H.R. 5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025

Bill · 118th Congress (2023–2024). Became law, 23 Dec 2024 · Public Law 118-159. Introduced 27 Jul 2023.

Official title: To reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes.

Vote results

House, 11 Dec 2024: Passed, 281 Yea, 140 Nay, 0 Present, 10 Not voting. The House’s roll call
Senate, 18 Dec 2024: Motion Agreed to, 85 Yea, 14 Nay, 0 Present, 1 Not voting. The Senate’s roll call
President: Signed 23 Dec 2024 · Public Law 118-159

How each member voted

White House

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

Senate

Yea (85): 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); 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); Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY); 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); Josh Hawley (R-MO); 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).

Nay (14): Edward J. Markey (D-MA); Ron Wyden (D-OR); Bernard Sanders (I-VT); Debbie Stabenow (D-MI); Tammy Baldwin (D-WI); Adam B. Schiff (D-CA); Peter Welch (D-VT); Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Mike Lee (R-UT); Rand Paul (R-KY); Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); Cory A. Booker (D-NJ); Mike Braun (R-IN); Andy Kim (D-NJ).

Not voting (1): J.D. Vance (R-OH).

Not in office (5): Robert Menendez (D-NJ); Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Ben Sasse (R-NE); Laphonza R. Butler (D-CA); George S. Helmy (D-NJ).

House

Yea (281): Harold Rogers (R-KY-5); Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4); Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9); Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2); Ken Calvert (R-CA-41); James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6); Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA-16); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3); Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2); Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3); Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18); Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4); Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5); 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); Joe Wilson (R-SC-2); John R. Carter (R-TX-31); Tom Cole (R-OK-4); Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-26); Mike Rogers (R-AL-3); C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2); 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); Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10); Patrick T. McHenry (R-NC-10); Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5); Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12); Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16); Kathy Castor (D-FL-14); Joe Courtney (D-CT-2); Jim Jordan (R-OH-4); Doug Lamborn (R-CO-5); Adrian Smith (R-NE-3); Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5); Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1); Steve Scalise (R-LA-1); Tim Walberg (R-MI-5); Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2); James A. Himes (D-CT-4); Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO-3); Tom McClintock (R-CA-5); Bill Posey (R-FL-8); Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15); Paul Tonko (D-NY-20); Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8); Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR-1); Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4); Jeff Duncan (R-SC-3); Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3); Andy Harris (R-MD-1); Bill Huizenga (R-MI-4); Mike Kelly (R-PA-16); David Schweikert (R-AZ-1); Austin Scott (R-GA-8); Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7); Daniel Webster (R-FL-11); Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24); Steve Womack (R-AR-3); Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7); Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2); Andy Barr (R-KY-6); Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8); Lois Frankel (D-FL-22); Richard Hudson (R-NC-9); Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8); David P. Joyce (R-OH-14); Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1); Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50); Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25); Ann Wagner (R-MO-2); Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14); Brad R. Wenstrup (R-OH-2); Roger Williams (R-TX-25); Jason Smith (R-MO-8); Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33); Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12); Brian Babin (R-TX-36); Mike Bost (R-IL-12); Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1); Ed Case (D-HI-1); Tom Emmer (R-MN-6); Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-3); Garret Graves (R-LA-6); 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); Alexander X. Mooney (R-WV-2); 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); Warren Davidson (R-OH-8); James Comer (R-KY-1); Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19); Don Bacon (R-NE-2); Jim Banks (R-IN-3); Jack Bergman (R-MI-1); Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24); 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); Clay Higgins (R-LA-3); Steven Horsford (D-NV-4); Mike Johnson (R-LA-4); David Kustoff (R-TN-8); Brian J. Mast (R-FL-21); Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19); John H. Rutherford (R-FL-5); Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11); Darren Soto (D-FL-9); Ron Estes (R-KS-4); John R. Curtis (R-UT-3); Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3); Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-8); Michael Cloud (R-TX-27); Troy Balderson (R-OH-12); Kevin Hern (R-OK-1); Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25); Susan Wild (D-PA-7); Colin Z. Allred (D-TX-32); James R. Baird (R-IN-4); Ben Cline (R-VA-6); Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2); Jason Crow (D-CO-6); Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4); Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16); Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1); Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2); Lance Gooden (R-TX-5); Mark E. Green (R-TN-7); 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); John Joyce (R-PA-13); 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); Chris Pappas (D-NH-1); Greg Pence (R-IN-6); Dean Phillips (D-MN-3); Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14); John W. Rose (R-TN-6); Kim Schrier (D-WA-8); Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11); Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-7); Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4); Pete Stauber (R-MN-8); Bryan Steil (R-WI-1); William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4); David J. Trone (D-MD-6); Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2); Michael Waltz (R-FL-6); Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24); Dan Bishop (R-NC-8); Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3); Mike Garcia (R-CA-27); Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7); Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1); Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2); Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5); Lauren Boebert (R-CO-3); Kat Cammack (R-FL-3); Jerry L. Carl (R-AL-1); Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9); Byron Donalds (R-FL-19); Pat Fallon (R-TX-4); Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4); Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7); 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); Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1); Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2); Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13); Young Kim (R-CA-40); Jake LaTurner (R-KS-2); Nancy Mace (R-SC-1); Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11); Tracey Mann (R-KS-1); Kathy E. Manning (D-NC-6); Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9); Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1); Barry Moore (R-AL-2); Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1); Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1); Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22); Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23); Burgess Owens (R-UT-4); August Pfluger (R-TX-11); Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27); Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5); Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10); Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24); Julia Letlow (R-LA-5); Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6); Mike Carey (R-OH-15); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20); Mike Flood (R-NE-1); Brad Finstad (R-MN-1); Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK-AL); Patrick Ryan (D-NY-18); Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2); Mark Alford (R-MO-4); Aaron Bean (R-FL-4); Josh Brecheen (R-OK-2); Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13); Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-8); Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-5); Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6); Mike Collins (R-GA-10); Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY-4); Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1); Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15); John S. Duarte (R-CA-13); Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11); Mike Ezell (R-MS-4); Russell Fry (R-SC-7); Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3); Erin Houchin (R-IN-9); Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38); 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); Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13); Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8); Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2); Richard McCormick (R-GA-6); Max L. Miller (R-OH-7); Cory Mills (R-FL-7); Marcus J. Molinaro (R-NY-19); Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-1); Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23); Wiley Nickel (D-NC-13); Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3); Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5); Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI-3); Dale W. Strong (R-AL-5); Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13); Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13); Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3); Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2); Brandon Williams (R-NY-22); Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4); Celeste Maloy (R-UT-2); Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26); Vince Fong (R-CA-20); Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6); Greg Lopez (R-CO-4); Tony Wied (R-WI-8); Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL); Jeff Jackson (D-NC-14).

Nay (140): Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11); Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6); Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1); Maxine Waters (D-CA-43); Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12); Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7); Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37); Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3); Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7); Diana DeGette (D-CO-1); Brad Sherman (D-CA-32); Adam Smith (D-WA-9); Barbara Lee (D-CA-12); John B. Larson (D-CT-1); Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-31); Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9); Betty McCollum (D-MN-4); Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8); David Scott (D-GA-13); Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38); Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5); Al Green (D-TX-9); Gwen Moore (D-WI-4); Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7); Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9); Steve Cohen (D-TN-9); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4); John P. Sarbanes (D-MD-3); André Carson (D-IN-7); Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11); Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1); Mike Quigley (D-IL-5); Judy Chu (D-CA-28); John Garamendi (D-CA-8); Bill Foster (D-IL-11); Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-9); H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9); William R. Keating (D-MA-9); Dina Titus (D-NV-1); Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1); Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1); Thomas Massie (R-KY-4); Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3); Ami Bera (D-CA-6); Julia Brownley (D-CA-26); Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20); Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29); Jared Huffman (D-CA-2); Daniel T. Kildee (D-MI-8); Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6); Ann M. Kuster (D-NH-2); Grace Meng (D-NY-6); Scott Perry (R-PA-10); Mark Pocan (D-WI-2); Eric Swalwell (D-CA-14); Mark Takano (D-CA-39); Juan Vargas (D-CA-52); Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33); Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2); Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5); Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12); Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1); Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2); Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10); Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6); Seth Moulton (D-MA-6); Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12); Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10); Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44); Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5); Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL); J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46); Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13); Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7); Ro Khanna (D-CA-17); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8); Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8); Ralph Norman (R-SC-5); Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34); Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5); Tim Burchett (R-TN-2); Sean Casten (D-IL-6); Angie Craig (D-MN-2); Sharice Davids (D-KS-3); Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7); Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29); Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4); Joe Neguse (D-CO-2); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14); Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5); Katie Porter (D-CA-47); Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7); Chip Roy (R-TX-21); Abigail Davis Spanberger (D-VA-7); W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17); Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11); Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12); Lori Trahan (D-MA-3); Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14); Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4); Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16); Cori Bush (D-MO-1); Bob Good (R-VA-5); Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14); Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51); Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3); Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. (R-MT-2); Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2); Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15); Nikema Williams (D-GA-5); Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2); Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1); Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11); Becca Balint (D-VT-AL); Eric Burlison (R-MO-7); Greg Casar (D-TX-35); Elijah Crane (R-AZ-2); Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30); Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17); Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4); Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10); Robert Garcia (D-CA-42); Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10); Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY-AL); Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4); Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37); Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12); Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-3); Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8); Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15); Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7); Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3); Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6); Keith Self (R-TX-3); Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17); Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2); Gabe Amo (D-RI-1); LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10); Erica Lee Carter (D-TX-18).

Not voting (10): Kay Granger (R-TX-12); James P. McGovern (D-MA-2); Michael C. Burgess (R-TX-26); Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-7); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8); Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4); Dwight Evans (D-PA-3); Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10); Michelle Steel (R-CA-45).

Not in office (14): 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); David N. Cicilline (D-RI-1); Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ-10); Chris Stewart (R-UT-2); Ken Buck (R-CO-4); Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1); Mike Gallagher (R-WI-8); Andy Kim (D-NJ-3); George Santos (R-NY-3).

Summary

Main subject: Authorizes fiscal year 2025 appropriations and sets policy for Department of Defense programs, military construction, Department of Energy national security programs, intelligence activities, and Department of State programs, and adds other foreign affairs, conservation and related provisions. Division A, Division B, Division C, Division F, Division G

Its core areas: Department of Defense procurement, research, and operation and maintenance authorizations; Military personnel end strengths, pay, and benefits; TRICARE and military health care; Defense acquisition pathways and contracting rules; Military construction, family housing, and land conveyances; Department of Energy national security programs; Maritime Administration programs; International conservation foundation and wildlife conservation grant programs; Intelligence funding authorizations and intelligence community management; Intelligence community whistleblower and inspector general procedures; Department of State workforce, operations, passports, and consular services; Wrongful detention and hostage matters.

Unexpected Items: 164 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 (54)

Sec. 318: Initiative to control and combat the spread of coconut rhinoceros beetle in Hawaii: Directs the Secretary of Defense to step up management, control, and interdiction of the coconut rhinoceros beetle on military installations in Hawaii, with annual briefings.
Sec. 559E: Prohibition on use of Federal funds to endorse critical race theory: Bars use of funds authorized by this Act to endorse critical race theory at Department of Defense academic institutions, in training for service members, or in professional military education, and defines the term.
Sec. 641: Prohibition on sale of garlic from the People’s Republic of China at commissary stores: Requires the Secretary of Defense to prohibit commissary sales of fresh or chilled garlic that originated from or was processed in the People's Republic of China, effective January 1, 2026.
Sec. 873: Boots to Business Program: Amends the Small Business Act to create a Small Business Administration entrepreneurship training program, the Boots to Business Program, for servicemembers, veterans, and their families through September 30, 2028. It also sets grant-award consideration criteria for veterans' business programs.
Sec. 1088: Resumption of caisson services at funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery: Requires the Army to conduct at least 20 funeral services with caisson services each week at Arlington National Cemetery once stable renovations are complete and the caisson herd is constituted, trained, and certified.
Sec. 1094: Pilot program to provide military aircraft support to air shows: Requires a briefing on military aircraft support to air shows and a one-year pilot program providing military aircraft and aerial demonstration teams to at least five air shows in rural or small market areas.
Sec. 1109: Increase in military leave accrual and accumulation for Federal employees: Raises the military leave available to Federal employees who are reservists or National Guard members from 15 days to 20 days in title 5, which covers Federal employees government-wide.
Sec. 1423: Armed Forces Retirement Home: availability of licensed practitioners: Rewrites the requirement for licensed health care practitioners to be available to residents at facilities of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 1703: Display of United States flag for patriotic and military observances: Amends the flag code in title 4 to allow flag display in limited circumstances during military or patriotic observances, and directs the Secretary of Defense to rescind a February 10, 2023 Department of Defense memorandum.
Sec. 1704: Exclusion of oceanographic research vessels from certain sourcing requirements: Amends the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act definition so that oceanographic research vessels operated by academic institutions are excepted from a sourcing requirement.
Sec. 1705: Expanding cooperative research and development agreements to partnerships with United States territorial governments: Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act so that territorial governments are included among parties eligible for cooperative research and development agreements.
Sec. 1709: Analysis of certain unmanned aircraft systems entities: Requires a national security agency to determine within one year whether equipment and services from two named drone-related companies and their affiliates pose an unacceptable risk, and directs the FCC to add them to its covered list if no determination is made.
Sec. 3401: Authorization of appropriations: Authorizes $13,010,000 for fiscal year 2025 for activities relating to the naval petroleum reserves, available until expended. ($13,010,000)
Sec. 3522: Study on transportation of personal protective equipment: Requires a Comptroller General study and report on expedited transportation of personal protective equipment from 2020 to 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sec. 5001: Grants for State, county, and tribal veterans’ cemeteries that allow interment of certain persons eligible for interment in national cemeteries: This section amends title 38 to bar the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from setting grant conditions that restrict interment of certain persons in State, county, or tribal veterans' cemeteries, or from denying grants on that basis. It also requires the Secretary to make burial eligibility determinations on request.
Sec. 5002: Telephone helpline for assistance for veterans and other eligible individuals: This section amends title 38 to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain a toll-free benefits helpline, with an option to speak to a live person. It also allows the Secretary to contract with a third party to direct calls.
Sec. 5003: Report on Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0: This section requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress within 90 days on the redesigned Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0.
Sec. 5112: United States policy in the Western Hemisphere: States United States policy to promote economic competitiveness, democratic governance, and security in the Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 5113: Promoting security and the rule of law in the Western Hemisphere: Directs the Secretary of State to support security and rule-of-law efforts with partner nations in the Western Hemisphere and to submit a 5-year strategy within 180 days.
Sec. 5114: Promoting digitalization and cybersecurity in the Western Hemisphere: Directs the Secretary of State to promote digital connectivity, e-government, and cybersecurity partnerships in the Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 5115: Promoting economic and commercial partnerships in the Western Hemisphere: Directs the Secretary of State to support trade, investment-review, infrastructure, and energy partnerships in the Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 5116: Promoting transparency and democratic governance in the Western Hemisphere: Directs the Secretary of State to support electoral institutions, legislatures, civil society, and anticorruption efforts in the Western Hemisphere.
Sec. 5117: Sense of Congress on prioritizing nomination and confirmation of qualified ambassadors: Expresses the sense of Congress that the President and Senate should nominate and confirm ambassadors as quickly as possible.
Sec. 5121: Improving multilateral cooperation to improve the security of Taiwan: Directs State and Treasury officials to consult European governments on sanctions plans against the PRC under stated circumstances involving Taiwan, requires a report on economic impacts of a blockade, and states Congress's views.
Sec. 5122: Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country reform: Rewrites the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 requirements for a country to be a candidate for assistance and requires a report on efforts to undermine Millennium Challenge Corporation programs.
Sec. 5123: Extension of sunset: Changes the sunset date in the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 to December 31, 2029.
Sec. 5124: Strategy and grant program to promote internet freedom in Iran: Requires a strategy on internet access for civil society in Iran and authorizes grants, including $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for the Open Technology Fund. ($15,000,000)
Sec. 5202: Project Safe Childhood Act: Rewrites the Project Safe Childhood provision of the Adam Walsh Act, creating a Justice Department initiative on online child sexual exploitation and authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 2023 through 2028.
Sec. 5203: Administrative False Claims Act of 2023: Renames the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act as the Administrative False Claims Act, changes the claim limit from $150,000 to $1,000,000, and revises procedures and reporting.
Sec. 5211: Modernizing law enforcement notification: Allows a firearm transferor to notify a chief law enforcement officer by verified electronic notification instead of only by registered or certified mail.
Sec. 5403: FCC auction of certain licenses: Requires the FCC to start competitive bidding within 18 months to grant licenses for spectrum in the AWS-3 bands.
Sec. 5404: Spectrum auction trust fund: Creates a Spectrum Auction Trust Fund, authorizes FCC borrowing up to $3,080,000,000 and Commerce borrowing up to $220,000,000, and directs $3,300,000,000 of auction proceeds to reimburse the Treasury.
Sec. 5405: Increase in limitation on expenditure under secure and trusted communications networks reimbursement program: Raises the expenditure limit under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks reimbursement program from $1,900,000,000 to $4,980,000,000.
Sec. 5501: GAO study and report on intentional disruption of the national airspace system: Directs the Comptroller General to study and report on the vulnerability of the national airspace system to disruption through the electromagnetic spectrum and aircraft communication systems.
Sec. 5502: Frank A. Lobiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security Campus: Designates the campus and grounds of the FAA Technical Center at Atlantic City International Airport as the Frank A. LoBiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security Campus.
Sec. 5602: Definitions: Defines terms for the subtitle on high-security leased space, including beneficial owner, covered entity, Federal lessee and high-security leased adjacent space.
Sec. 5603: Government-wide study: Directs the Administrator of General Services to carry out a Government-wide study of security assessment processes for high-security leased space adjacent to federal tenants and to report within 2 years. No additional funds are authorized.
Sec. 5611: Department of Homeland Security Northern Border Mission Center: Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Department of Homeland Security Northern Border Mission Center within 1 year, placed at a location collocated with existing Department facilities. It ends October 1, 2027 and authorizes no additional funds.
Sec. 5612: Comptroller General report on the Homeland Security Information Network: Requires the Comptroller General to report within 1 year on how the Homeland Security Information Network is used, how it compares with other tools, and its cost and effectiveness.
Sec. 5701: Treatment of payments from the railroad unemployment insurance account: Amends the Continued Assistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020 provisions on railroad unemployment insurance account payments, applied as if enacted the day before the COVID-19 national emergency ends, and rescinds $13,000,000 of unobligated American Rescue Plan Act technology modernization funds as an offset. ($13,000,000)
Sec. 5702: Extension of learning period for certain safety regulations relating to space flight participants: Extends the learning period for certain space flight participant safety regulations in title 51 from 2025 dates to 2028 dates.
Sec. 5703: Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal: Authorizes a single Congressional Gold Medal honoring the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, to be given to the Smithsonian Institution afterward, and authorizes bronze duplicates to be sold to cover costs.
Sec. 5704: Extension of competitive service status authority for employees of a Lead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operation: Changes a period in section 419(d)(5)(B) of title 5 from 5 years to 10 years, extending competitive service status authority for employees of a Lead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operation.
Sec. 6801: Comptroller General of the United States review of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office: Requires the Comptroller General to review the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and report findings on its duties relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Sec. 6802: Sunset of requirements relating to audits of unidentified anomalous phenomena historical record report: Ends the audit and reporting requirements tied to the unidentified anomalous phenomena historical record report at set dates after delivery of its final volume.
Sec. 6902: Technical amendments: Within a section of technical amendments, subsection (e) rewrites section 105 of title 17 so civilian faculty at listed defense, intelligence, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine institutions own copyright in certain literary works, subject to a government license.
Sec. 7805: Extension of certain payment in connection with the International Space Station: Moves the end date of a payment authority connected with the International Space Station from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2030.
Sec. 7807: Fentanyl reporting and authorities: Authorizes a Precursor Chemical Destruction Initiative to seize and destroy listed chemicals in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, funded from existing International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement appropriations.
Sec. 7808: Strengthening tracking of Tranq: Adds xylazine to the illicit drug items tracked in a Foreign Assistance Act narcotics provision.
Sec. 7809: SIGAR sunset and transition: Ends the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction on January 31, 2026, gives its employees hiring priority, and lets unobligated funds go to the State Department Inspector General.
Sec. 5118: Western Hemisphere defined: Defines Western Hemisphere for the subtitle so that it excludes three named countries.
Sec. 5705: Readmission requirements for servicemembers: Rewrites the definition of service in the uniformed services in the Higher Education Act of 1965 section on readmission, covering voluntary or involuntary active duty service including National Guard or Reserve members.
Sec. 7403: Research and scholar exchange partnerships: Expresses a sense of Congress on ties with Sub-Saharan African states and authorizes the Administrator to give technical assistance and grant-rejection feedback to historically Black colleges and universities.
Sec. 7801: Authorization of appropriations to promote United States citizen employment at the United Nations and international organizations: Authorizes an additional $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2031 to support Junior Professional Officers, details, transfers and interns at the United Nations and other international organizations. ($20,000,000)

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Sec. 130: Limitation on structural improvements and electrical power upgrades for AH–1Z and UH–1Y helicopters: Bars the Navy from carrying out structural and electrical upgrades to AH–1Z and UH–1Y helicopters anywhere other than a facility owned by the original equipment manufacturer until the Secretary makes a certification to Congress.
Sec. 163: Policy on qualifications of contractors for into-plane fuel deliveries for heavy-lift aircraft: Requires the Defense Logistics Agency to adopt a policy for acquisition planning on into-plane aviation fuel contracts for heavy-lift aircraft, applying only to contracts of an estimated 5,000,000 gallons or more per year within the continental United States.
Sec. 356: Program for advanced manufacturing in the Indo-Pacific region: Directs the Navy to establish an advanced manufacturing facility on or near a military installation in the Indo-Pacific Command's area of responsibility to support submarine and shipbuilding industrial bases.
Sec. 605: Calculation of retired pay for certain officers who served in grade O–9 or O–10 and retired in grade O–8: Sets a special retired pay base rule, the lower of two computed amounts, for officers who served in temporary grade O–9 or O–10 and retired in permanent grade O–8.
Sec. 831: Modification to the term of appointment of the President of the Defense Acquisition University: Sets a maximum three-year term, with no option for extension, for the President of the Defense Acquisition University serving on January 1, 2025, and exempts that office-holder from the general term rule.
Sec. 842: Domestic production of stainless steel flatware and dinnerware: Adds stainless steel flatware and dinnerware to the list of items subject to the domestic sourcing rule in section 4862(b) of title 10, effective January 1, 2026, with the addition repealed effective January 1, 2029.
Sec. 846: Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than United States goods: Changes the definition of 'auxiliary ship' so that, for contracts on or after enactment, icebreakers and special mission ships are included unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies a condition on forecasted sales of large medium-speed diesel engines.
Sec. 858: Procurement of covered hearing protection devices: Authorizes contracts to procure active hearing protection devices that the Hearing Center of Excellence has identified, tested, and qualified, and directs the Secretary to prioritize awards to a domestic offeror.
Sec. 1103: Extension of living quarters allowance to civilian DOD employees in positions with critical shortages stationed in Guam: Extends the living quarters allowance authority to Department of Defense civilian employees stationed in Guam in positions the Secretary deems to have critical shortages, through January 1, 2034.
Sec. 1107: Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members at Inter-American Defense College: Adds the United States Element of the Inter-American Defense College to the list of organizations covered by the civilian faculty employment and compensation authority in 10 U.S.C. 1595(c).
Sec. 1110: Sufficient firefighter personnel covered installations: Requires the Secretary of Defense to keep sufficient firefighter personnel on duty at covered installations and bars using a risk assessment to limit their number, where covered installations are Space Force installations with a space launch facility.
Sec. 2872: Development and operation of the Naval Innovation Center at the Naval Postgraduate School: Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to contract with nonprofit organizations for the design, construction, and maintenance of a facility called the Naval Innovation Center at the Naval Postgraduate School, and to accept funds and gifts for it.
Sec. 3538: Amended license applications for certain deepwater ports for natural gas: Requires expedited review and a 270-day decision deadline for amended natural gas deepwater port license applications originally submitted before the March 13, 2020 proclamation and meeting listed criteria.
Sec. 6618: Pilot program on establishing a geospatial workforce development program: Directs the Secretary of Defense to run a geospatial workforce pilot program and to prioritize a location with a partner institution that meets a set of criteria tied to proximity to, and agreements with, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 7210: Expedited opening of diplomatic missions: Requires a report and a senior official on opening new diplomatic missions, and defines 'new diplomatic mission' by an opening date and a gap in presence rather than by name.
Sec. 2802: Expansion of eligible grant recipients under the Defense Community Infrastructure Program: Adds not-for-profit, member-owned utility services to the groups eligible for Defense Community Infrastructure Program grants.

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Sec. 633: Parent fees at military child development centers for child care employees: Sets the parent fee at military child development centers to no fee for the first child of a child care employee, and a fee equal to or less than the discounted fee for each other child.
Sec. 707: Contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program: Sets the TRICARE cost-sharing amount to $0 for prescription contraceptives, and for contraceptive methods, care, sterilization procedures and related counseling under TRICARE Select and Prime. ($0)

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Sec. 355: Anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kit for certain Army vehicles: Requires the Army to equip all high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles with anti-lock brake and stability control kits by 2033, with a plan that includes increasing production and retrofits at a named Army depot.
Sec. 539: Program of military recruitment and education at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum: Directs the Secretary of Defense to seek an agreement with the entity that operates the National September 11 Memorial and Museum for a military recruitment and education program at the Museum, including recruitment materials and exhibits.
Sec. 547: Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense Countering Extremism Work Group: Bars 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. 1051: Authority to contribute to innovation fund: Allows the Secretary of Defense to contribute a total of no more than $200,000,000 over five years to the NATO Innovation Fund, within amounts authorized by law for that purpose. ($200,000,000)
Sec. 1323: Taiwan security cooperation initiative: Authorizes assistance to Taiwan's military, security forces, and related civilian entities and limits the funds made available for it from fiscal year 2025 Department of Defense amounts to not more than $300,000,000. ($300,000,000)
Sec. 1341: Extension and modification of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup: Extends to fiscal year 2025 and raises the amount that may be transferred for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup from $15,000,000 to $30,000,000. ($30,000,000)
Sec. 1421: Extension of authorities for funding and management of Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois: Extends the demonstration fund authority for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center by one year and allows a transfer of $162,500,000 from Defense Health Program operation and maintenance funds to that fund. ($162,500,000)
Sec. 1424: Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home: Authorizes $100,520,000 for fiscal year 2025 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund for operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. ($100,520,000)
Sec. 1644: Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production: Caps funds that may be provided to the Government of Israel for three named programs: up to $110,000,000 for Iron Dome, $40,000,000 for David's Sling, and $50,000,000 for Arrow 3, with certifications and co-production conditions.
Sec. 1706: Use of royalty gas at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant: At the request of the Secretary of Defense, requires in-kind royalty gas from leases on a named Army plant to be sold to the Department of Defense for use only at that plant.
Sec. 1708: Prohibition on use of funds for temporary pier in Gaza: Bars Department of Defense funds for fiscal year 2025 from being used for a temporary pier in or off the coast of Gaza, or for deploying equipment to Gaza relating to such a pier.
Sec. 2104: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Kunsan Air Base, Korea: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a fiscal year 2018 Army project at Kunsan Air Base, Korea, originally authorized at $53,000,000. ($53,000,000)
Sec. 2105: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Mihail Kogalniceanu forward operating site, Romania: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a fiscal year 2019 Army project at Mihail Kogalniceanu forward operating site, Romania, originally authorized at $21,651,000. ($21,651,000)
Sec. 2106: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for two fiscal year 2020 Army projects, at Kwajalein Atoll ($40,000,000) and Fort Jackson ($88,000,000).
Sec. 2107: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for two fiscal year 2021 Army projects, at Yuma Proving Ground ($14,000,000) and Fort Gillem ($71,000,000).
Sec. 2108: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a list of named fiscal year 2022 Army projects at specific installations, each with its own original authorized amount.
Sec. 2204: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for two fiscal year 2019 Navy projects, in Bahrain ($26,340,000) and at Souda Bay, Greece ($41,650,000).
Sec. 2205: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a fiscal year 2020 Navy Bachelor Enlisted Quarters project at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, originally authorized at $99,600,000. ($99,600,000)
Sec. 2206: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for three fiscal year 2021 Navy projects, in Guam, Maine and Nevada.
Sec. 2207: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a list of named fiscal year 2022 Navy and Marine Corps projects, each with its own original authorized amount.
Sec. 2304: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a fiscal year 2017 Air Force project at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, originally authorized at $12,000,000. ($12,000,000)
Sec. 2305: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for four fiscal year 2018 Air Force projects in Hungary and Slovakia.
Sec. 2306: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for two fiscal year 2019 Air Force projects at Royal Air Force Fairford, United Kingdom ($87,000,000 and $19,000,000).
Sec. 2307: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for five fiscal year 2020 Air Force projects at named installations in Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Texas and Washington.
Sec. 2308: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a fiscal year 2021 Air Force access control point project at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, originally authorized at $19,500,000. ($19,500,000)
Sec. 2309: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for seven fiscal year 2022 Air Force projects in Australia, Massachusetts and the United Kingdom.
Sec. 2404: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Iwakuni, Japan: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a fiscal year 2018 Defense Agencies bulk storage tanks project at Iwakuni, Japan, originally authorized at $30,800,000. ($30,800,000)
Sec. 2405: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Iwakuni, Japan: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a fiscal year 2019 Defense Agencies fuel pier project at Iwakuni, Japan, originally authorized at $33,200,000. ($33,200,000)
Sec. 2406: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a fiscal year 2020 geothermal and solar project at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, originally authorized at $3,950,000. ($3,950,000)
Sec. 2407: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for five fiscal year 2021 Defense Agencies and energy projects in Arkansas, California, Italy and Japan.
Sec. 2408: Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia: Lets the Secretary of Defense install a battery energy storage system for a fiscal year 2022 carport project at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia, at a total project amount of $40,650,000. ($40,650,000)
Sec. 2409: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a list of named fiscal year 2022 Defense Agencies and energy projects at specific installations, each with its own original authorized amount.
Sec. 2607: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for a fiscal year 2018 small arms range project at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana, originally authorized at $8,000,000. ($8,000,000)
Sec. 2608: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for two fiscal year 2020 National Guard and Reserve projects, at Camp Roberts, California ($12,000,000) and Moon Township, Pennsylvania ($23,000,000).
Sec. 2609: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects: Extends until October 1, 2025 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2026 military construction act, if later) the authority for nine fiscal year 2021 National Guard and Reserve projects at named locations in several states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Sec. 2610: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects: Extends until October 1, 2026 (or enactment of the fiscal year 2027 military construction act, if later) the authority for eleven fiscal year 2022 National Guard and Reserve projects at named locations in several states.
Sec. 2611: Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project: Allows the Secretary of the Army to build a fiscal year 2022 National Guard Readiness Center, authorized for Bennington, Vermont, in Lyndon, Vermont instead.
Sec. 2812: Schedule of repairs at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida: Requires the Secretary of the Navy to develop a plan, with cost and schedule estimates, for repair or replacement of facilities at Naval Air Station Pensacola damaged by Hurricane Sally, naming Hangar 3260, and to brief Congress twice a year for five years.
Sec. 2875: Authorization of assistance to expedite certain military construction projects located in Guam: Allows each military department Secretary to provide grants, cooperative agreements and supplemental Federal funds to regulatory agencies in Guam, naming the Guam Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to expedite military construction projects.
Sec. 2878: Assessment of public schools on installations of Department of Defense: Requires an updated assessment of public schools on military installations and changes a project count in an earlier law from '38 projects' to '71 projects'.
Sec. 2879: Updates to policies and guidance of the Department of the Navy for the replacement of certain dry docks and other projects: Directs Navy policy updates and quarterly briefings on named dry dock replacement projects at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, and sets planning measures for projects with more than $500,000,000 obligated. ($500,000,000)
Sec. 3101: National Nuclear Security Administration: Authorizes new plant projects at named sites: $25,000,000 at the Nevada National Security Site, $48,500,000 at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and $45,000,000 at the Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho.
Sec. 4301: Operation and maintenance: This operation and maintenance funding table includes separate line-item amounts for named projects and organizations, such as a Guam Glass Breakwater entry under Navy sustainment, restoration and modernization. The table figures are in thousands of dollars.
Sec. 4501: Other authorizations: This table of other authorizations includes a separate line-item amount for Young Marines under the drug demand reduction program. The table figures are in thousands of dollars.
Sec. 5311: Reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish and threatened fish recovery implementation programs: Amends Public Law 106-392 to authorize $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2024 through 2031 for capital projects, and sets other multi-year amounts, for recovery programs in the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins.
Sec. 7201: State-of-the-art building facilities: States that the Secretary should use existing waiver authorities to expedite upgrades and maintenance at one named federal building, with a goal of 85 percent completion by December 31, 2027.
Sec. 7206: National Museum of American Diplomacy: Authorizes the Secretary of State to provide by contract, grant or otherwise for services and events at the National Museum of American Diplomacy, to retain fees from facility use, and to sell, trade, loan or borrow its collection items.
Sec. 7803: United States-Africa Leaders Summit and related matters: Requires the President to convene a United States-Africa Leaders Summit every two years and authorizes $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029.
Sec. 7804: Summit of the Americas: Sets as policy support for a Summit of the Americas every 4 years and authorizes the Secretary to work with the Secretariat on a Cities Summit of the Americas. It states no dollar amount.

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Sec. 514: Transfer to the Space Force of covered space functions of the Air National Guard of the United States: Transfers named Air National Guard space units to the Space Force and limits the statutory waiver to 578 personnel billets, divided among Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Ohio, and Air National Guard headquarters.
Sec. 2807: Modification of authority for Indo-Pacific posture unspecified minor military construction projects: Raises the limit for Indo-Pacific posture unspecified minor military construction projects from $15,000,000 to $30,000,000 and broadens the land-acquisition authority for those projects. ($30,000,000)

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Sec. 128: Limitation on the construction of the Landing Ship Medium: Bars contracts for the lead Landing Ship Medium until the basic and functional design is certified complete, but exempts that ship from the limitation if it is a commercial or nondevelopmental item, and lets the Navy exempt its contract from full and open competition in that case.
Sec. 502: Authority to exclude additional positions from limitations on the number of general officers and flag officers on active duty: Exempts general and flag officers assigned to the Secretary of Defense Adaptive Force Account, up to 35 positions, from the statutory limits on numbers of such officers on active duty.
Sec. 509B: Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps position: Creates a Medical Officer of the Marine Corps position filled by a Navy flag officer and excludes that officer from the distribution and active duty strength limits on flag officers.
Sec. 597: Enrollment in defense dependents’ education system of children of foreign military members assigned to United Nations Command: Extends defense dependents' school enrollment to children of foreign military members assigned to the United Nations Command, limited to schools in South Korea or Japan.
Sec. 604: Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary heroism for members of the Army and Air Force who served during the Vietnam Era: Removes the cap on additional retired pay for extraordinary heroism for members who served during the Vietnam Era, under the Army and Air Force provisions of title 10.
Sec. 652: Extension of exclusion of certain employees from Government lodging program: Extends from 2023 to 2029 an exclusion of certain employees from the requirements of a Government lodging program and adds annual briefings through 2030.
Sec. 1108: Treatment of veterans who did not register for the selective service: Exempts veterans who show active duty service and whose Selective Service registration requirement has ended or no longer applies due to age from the registration condition for Executive agency appointments.
Sec. 1209: Temporary authority to provide training to military forces or national security forces of Costa Rica and Panama: Allows general purpose forces of the U.S. Armed Forces to train with the military or national security forces of Costa Rica and Panama through December 31, 2030, notwithstanding the limit in section 321(a)(2) of title 10.
Sec. 2804: Inclusion of land acquisition and demolitions projects in authorized unspecified minor military construction project; temporary expansion of authority for purchase of certain land: Temporarily lets the Secretary of the Army use minor construction authority to buy land interests at up to 200 percent of the usual dollar threshold, to support Army caisson requirements, through February 1, 2026.
Sec. 2808: Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base with civil aviation: Extends from September 30, 2026 to September 30, 2028 a prohibition on joint use of a named Air Reserve Base with civil aviation.
Sec. 2849: Guidance regarding maintenance of aggregate square footage of facilities of Department of Defense: Requires guidance that offsets every square foot of facility growth with an equal reduction, and exempts three listed items from that requirement: the Sentinel missile program, public shipyards under the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, and MHPI housing.
Sec. 2859: Land conveyance and authorization for interim lease, Defense Fuel Support Point San Pedro, Los Angeles, California: Authorizes conveyance of ballfield and firing range parcels at Defense Fuel Support Point San Pedro to the city of Los Angeles or the city of Lomita, and states that the prior-screening requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2696(b) and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act do not apply to the conveyance or the interim lease.
Sec. 2880: Designation of officials responsible for coordination of infrastructure projects to support additional members of the Armed Forces and their families in the Indo-Pacific region: Requires designation of one official for infrastructure coordination in Hawaii and another in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, with the Under Secretary of the Navy named for the latter.
Sec. 3112: Prohibition on admittance to national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities: Bars citizens or agents of four named nations from non-public areas of national security laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities starting April 15, 2025, with a certification waiver, and requires background reviews for other listed nations.
Sec. 122: Modification of requirement to incorporate advanced degaussing systems into Arleigh Burke class destroyers: Moves the year in the requirement to incorporate advanced degaussing systems into Arleigh Burke class destroyers from fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2028, delaying the start of that requirement.
Sec. 526: Authorizations for certain awards: Waives the time limits on awarding military medals so the President may posthumously award the Medal of Honor to one named person and the Distinguished Service Cross to another named person.
Sec. 527: Posthumous advancement of General John D. Lavelle, United States Air Force, on the retired list: Entitles one named retired Air Force general to hold the rank of lieutenant general on the retired list, with no change to his retired pay or other benefits.
Sec. 702: Reduction or waiver of cost-sharing amounts under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program for certain dependents enrolled in TRICARE Prime Remote program: Lets the Secretary selectively waive or reduce TRICARE pharmacy cost-sharing amounts for certain dependents enrolled in the TRICARE Prime Remote program who accompany a member to a duty assignment.
Sec. 716: Waiver with respect to experienced nurses at military medical treatment facilities: Lets a hiring manager waive General Schedule work-experience qualification standards for nurse and practical nurse applicants who are or were Department of Defense nurses and later earned a bachelor's or graduate degree.
Sec. 865: Qualification of industrial capabilities: Exempts industrial capabilities approved under the new qualification process, when they present no safety risk to human life, from Class A and Class B mishap investigations. Approval authorities are also shielded from Department of Defense liability for mishaps absent willful misconduct, gross negligence, or intentional fraud.
Sec. 1026: Exception to prohibition of overhaul, repair, or maintenance of certain vessels in shipyards outside the United States or Guam: Adds a clause covering corrective and preventive maintenance of a deployed naval vessel lasting not more than 21 days, and limits cumulative work at any homeport to two percent of that homeport's average annual workload.
Sec. 321: Provision by Secretary of the Air Force of meteorological data for Air Force and Army: Requires the Air Force to provide meteorological services for the Air Force and Army, but exempts meteorological ballistics data for the Army from that requirement.
Sec. 717: Improved implementation of financial relief for civilians treated in military medical treatment facilities: Directs a final rule for financial relief for civilians treated in military facilities and holds claims in abeyance until it takes effect, except claims to third-party payers and administrative support from another Federal agency.
Sec. 818: Clarification of other transaction authority for facility repair: Exempts projects carried out to repair a facility from certain requirements for prototype other-transaction projects, and extends an authority date from September 30, 2025 to September 30, 2030.
Sec. 851: Prohibition on contracting with covered entities that contract with lobbyists for Chinese military companies: Bars the Secretary of Defense from contracting with entities (or their parents or subsidiaries) that contract with lobbyists for listed Chinese military companies, with an exception for entities that made reasonable inquiries, a waiver, and a June 30, 2026 effective date.
Sec. 1224: Prohibition on providing funding to Iranian entities: Bars funds in this Act from going to the Government of Iran and persons owned or controlled by it or on the blocked persons list, but exempts activities subject to intelligence reporting requirements or authorized intelligence activities.
Sec. 1630: Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States: Bars use of fiscal year 2025 defense funds to reduce ICBM alert level or reduce deployed ICBMs below 400, but exempts maintenance, safety and reliability activities and the transition from Minuteman III to Sentinel.

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Sec. 316: Extension of prohibition on required disclosure: Changes a one-year period to a three-year period in section 318(a)(2) of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, extending a prohibition on required disclosure.
Sec. 319: Prohibition on implementation of regulation relating to minimizing risk of climate change: Bars use of fiscal year 2025 Department of Defense funds to finalize or implement any rule based on a specific 2021 advance notice of proposed rulemaking.
Sec. 626: Travel and transportation allowances: prohibition of requirement of zero-emission vehicle: Bars the Joint Travel Regulations from requiring travel or transportation in a zero-emission vehicle as a condition of a travel or transportation allowance.

Changes a government process (5)

Sec. 1115: Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion positions; hiring freeze: Bars the Secretary of Defense from establishing new diversity, equity, and inclusion positions or filling vacancies in them from enactment until a Comptroller General study is submitted or one year passes, whichever is earlier.
Sec. 3511: Port infrastructure development program: Changes port infrastructure grant treatment for shore power projects, adds Great Lakes to the port definition, lets the Maritime Administrator approve categorical exclusions, and sets application deadline, budget review and cybersecurity rules.
Sec. 3537: Nomination of Merchant Marine cadets in event of death, resignation, or expulsion from office of Member of Congress otherwise authorized to nominate: Lets the other Senator from a State make Merchant Marine Academy cadet nominations when a Senator dies, resigns or is expelled and the successor is sworn in after the nomination deadline.
Sec. 7209: Responsiveness to Congressional Research Service inquiries and Congressional Budget Office inquiries: Requires the Secretary and the USAID Administrator to send an initial response to Congressional Research Service and Congressional Budget Office inquiries within 14 days and a full answer within 90 days, and bars withholding sensitive but unclassified information.
Sec. 7401: United States Agency for Global Media: Changes how grantees of the United States Agency for Global Media can be suspended or debarred, requiring consultation and a three-fourths vote of the Advisory Board, which acts as the suspending and debarring official.

Condition defined by a narrow set of criteria (4)

Sec. 854: Prohibition on contracts for online tutoring services: Bars the Secretary of Defense from contracting for online tutoring services that could result in personal data of United States citizens being transferred to the control of the People’s Republic of China.
Sec. 855: Limitation on availability of funds for covered contractors engaged in an anti-Israel boycott: Bars use of fiscal year 2025 Department of Defense funds to enter Defense Commissary Agency contracts with a covered contractor that has boycotted the State of Israel; covered contractors are those with $10,000,000 or more in Commissary Agency business from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. ($10,000,000)
Sec. 886: Briefings, certification, and limitation on availability of funds related to fuel services financial management contracts: Bars obligating or spending fiscal year 2025 funds on certain fuel financial management contracts from June 1, 2025 until a briefing and a no-conflict-of-interest certification are received, and requires a briefing on a named bid protest.
Sec. 3521: Independent study and report on Shanghai Shipping Exchange: Requires an independent study of the business practices of the Shanghai Shipping Exchange and publication of the report.

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

Sec. 245: Defense Science Board study on long-term operations and availability of Kwajalein Atoll as a Major Range and Test Facility Base: Directs the Defense Science Board to study whether to designate a named test site and a named Army garrison on Kwajalein Atoll as part of the Major Range and Test Facility Base.
Sec. 1112: Modifications to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program: Adds noncompetitive appointment and conversion authority for participants who complete the strategic defense fellows program named for a political figure.

What it does

Sec. 101: Authorizes fiscal year 2025 appropriations for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101.
Sec. 401: Authorizes active duty end strengths as of September 30, 2025, including 442,300 for the Army, 332,300 for the Navy, 172,300 for the Marine Corps, 320,000 for the Air Force, and 9,800 for the Space Force.
Sec. 601: Sets the monthly basic pay rates for members of the uniformed services in each pay grade, effective April 1, 2025.
Sec. 707: Sets the cost-sharing amount at $0 for prescription contraceptives on the uniform formulary under the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program, provided through a retail pharmacy or the national mail-order pharmacy program.
Sec. 804: Adds a section to title 10, United States Code, requiring the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to establish rapid prototyping and rapid fielding acquisition pathways for programs intended to be completed in two to five years.
Sec. 1001: Lets the Secretary of Defense transfer fiscal year 2025 authorizations between accounts upon determining it is necessary in the national interest, with total transfers limited to $6,000,000,000 and each transfer reported promptly to Congress.
Sec. 2101: Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects at listed installations inside and outside the United States, in the amounts set out in the tables.
Sec. 5102: Requires the Secretary of State, within 180 days, to establish the United States Foundation for International Conservation as a charitable nonprofit corporation that is not an agency of the United States Government.
Sec. 6103: Authorizes $666,173,000 for the Intelligence Community Management Account for fiscal year 2025, plus additional amounts specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations.
Sec. 6307: Creates a National Intelligence Management Council within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and sets its composition, duties and mission management responsibilities.
Sec. 7204: Requires the President to appoint, with Senate consent, a Special Envoy for Sudan at the Department of State; the position ends 2 years after enactment.
Sec. 7507: Adds notaries as possible passport agents, directs steps to increase certified hand-carry courier companies, and allows passport expiration dates to match the holder's date of birth.

Written automatically from the official text by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI model. Written 1 Oct 2026 and published after the automatic checks, without a person reading it first. Every line names the section it came from.

Changed after House passage

Compares the bill as passed by the House, 5 Feb 2024, with the final text passed by both chambers. About 96% of the wording the House passed stands in the final text.

Less than a tenth of the final text’s wording was in the text the House passed: 920 of its sections were not in it.

Removed before the final vote (0)

None.