.
Sec. 347: Limitation on availability of funds to expand leased facilities for Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center: Bars obligation or expenditure of fiscal year 2024 Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide funds to expand leased facilities for the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center until a validated manpower study is submitted to the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 348: Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of certain 30-year shipbuilding plan by the Secretary of the Navy: Requires the Secretary of the Navy to include a 30-year shipbuilding plan meeting the 31 amphibious warship requirement with fiscal year 2025 budget materials, and limits fiscal year 2024 Operation and Maintenance, Navy funds to 50 percent until it is submitted.
Sec. 350: Strategy and assessment on use of automation and artificial intelligence for shipyard optimization: Requires the Secretary of the Navy to develop a strategy using commercial shipyard best practices and an artificial intelligence maintenance platform, to assess maintenance delay costs and savings, and to brief the congressional defense committees within 180 days.
Sec. 362: Modifications to military aviation and installation assurance clearinghouse for review of mission obstructions: Amends 10 U.S.C. 183a to add antenna structure projects to clearinghouse reviews and to require a finding of unacceptable risk for projects with structures over 200 feet within two nautical miles of a missile launch facility unless the structures are removed.
Sec. 365: Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive agent for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School: Requires the Secretary of the Navy to continue through fiscal year 2024 as Department of Defense executive agent for the Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School and, with Special Operations Command, to provide support for its operation.
Sec. 367: Recovery of rare earth elements and other strategic and critical materials through end-of-life equipment recycling: Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue policies and procedures to identify end-of-life equipment containing rare earth elements and other strategic and critical materials and to recover those materials for reuse by the Department of Defense.
Sec. 402: End strength level matters: Amends 10 U.S.C. 115 to change a 2 percent limit to 3 percent in subsection (f)(2) and to rewrite subsection (g)(1) so each Secretary may vary active and Selected Reserve end strengths by up to 2 percent of the authorized end strength.
Sec. 501: Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active duty: Repeals section 526 of title 10 and redesignates section 526a as section 526, raises the authorized numbers in its paragraphs (1) to (4) from 218, 149, 170 and 62 to 219, 150, 171 and 64, and repeals section 506 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.
Sec. 502: Extension of active duty term for Attending Physician at United States Capitol: Continues the present Attending Physician at the United States Capitol on active duty until six years after the date of enactment of the Act.
Sec. 504: Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior officer positions: Adds section 602 to title 10, letting the Secretary of Defense extend or reduce the term of certain senior officer appointments by up to six months for national defense or to stagger terms, and adds the matching table of sections item.
Sec. 506: Authority to increase the number of medical and dental officers recommended for promotion to certain grades: Amends section 616(d) of title 10 so the Secretary concerned may authorize a greater number of medical and dental officers recommended for promotion to major or lieutenant commander, if needed to maintain or improve medical readiness.
Sec. 507: Prohibition on appointment or nomination of certain officers who are subject to special selection review boards: Amends sections 628a(a)(2)(B) and 14502a(a)(2)(B) of title 10 to provide that certain officers shall not be forwarded for appointment or nomination to the Secretary of Defense, the President, or the Senate, as applicable.
Sec. 509A: Time in grade requirements: Amends section 1305 of title 10 to add Marine Corps Marine Gunner warrant officers to subsection (a)(3) and to replace the word "he" with gender-neutral wording in subsections (b) and (c).
Sec. 509D: Briefing on number of general officers of the Space Force on active duty: Requires the Secretary of Defense, by March 1, 2024, to brief the Armed Services Committees on the number of Space Force general officers on active duty, including whether the number is sufficient, any proposal to increase the maximum, and its justification.
Sec. 513: Mobilization of Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of the combatant commands: Amends section 12304b(b)(1) of title 10 so that, if the President's budget is delivered later than April 1st in the year before a mobilization of units, the Secretary concerned may submit the required information to Congress in a separate notice.
Sec. 521: Permanent authority to order retired members to active duty in high-demand, low-density appointments: Amends section 688a of title 10 to strike the word "temporary" from the heading and remove subsection (f), making the authority to order retired members to active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments permanent.
Sec. 522: Prohibition on policy of the Department of Defense regarding identification of gender or personal pronouns in official correspondence: Adds section 986 to title 10, providing that the Secretary of Defense may not require or prohibit a member of the armed forces or a Department of Defense civilian employee to identify gender or personal pronouns in official correspondence.
Sec. 523: Prohibition on former members of the Armed Forces accepting post-service employment with certain foreign governments: Adds section 989 to title 10, barring retired or separated armed forces members from certain post-service positions with specified foreign governments, with temporary waivers of up to 5 years, penalties, and annual reports starting March 31, 2024.
Sec. 525: Modification of requirements for approval of foreign employment by retired and reserve members of uniformed services: Amends section 908 of title 37 so approval of foreign employment follows a determination that it is not contrary to national interests, limits who may make that determination, changes report contents, and requires public posting within 60 days.
Sec. 529A: Threat-based security services and equipment for certain former or retired Department of Defense personnel: Amends section 714 of title 10 to change the threat standard to “serious and credible,” remove the two-year limit on security protection, require reviews every six months, and allow reimbursement up to $15,000,000 per fiscal year.
Sec. 532: Establishment of staggered terms for members of the Military Justice Review Panel: Amends section 946 of title 10 to set staggered terms of two, four, six and eight years for Military Justice Review Panel members appointed to vacancies expiring August 1 to November 30, 2030, and sets rules for terms, vacancies and reappointment.
Sec. 534: Additional requirements for initiative to enhance the capability of military criminal investigative organizations to prevent and combat child sexual exploitation: Amends section 550D of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to require annual reports through 2029 on the child sexual exploitation initiative, partnerships with child protection or law enforcement training organizations, and mandatory training for investigative organizations.
Sec. 536: Study on requirement for unanimous votes for findings in general and special courts-martial and related milestones for implementation: Requires the Secretary of Defense to study requiring unanimous votes for findings in general and special courts-martial, and to submit within one year a report, draft legislative text, and milestones for enactment by December 31, 2027.
Sec. 541: Increased access to potential recruits at secondary schools: Amends section 503(c) of title 10 to require secondary schools to give military recruiters access to career fairs on request, sets a 60-day deadline for certain requests, and requires an annual report by February 1 on recruiting access denials.
Sec. 542: Modification of limitation on enlistment and induction of persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level: Amends section 520(a) of title 10 to lower from 20 percent to 4 percent the limit on enlistees below a prescribed Armed Forces Qualification Test score, and lets the Secretary of Defense authorize an increase to 20 percent on request, with notice to committees within 30 days.
Sec. 543: Increased access to potential recruits at institutions of higher education: Amends section 983(b) of title 10 so that student names, addresses and telephone listings must be made available to military recruiters not later than the 60th day following a request.
Sec. 546: Future servicemember preparatory course: Requires a future servicemember preparatory course in an Armed Force when low-scoring enlistees exceed 10 percent of its enlistments, with enrollment, score-improvement and separation criteria, an annual report, and expiration on September 30, 2028.
Sec. 548: Community college Enlisted Training Corps demonstration program: Requires each military department to establish by August 1, 2025 an Enlisted Training Corps demonstration program at community or junior colleges, with instructors, financial assistance, curriculum, annual reports, and a sunset on September 30, 2030.
Sec. 551: Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps: Amends 10 U.S.C. 2031 so the Secretary of Defense, not the President, promulgates the program regulations, and requires the Secretary to establish and support not fewer than 3,400 and not more than 4,000 Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units, with two exceptions.
Sec. 552: Requirement for memoranda of understanding addressing certain matters pertaining to units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps: Amends 10 U.S.C. 2031(b) to require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a standardized memorandum of understanding for each Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps institution, covering misconduct notification, instructor certification, inspections and student-rights certifications.
Sec. 555: Enforcement of program requirements for the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps: Lets the Secretary of Defense suspend a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit or place it on probation for up to three years for non-compliance, and requires annual reports for four years on units suspended, on probation or reinstated.
Sec. 556: Annual report on allegations of sexual misconduct in Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Armed Services Committees each year from March 31, 2024 through March 31, 2029 on allegations of sexual misconduct, harassment and sex discrimination in Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, and on compliance.
Sec. 575: Language training centers for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense: Amends section 529 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 so the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a language training center program, adds authority to contract and award grants to universities, and changes the report requirements.
Sec. 583: Modifications to assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces with enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations: Amends section 575 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 by revising its eligibility criteria and striking subsection (h), and requires a briefing by March 1, 2024 from the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity.
Sec. 588: Report on mental health and wellness support for students enrolled in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Armed Services Committees by December 1, 2024 on programs and policies supporting mental health and wellness of students in Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
Sec. 602: Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty training to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or designation: Adds section 206a to title 37, entitling National Guard and reserve members who receive aviation incentive pay and are entitled to compensation under section 206 to inactive-duty training pay for enough periods each month to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or designation.
Sec. 611: Expansion of continuation pay eligibility: Amends section 356 of title 37 to change the service range for continuation pay for full TSP members from 8 to 12 years to 7 to 12 years, with matching changes to the heading and table of sections.
Sec. 612: Modification of special and incentive pay authorities for members of reserve components: Amends section 357 of title 37 to cover special or incentive pay for reserve members when paid to maintain an identical skill certification or to compensate for identical hazards, and amends section 602(d) of the FY2022 NDAA on how the Secretary evaluates each type of pay.
Sec. 621: Modification of calculation of gross household income for basic needs allowance to address areas of demonstrated need: Amends section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37 to add areas that otherwise have a demonstrated need after high cost of living, and directs the Secretary of Defense to revise basic needs allowance guidance to match.
Sec. 625: Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States: high cost areas: Amends section 403b(c) of title 37 to change "8 percent" to "5 percent" in the second sentence and "shall prescribe" to "may prescribe" in the third sentence, for the continental United States cost-of-living allowance in high cost areas.
Sec. 703: Expansion of eligibility for hearing aids to include children of certain retired members of the uniformed services: Rewrites section 1077(a)(16) of title 10 so hearing aids for dependents with profound hearing loss cover dependents of active duty members and certain dependents of retired members enrolled in TRICARE Prime family coverage.
Sec. 704: Authority to provide dental care for dependents located at certain remote or isolated locations: Amends section 1077(c) of title 10 to let dependents in a specified area covered by a section 1076a dental plan receive space-available, reimbursable dental care at uniformed services facilities when civilian dental care is inadequate or unavailable.
Sec. 712: Increase in stipend for participants in health professions scholarship and financial assistance programs: Amends section 2121(d) of title 10 to change the stipend amount for health professions scholarship and financial assistance program participants from $30,000 to $50,000.
Sec. 713: Modification of administration of medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services: Amends section 2733a of title 10 to require the Secretary of Defense, when denying a medical malpractice claim, to give the claimant detailed reasoning, including expert reports and the records relied upon, and renumbers later subsections.
Sec. 714: Networks of the Defense Health Agency: delayed implementation; GAO study: Bars the Secretary of Defense from advancing past phase one of the plan for nine Defense Health Agency networks until a GAO report, requires a GAO study, and makes wording corrections to section 712 of Public Law 115–232.
Sec. 721: Modification of partnership program for military trauma care and research: Amends section 736 of Public Law 117–263 to add training and support to Ukraine for treating extremity trauma, amputations, post-traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injuries to the military trauma care partnership program.
Sec. 802: Modification of truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report: Amends section 3705(b)(2) of title 10 to require portions of the report be made available to the leadership of named offerors, and to require a framework for revising what counts as a denial of uncertified cost or pricing data.
Sec. 807: Senior contracting official for Strategic Capabilities Office: Places a senior contracting official on the staff of the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office with authority to enter into and administer contracts, grants, and other transactions, and requires an implementation plan within 90 days.
Sec. 808: Pilot program for the use of innovative intellectual property strategies: Directs the Secretary of Defense to set up a pilot program using innovative intellectual property strategies to acquire technical data rights for designated programs, with a briefing, annual reports and a December 31, 2028 end date.
Sec. 810: Updated guidance on planning for exportability features for future programs: Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to revise program guidance to plan for exportability features within one year, and to revise program protection plan guidance within three years.
Sec. 811: Modernizing the Department of Defense requirements process: Directs the Secretary of Defense, through the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to develop a streamlined requirements process by October 1, 2025, with an interim report by October 1, 2024 and a final report.
Sec. 813: Focused commercial solutions openings opportunities: Requires the Secretary of Defense to use the authority under section 3458 of title 10 at least four times each fiscal year to meet a geographic combatant command's needs, co-led by a program executive officer and a laboratory head, ending September 30, 2027.
Sec. 820: Amendments to multiyear procurement authority: Amends section 3501(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, so multiyear procurement is allowed where it will result in significant savings or in necessary defense industrial base stability not otherwise achievable through annual contracts.
Sec. 822: Clarification of other transaction authority for installation or facility prototyping: Amends section 4022(i) of title 10 to exempt repair projects from a limit, raise a figure from $200,000,000 to $300,000,000, and allow prototype projects to use military construction, operation and maintenance, or research funds.
Sec. 831: Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of replenishing United States stockpiles: Amends section 3601(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, to add emergency acquisition authority for replenishing U.S. stockpiles of defense articles, and contracting for their delivery, after an armed attack by a country of concern against a U.S. ally or partner.
Sec. 841: Pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing processes: Amends section 890 of the FY2019 NDAA to add implementation guidance for senior contracting officials on the pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing, and to change the end date from January 2, 2024 to January 2, 2028.
Sec. 843: Special authority for rapid contracting for commanders of combatant commands: Lets a combatant command commander, with a written determination, request special contracting authorities with set dollar thresholds for contingency, attack-response, humanitarian and similar operations, ending September 30, 2028, with annual reports through 2029.
Sec. 855: Extension of pilot program for distribution support and services for weapons systems contractors: Amends section 883 of the FY2017 NDAA to change the distribution support and services pilot program for weapons systems contractors from seven years to eight years in subsections (a) and (g).
Sec. 857: Department of Defense notification of certain transactions: Requires parties to a merger or acquisition that needs Department of Defense review, and who file under section 7A of the Clayton Act, to give the same information to the Department of Defense during the waiting period.
Sec. 860: Amendments to defense research and development rapid innovation program: Amends section 4061 of title 10 on the defense research and development rapid innovation program, adding small business and commercialization language, and raising a limit in subsection (d)(2) from $3,000,000 to $6,000,000.
Sec. 862: Payment of subcontractors: Amends section 8(d)(13) of the Small Business Act to change a 90-day period to 30 days, allow past performance entries for unjustified subcontractor nonpayment, and require prime contractor cooperation, and orders proposed regulation revisions within 180 days.
Sec. 863: Increase in Governmentwide goal for participation in Federal contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans: Amends section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) of the Small Business Act, striking “3 percent” and inserting “5 percent” in the governmentwide goal for contracts with small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans.
Sec. 864: Eliminating self-certification for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses: Requires contract awards counted toward service-disabled veteran-owned small business goals to go to businesses certified by the Small Business Administration, ends self-certification after a 1-year period, and orders regulations within 180 days.
Sec. 871: Extension of mission management pilot program: Amends section 871 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 to let the Deputy Secretary of Defense delegate mission oversight to mission managers, require funding sources to be identified in budget materials, and move the pilot's end date and reporting to September 30, 2028.
Sec. 874: Pilot program to incentivize progress payments: Directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to run a voluntary pilot program paying covered contractors a progress payment rate up to 10 percent above the customary rate, with criteria, public comment, annual reports, and a sunset on January 1, 2029.
Sec. 902: Modification of responsibilities of Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation: Amends section 139a of title 10 to change the duties of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, and adds a Competitive Analysis Cell, risk estimates, reports, briefings, a pilot program on alternative analysis, and an Analysis Working Group.
Sec. 904: Establishment and assignment of roles and responsibilities for combined joint all-domain command and control in support of integrated joint warfighting: Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish and assign roles and responsibilities for developing and delivering combined joint all-domain command and control capabilities, prioritizes the United States Indo-Pacific Command's requirements, and requires briefings through December 31, 2026.
Sec. 905: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaries to support Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict: Allows the Secretary of Defense to appoint two Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaries reporting to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, each assignable to support responsibilities under a clause of section 138(b)(2)(A) of title 10.
Sec. 917: Modification of cross-functional team to address emerging threat relating to anomalous health incidents: Amends section 910 of the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act on the cross-functional team for anomalous health incidents, revising its duties and consultation language and changing the briefing end date from March 1, 2026 to March 1, 2028.
Sec. 918: Technology release and foreign disclosure reform initiative: Requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out an initiative to reform technology release and foreign disclosure processes, with metrics, designated points of contact, a briefing by June 1, 2024, and a report by December 31, 2024.
Sec. 919: Software-based capability to facilitate scheduling between the Department of Defense and Congress: Requires the Secretary of Defense, by September 30, 2024, to seek to develop and implement a software-based capability for mutual scheduling of engagements with the congressional defense committees, with automated data transmission and interoperability.
Sec. 920: Metrics to operationalize audit readiness: Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop metrics for audit remediation goals and military department progress by April 30, 2025, to evaluate their use in performance reviews of senior leaders, and to brief the Armed Services Committees by September 30, 2024.
Sec. 921: Next generation business health metrics: Directs the Secretary of Defense, with the military department Secretaries, to develop an updated set of business health metrics for senior Department of Defense leaders, lists nine elements, and allows a contract with a federally funded or university-affiliated research center.
Sec. 922: Independent assessment of defense business enterprise architecture: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek a contract with a federally funded or university affiliated research center for an independent assessment of the defense business enterprise architecture, with an interim briefing by April 1, 2024 and a final report by January 30, 2025.
Sec. 924: Feasibility study on the consolidation or transfer of space functions of the National Guard to the Space Force: Requires the Secretary of Defense to study the feasibility and advisability of transferring all covered National Guard space functions to the Space Force, with an interim briefing by February 1, 2024 and a final report by March 1, 2024.
Sec. 1002: Annual report on budget prioritization by Secretary of Defense and military departments: Adds section 222e to title 10, requiring an annual report, within 30 days after the President's budget submission, tabulating programs whose total obligational authority changed against the prior-year projection, in machine readable form.
Sec. 1003: Additional reporting requirements related to unfunded priorities of armed forces and combatant commands: Amends section 222a(c)(1) of title 10 to add four required elements to unfunded priority reports: the requirement addressed, why it was not in the budget, funding provided for the current and preceding fiscal year, and the effect on the future-years defense plan.
Sec. 1005: Requirement for unqualified opinion on Department of Defense financial statements: Requires the Secretary of Defense to ensure the Department of Defense has received an unqualified opinion on its financial statements by December 31, 2028.
Sec. 1010: Enhanced support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime: Amends section 284(b)(9) of title 10 by striking "linguist and intelligence analysis" and inserting "linguist, intelligence analysis, and planning".
Sec. 1011: Modification of support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime: increase in cap for small scale construction projects: Amends section 284(i)(3) of title 10, United States Code, replacing "$750,000" with "$1,000,000" as the cap for small scale construction projects under counterdrug support authority.
Sec. 1024: Biannual briefings on submarine readiness: Requires the Secretary of the Navy to brief the congressional defense committees every 180 days until September 30, 2026 on submarine maintenance and readiness, covering schedules, delays, costs, infrastructure efforts, lessons learned and recommended legislative changes.
Sec. 1041: Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of Chairman’s Risk Assessment; briefing requirement: Limits to 80 percent the fiscal year 2024 travel funds of the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Office of the Secretary of Defense until a risk assessment is submitted, and adds a briefing requirement to section 153 of title 10.
Sec. 1043: Implementation of arrangements to build transparency, confidence, and security: Amends section 2241 of title 10, United States Code, to let the Secretary of Defense use operation and maintenance funds for travel, transportation and subsistence costs of meetings and demonstrations hosted by the Department for implementing the Vienna Document 2011.
Sec. 1046: Vetting procedures and monitoring requirements for allies and partners participating in education or training activities in the United States: Amends section 1090 of the FY2021 NDAA to let the Secretary of Defense waive vetting of covered individuals, limits coverage to unescorted physical access, redefines covered individual and related terms, and clarifies references to the Secretary.
Sec. 1049: Establishment of procedure of the Department of Defense to determine certain complaints or requests regarding public displays or public expressions of religion on property of the Department: Requires the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations within 180 days setting a procedure and deadlines for determining certain complaints or requests about public displays or expressions of religion on Department of Defense property.
Sec. 1050: Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of landmines: Limits to 30 percent the fiscal year 2024 funds for destroying anti-personnel landmine munitions until a report is submitted, with a safety exception, and requires a report and a briefing on landmine policy, inventory and alternatives.
Sec. 1053: Collaboration with partner countries to develop and maintain military-wide transformational strategies for operational energy: Amends section 2926(e)(2)(E) of title 10 to make an assessment biennial and adds four required elements on energy cooperation with allied and partner countries, including a feasibility analysis of a partnership program.
Sec. 1063: Briefing on Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency capabilities required to expand accounting for persons missing from designated past conflicts: Requires the Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to brief the Armed Services Committees each year through 2029 and allows agreements with universities or research organizations for added capabilities.
Sec. 1070: Report on use of tactical fighter aircraft for deployments and homeland defense missions: Requires the Secretary of Defense to study the use of tactical fighter aircraft for deployments and homeland defense taskings and to report the results to the congressional defense committees by May 1, 2024.
Sec. 1071: Report on equipping certain ground combat units with small unmanned aerial systems: Requires a report within one year on equipping platoon-sized ground combat formations with group 1 or group 2 unmanned aerial systems, covering Ukraine lessons, procurement obstacles and fielding plans.
Sec. 1072: Biannual briefings on homeland defense planning: Requires the Secretary of Defense to brief the congressional defense committees within 30 days of enactment and every 180 days through February 1, 2026, on homeland defense policy guidance and threats.
Sec. 1074: Holistic training range assessment: Requires the Secretary of Defense to assess capabilities and training constraints of military lands, marine areas and airspace in the United States and overseas for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force, with reports through fiscal year 2032.
Sec. 1075: Special operations force structure: Requires the Secretary of Defense to report within 90 days on optimal special operations force structure, and to notify the defense committees 15 days before any reduction of more than 1,000 special operations personnel, with an urgency exception.
Sec. 1077: Assessment and recommendations relating to infrastructure, capacity, resources, and personnel on Guam: Requires the Secretary of Defense to assess infrastructure, capacity, resource and personnel requirements for Guam for fiscal years 2024 through 2029 and report the results to the defense committees within 180 days.
Sec. 1078: Feasibility study on conversion of Joint Task Force North into Joint Interagency Task Force North: Requires a feasibility study within 90 days on converting Joint Task Force North of United States Northern Command into a Joint Interagency Task Force North, covering mission, resources, agencies, partners and legal authority.
Sec. 1080: Modification of definition of domestic source for title III of the Defense Production Act of 1950: Amends section 702(7) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to define "domestic source" for title III to include Australia and the United Kingdom, with limits, and adds a section 305 requiring reports on exercise of title III authorities.
Sec. 1082: Modification of compensation for members of the Afghanistan War Commission: Amends compensation of Afghanistan War Commission members to the daily equivalent of level IV of the Executive Schedule, and amends section 1050 of the FY2023 NDAA on travel support for legislative branch commissions.
Sec. 1083: Senate National Security Working Group: Amends section 21 of Senate Resolution 64 (113th Congress) by striking subsection (d), and provides that the amendment takes effect as though enacted on December 31, 2022.
Sec. 1084: Tribal liaisons at military installations: Requires the Secretary of Defense to ensure that each military installation with an Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, or Tribal interest in its surrounding area has a Tribal liaison located at the installation, and defines Tribal interest and related terms.
Sec. 1088: Implementation plan for Joint Concept for Competing: Requires the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit by March 1, 2024 an implementation plan for the Joint Concept for Competing, with specified elements, and to brief the congressional defense committees every 180 days thereafter through March 1, 2026.
Sec. 1089: Notification of safety and security concerns at certain Department of Defense laboratories: Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify the congressional defense committees within 7 days after ceasing operations for safety or security reasons at a Department of Defense laboratory or facility rated biosafety level-3 or higher, and lists what the notice must include.
Sec. 1090: Conduct of weather reconnaissance in the United States: Allows the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and NOAA to use aircraft, personnel and equipment for weather reconnaissance missions, requires resource reports from the Air Force and Commerce within 90 days, and lets the Secretary of the Air Force transfer funds to NOAA.
Sec. 1091: Sense of Congress regarding authority of Secretary of Defense with respect to irregular warfare: States the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense has authority to conduct irregular warfare operations, including clandestine ones, when authorized, and provides that the section is not a specific statutory authorization for covert action or for introducing forces into hostilities.
Sec. 1092: Red Hill health impacts: Requires the Secretary of Defense to review federal programs and research on petroleum exposure, report annually, and assess the feasibility of an epidemiological health outcomes study for individuals affected by the November 20, 2021 Red Hill fuel release.
Sec. 1116: Extension of direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for post-secondary students and recent graduates: Amends section 1106(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 by striking "September 30, 2025" and inserting "September 30, 2030", extending the direct hire authority for post-secondary students and recent graduates.
Sec. 1117: Authority to employ civilian faculty members at Space Force schools: Amends section 9371 of title 10, United States Code, to add Space Delta 13 alongside Air University for the authority to employ civilian faculty members, and updates the section heading and table of sections.
Sec. 1118: Report and sunset relating to inapplicability of certification of executive qualifications by qualification review boards of Office of Personnel Management: Amends section 1109 of the John S. McCain NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019 to require a report by December 1, 2024 on appointments made under that section, and changes the sunset date from August 13, 2023 to September 30, 2025.
Sec. 1119: Expansion of noncompetitive appointment eligibility to spouses of Department of Defense civilians: Amends 5 U.S.C. 3330d to add noncompetitive appointment eligibility for spouses of relocating Department of Defense employees, directs OPM to monitor and report on those appointments, and ends the authority on December 31, 2028.
Sec. 1120: Elimination of Government Accountability Office review requirement relating to Department of Defense personnel authorities: Amends 5 U.S.C. 9902(h) to strike the Comptroller General from paragraph (1)(B), strike paragraph (2), and redesignate paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
Sec. 1205: Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations: Changes the period of section 1233 of the FY2008 NDAA reimbursement authority for coalition nations to October 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024, and reduces the limitation from $30,000,000 to $15,000,000.
Sec. 1207: Modification of authority to provide support to certain governments for border security operations: Amends section 1226(a)(1) of the FY2016 NDAA to add border security support to the governments of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan along their borders with Afghanistan.
Sec. 1221: Modification of authority for expenditure of funds for clandestine activities that support operational preparation of the environment and non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities: Amends section 127f of title 10 to allow Defense-wide funds for operational preparation of the environment and non-conventional assisted recovery, with up to $40,000,000 a year, set procedures, and oversight by an Assistant Secretary.
Sec. 1224: Second modification of initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats: Amends section 1286 of the FY2019 Act to require Defense Department policies limiting funding to researchers with ties to listed entities, and measures of effectiveness and performance, with the policies due by June 1, 2024.
Sec. 1226: Modification of Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program: Amends section 1212 of the FY2023 Act to change the Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program from military forces to national security forces, add sustainment and non-lethal assistance, and add definitions.
Sec. 1227: Extension of prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in the ongoing civil war in Yemen: Replaces section 1273 of the FY2020 Act to bar the Department of Defense, for one year from enactment, from providing in-flight refueling to non-United States aircraft engaged in hostilities in the civil war in Yemen absent a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization.
Sec. 1242: Extension and modification of certain temporary authorizations related to munitions replacement: Amends section 1244 of the FY2023 Act to cover Ukraine, Taiwan, or Israel, exempt covered agreements from certified cost and pricing data at the Secretary's discretion, extend the authority to September 30, 2028, and add munitions quantities to the multiyear list.
Sec. 1245: Study and report on lessons learned regarding information operations and deterrence: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek a contract for an independent study of lessons learned from information operations around the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with a report to the Armed Services Committees within one year, in unclassified form with a possible classified annex.
Sec. 1247: Black Sea security and development strategy: Directs the President to have the National Security Council develop an interagency strategy for the Black Sea region and Black Sea states, with security, economic and democratic resilience elements, a resource assessment, and submission deadlines of 180 and 360 days.
Sec. 1249: Extension and modification of training for Eastern European national security forces in the course of multilateral exercises: Amends section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to add the Republic of Kosovo to subsection (c)(1) and to change the dates in subsection (h) from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2026.
Sec. 1250: U.S. basing, training, and exercises in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries: Requires the Secretary of Defense, when deciding on United States military basing, training, and exercises, to include as a factor whether a NATO member country has reached defense spending of at least 2 percent of its gross domestic product.
Sec. 1250A: Limitation on withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Bars the President from suspending, terminating, denouncing, or withdrawing from the North Atlantic Treaty without Senate consent by two-thirds or an Act of Congress, bars use of funds for that purpose, and requires consultation and 180 days' written notice to committees.
Sec. 1261: Middle East integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction capability: Directs the Secretary of Defense to build on Israel's incorporation into United States Central Command to develop a Middle East integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction capability, and to submit a strategy within 60 days.
Sec. 1264: Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals: Extends the authority to assist vetted Syrian groups and individuals from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024, and changes the cost limit and adjustment rules for construction and repair projects under that authority, including raising $4,000,000 to $6,000,000.
Sec. 1265: Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq: Amends section 1215 of the FY2012 NDAA, changing the limit year to fiscal year 2024 and the amount from $25,000,000 to $18,000,000, and changing the source-of-funds year to fiscal year 2024, for the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.
Sec. 1304: Indo-Pacific campaigning initiative: Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish an Indo-Pacific Campaigning Initiative carried out by the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, with stated purposes, a briefing by March 1, 2024, a report by December 1, 2024, and a definition of campaigning.
Sec. 1305: Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative: Directs the Secretary of Defense, with the Secretary of State, to seek within 90 days to establish an Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative with allies and partners including Australia, Japan, and India, and sets its authorities and purposes.
Sec. 1306: Limitation on availability of funds pending feasibility study regarding delivery of harpoon missiles to foreign security partners: Bars obligating more than 85 percent of certain Navy research and acquisition funds until a Harpoon missile feasibility study is submitted, requires that study, and requires briefings every 180 days through December 31, 2027 on security assistance to Taiwan.
Sec. 1309: Training, advising, and institutional capacity-building program for military forces of Taiwan: Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a training, advising, and institutional capacity-building program for Taiwan's military forces, and adds a program update to the reporting list in section 1248(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.
Sec. 1315: Extension and modification of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia: Amends section 1256 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to replace Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia with covered foreign military partners, adding the Philippines and Malaysia, and extends the pilot program from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2027.
Sec. 1316: Enhancing major defense partnership with India: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek to ensure India is considered for cooperative defense activities, including research funding, training agreements, a research and development memorandum of understanding, and bids on equipment maintenance contracts outside the United States.
Sec. 1319: Study and report on command structure and force posture of United States Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for an independent study of the structure and force posture of United States forces in the Indo-Pacific Command area, with a report to Congress by April 1, 2025.
Sec. 1331: AUKUS partnership oversight and accountability framework: Requires the Secretary of State to designate a senior advisor for the AUKUS partnership, establish a Task Force on AUKUS, and submit a report, annual reports and a notification to Congress, with the position ending after 7 years unless renewed.
Sec. 1332: Designation of senior official for Department of Defense activities relating to, and implementation plan for, the AUKUS partnership: Requires the Secretary of Defense to designate a senior civilian official for Department of Defense AUKUS activities and submit an implementation plan within 90 days, with semiannual briefings through 2029.
Sec. 1333: Reporting related to the AUKUS partnership: Requires the President to submit the text of any non-binding AUKUS instrument to Congress within 30 days, and requires the Secretary of State to submit a biennial report on the AUKUS partnership covering strategy and progress on Pillars One and Two.
Sec. 1341: Priority for Australia and the United Kingdom in Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales: Requires expedited processing of AUKUS-related letters of request from Australia and the United Kingdom, other than those from Taiwan and Ukraine, and an anticipatory release policy for certain technology transfers to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
Sec. 1342: Identification and pre-clearance of platforms, technologies, and equipment for sale to Australia and the United Kingdom through Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales: Requires the President to report to Congress every two years for 8 years on a list of advanced military platforms, technologies, and equipment pre-cleared for sale to Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada through Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales.
Sec. 1343: Export control exemptions and standards: Amends section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act to add an AUKUS defense trade cooperation provision: presidential certification, licensing exemption for Australia and the United Kingdom, reassessment, suspension, quarterly reports, a 15-year sunset, and related reports.
Sec. 1344: Expedited review of export licenses for exports of advanced technologies to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada: Directs the Secretary of State to start a rulemaking for an expedited export license process for Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada, with review deadlines of 30 days for government-to-government agreements and 45 days for other applications.
Sec. 1345: United States Munitions List: Amends section 38(f)(3) of the Arms Export Control Act to add the United Kingdom and Australia after Canada, and requires reviews of the United States Munitions List at least every 3 years.
Sec. 1351: Short title: Provides that this part may be cited as the "AUKUS Submarine Transfer Authorization Act".
Sec. 1353: Acceptance of contributions in support of Australia, United Kingdom, and United States submarine security activities: Allows the President to accept money from Australia for non-nuclear submarine security activities and creates the Submarine Security Activities Account in the Treasury, with rules on use, transfers, investment, notification and reporting.
Sec. 1412: Authority to dispose of materials from the National Defense Stockpile: Authorizes the National Defense Stockpile Manager to dispose of listed materials, including 8 short tons of beryllium, 154,043 short dry tons of manganese ore and 5,000 kilograms of germanium, under section 5(b) of the Stock Piling Act.
Sec. 1413: Beginning balances of the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund for audit purposes: Sets beginning balances of the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund for audit purposes, including a Fund Balance with Treasury ending balance of $313,633,491.15 on September 30, 2021.
Sec. 1421: Modification of leasing authority of Armed Forces Retirement Home: Lets the Armed Forces Retirement Home's Chief Operating Officer enter agreements with potential lessees before a lease, waives approval and notice for conforming subleases, directs proceeds to the Trust Fund, and ends on September 30, 2026.
Sec. 1501: Performance metrics for pilot program on sharing cyber capabilities and related information with foreign operational partners: Redesignates the second section 398 of title 10 as section 398a and adds a subsection requiring the Secretary of Defense to maintain performance metrics for sharing cyber capabilities with foreign operational partners.
Sec. 1504: Quarterly briefings on joint all domain command and control effort: Amends section 1076 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 so quarterly JADC2 briefings to the congressional defense committees run through October 1, 2028, names the briefing officials, and adds combatant command participation and two briefing items.
Sec. 1505: Authority for countering illegal trafficking by Mexican transnational criminal organizations in cyberspace: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to conduct detection, monitoring, and other operations in cyberspace against Mexican transnational criminal organizations engaged in smuggling, human trafficking, weapons trafficking, or other illegal activities across the southern border.
Sec. 1506: Development of cyber support mechanisms for geographic combatant commands: Requires each geographic combatant commander, in coordination with the Commander of United States Cyber Command, to develop a cyber support mechanism within 270 days, with five listed elements.
Sec. 1507: Review and plan relating to cyber red teams of Department of Defense: Requires a review of prior cyber red team recommendations within 90 days, a plan on cyber red team capacity within 180 days, implementing regulations within one year, and annual progress updates through January 31, 2031.
Sec. 1512: Cybersecurity enhancements for nuclear command, control, and communications network: Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a cross-functional team within 180 days to direct a threat-driven cyber defense construct for nuclear command, control, and communications networks, with annual briefings and a termination date of October 31, 2028.
Sec. 1513: Pilot program relating to semiconductor supply chain and Cybersecurity Collaboration Center: Requires the Secretary of Defense to start a pilot program within 90 days in which the National Security Agency's Cybersecurity Collaboration Center works with eligible persons to improve the cybersecurity of the semiconductor supply chain, with briefings and a four-year termination.
Sec. 1515: Modernization program for network boundary and cross-domain defense: Requires the Secretary of Defense to carry out a phased modernization program for network boundary and cross-domain defense against cyber attacks, to be completed by October 1, 2028, and to submit an implementation plan within 90 days.
Sec. 1516: Establishment of certain identity, credential, and access management activities as program of record: Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a program of record for identity, credential, and access management activities within 120 days, with a waiver authority, designation of Tier 1 data attributes, and briefings.
Sec. 1517: Pilot program on assuring critical infrastructure support for military contingencies: Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program at not fewer than four military installations to test cyber resiliency and recovery of power, water, and telecommunications, with coordination requirements and a report within one year.
Sec. 1519: Guidance regarding securing laboratories of the Armed Forces: Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue Department-wide guidance within 180 days on methods and processes to secure laboratories of the Armed Forces from unauthorized access, damage, release of sensitive information, and cyber sabotage.
Sec. 1521: Control and management of Department of Defense data; establishment of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council: Lets the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer access and control Department of Defense data, and rewrites section 238(d)(3) of the FY2019 NDAA to set up a Governing Council with membership, duties, twice-yearly meetings and periodic reports.
Sec. 1523: Management of data assets by Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer: Directs the Secretary of Defense, through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, to provide digital infrastructure and procurement vehicles to manage data assets on foreign key terrain in cyberspace, with a data baseline, plans, semiannual briefings and a rule of construction.
Sec. 1524: Course of education and pilot program on authentication of digital content provenance for certain Department of Defense media content: Requires a course of education at the Defense Information School on digital content provenance, and a pilot program, ending January 1, 2027, on applying industry open technical standards for provenance to official Department photographs and videos.
Sec. 1525: Prize competitions for business systems modernization: Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish one or more prize competitions supporting defense business systems modernization within 270 days, lists areas to consider, requires a framework briefing and annual briefings, and ends the authority on September 30, 2028.
Sec. 1526: Requirements for deployment of fifth generation information and communications capabilities to military installations and other Department facilities: Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for private fifth generation wireless networks at military installations, set up a process for public wireless providers to gain installation access, decide on neutral hosting or separate networks, and brief Congress.
Sec. 1527: Required policies to establish datalink strategy of Department of Defense: Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement policies for a unified Department of Defense datalink strategy, including a lead coordinator, common network protocols and waveforms, and a briefing and submissions to Congress by June 1, 2024.
Sec. 1532: Selected Reserve order to active duty to respond to a significant cyber incident: Amends section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, to let the Secretary of Defense or the Coast Guard's department Secretary order Selected Reserve units and members to active duty for up to 365 consecutive days to respond to a covered cyber incident, and defines that term.
Sec. 1533: Post-graduate employment of Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy scholarship recipients in intelligence community: Amends section 1535 of the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act so scholarship recipients may work in intelligence community elements, subject to agreements, cost reimbursement, and a 10 percent cap per graduating class.
Sec. 1534: Minimum number of scholarships to be awarded annually through Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy: Requires the Secretary of Defense to award at least 1,000 Cyber Service Academy scholarships in fiscal year 2026 and each year after, with a waiver if the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees.
Sec. 1535: Pilot program and other measures to enhance readiness and effectiveness of Cyber Mission Force: Directs the Secretary of Defense to set personnel and training requirements for critical Cyber Mission Force work roles, requires a Cyber Command pilot program on contracting for services, and requires a civilian hiring plan.
Sec. 1536: Authority to conduct pilot program on Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve: Allows the Secretary of the Army to conduct a pilot program creating a Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve for United States Cyber Command, with conditions, briefings, a Comptroller General evaluation, and a sunset four years after the program commences.
Sec. 1542: Artificial intelligence bug bounty programs: Directs the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer to develop a bug bounty program for foundational artificial intelligence models within 180 days, subject to appropriations, and requires a briefing within one year.
Sec. 1543: Prize competition for technology that detects and watermarks use of generative artificial intelligence: Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish, within 270 days, a prize competition for generative artificial intelligence detection and watermarking technology, administered by the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, ending December 31, 2025.
Sec. 1544: Plans, strategies, and other matters relating to artificial intelligence: Requires the Secretary of Defense to review the AI strategy, issue AI guidance and plans, and develop a process to assess, remediate and discontinue noncompliant AI technology, with a 120-day deadline and a briefing at 150 days.
Sec. 1545: Study to analyze vulnerability for artificial intelligence-enabled military applications: Requires the Secretary of Defense to complete a study within one year on the functionality, research needs, and privacy, security and accuracy vulnerabilities of AI-enabled military applications, with an interim briefing and a final report.
Sec. 1551: Limitation on availability of funds for travel for Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness pending strategy relating to Defense Travel System: Requires a strategy to modernize or replace the Defense Travel System and limits fiscal year 2024 travel funds of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to 93 percent until the strategy is certified.
Sec. 1552: Management by Department of Defense of mobile applications: Requires the Secretary of Defense to implement Inspector General recommendations on managing mobile applications (Report No. DODIG–2023–041) and to brief Congress within 120 days on enforcing the policy against TikTok on federal and personal devices.
Sec. 1553: Report on Department of Defense Enterprise capabilities for cybersecurity: Requires the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer to report within 180 days on actions under section 1511 of the FY2022 NDAA on cybersecurity capabilities, and to brief the defense committees within 60 days on competition and interoperability.
Sec. 1604: Principal Military Deputy for Space Acquisition and Integration: Amends 10 U.S.C. 9016(b)(6) to give the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration a Principal Military Deputy, an active-duty Space Force officer, who may serve as acting Assistant Secretary for up to one year during a vacancy.
Sec. 1607: Initial operational capability for Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System and requirements for system-level review: Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to designate an initial operational capability date for ATLAS and to terminate the program if it is missed, and to seek a federally funded research center review of the space command and control software program every 2 years from 2024 through 2032.
Sec. 1608: Use of middle tier acquisition program for proliferated warfighter space architecture of the Space Development Agency: Requires the Space Development Agency Director to use a middle tier acquisition program for Tranches 1, 2 and 3 of the proliferated warfighter space architecture, with Space Acquisition Council review, a waiver process, and an optional major capability acquisition designation.
Sec. 1621: Military intelligence collection and analysis partnerships: Allows the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to accept and expend foreign partner funds to share expenses of joint military intelligence collection and analysis, with limits, an annual report from March 1, 2025 for four years, and termination on December 31, 2028.
Sec. 1633: Amendment to annual report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control systems: Amends 10 U.S.C. 492a to require the Commander of United States Strategic Command to complete an annual independent assessment of nuclear modernization program execution, submitted to the Nuclear Weapons Council and then transmitted unchanged to the defense committees.
Sec. 1634: Matters relating to the acquisition and deployment of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system: Amends section 1638 of the FY2023 NDAA so the Site Activation Task Force head reports to the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and each Sentinel wing level configuration is a weapon system, and requires an assessment of acquisition authorities with a report within 120 days.
Sec. 1636: Study of weapons programs that allow Armed Forces to address hard and deeply buried targets: Amends section 1674 of the FY2023 NDAA to add fiscal year 2024 to subsection (e) and to authorize the Secretary of Energy for fiscal year 2024 to carry out nuclear weapon development and modification activities using B83-1 sustainment amounts.
Sec. 1639: Authorization to establish technology transition program for strategic nuclear deterrence: Allows the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command to establish, through a partnership intermediary, a program for technology transition, digital engineering and innovation supporting the Air Force nuclear enterprise, ending September 30, 2029.
Sec. 1640: Matters relating to the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile: Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a nuclear sea-launched cruise missile program and start the W80–4 ALT warhead project, with an initial operational capability date of September 30, 2034, briefings, a Navy assessment and report, and a travel funds limitation.
Sec. 1641: Requirements relating to operational silos for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile: Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to refurbish and make operable not fewer than 150 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile silos at each of Francis E. Warren, Malmstrom and Minot Air Force Bases.
Sec. 1642: Long-term sustainment of Sentinel ICBM guidance system: Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to certify, before a Milestone C decision for the Sentinel, that a long-term capability exists to maintain and modernize its guidance system, listing specified components.
Sec. 1644: Operational timeline for Strategic Automated Command and Control System: Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a replacement for the Strategic Automated Command and Control System by the date the Sentinel program reaches initial operational capability, covering processors and connectivity.
Sec. 1650: Plan for decreasing the time to upload additional warheads to the intercontinental ballistic missile fleet: Requires the Secretary of the Air Force to develop and submit a plan within 90 days to decrease the time needed to upload additional warheads to the intercontinental ballistic missile force, with a briefing and a defined list of covered bases.
Sec. 1661: Deputy Director of Office of Missile Defense Agency: Amends section 205 of title 10 to require the Missile Defense Agency Director to be a general or flag officer and creates a Deputy Director position appointed by the Secretary of Defense for a term of two to four years.
Sec. 1662: Modification of program accountability matrices requirements for next generation interceptors for missile defense: Amends section 1668(f) of the FY2022 NDAA to add "and the product development phase" after "technology development phase" and to change "enter the product development phase" to "enter the production phase" in paragraph (7).
Sec. 1664: Modification of requirement for Comptroller General to review and assess missile defense acquisition programs: Amends section 232(a) of the FY2012 NDAA to change "through 2025" to "through 2030" and "through 2026" to "through 2031", and to revise paragraph (3) on missile defense acquisition efforts and a mutually agreed date.
Sec. 1667: Rescission of memorandum on missile defense governance: Requires the Secretary of Defense, by May 31, 2024, to rescind Directive-type Memorandum 20-002 and replace it with governance documents, policies and procedures under section 205(b) of title 10.
Sec. 1669: Strategy for integrated air and missile defense of Hawaii and the Indo-Pacific region: Requires a strategy for an integrated air and missile defense architecture for the Indo-Pacific Command area, a report on sensor coverage for Hawaii, annual status reports through March 15, 2029 at the latest, and a limit of 90 percent of certain funds.
Sec. 1670: Report on potential enhancements to integrated air and missile defense capabilities in Europe: Requires a report within 240 days on potential enhancements to U.S. and allied air and missile defense capabilities that could contribute to NATO integrated air and missile defense, including a funding profile, in unclassified form with an optional classified annex.
Sec. 1681: Extension of authorization for protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft: Amends section 130i(i) of title 10, United States Code, by striking “2023” both places it appears and inserting “2026”.
Sec. 1682: Electromagnetic warfare: Adds chapter 25 to title 10, United States Code, creating a Department of Defense Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Executive Committee with set membership and duties, and adds spectrum operations guidance, annual reports and budget assessments.
Sec. 1686: Actions to address serious deficiencies in electronic protection of systems that operate in the radio frequency spectrum: Directs the Secretary of Defense to set requirements for electronic protection of military radio-frequency systems against jamming, spoofing and interference, requires testing, retrofit and retesting, allows waivers, and requires annual reports for fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
Sec. 1687: Limitation on use of funds for certain unreported programs: Bars use of funds under this Act for special or restricted access activities involving unidentified anomalous phenomena unless details were given to named congressional committees and leaders, and bars treating related independent research funding as an allowable indirect expense.
Sec. 1689: Study on the future of the Integrated Tactical Warning Attack Assessment System: Directs the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for a study on the future of the Integrated Tactical Warning Attack Assessment System, with a report to the congressional defense committees within 270 days.
Sec. 1804: U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2023: Designates March 9 as U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, requests an annual presidential proclamation, and designates a Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag to be displayed on specified days at the Capitol, the White House and two department buildings.
Sec. 1805: Improvements to Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee: Amends section 320 of title 38 to add Department of Labor and other agency officials to the VA-DOD Joint Executive Committee, name its co-chairs, rename the Job Training and Post-Service Placement Executive Committee the Transition Executive Committee, and add a catch-all joint-action duty.
Sec. 1806: Access to and use of military post offices by United States citizens employed overseas by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization who perform functions in support of military operations of the Armed Forces: Changes section 406 of title 39 from "may authorize" to "shall authorize" use of military post offices, and requires a briefing by March 1, 2024 on revising the Financial Management Regulation for NATO-employed U.S. citizens.
Sec. 1807: Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H–2B workers: Amends section 6(b)(1)(B) of the Northern Mariana Islands Covenant joint resolution, striking "December 31, 2024" and inserting "December 31, 2029" for admission of certain H-2B workers to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 1821: Short title: Provides that Subtitle B may be cited as the "American Security Drone Act of 2023".
Sec. 1822: Definitions: Defines "covered foreign entity" as an entity on a list kept by the Federal Acquisition Security Council, and defines "covered unmanned aircraft system" and "intelligence" and "intelligence community" for the subtitle.
Sec. 1823: Prohibition on procurement of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Bars executive agencies from procuring unmanned aircraft systems made or assembled by a covered foreign entity, with exemptions for named agencies and purposes, and a case-by-case waiver requiring Office of Management and Budget approval and congressional notification.
Sec. 1824: Prohibition on operation of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Bars Federal departments and agencies from operating a covered unmanned aircraft system made or assembled by a covered foreign entity beginning two years after enactment, with listed exemptions, a case-by-case waiver, and a 180-day deadline for regulations or guidance.
Sec. 1825: Prohibition on use of Federal funds for procurement and operation of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Bars use of Federal funds, beginning two years after enactment, to procure or operate a covered unmanned aircraft system made or assembled by a covered foreign entity, with listed exemptions, a waiver, and regulations by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council within 180 days.
Sec. 1826: Prohibition on use of Government-issued purchase cards to purchase covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Bars use of Government-issued Purchase Cards, effective immediately, to procure any covered unmanned aircraft system from a covered foreign entity.
Sec. 1827: Management of existing inventories of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Requires executive agencies to enter existing inventories of covered unmanned aircraft systems into their property accounting systems within one year, allows classified tracking, lists exclusions for certain agencies, and exempts the intelligence community.
Sec. 1829: Government-wide policy for procurement of unmanned aircraft systems: Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to set, within 180 days, a government-wide policy for buying unmanned aircraft systems outside Defense and intelligence use and through grants, with information security specifications and exemptions.
Sec. 1830: State, local, and territorial law enforcement and emergency service exemption: Says the subtitle does not stop State, local, or territorial law enforcement or emergency agencies from buying or operating covered unmanned aircraft systems with non-Federal dollars, and lets Federal funding continue for agencies with approval or a waiver under section 1825.
Sec. 1832: Exceptions: Exempts wildfire management and search and rescue operations, authorized intelligence activities, and Tribal law enforcement or emergency service agencies from the procurement and operation restrictions in sections 1823, 1824, and 1825.
Sec. 1841: Unidentified anomalous phenomena records collection at the National Archives and Records Administration: Directs the Archivist to establish an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection at the National Archives, sets public access and copying fees, requires a records security program, and assigns oversight to congressional committees.
Sec. 1842: Review, identification, transmission to the National Archives, and public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records by government offices: Requires Government offices to identify, review, label, and transmit unidentified anomalous phenomena records to the National Archives, bars their destruction, sets review and postponement timelines, and allows fees for copying.
Sec. 1843: Grounds for postponement of public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records: Sets the grounds on which public disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records may be postponed, allows withdrawal of unrelated classified records, and requires congressional notification of postponements within 15 days.
Sec. 1851: Flexibility and funding for the World Trade Center Health Program: Amends the Public Health Service Act to add eligibility for certain Pentagon and Shanksville responders (capped at 500), and creates a Special Fund with $444,000,000 and a Pentagon/Shanksville Fund with $232,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
Sec. 1852: Extension of certain direct spending reductions: Amends section 251A(6)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, changing "6" to "7" in clause (i) and "second 6 months" to "last 5 months" in clause (ii).
Sec. 1853: Medicare improvement fund: Amends section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, striking "$466,795,056" and inserting "$2,250,795,056".
Sec. 2611: Authority to conduct restoration and modernization projects at the First City Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Allows the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to spend Army National Guard facilities funds on restoration and modernization at the First City Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, subject to lease, 50 percent federal cost share, and notification conditions.
Sec. 2702: Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure (BRAC) round: States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.
Sec. 2806: Temporary expansion of authority for use of one-step turn-key procedures for repair projects: For five years from enactment, substitutes "$8,000,000" for "$4,000,000" in section 2862(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, which concerns one-step turn-key procedures for repair projects.
Sec. 2810: Authority for Indo-Pacific posture unspecified minor military construction projects: Lets the Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command carry out unspecified minor military construction projects costing less than $15,000,000, with notice to Congress above $2,000,000, an annual report, and expiry on March 31, 2029.
Sec. 2811: Authority to conduct energy resilience and conservation projects at installations at which certain energy projects have occurred: Amends section 2688(k) of title 10 to allow sole source contracts with the conveyee of a utility system for infrastructure improvements, and allows use of existing areawide utility contracts for installation energy resilience until September 30, 2032.
Sec. 2822: Improvements to privatized military housing: Adds a Tenant Bill of Rights compliance assessment to lease extension notices, moves reprisal investigations to the Inspector General, and bars housing enhancement payments to lessors not found in compliance.
Sec. 2823: Notification relating to legal counsel for nondisclosure agreements: Amends section 2890(f) of title 10 to require notice to a tenant that they may seek legal counsel within 10 business days of being presented a nondisclosure agreement, and bars requiring a signature before that period ends.
Sec. 2824: Inclusion of questions regarding military housing for members of the Armed Forces in status of forces survey: Requires the Secretary of Defense to include in each status of forces survey questions on satisfaction with military housing, its physical condition and affordability, and its effect on reenlistment decisions.
Sec. 2831: Design standards for covered military unaccompanied housing: Amends section 2856 of title 10 to require uniform design standards for covered military unaccompanied housing, including minimum floor space and no more than two occupants per unit, with compliance within two years and a budget certification.
Sec. 2833: Modification of procedures for issuance of waivers of covered privacy and configuration standards; temporary biannual briefing: Ends existing waivers of covered privacy and configuration standards on March 1, 2024, sets new waiver procedures and 9-month limits, requires reports and briefings, and limits fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance funds until the first briefing.
Sec. 2835: Pilot program for military construction projects to replace certain covered military unaccompanied housing facilities: Lets each Secretary of a military department run a pilot program of military construction projects to replace noncompliant unaccompanied housing facilities where repair costs exceed 75 percent of replacement cost, ending five years after enactment.
Sec. 2836: Establishment of civilian employees for oversight of covered military unaccompanied housing: Requires regulations for a civilian employee at each installation's housing office to oversee covered military unaccompanied housing, and bars making military members barracks managers as a collateral duty.
Sec. 2837: Maintenance work order management process for covered military unaccompanied housing: Requires the Secretary of Defense to issue rules within 60 days of enactment setting up, for each military department, a maintenance work order management process for covered military unaccompanied housing, with quality assurance, communication and performance metric requirements.
Sec. 2853: Plan and report on critical infrastructure systems at military installations: Requires a plan within one year for a standardized system to measure and report on the condition, investment and risks of federally owned critical infrastructure systems on military installations, and requires annual consolidated reports starting February 1.
Sec. 2855: Limitation on authority to modify or restrict public access to Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland: Bars the Secretary of the Navy from modifying or restricting public access to the Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland, except for temporary safety-related restrictions and the terms of a lease or transfer to another public entity.
Sec. 2856: Authorization for the Secretary of the Navy to resolve the electrical utility operations at Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii: Lets the Secretary of the Navy agree with Hawaii or a third party to resolve electrical utility operations at Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point, limits spending to $48,000,000 per fiscal year, requires progress reports, and repeals section 2205 of the 2023 act.
Sec. 2857: Inclusion of military installation resilience in real property management and installation master planning of Department: Requires the Secretary of Defense, within one year, to update two Department of Defense planning documents so military installation resilience is included in all installation master plans, and each military department to update its handbook.
Sec. 2858: Modification of authority to relocate Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade, Maryland: Amends section 2887(a)(1) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 by striking "; and" and inserting "; or", changing a conjunction in the authority to relocate the Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade, Maryland.
Sec. 2871: Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable building materials in military construction: Amends the pilot program on sustainable building materials in military construction to require at least one mass timber project and one low carbon concrete project, adds a January 1, 2025 construction start deadline, and moves two dates from 2024 to 2025.
Sec. 2872: Modification of pilot program on establishment of account for reimbursement for use of testing facilities at installations of the Department of the Air Force: Amends section 2862 of the Fiscal Year 2022 Military Construction Authorization Act to cover Major Range and Test Facility Base facilities, rewrite commander oversight of reimbursed funds, and extend the date from December 1, 2026 to December 1, 2027.
Sec. 2881: Increase of limitation on fee for architectural and engineering services procured by military departments: Raises from 6 percent to 10 percent the limit on the fee for architectural and engineering services in sections 7540(b), 8612(b) and 9540(b) of title 10, United States Code, for the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Sec. 2883: Technical corrections: Corrects two earlier laws: changes "217,845" to "209,181" in section 2902(c) of the Fiscal Year 2023 Military Construction Authorization Act, and inserts "Gas" after "Basin" in section 2995(a)(3)(A) of the Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013.
Sec. 2884: Modification of authority of Secretary of the Army to enter into cooperative agreements relating to access and management of Air Force Memorial: Amends section 2863(e) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 by striking "the Foundation" and inserting "non-Federal Government entities, the Secretary of the Air Force, or both,".
Sec. 2888: Extension and modification of annual updates to master plans and investment strategies for Army ammunition plants: Changes "March 31, 2026" to "March 31, 2030" in section 2834(d) of the Fiscal Year 2022 military construction act and adds a paragraph requiring a description of changes to an ammunition production facility master plan made in response to global events.
Sec. 3111: Transfer of cybersecurity responsibilities to Administrator for Nuclear Security: Amends the National Nuclear Security Administration Act to add "Information resources management, including cybersecurity" to the Administrator's functions and to strike "and cyber" from section 3232(b)(3).
Sec. 3112: Redesignating duties related to departmental radiological and nuclear incident responses: Strikes paragraph (3) of section 3214(b) of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act and adds Nuclear Emergency Support Team capabilities, including field-deployed and remote technical support, to the Administrator's functions under section 3212(b)(7).
Sec. 3116: Prohibition on expansion of Advanced Recovery and Integrated Extraction System pending achievement of 30 pit-per-year base capability: Bars the Administrator from expanding the PF–4 spaces occupied by ARIES until it is certified that a base capability of 30 war reserve plutonium pits per year exists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, with listed exceptions.
Sec. 3117: Plutonium Modernization Program management: Requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security, within 570 days, to ensure the plutonium modernization program is managed under Government Accountability Office best practices for schedule development and cost estimating.
Sec. 3118: Modification of certain requirements and authorities relating to the removal or security of fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide: Amends section 4306B of the Atomic Energy Defense Act to strike subsection (d), strikes paragraph (6) of the contributions authority, and updates a cross-reference in section 4309(c)(7).
Sec. 3119: Extension of briefing and reporting requirements for certain National Nuclear Security Administration contracts: Amends section 4807(f)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act by striking "2022" and inserting "2032".
Sec. 3122: Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program within the National Nuclear Security Administration: Adds section 4815 to the Atomic Energy Defense Act barring the Administrator from establishing a program within the Administration for an enduring national security research and development effort to broaden the Department of Energy's role in national biodefense.
Sec. 3123: Modification of reporting requirements for uranium capabilities replacement project: Replaces subsection (g) of section 3123 of the Fiscal Year 2013 defense act, requiring technology maturity and scope, cost, and schedule matrices for the uranium capabilities replacement project with a Comptroller General assessment, ending one year after project completion.
Sec. 3131: U.S. nuclear fuel security initiative: Sets objectives for Department of Energy uranium supply, directs the Secretary of Energy to create a Nuclear Fuel Security Program and a HALEU demonstration program, and expands the American Assured Fuel Supply Program.
Sec. 3132: Updated financial integration policy: Requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security to issue an updated financial integration policy within 180 days of enactment, covering office responsibilities, use of common financial data, and Government Accountability Office-recommended processes.
Sec. 3134: Briefings on implementation of enhanced mission delivery initiative: Requires the Administrator for Nuclear Security to brief the congressional defense committees with each budget submission for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 on implementing 18 recommendations from the September 2022 Enhanced Mission Delivery Initiative report.
Sec. 3512: Assistance for small inland river and coastal ports and terminals: Amends section 54301(b) of title 46 to let port grant applicants provide independent audit data for tonnage determinations, with notice and justification if rejected, and requires applicant-specific Corps of Engineers data.
Sec. 3514: Codification of existing language; technical amendments: Moves and amends existing provisions on strategic seaports and navigation law waivers, makes technical and chapter analysis amendments to title 46, and amends vessel disposal rules and the Deepwater Port Act of 1974.
Sec. 3523: Study on foreign ownership and control of marine terminals: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to seek an agreement with a federally funded research center to evaluate how foreign state-owned enterprises with marine terminal interests at the 15 largest U.S. container ports affect security, with a report within one year.
Sec. 3533: United States Merchant Marine Academy and Coast Guard Academy matters; Maritime Administration requirements: Requires a training course on the workings of Congress for Maritime Administration and Merchant Marine Academy officials, a GAO report on Maritime Administration staffing, and a Coast Guard briefing on Chase Hall improvements at the Coast Guard Academy.
Sec. 5001: Adjustment of threshold amount for minor medical facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs: Amends 38 U.S.C. 8104(a) to replace the $20,000,000 minor medical facility project threshold with $30,000,000, which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may adjust annually for construction cost increases, with notices to Congress and the Federal Register.
Sec. 5002: Grave markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico: Repeals section 612 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act on flat grave markers and requires a report within one year on the cost of replacing flat markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery with upright markers.
Sec. 5003: Improving processing by Department of Veterans Affairs of disability claims for post-traumatic stress disorder through improved training: Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish formal processes within 180 days to analyze training needs annually for employees reviewing post-traumatic stress disorder disability claims, and to conduct annual supporting studies.
Sec. 5101: Prohibition of demand for bribe: Amends section 201 of title 18, United States Code, to define foreign official and public international organization, and makes it unlawful for a foreign official to corruptly demand a bribe, with a fine up to $250,000 or 3 times the value, up to 15 years in prison, or both.
Sec. 5102: Preventing child sex abuse: Creates the Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023: changes the intent standard in section 2423 of title 18, adds an offense for illicit sexual conduct by officers or agents of organizations affecting commerce with up to 30 years in prison, and amends section 2427 on sexual activity.
Sec. 5103: Recognition as corporation and grant of Federal charter for National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated: Adds chapter 1504 to title 36, United States Code, granting a Federal charter to National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated, and sets its purposes, membership, powers, restrictions, tax-exempt duty, records and annual report.
Sec. 5104: Visa availability for government employee immigrant visa program: Makes visas available for special immigrants under section 101(a)(27)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, capped at 3,500 for fiscal year 2024 and 3,000 per year after, with a matching reduction in diversity visas.
Sec. 5201: Establishment of higher rates of regularly scheduled overtime pay for United States Border Patrol agents classified at GS–12: Amends section 5550 of title 5 to give GS-12 border patrol agents a special overtime payment of 50 percent of hourly basic pay for credited regularly scheduled hours, not counted as basic pay for retirement.
Sec. 5302: Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative amendments: Amends section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to require minimum requirements for new federal data centers and a public website, extends the sunset from 2022 to 2026, and requires annual GAO reviews.
Sec. 5401: Short title: Provides that this subtitle may be cited as the "Combating Global Corruption Act".
Sec. 5402: Definitions: Defines "appropriate congressional committees," "corrupt actor," "corruption," and "significant corruption" for the subtitle.
Sec. 5403: Publication and provision of lists regarding progress on anti-corruption efforts: Requires the Secretary of State to publish annually a list of countries making progress on anti-corruption efforts, give Congress a classified list of other countries and an annual classified update, and report on methodology within one year.
Sec. 5404: Minimum standards for the elimination of corruption and assessment of efforts to combat corruption: Sets minimum standards for a government's elimination of corruption and lists the factors and international conventions the Secretary of State must consider in assessing a government's efforts to address corruption.
Sec. 5405: Imposition of sanctions under Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act: Says the Secretary of State should evaluate whether foreign persons engaged in significant corruption warrant Global Magnitsky sanctions, requires a report every year, and ends the Nord Stream 2 requirements 5 years after enactment.
Sec. 5406: Designation of embassy anti-corruption points of contact: Requires the Secretary of State to designate an anti-corruption point of contact each year at certain U.S. diplomatic posts, assigns that person coordination duties, and requires training for these points of contact.
Sec. 5411: Global cooperative framework to end human rights abuses in sourcing critical minerals: Directs the Secretary of State to seek a meeting of foreign leaders to set up a multilateral framework against human rights abuses in critical mineral mining, with an annual global report and consultations.
Sec. 5412: Connecting Oceania’s Nations with Vanguard Exercises and National Empowerment: Allows the Secretary of State to assist Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau with national security councils or similar bodies, sets equipment standards, and requires annual implementation reports for 2 years.
Sec. 5413: Ending China’s developing nation status: States a U.S. policy to oppose developing-nation status for China, requires State Department and Trade Representative reports on development status in treaties and the WTO, and directs efforts to change China's status.
Sec. 5414: Permitting for international bridges: Amends the International Bridge Act of 1972 to set Presidential permit procedures for certain international bridges in Webb, Cameron and Maverick Counties, Texas, with 60-day deadlines, deemed grant if no action, and environmental document rules.
Sec. 5501: Amendments to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000: Names the Beryllium Testing Fairness Act, adds three borderline beryllium lymphocyte proliferation tests over 3 years as a way to show beryllium sensitivity, and extends the advisory board's term from 10 years to 15 years.
Sec. 5602: Nogales wastewater improvement: Limits the costs the City of Nogales bears, has the Commission take ownership of the International Outfall Interceptor, authorizes $12,500,000 for its operation and maintenance, requires a debris screen, and directs treaty talks with Mexico and annual reports.
Sec. 5603: International Port Security Enforcement Act: Amends section 70108 of title 46 to condition recognition of foreign port assessments on Secretary certification and non-state-sponsor status, and bars agreements with, and applies sanctions to ports of, state sponsors of terrorism.
Sec. 5702: Appointment and term of service of Architect of the Capitol: Provides that the Architect of the Capitol is appointed by majority vote of a congressional commission for a 10-year renewable term, removable by majority vote, and repeals the Presidential appointment provisions.
Sec. 5703: Appointment of Deputy Architect of the Capitol; vacancy in Architect or Deputy Architect: Amends section 1203 of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 to require the Architect to appoint a Deputy Architect within 120 days, with the congressional commission appointing one if not, and to notify the commission of vacancies.
Sec. 5704: Deputy Architect of the Capitol to serve as acting in case of absence, disability, or vacancy: Makes the Deputy Architect the acting Architect when the Architect is absent, disabled or absent from office, and has the congressional commission designate an acting Architect when both positions are unavailable.
Sec. 6001: Short title; table of contents: Names Division F the "Department of State Authorization Act of 2023" and sets out the table of contents for the division.
Sec. 6101: Special hiring authority for passport services: Allows the Secretary, for 3 years after enactment, to directly appoint up to 80 candidates to competitive service positions in the Passport and Visa Examining Series 0967 at the Department, without regard to sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5.
Sec. 6102: Quarterly report on passport wait times: Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees within 30 days of enactment and quarterly for the following 3 years, covering passport wait times, steps to reduce them, online renewal, and urgent services.
Sec. 6103: Passport travel advisories: States that within 180 days of enactment the Department should place on the first three pages of regular passports advisories on travel warnings, overseas registration, and the 6-month validity and 1-year renewal timing.
Sec. 6104: Strategy to ensure access to passport services for all Americans: Requires the Secretary to submit, within 180 days of enactment, a strategy for reasonable access to passport services for all Americans, covering processing times, in-person urgent services for distant population centers, and needed resources.
Sec. 6105: Strengthening the National Passport Information Center: Expresses the sense of Congress on passport wait times since 2021, says the Department should develop an online chat tool, and directs the Comptroller General to review National Passport Information Center operations within 90 days of enactment.
Sec. 6106: Strengthening passport customer visibility and transparency: Says the Department should modernize the online passport status tool within 2 years with step-by-step stages, received date and estimated wait time, and requires a public outreach plan report within 90 days of enactment.
Sec. 6107: Annual Office of Authentications report: Requires an annual report for 5 years on Office of Authentications request volumes, processing times, staff details, and effects of added staff, and authorizes the Secretary to hire additional permanent dedicated staff for that Office.
Sec. 6108: Publication and updates of estimated time for processing of passport applications: Requires the Secretary to publish and update quarterly, on relevant Department websites, the estimated time for processing passport applications.
Sec. 6110: Notification of passport expiration: Requires the Secretary to take steps to ensure each holder of a valid United States passport is notified of its upcoming expiration at least one year before the expiration date.
Sec. 6111: Use of commercially available technology in online passport renewal program: Requires the Secretary to take steps to compare and use the best commercially available private sector technology, as determined by the Secretary, in developing the Department's online passport renewal program or any successor.
Sec. 6112: Electronic payment for passport application fees: Requires the Secretary to develop a process to accept electronic payment for all fees associated with processing passport applications, including applications submitted by regular mail.
Sec. 6113: Agreements with foreign countries regarding passports nearing expiration: Directs the President, acting through the Secretary, to seek agreements with foreign governments that do not accept United States passports at or within 6 months of expiration, to allow use of those passports.
Sec. 6114: Passport fee exception for search, rescue, and other related disaster relief operations: Amends the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 to restructure the passport fee exemptions and, at the Secretary's discretion, exempt individuals under U.S. Government contracts for search, rescue, and related disaster relief operations abroad.
Sec. 6115: Increased accountability in assignment restrictions and reviews: Requires Department status updates, time limits, appeal panels and a right of appeal for personnel under assignment restrictions, reviews, or preclusions, and directs updates to the Foreign Affairs Manual within 120 days.
Sec. 6116: Suitability reviews for Foreign Service Institute instructors: Requires the Secretary to take reasonable steps to subject Foreign Service Institute language instructors, including direct hires and contractors, to suitability reviews, background investigations, and periodic background checks or reinvestigations.
Sec. 6117: Diplomatic security fellowship programs: Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish Diplomatic Security fellowship programs giving grants to U.S. nationals in post-secondary studies, allows regulations for them, and authorizes $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.
Sec. 6201: Adjustment to promotion precepts: Amends section 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to add five promotion precept criteria, including international organization experience, hardship post willingness, and critical technology experience, and renumbers existing paragraphs.
Sec. 6202: Hiring authorities: States a sense of Congress on Department hiring authorities, requires a report within 180 days, and lets the Secretary appoint up to 80 candidates directly to competitive service positions in three occupational series for up to 3 years.
Sec. 6203: Extending paths to service for paid student interns: Lets the Department offer employment to up to 25 former compensated interns for up to 2 years after the internship, appointing them directly to competitive service positions, and requires annual reports on the institutions the interns attended.
Sec. 6204: Lateral Entry Program: Amends the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, to extend the lateral entry pilot program from 3 years to 5 years, require at least 30 participants a year, and require a certification report if the program has not begun within 180 days.
Sec. 6205: Mid-Career Mentoring Program: Authorizes the Secretary to establish a Mid-Career Mentoring Program with semiannual nominations, selection of participants, 3 to 4 training sessions a year, optional mentoring pairings, and an annual report.
Sec. 6206: Report on the Foreign Service Institute’s language program: Requires a report within 60 days of enactment on Foreign Service Institute language programs, covering pass and fail rates, instructor numbers and salaries, recruitment and retention plans, and outside entities used to hire instructors.
Sec. 6208: Civil service rotational program: Requires the Secretary to establish a program within 180 days letting at least 20 career civil servants serve 2 to 3 years at a United States embassy, with eligibility criteria, a guaranteed equivalent position afterward, and identification of at least 20 positions within 2 years.
Sec. 6209: Reporting requirement on chiefs of mission: Requires a quarterly report listing each chief of mission or Ambassador-rank representative approved to be outside the country of assignment for purposes other than official travel or temporary duty, and the number of days each was outside.
Sec. 6210: Report on chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission: Requires annual reports, beginning no later than April 1, 2024 and continuing for the next 4 years, on the Foreign Service cone of each chief of mission and deputy chief of mission, with aggregated data disaggregated by cone.
Sec. 6211: Efforts to improve retention and prevent retaliation: Requires a single point of initial reporting for discrimination and harassment allegations, annual employee satisfaction and exit surveys, a survey of Locally Employed Staff, publication of findings, and retaliation prevention measures including review by a supervisor and written guidance.
Sec. 6212: National advertising campaign: Requires the Secretary to submit, within 270 days, a strategy assessing the potential benefits and costs of a national advertising campaign to improve recruitment to the Civil Service and the Foreign Service.
Sec. 6213: Expansion of diplomats in residence programs: Authorizes increasing the Diplomats in Residence Program from 17 to at least 20 diplomats and USAID development diplomats from 1 to at least 3, and requires annual reports for three years on whether and where more were established.
Sec. 6221: Education allowance: Adds section 908 to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 allowing a Department employee on leave for uniformed service to receive an education allowance they would otherwise be eligible for, and updates the table of contents.
Sec. 6222: Improving mental health services for foreign and civil servants: Directs the Secretary to seek to add at least 10 Bureau of Medical Services personnel for mental health needs, and to study and report within 180 days on mental health care accessibility for Department personnel.
Sec. 6223: Emergency back-up care: Authorizes the Secretary and the USAID Administrator to provide unanticipated non-medical care, including dependent child and eldercare, for employees and their families, limited to $2,000,000 per fiscal year.
Sec. 6224: Exception for government-financed air transportation: Authorizes the Department to pay for foreign air carrier transportation of personnel and baggage when no certificated air carrier will carry up to 3 dogs or cats accompanying them, capped at what a certificated carrier would cost.
Sec. 6225: Internet at hardship posts: Amends section 3 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to allow paying for internet service in government-owned or leased residences abroad where personnel receive a post hardship differential of 30 percent or more.
Sec. 6226: Competitive local compensation plan: Changes the required frequency of the prevailing wage rate goal under the Department of State Authorities Act, fiscal year 2017, from periodically to every 3 years, and requires a report on locally employed staff compensation plans and a 50th-to-75th percentile assessment.
Sec. 6227: Supporting tandem spouses in the Foreign Service: Sets definitions and requires the Department to update assignment, antinepotism and supervision policies for tandem Foreign Service spouses within 90 days, and to submit a report on tandem spouses annually for two years.
Sec. 6229: Report on breastfeeding accommodations overseas: Requires the Secretary to report within 180 days on efforts to equip all United States embassies and consulates with dedicated lactation spaces, and on the costs and resources needed to provide them.
Sec. 6230: Determining the effectiveness of knowledge transfers between Foreign Service Officers: Requires the Secretary to survey Foreign Service Officers in overseas assignments within 90 days on knowledge transfers between departing and arriving officers, and to report the results with recommendations within 120 days.
Sec. 6231: Education allowance for dependents of Department of State employees located in United States territories: Makes Department employees at certain United States territory locations eligible for a cost-of-living education allowance for dependents, capped at the educational allowance the Secretary of Defense authorizes for that location.
Sec. 6232: Overtime pay exception for protective services: Lets Diplomatic Security Service employees on protective services receive overtime premium pay above the section 5547 limit, capped at Executive Schedule level II, with leave and aggregate-pay rules, a report in 180 days, and a sunset on December 31, 2025.
Sec. 6301: Data-informed diplomacy: States congressional findings on the value of data to diplomacy at the Department, and a sense of Congress that the Department should recruit data science talent and strengthen data fluency, collaboration and oversight.
Sec. 6302: Establishment and expansion of the Bureau Chief Data Officer Program: Establishes a Bureau Chief Data Officer Program overseen by the Department's Chief Data Officer, requires an implementation plan within 180 days, bars dual-hatting current staff, and requires annual status reports for 3 years.
Sec. 6303: Establishment of the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of State: Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to create a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer within the Department of State, sets its duties and qualifications, and requires consultation with the Chief Information Officer.
Sec. 6304: Strengthening the Chief Information Officer of the Department of State: Requires the Department's Chief Information Officer to be consulted on significant new unclassified IT expenditures over $250,000, and requires a 5-year strategy, an improvement plan with annual client surveys, and a rule of construction.
Sec. 6305: Sense of Congress on strengthening enterprise governance: States a sense of Congress that enterprise-wide governance of budget and finance, information technology, and data across the Department is necessary to modernize it and to align resources to strategy.
Sec. 6306: Digital connectivity and cybersecurity partnership: Authorizes a Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership to help foreign countries with internet access, cybersecurity and ICT policy, sets use of funds, an implementation plan within 180 days, consultation, and funds available until expended.
Sec. 6307: Establishment of a cyberspace, digital connectivity, and related technologies (CDT) fund: Adds a chapter to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 authorizing the Secretary of State to give cyberspace and digital connectivity capacity-building assistance, calling for an emergency assistance review, and authorizing $150,000,000 over 5 years from October 1, 2023.
Sec. 6308: Cyber protection support for personnel of the Department of State in positions highly vulnerable to cyber attack: Requires the Secretary of State to offer cyber protection support for the personal devices and accounts of Department personnel highly vulnerable to cyber attack, bars access to those devices and accounts without explicit consent each time, and requires a report within 180 days.
Sec. 6309: Implementation of GAO High Risk List recommendations: Requires the Secretary to implement the Government Accountability Office's High Risk List recommendations applicable to the Department in five named areas, and to report on progress within 90 days of enactment.
Sec. 6401: Personal services contractors: Authorizes the Department to employ up to 100 personal services contractors at a time in each of fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, with up to 20 per bureau and employment of at most two calendar years, and requires notification and annual reports to Congress.
Sec. 6402: Hard-to-fill posts: Expresses the sense of Congress on hard-to-fill diplomatic posts, requires a report on incentives within 180 days, and requires a study and report on letting first-tour non-Consular officers volunteer for hard-to-fill posts.
Sec. 6403: Enhanced oversight of the Office of Civil Rights: Requires the Secretary to report within 270 days on the long-term structure and management of the Office of Civil Rights, including its investigative processes, changes made, and recommendations.
Sec. 6404: Crisis response operations: Requires the Secretary within 120 days to put crisis response changes in place, including contingency plans, a designated experienced lead and quarterly updates, and to send updates to Congress every 180 days for five years.
Sec. 6405: Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum: Expresses the sense of Congress on Pacific diplomacy, adds a Senate-confirmed Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum to the State Department Basic Authorities Act, and requires a report on recruiting senior personnel for Pacific posts.
Sec. 6407: Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, Negev Forum, and Related Integration and Normalization Fora and Agreements: Establishes in the Department of State an Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, Negev Forum, and related agreements, headed by an Senate-confirmed envoy with ambassador rank, and sets duties, annual reports, a strategy, a 6-year termination and definitions.
Sec. 6408: Overseas placement of special appointment positions: Requires the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees within 90 days on special appointment positions at United States diplomatic missions, including each position's title, responsibilities, expected duration, appointee name and hiring authority.
Sec. 6409: Resources for United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad: Amends the Robert Levinson Act to require travel financial assistance for family members of nationals detained abroad, offer health and other support, require notification above $250,000 and annual reports, and end these authorities on December 31, 2027.
Sec. 6410: Establishment of fiscal responsibility award: Directs the Under Secretary of State for Management to establish an annual departmental award for an employee who recommends, identifies, or adopts significant cost-saving measures for program implementation or through reallocation of resources.
Sec. 6501: Report on recruitment, retention, and promotion of Foreign Service economic officers: Requires the Secretary to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees within 180 days on the recruitment, retention, and promotion of economic officers in the Foreign Service, covering seven listed elements.
Sec. 6502: Mandate to revise Department of State metrics for successful economic and commercial diplomacy: Requires the Secretary to revise Department of State performance measures for economic and commercial diplomacy in its next metrics review, to include a data plan and a report on private sector surveys, and to submit them within 90 days of the review.
Sec. 6503: Direction to embassy deal teams: Sets the purposes of deal teams at United States embassies and consulates, restricts the governments and persons they may support, makes the chief of mission their leader, requires a guidance cable, protects proprietary information, and sunsets subsections (f) through (h) after 5 years.
Sec. 6504: Establishment of a Deal Team of the Year award: Requires the Secretary to create a "Deal Team of the Year Award" presented annually to a deal team at one United States mission in each region, sets the certificate and eligibility terms, and requires a report on recipients.
Sec. 6601: Public diplomacy outreach: Directs embassy public affairs sections and USAID mission program officers to coordinate public diplomacy campaigns, states USAID should prioritize hiring more Development Outreach and Coordination officers, and requires identifying 10 countries to develop best practices.
Sec. 6602: Modification on use of funds for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Amends section 308(h) of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 by striking subparagraphs (1), (3), and (5) and redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) as paragraphs (1) and (2).
Sec. 6603: Report on Radio Free Africa and Radio Free Americas: Requires the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media to report within 180 days on the resources needed to establish 2 nonprofit organizations, Radio Free Africa and Radio Free Americas, modeled after Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia.
Sec. 6604: John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship program: Establishes the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Program within the Fulbright Educational Exchange Program, sets selection, structure, award and annual report rules, amends section 112(a) of the 1961 Act, and ends the authority 10 years after enactment.
Sec. 6605: Domestic engagement and public affairs: Requires the Secretary to develop, within 180 days of enactment, a strategy explaining the Department's work and the role of United States foreign policy to the American people, including outreach tools, audience reach, and staffing and resource needs.
Sec. 6606: Modernization and enhancement strategy: Requires the Secretary to submit a strategy within 180 days of enactment on modernizing American Spaces and American Corners, paying their locally employed staff, and opening opportunities for United States businesses and nongovernmental organizations.
Sec. 6701: Internships of United States nationals at international organizations: Authorizes the Secretary to increase the number of United States citizens in United Nations and other international organization positions, including through grants, requires a report within 90 days, sets eligibility, and authorizes $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2024.
Sec. 6703: Infrastructure projects and investments by the United States and People’s Republic of China: Requires the Secretary, within 1 year, to report to congressional committees on infrastructure projects in Middle East, African, and Latin American and Caribbean countries, covering United States and People’s Republic of China investments, security threats, and regional priorities.
Sec. 6704: Special envoys: Requires the Secretary to review all special envoy positions within 180 days and then report to congressional committees on which are needed, which could be absorbed into existing bureaus, and which were created by statute or without it.
Sec. 6705: US-ASEAN Center: Authorizes the Secretary to enter a public-private partnership to establish a US-ASEAN Center in the United States, lists its permitted functions, and requires that its activities not duplicate current United States Government efforts.
Sec. 6706: Briefings on the United States-European Union Trade and Technology Council: States the sense of Congress that the United States-European Union Trade and Technology Council is an important forum and that the Department should regularly update congressional committees on its ministerial deliverables and initiatives.
Sec. 6707: Modification and repeal of reports: Directs the Secretary to examine production of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, adds a transnational repression paragraph to those reports, and eliminates or repeals several obsolete annual reports.
Sec. 6708: Art in embassies: Amends section 5112(c) of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 by striking “2 years after” and inserting “4 years after”.
Sec. 6709: Institute for Transatlantic Engagement: Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish an Institute for Transatlantic Engagement with a Director, set participant eligibility and selection, and authorizes up to $750,000 for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, ending December 31, 2025.
Sec. 6710: Notification of revocation of clearances: Requires the Secretary to notify congressional leaders within 15 days, and brief them within 30 days, when the security clearance of a covered State Department official is suspended or revoked; ends three years after enactment.
Sec. 7001: Short title: Provides that Division G may be cited as the “Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024”.
Sec. 7003: Explanatory statement: Gives the explanatory statement for Division G, printed in the Congressional Record by the House and Senate intelligence committee chairmen, the same effect for implementation as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
Sec. 7102: Classified Schedule of Authorizations: Provides that the amounts authorized under section 101 for intelligence activities are those in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, and sets rules for its availability, distribution by the President, and limits on public disclosure.
Sec. 7103: Intelligence Community Management Account: Authorizes $645,900,000 for fiscal year 2024 for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of National Intelligence, plus additional amounts specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations.
Sec. 7104: Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law: Allows appropriations authorized by this division for Federal employee salary, pay, retirement and other benefits to be increased by amounts necessary for increases in compensation or benefits authorized by law.
Sec. 7105: Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities: Provides that the authorization of appropriations by this division is not authority for any intelligence activity not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or the laws of the United States.
Sec. 7201: Authorization of appropriations: Authorizes $514,000,000 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund.
Sec. 7301: Plan to recruit, train, and retain personnel with experience in financial intelligence and emerging technologies: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit, within 180 days, a plan to recruit, train and retain intelligence community personnel with financial intelligence and emerging technologies skills, with five listed elements.
Sec. 7302: Policy and performance framework for mobility of intelligence community workforce: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to develop and implement, within 180 days, a policy and performance framework for mobility of employees and contractors moving between intelligence community elements, covering human resources, medical reviews and access determinations.
Sec. 7303: Standards, criteria, and guidance for counterintelligence vulnerability assessments and surveys: Amends section 904(d)(7)(A) of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 to direct development of standards and criteria for counterintelligence risk assessments and surveys of U.S. vulnerability to intelligence threats.
Sec. 7304: Improving administration of certain post-employment restrictions for intelligence community: Amends section 304(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 to apply the post-employment restrictions of subsection (a) and change the timing language from when a person ceases to occupy a covered intelligence position to when the person occupies it.
Sec. 7305: Mission of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center: Amends section 904 of the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 to add a mission statement for the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, redesignates subsections, and makes conforming amendments to cross-references.
Sec. 7306: Budget transparency on costs of implementation of Executive Order 13556: Requires the head of each intelligence community element to give the congressional intelligence committees a cost estimate for implementing Executive Order 13556 over the future years intelligence plan, within 30 days after the fiscal year 2025 budget is submitted.
Sec. 7307: Improvements relating to intelligence community staffing, details, and assignments: Amends the National Security Act of 1947 on intelligence community personnel policies, assignments, details and promotion service, and requires the Director of National Intelligence to establish a staffing document for the Office of the Director within 120 days.
Sec. 7308: Insider threats: Adds a paragraph to section 102A(f) of the National Security Act of 1947 directing the Director of National Intelligence to assess and audit insider threat policy compliance, oversee automated records checks, evaluate counterintelligence programs and study background investigation data.
Sec. 7309: Modification of deadline for annual submission of National Intelligence Priorities Framework: Amends section 102A(p)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 to change the annual deadline for the National Intelligence Priorities Framework submission from October 1 to March 1.
Sec. 7310: Matters relating to chief data officers of intelligence community: Bars the intelligence community chief information officers from also serving as chief data officers, limits the Intelligence Community Chief Data Officer to data-related duties, and requires a reorganization, a briefing and reports from each element within 90 days.
Sec. 7311: Modification to special pay authority for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics positions: Amends section 113B of the National Security Act of 1947 to extend special pay authority to banking or financial services positions, caps recipients at 50 individuals or 5 percent of positions per element, and requires annual reports through September 1, 2025.
Sec. 7312: Annual report on unfunded priorities of intelligence community: Amends section 514(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 by inserting "prepare and" before the requirement that each intelligence community element submit its unfunded priorities report.
Sec. 7314: Annual report on reporting requirements: Adds section 1114 to the National Security Act of 1947, requiring the Director of National Intelligence to submit by March 1 each year a report on all congressionally mandated reporting requirements applicable to the Office, with a description, citation, type and recommendation for each.
Sec. 7315: Notice and damage assessment with respect to significant unauthorized disclosure or compromise of classified national intelligence: Adds section 1105A to the National Security Act of 1947 requiring the Director of National Intelligence to notify the congressional intelligence committees within 7 days of a significant unauthorized disclosure of classified intelligence, start a damage assessment, and report on it.
Sec. 7317: Repeal of study on personnel under Strategic Intelligence Partnership Program: Repeals section 6435 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which concerned a study on personnel under the Strategic Intelligence Partnership Program, and conforms the table of contents.
Sec. 7318: Intelligence Community Counterintelligence Office at the Department of Agriculture: Repeals section 415 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 and directs the Director of National Intelligence to seek to establish an Intelligence Community Counterintelligence Office within the Department of Agriculture by January 1, 2025.
Sec. 7319: Sunset of Climate Security Advisory Council: Amends section 120(e) of the National Security Act of 1947 to change the Climate Security Advisory Council date from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2024.
Sec. 7323: Review relating to confidential human source program of Federal Bureau of Investigation: Directs the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, with the Department of Justice Inspector General, to review the FBI confidential human source program and its compliance with policies, and report results to congressional committees within 90 days of completion.
Sec. 7325: Sense of Congress on priority of fentanyl in National Intelligence Priorities Framework: States the sense of Congress that trafficking of illicit fentanyl, including precursor chemicals, equipment and trafficking organizations, from China and Mexico should be among the highest priorities in the National Intelligence Priorities Framework.
Sec. 7326: Reports on civilian casualties caused by certain operations of foreign governments: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit annual reports for 3 years listing foreign government operations involving force, with significant shared intelligence, that caused confirmed civilian casualties, and their details.
Sec. 7327: Modification and repeal of reporting requirements: Changes whistleblower notification frequency from near real time to monthly, and repeals or trims five intelligence reporting requirements, including Inspector General reviews, a National Intelligence University notification, and an extremist content list update.
Sec. 7331: Change to penalties and increased availability of mental health treatment for unlawful conduct on Central Intelligence Agency installations: Amends section 15(b) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 so the penalty for unlawful conduct on Agency installations is the maximum authorized for a Class B misdemeanor under section 3559 of title 18, United States Code.
Sec. 7332: Modifications to procurement authorities of the Central Intelligence Agency: Amends section 3 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to list sections of title 10, United States Code, that apply to Agency procurement, and to make determinations under sections 3201 through 3204 not delegable.
Sec. 7333: Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency quarterly employee engagement summaries: Requires the Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency to submit quarterly summaries of Agency employees' engagement with the Inspector General to the congressional committees, through fiscal year 2027, with report counts, allegation types, investigation status and final reports.
Sec. 7335: Central Intelligence Agency intelligence assessment of Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel: Requires the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to submit, within 90 days of enactment, an intelligence assessment of the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco Cartel, which may be classified, covering leaders, smuggling routes, suppliers, fentanyl and revenue.
Sec. 7336: Central Intelligence Agency intelligence assessment with respect to efforts by People’s Republic of China to increase influence in Middle East: Requires the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to submit, within 90 days of enactment, an intelligence assessment of efforts by the People's Republic of China to increase its influence in Middle East countries, and defines the countries covered.
Sec. 7337: Assessment of availability of mental health and chaplain services to Agency employees: Requires the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to assess the availability of mental health professionals and chaplains with security clearances for Agency employees and to report to Congress within 210 days of enactment.
Sec. 7338: Assessment by Director of Central Intelligence Agency on certain effects of Abraham Accords: Requires the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to submit, within 90 days of enactment, an assessment of the current and potential effects of the Abraham Accords on the intelligence community, which may be classified.
Sec. 7341: Modification of reporting requirement for All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office: Amends section 1683(k)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 so the reporting duty falls on the Director of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office instead of jointly on the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 7342: Defense Intelligence Agency assessment of strategic competition in Latin America and the Caribbean: Requires the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to submit within 120 days an intelligence assessment of defense and intelligence cooperation between Latin American and Caribbean countries and China or Russia, presented as a chart where practicable.
Sec. 7343: Funding limitations relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena: Bars use of funds under this division for special-access activities involving unidentified anomalous phenomena unless details went to the appropriate committees and congressional leadership, and bars related independent research and development funding as indirect expenses.
Sec. 7351: Congressional notification by National Security Agency of intelligence collection adjustments: Amends the National Security Agency Act of 1959 to require the NSA Director to notify congressional committees within 30 days after determining that an intelligence collection adjustment has occurred.
Sec. 7353: Support by intelligence community for certain cross-functional team of Department of Defense: Requires intelligence community elements to give the Department of Defense cross-functional team access to relevant information, sets rules for detailing or assigning intelligence personnel to that team, and defines covered elements.
Sec. 7354: Commercial Cloud Enterprise notification: Requires the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to notify Congress quarterly, starting 90 days after enactment, about task orders under the November 2020 Commercial Cloud Enterprise contract, ending after 3 years.
Sec. 7355: Commercial Cloud Enterprise sole source task order notification requirement: Requires each intelligence community element head to notify Congress semiannually of sole source task orders awarded under the Commercial Cloud Enterprise contract, with set contents, ending after 3 years.
Sec. 7356: Analysis of commercial cloud initiatives of intelligence community: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to complete an analysis of intelligence community commercial cloud initiatives within 90 days and brief congressional committees on the findings, covering costs, legacy storage, vendors and AI support.
Sec. 7401: Intelligence community coordinator for accountability of atrocities of the People's Republic of China: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to designate a coordinator for intelligence community efforts on atrocities of the People's Republic of China, submit a strategy and plan, and brief Congress quarterly, until September 30, 2027.
Sec. 7402: Interagency working group and report on the malign efforts of the People's Republic of China in Africa: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to establish an interagency working group on the People's Republic of China's tactics and capabilities in Africa and submit a report within 120 days; terminates after 5 years.
Sec. 7403: Amendment to requirement for annual assessment by intelligence community working group for monitoring the economic and technological capabilities of the People's Republic of China: Amends section 6503(c)(3)(D) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 by striking “the top 200” and inserting “all the known”.
Sec. 7404: Assessments of reciprocity in the relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China: Requires the Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research to submit to Congress, within 1 year, two assessments of areas where the United States lacks a reciprocal relationship with the People's Republic of China and how that lack gives it advantages.
Sec. 7406: Intelligence assessment of influence operations by People’s Republic of China toward Pacific Islands countries: Requires an intelligence assessment, within 180 days, of influence operations by the People's Republic of China toward Pacific Islands countries, covering its ties, coercion, intelligence presence and opportunities to counter it, and sets its form and definitions.
Sec. 7407: Independent study on economic impact of military invasion of Taiwan by People’s Republic of China: Directs the Director of National Intelligence to seek a contract within 60 days for a study of the global economic impact of a military invasion of Taiwan or other coercive actions by the People's Republic of China, with a report due within 270 days.
Sec. 7408: Report by Director of National Intelligence on Uyghur genocide: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report within 180 days on the Uyghur genocide, covering forced sterilization, child transfer, forced labor, torture, surveillance and companies employing forced Uyghur laborers.
Sec. 7411: Report on efforts to capture and detain United States citizens as hostages: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to report within 120 days on efforts by the Maduro regime in Venezuela to detain United States citizens and lawful permanent residents, including who is responsible, motives and the number detained.
Sec. 7412: Intelligence assessments regarding Haiti: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to produce a classified intelligence community assessment of Haiti's situation and a review of intelligence on Haiti from January 1, 2021 to July 7, 2021, due to Congress within 1 year.
Sec. 7413: Monitoring Iranian enrichment of uranium-235: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress within 48 hours an assessment when Iran is found to have uranium-235 enriched above 60 percent purity or to have engaged in significant enrichment activity, which it defines.
Sec. 7501: Detail of individuals from intelligence community to Department of Commerce: Allows the Director of National Intelligence to detail civilian intelligence community employees to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security through the Joint Duty Program, with required subject expertise and no loss of civil service status.
Sec. 7502: Intelligence Community Innovation Unit: Adds section 103L to the National Security Act of 1947 requiring a plan within 180 days and then, subject to appropriations, an Intelligence Community Innovation Unit in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, limited to 50 full-time equivalent positions, with a 5-year sunset.
Sec. 7503: Establishment of Office of Engagement: Adds section 122 to the National Security Act of 1947 creating an Office of Engagement in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and requires a plan within 180 days, establishment within 1 year, a function transfer, and quarterly briefings for 5 years.
Sec. 7504: Designation of a chief technology officer within certain elements of the intelligence community: Requires the heads of the CIA, DIA, FBI, NGA, NSA and NRO each to designate a senior official as chief technology officer, who helps identify and adopt technology and may not also serve as chief information, chief data, or principal science officer.
Sec. 7505: Requirement to authorize additional security clearances for certain contractors: Directs the Director of National Intelligence to study and plan, by April 1, 2024, a program letting intelligence contractors designate additional employees for security clearances, capped at 10 percent or 1 person per contract and per entity, with no cost borne by intelligence elements.
Sec. 7506: Intelligence Innovation Board: Establishes an Intelligence Innovation Board of 9 members appointed by the Director of National Intelligence to advise on adopting emerging technologies, with 2-year terms, staff, biennial reports, a September 30, 2026 termination date and a charter.
Sec. 7507: Programs for next-generation microelectronics in support of artificial intelligence: Directs the Director of National Intelligence, through the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, to establish or oversee a microelectronics research program for artificial intelligence, with consultation duties, National Intelligence Program funding, and committee briefings.
Sec. 7508: Program for Beyond 5G: Authorizes the Director of National Intelligence, through the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, to carry out a research and development program on 6G technology and successors for intelligence community or national security uses, with required consultation.
Sec. 7509: Intelligence community commercial remote sensing requirements: Expresses the sense of Congress on commercial remote sensing, requires joint guidance within 180 days on validating needs, requirements documents and a 5-year cost estimate, requires a budget explanation for funding gaps, and requires a report.
Sec. 7510: Requirement to ensure intelligence community directives appropriately account for artificial intelligence and machine learning tools in intelligence products: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to brief Congress within 120 days on whether intelligence community directives give analysts enough guidance on artificial intelligence and machine learning tools in intelligence products.
Sec. 7511: Expanded annual assessment of economic and technological capabilities of the People's Republic of China and related briefing: Requires a briefing within 45 days on implementing section 6503 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and amends that section to add committees and assessments of China's investments in AI, energy and biotechnology.
Sec. 7512: Assessment of using civil nuclear energy for intelligence community capabilities: Requires the Director of National Intelligence to assess whether civil nuclear reactors could meet the unique energy needs of certain intelligence community capabilities, and to report on the findings within 180 days.
Sec. 7513: Policies established by Director of National Intelligence for artificial intelligence capabilities: Amends section 6702 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to require the Director of National Intelligence to establish, within 1 year, policies for intelligence community artificial intelligence capabilities, and to review them annually.
Sec. 7602: Promoting efficient declassification review: Requires agencies processing Freedom of Information Act or mandatory declassification requests to review classified records over 25 years old for declassification and release by the National Declassification Center, unless the agency head certifies and explains otherwise to Congress.
Sec. 7603: Training to promote sensible classification: Defines over-classification and sensible classification, and requires each head of an agency with classification authority to train employees with classification authority to be accountable for over-classification and to promote sensible classification.
Sec. 7604: Improvements to Public Interest Declassification Board: Amends section 703 of the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 so a Board member with an expired term may serve up to 1 year or until a successor is sworn in, requires a successor plan within 30 days, and allows the Board to hire not more than 12 staff members.
Sec. 7605: Implementation of technology for classification and declassification: Requires the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, within 1 year, to research technology-based solutions for classification and declassification and send recommendations to the President and Congress, and requires a classified report from the President within 540 days.
Sec. 7606: Studies and recommendations on necessity of security clearances: Requires agencies that grant security clearances to study their necessity and report to Congress within 1 year, adds reviews by the Director of National Intelligence, special access program agencies and the Secretary of Energy, and requires Office of Management and Budget review.
Sec. 7702: Timeliness standard for rendering determinations of trust for personnel vetting: Requires the President to establish and publish new timeliness standards for personnel vetting trust determinations and review them every 5 years, requires quarterly public compliance reports, and lets the Director of National Intelligence set complementary intelligence community standards.
Sec. 7703: Annual report on personnel vetting trust determinations: Defines personnel vetting trust determination, requires an annual public report from March 30, 2024 for 5 years on such determinations disaggregated by category, and strikes subsection (h) of section 3001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
Sec. 7704: Survey to assess strengths and weaknesses of Trusted Workforce 2.0: Requires the Comptroller General, within 1 year and every 2 years until 2029, to survey agencies, contractors and others requiring clearances on the strengths and weaknesses of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative and the effectiveness of vetting Federal personnel.
Sec. 7801: Improved funding flexibility for payments made by the Central Intelligence Agency for qualifying injuries to the brain: Amends section 19A(d) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 so payments for qualifying brain injuries may use funds appropriated for them or reprogrammed under section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947, and requires a yearly budget estimate.
Sec. 7802: Clarification of requirements to seek certain benefits relating to injuries to the brain: Amends section 19A(d)(5) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 so covered employees need not first seek chapter 81 of title 5 benefits to be eligible solely for the payment, and requires revised regulations within 90 days.
Sec. 7803: Intelligence community implementation of HAVANA Act of 2021 authorities: Requires each intelligence community element head to issue regulations within 180 days to implement HAVANA Act payment authorities, report within 210 days on eligible individuals and expected fiscal year 2025 obligations, or submit a written justification.
Sec. 7902: Extension of title VII of FISA: Changes the date "December 31, 2023" to "April 19, 2024" in section 403(b) and the heading of section 404(b)(1) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008, extending the title VII provisions.