S. 2226: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Bill · 118th Congress (2023–2024). Passed Senate, 27 Jul 2023. Introduced 11 Jul 2023.

Official title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Vote results

Senate, 27 Jul 2023: Bill Passed, 86 Yea, 11 Nay, 0 Present, 3 Not voting. The Senate’s roll call
President: Not presented to the President.

How each member voted

Senate

Yea (86): Chuck Grassley (R-IA); Charles E. Schumer (D-NY); 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); 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); 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); Robert Menendez (D-NJ); Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).

Nay (11): 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); Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); Cory A. Booker (D-NJ); Mike Braun (R-IN); J.D. Vance (R-OH).

Not voting (3): Richard J. Durbin (D-IL); Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA); Tim Scott (R-SC).

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

Summary

Main subject: Authorizes fiscal year 2024 appropriations and sets policy for Department of Defense activities, military construction and Department of Energy national security programs, and also carries separate acts on other subjects as added divisions. Division A, Division B, Division C, Division E, Division F, Division M

Its core areas: Defense procurement, research and operation and maintenance authorizations; Military personnel end strengths, personnel policy, pay and TRICARE health benefits; Acquisition policy and Department of Defense organization and management; Cyber, space and nuclear forces matters; Matters relating to foreign nations, including the Indo-Pacific, Europe and AUKUS; Space Force personnel management system; Military construction and military housing; Department of Energy national security programs; Department of State authorization; Fentanyl trafficking sanctions and nuclear energy licensing; Unidentified anomalous phenomena records disclosure, tribal housing and water settlement, and border and lobbying provisions; Intelligence activities, whistleblowers and classification.

Unexpected Items: 193 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 (58)

Sec. 1041: Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H–2B workers: Extends from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2029 the period during which certain nonimmigrant H-2B workers may be admitted to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 1084: Authorization of amounts to support initiatives for mobile mammography services for veterans: Authorizes $10,000,000 to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the Office of Women's Health to expand women veterans' access to mobile mammography initiatives and equipment. ($10,000,000)
Sec. 1085: Protection of covered sectors: Adds a new title to the Defense Production Act requiring United States persons to notify the Treasury Secretary of certain investment activities involving covered foreign entities in countries of concern in specified technology sectors.
Sec. 1086: Review of agriculture-related transactions by Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States: Expands Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States review to foreign investment in agriculture businesses and agricultural real estate over 320 acres or valued over $5,000,000, and requires prohibition of covered transactions by persons tied to four named countries. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 1087: 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2023: Extends World Trade Center Health Program eligibility to certain Pentagon and Shanksville responders, appropriates $444,000,000 and $232,000,000 for two funds, and amends FDA citizen petition rules for generic drugs.
Sec. 1088: Reauthorization of voluntary registry for firefighter cancer incidence: Reauthorizes the Firefighter Cancer Registry, replacing $2,500,000 per year for 2018 through 2022 with $5,500,000 per year for fiscal years 2024 through 2028. ($5,500,000)
Sec. 1090A: Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act: Requires manufacturers of certain internet-connected consumer devices to disclose before purchase whether the device contains a camera or microphone, enforced by the Federal Trade Commission.
Sec. 1090B: Improving processing by Department of Veterans Affairs of disability claims for post-traumatic stress disorder through improved training: Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to set up annual processes to analyze training needs for employees who review post-traumatic stress disorder disability claims.
Sec. 1090C: U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2023: Designates March 9 as U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day and requires display of a Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag at specified locations on specified days.
Sec. 1090E: Conduct of winter season reconnaissance of atmospheric rivers in the western United States: Allows the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and NOAA to use aircraft and personnel for winter atmospheric river reconnaissance and requires resource reports through 2035.
Sec. 1090H: Prohibition of demand for bribe: Makes it a federal offense for a foreign official to corruptly demand or accept a bribe tied to business with U.S. persons, with a fine of not more than $250,000 or 3 times the value of the thing of value, up to 15 years imprisonment, or both. ($250,000)
Sec. 1090K: Readmission requirements for servicemembers: Replaces the definition of service in the uniformed services in the Higher Education Act's readmission section with service on active duty in the Armed Forces, including National Guard or Reserve members.
Sec. 1099: Government-wide policy for procurement of unmanned aircraft systems: Directs the Office of Management and Budget to set a government-wide drone procurement policy with information security specifications for non-Department of Defense and non-intelligence community operations and for grants and cooperative agreements.
Sec. 1099AA: Claims relating to Manhattan Project waste: Adds a Radiation Exposure Compensation Act claim for people present in listed Missouri ZIP codes for two years after January 1, 1949, paying the greater of $50,000 or documented medical costs to living claimants and $25,000 to survivors.
Sec. 1099DD: Extension of fund: Extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act fund so it terminates 19 years after enactment of the 2023 amendments, replacing a 2-year period with a 19-year period.
Sec. 1099EE: Claims relating to atmospheric testing: Widens eligibility and dates for atmospheric testing claims, sets $150,000 payments for leukemia and specified diseases, adds medical benefits, and defines affected areas as listed States and Guam, with New Mexico-only and Guam-only categories. ($150,000)
Sec. 1099FF: Claims relating to uranium mining: Expands Radiation Exposure Compensation Act claims for uranium mine and mill workers by extending the covered period to December 31, 1990, adding core drillers and renal disease, and creating rules for combined work histories.
Sec. 1099GG: Expansion of use of affidavits in determination of claims; regulations: Requires the Attorney General to accept affidavits as evidence of employment history, physical presence and onsite participation in Radiation Exposure Compensation Act claims, and to issue revised regulations within 180 days.
Sec. 1099HH: Limitation on claims: Extends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act claim filing period to 19 years, allows denied claims to be resubmitted up to three times, and lets prior recipients request additional compensation.
Sec. 1099II: Grant program on epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling: Creates a Health and Human Services grant program on epidemiological impacts of uranium mining and milling and authorizes $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026. ($3,000,000)
Sec. 1099JJ: Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program: Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act to cover uranium mine and mill employees in listed states from 1942 to 1990 within the Special Exposure Cohort.
Sec. 1099AAA: Crypto asset anti-money laundering examination standards: Directs the Treasury Secretary to establish a risk-focused examination and review process for financial institutions relating to crypto assets and anti-money laundering compliance within 2 years.
Sec. 1099BBB: Combating anonymous crypto asset transactions: Requires the Treasury Secretary to report and brief congressional committees within 1 year on anonymity-enhancing technologies used with crypto assets and related illicit finance.
Sec. 1399M: Sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights: Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 so customs information sharing on suspected intellectual property violations covers packing materials and shipping containers and adds any other interested party the Commissioner determines appropriate.
Sec. 1399N: Foreign port security assessments: Amends title 46 port security law on foreign port assessments, barring agreements with state sponsors of terrorism and requiring their ports to be deemed lacking effective antiterrorism measures and sanctioned.
Sec. 1399GGGGG: Investment, trade, and development in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean: Directs the President to establish a strategy for public and private investment, trade and development in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean, focused on raising U.S. exports to those regions by 200 percent in real dollar value within 10 years, and has Commerce designate export strategy coordinators.
Sec. 3143: Prohibition on sales of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain countries: Bars the Secretary of Energy from selling Strategic Petroleum Reserve petroleum products to entities owned or controlled by listed governments, or without a no-export condition to listed countries, unless a national-security waiver is issued.
Sec. 3501: Maritime Administration: Rewrites section 109 of title 49, United States Code, to set the organization, mission, officers, regional offices, contracting powers and appropriations authority of the Maritime Administration within the Department of Transportation.
Sec. 6072: Grave markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico: Repeals section 612 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act and requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study the cost of replacing flat grave markers with upright markers at one named national cemetery.
Sec. 6075: Permanent authorization of Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988: Amends the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 by striking its effective date and sunset provision text and paragraph (2), as the heading says to make it permanent.
Sec. 6077: Adjustment of threshold amount for minor medical facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs: Raises the threshold for Department of Veterans Affairs minor medical facility projects from $20,000,000 to $30,000,000 and requires periodic adjustment of that amount. ($30,000,000)
Sec. 6078: Designation of National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force: Designates a specific museum in Pooler, Georgia as the official National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, outside the National Park System, with no federal funds authorized.
Sec. 6079: Revision of requirement for transfer of certain aircraft to State of California for wildfire suppression purposes: On request of the Governor of California, requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer seven Coast Guard HC-130H aircraft, spares and ground support equipment to the State of California without reimbursement, for wildfire suppression use.
Sec. 6081: Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal stockholders: Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 so that securities of foreign private issuers are covered by director, officer and principal stockholder disclosure requirements, and requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue regulations within 90 days.
Sec. 6082: Preventing Child Sex Abuse: Amends title 18 on illicit sexual conduct, changing the travel intent standard, creating a new offense for officers, directors, employees or agents of organizations, with imprisonment of up to 30 years, and clarifying the definition of sexual activity.
Sec. 6083: Senate National Security Working Group: Strikes subsection (d) of section 21 of Senate Resolution 64 (113th Congress), effective as though enacted on December 31, 2022.
Sec. 6084: Recognition as corporation and grant of Federal charter for National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated: Grants a Federal charter to a named nonprofit corporation and sets its purposes, powers, restrictions and annual reporting to Congress.
Sec. 6092: Findings; sense of Congress: States findings about the Government Employee Immigrant Visa program and the sense of Congress that a dedicated allocation of visas should be provided for long-serving foreign national employees of the U.S. Government abroad.
Sec. 6093: Visa availability for Government Employee Immigrant Visa program: Makes immigrant visas available to certain special immigrants when none are immediately available, capped at 3,500 in fiscal year 2024 and 3,000 per year after, and adjusts diversity visa reductions.
Sec. 6096: Report on artificial intelligence regulation in financial services industry: Requires five financial regulators to each submit a report on their knowledge gaps and use of artificial intelligence in the financial services industry within 90 days.
Sec. 6291: Sense of the Senate on digital trade and the digital economy: States findings on digital trade and the digital economy and the sense of the Senate that the United States should negotiate rules on digital trade with like-minded countries.
Sec. 10002: Appointment and term of service of Architect of the Capitol: Changes the Architect of the Capitol from a presidential appointee to one chosen by majority vote of a congressional commission, for a 10-year renewable term, with removal by the same commission.
Sec. 10003: 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. 10004: Deputy Architect of the Capitol to serve as acting in case of absence, disability, or vacancy: Has the Deputy Architect of the Capitol act as Architect during an absence, disability or vacancy, and lets the congressional commission name an acting Architect if both posts are unavailable.
Division I, Sec. 11002: Enhanced protection against debt collector harassment of servicemembers: Amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to bar debt collectors from threatening servicemembers and certain dependents with reduced rank, security clearance revocation or military prosecution over a debt.
Division I, Sec. 11003: GAO study: Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the effects of the debt collection division on information delivery to covered members, military readiness and national security.
Division L, Sec. 11002: Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative Amendments: Amends the Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative to set minimum requirements for new federal agency data centers, requires a public website and GAO audits, and extends the sunset from 2022 to 2026.
Sec. 11301: Government-wide study: Directs the Administrator of General Services to carry out a Government-wide study of security assessment options for leased space next to high-security federal leased space, including collecting ownership information on lessors.
Sec. 11312: Findings: States congressional findings on critical mineral supply chains, import reliance and related trade matters, in support of the critical minerals task force subtitle.
Sec. 11313: Intergovernmental critical minerals task force: Amends the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 to require the President to set up an intergovernmental critical minerals task force, and requires a GAO study of regulation of critical mineral supply chains.
Sec. 11333: GAO study and report: Requires the Comptroller General to study and report on the use of remote work by Federal agencies generally, including employee numbers, locations, and effects on office space use and spending.
Sec. 11341: Designation of additional port of entry for the importation and exportation of wildlife and wildlife products by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Requires the Fish and Wildlife Service Director to designate one additional port of entry for wildlife imports and exports, chosen from airports meeting a cargo-volume threshold, without naming the airport.
Sec. 310: Inspector General review of dissemination by Federal Bureau of Investigation Richmond, Virginia, field office of certain document: Directs the Department of Justice Inspector General to review the actions and policy direction behind one FBI field office's dissemination of a single titled document on January 23, 2023, and report to committees.
Division M, Sec. 1001: Strengthening Election Cybersecurity to Uphold Respect for Elections through Independent Testing Act of 2023: Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require penetration testing in voting system certification and to create a 5-year pilot program for independent security testing and vulnerability disclosure for election systems.
Sec. 3142: Amendments to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000: Amends the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act so beryllium sensitivity can be shown by three borderline blood-cell tests over 3 years, and extends the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health from 10 to 15 years.
Sec. 6071: Improvements to Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee: Amends title 38 to add Department of Labor and other agency officials to the VA-DoD Joint Executive Committee, name its co-chairs, and rename its job training committee as the Transition Executive Committee.
Sec. 6821: Ten-year statute of limitations for violations of sanctions: Sets a ten-year limit for starting civil enforcement actions and for criminal indictments under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act, which cover sanctions violations generally and not only fentanyl trafficking.
Sec. 303: In-State tuition rates for active duty members of the intelligence community: Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 so that members of the intelligence community on active duty for more than 30 days are covered by in-state tuition rate provisions, effective for enrollment periods beginning after July 1, 2026.

Applies only to a specific place or group (12)

Sec. 124: Sense of Senate on procurement of outstanding F/A–18 Super Hornet platforms: States the sense of the Senate that the Navy and an unnamed contractor team should promptly enter into contracts to procure twenty F/A–18 Super Hornet platforms for which funds were already appropriated.
Sec. 143: Report on contract for cybersecurity capabilities and briefing: Requires a report on the decision to exercise options on one existing Department of Defense cybersecurity contract, including its effects on vendor competition and a single-vendor solution.
Sec. 560A: Extension of Troops for Teachers program to the Job Corps: Extends the Troops for Teachers program to Job Corps centers by adding them to the list of covered institutions and related program provisions.
Sec. 564: Assistance for military spouses to obtain doula certifications: Directs the Secretary to help military spouses obtain doula certifications, limited to certifications from organizations reimbursed under a specified demonstration project.
Sec. 865: University Affiliated Research Center for critical minerals: Directs a plan for a critical minerals research center and creates a Department of Defense assistance program whose eligibility is limited to mining schools, defined as accredited mining, metallurgical, geological or mineral engineering programs or institutions with mining research experience.
Sec. 1090F: 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 no Federal funds are required or permitted for the designation.
Sec. 1601: Acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the National Security Space Launch program: Sets up two launch programs for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 under the Phase 3 space launch acquisition strategy, one for at least 20 launches aimed at new entrants with at least one prior launch and one for at least 35 launches.
Sec. 1726: Requirement to support for cyber education and workforce development at institutions of higher learning: Directs the Secretary of Defense to support cyber education at institutions of higher learning that meet listed criteria, including a Department partnership and location near a cyber-mission installation, and authorizes $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. ($10,000,000)
Sec. 2871: Authority to conduct energy resilience and conservation projects at installations where non-Department of Defense funded energy projects have occurred: Allows a sole-source contract with the conveyee of a previously conveyed utility system that serves only a military installation, for an infrastructure improvement project.
Sec. 6080: 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 10 years after enactment.
Sec. 223: Western regional range complex demonstration: Directs a demonstration of a joint nonkinetic testing and training environment by interconnecting existing ranges and training sites in the western States, with an initial demonstration due within one year, subject to appropriations.
Sec. 2880: Deployment of existing construction materials: Requires a plan to use, transfer, or donate excess border wall construction materials to States on the southern border for building a permanent barrier along the border with Mexico.

Funds a specific named project or event (55)

Sec. 212: Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic: Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide up to $15,000,000 per year, subject to appropriations, to sustain U.S. participation in the NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) Initiative through September 30, 2026. ($15,000,000)
Sec. 314: Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalties in connection with Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California: Allows the Secretary of the Navy to transfer up to $438,250 from the Base Closure Account to the Hazardous Substance Superfund to pay a stipulated penalty tied to former Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California. ($438,250)
Sec. 562: Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel: Sets aside $50,000,000, $10,000,000 and $20,000,000 of Defense-wide operation and maintenance funds for assistance and impact aid payments to local educational agencies serving military dependents, including children with severe disabilities.
Sec. 1083: Nogales wastewater improvement: Directs the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to assume the Nogales International Outfall Interceptor and build a debris screen, authorizing $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2025 for operations and maintenance, plus $8,000,000 for debris screen construction and further amounts. ($6,500,000)
Sec. 1345: Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup: Extends by one fiscal year, from fiscal year 2023 to fiscal year 2024, an existing authority to transfer funds for a specific named cleanup site, referred to in the section heading.
Sec. 1362: Prohibition on use of funds for the Wuhan Institute of Virology: Bars any funds authorized by this Act from being made available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology for any purpose.
Sec. 1364: Prohibiting Federal funding for EcoHealth Alliance Inc: Bars any funds authorized by this Act from being made available for any purpose to EcoHealth Alliance, Inc., its subsidiaries, organizations it directly controls, and its subgrantees or subcontractors.
Sec. 1397: Modification of authority for cooperation on directed energy capabilities: Increases fiscal year 2024 research and development funding by $25,000,000 for the named line Israeli Cooperative Programs (PE 0603913C), offset by an equal decrease from VC-25B (PE 0401319F). ($25,000,000)
Sec. 1521: 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 Defense–Veterans Affairs demonstration fund, for operations of a named federal health care center. ($172,000,000)
Sec. 1522: Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home: Authorizes $77,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. ($77,000,000)
Sec. 1634: Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production: Caps funds from FY2024 Missile Defense Agency procurement that may be provided to the Government of Israel at $80,000,000 for Iron Dome components, $40,000,000 for David's Sling co-production, and $80,000,000 for Arrow 3.
Sec. 2104: Extension of authority to use cash payments in special account from land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts: Moves from October 1, 2025 to October 1, 2027 the deadline tied to using cash payments in a special account from a land conveyance at Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts.
Sec. 2105: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Kunsan Air Base, Korea: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2018 authorization for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Hangar at Kunsan Air Base, Korea ($53,000,000). ($53,000,000)
Sec. 2405: Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects: Extends fiscal year 2019 Defense Agencies project authorizations in Germany and Japan, and changes the Baumholder, Germany SOF Joint Parachute Rigging Facility authorization from $11,504,000 to $23,000,000 with a 3,200 square meter facility.
Sec. 2607: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2018 authorization for a small arms range at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana ($8,000,000). ($8,000,000)
Sec. 2608: Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, New York: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2019 authorization for a training facility at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, New York ($20,000,000). ($20,000,000)
Sec. 2610: Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas: Lets the Secretary of Defense transfer up to $420,000 of Army National Guard military construction funds to Air National Guard military construction for study and design of a sensitive compartmented information facility at Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas. ($420,000)
Sec. 2611: Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at Camp Pendleton, California: Allows the Secretary of the Army to construct a 15,000 square foot facility for the Area Maintenance Support Activity project at Camp Pendleton, California, authorized in the fiscal year 2023 act.
Sec. 2612: Authority to conduct restoration and modernization projects at the First City Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Lets the Chief of the National Guard Bureau spend Army National Guard sustainment, restoration and modernization funds on projects at the First City Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, with the Federal share capped at 50 percent of project cost.
Sec. 2703: Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, Colorado: Directs closure of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, after the chemical demilitarization mission ends, allows Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation grants for its closure and reuse, and deems the Chemical Agent–Destruction Pilot Plant unsuitable for homeless use screening.
Sec. 2806: Authority to lease land parcel for hospital and medical campus, Barrigada Transmitter Site, Guam: Authorizes the Navy to lease about 102 acres at the Barrigada Transmitter Site to the Government of Guam for a public hospital and medical campus without fair market consideration, with no appraisal required.
Sec. 2808: Development and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps: Authorizes a joint venture with the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps, including sole-source contracts and leases to the Foundation.
Sec. 2873: Authorization for the Secretary of the Navy to resolve the electrical utility operations at Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point (currently known as Kalaeloa), Hawaii: Authorizes the Navy to agree with the State of Hawaii to resolve electrical utility operations at Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point (Kalaeloa) and to spend up to $48,000,000 per fiscal year in support of that agreement. ($48,000,000)
Sec. 6074: Red Hill health impacts: Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set up a registry and a feasibility assessment for health outcomes of the Red Hill Incident, and authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2024 through 2030.
Sec. 6076: Sense of Congress on the importance of non-governmental recognition of military enlistees to improve community support for military recruitment: Expresses the sense of Congress that joint military service support should be provided at community recognition events for enlistees, and requires a briefing on Department of Defense support for events run by a named organization.
Sec. 8141: Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy: Within a nuclear licensing section, authorizes $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for Appalachian Regional Commission nuclear energy development, with higher federal cost shares for distressed and at-risk counties; the section also covers Tribal-land mining site cleanup and other items. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 6707: US–ASEAN Center: Authorizes the Secretary of State to enter a public-private partnership to establish a named US–ASEAN Center in the United States, which may provide research grants and other activities; no dollar amount is stated.
Division K, Sec. 11006: Exchange and transfer of land: Directs the Secretary to provide $10,000,000 of financial or other assistance to the State and the Fort Belknap Indian Community for appraisals and administrative requirements of the land exchanges described in the section. ($10,000,000)
Division K, Sec. 11008: Milk River Project mitigation: Directs Milk River Project mitigation work on the St. Mary Canal and the Dodson South Canal and caps the Secretary's obligations for it at $300,000,000. ($300,000,000)
Division K, Sec. 11009: Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project System: Directs rehabilitation, modernization and expansion of the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project and caps the Secretary's obligations for it at $415,832,153, with costs nonreimbursable. ($415,832,153)
Division K, Sec. 11012: Aaniiih Nakoda Settlement Trust Fund: Establishes the Aaniiih Nakoda Settlement Trust Fund for the Fort Belknap Indian Community with three accounts, and sets uses including named irrigation projects, set-aside amounts of $9,000,000, $29,299,059 and $28,331,693, and a Tribal wellness center.
Division K, Sec. 11014: Funding: Authorizes appropriations for deposit in the Fort Belknap trust fund and implementation fund accounts, including $89,643,100, $331,885,220, up to $187,124,469 and up to $300,000,000, and directs mandatory deposits of $29,881,034, $66,630,752, $110,628,407 and $228,707,684.
Division A, Sec. 322: Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on health implications of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: Allows the Secretary of Defense to transfer not more than $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. ($5,000,000)
Sec. 342: Report on establishing sufficient stabling, pasture, and training area for the Old Guard Caisson Platoon equines: Requires a report on establishing sufficient stabling, pasture, and training area for the equines of the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry, including estimated costs for preparing each location for construction.
Sec. 1312: Assistance to Israel for aerial refueling: Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to provide training resources for members of the Israeli Air Force on KC–46 aircraft, and directs rotational deployment of United States KC–46 aircraft to Israel; no dollar amount is stated.
Sec. 1331: Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative: Amends the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative authority to add $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and extends its termination date from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2027. ($300,000,000)
Sec. 2106: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2019 authorizations for listed Army projects in Korea, Maryland, Bulgaria and Romania.
Sec. 2107: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2021 authorizations for listed Army projects in Arizona and Georgia, Louisiana and a child development center at Fort Eisenhower, Georgia.
Sec. 2204: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2019 authorizations for listed Navy projects, including the Laurel Bay Fire Station and projects in Bahrain, Greece, North Carolina, South Carolina and Washington.
Sec. 2205: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2021 authorizations for four listed Navy projects in California, Guam, Maine and Nevada.
Sec. 2304: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 projects: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2017 authorizations for listed Air Force projects in Germany and Japan.
Sec. 2305: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2018 authorizations for listed Air Force projects in Florida, Hungary, Luxembourg and Slovakia.
Sec. 2306: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2019 authorizations for listed Air Force projects at named locations in the United States and abroad.
Sec. 2307: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2021 authorizations for a Joint Base Langley-Eustis project and listed projects in Germany.
Sec. 2404: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 projects: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2018 Defense Agencies authorizations for projects at Iwakuni, Japan and Punta Borinquen, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 2406: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2021 authorizations for a Tsurumi, Japan fuel wharf and listed energy resilience projects at named installations.
Sec. 2407: Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects: Allows contracts with the conveyee of a utility system to carry out listed military construction projects at Fort Novosel, Fort Moore, Fort Stewart, Fort Drum and Fort Liberty.
Sec. 2408: Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects: Allows contracts with the conveyee of a utility system to carry out listed power generation and microgrid projects at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, Fort Riley and Fort Cavazos.
Sec. 2511: Republic of Korea funded construction projects: Allows the Secretary of Defense to accept listed construction projects at named installations in the Republic of Korea, under in-kind contributions, with amounts set out in a table.
Sec. 2512: Republic of Poland funded construction projects: Allows the Secretary of Defense to accept listed construction projects at named locations in the Republic of Poland, under in-kind contributions, with amounts set out in a table.
Sec. 2609: Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects: Keeps in effect until October 1, 2024, or enactment of the fiscal year 2025 military construction authorization act if later, the fiscal year 2021 authorizations for listed National Guard and Reserve projects in several states and territories.
Sec. 2861: Land conveyance, BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, Wheeling, West Virginia: Authorizes the Army to convey about 3.33 acres, the former BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, to the City of Wheeling, West Virginia, for emergency management response or law enforcement services.
Sec. 2862: Land conveyance, Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve Center, New Martinsville, West Virginia: Authorizes the Army to convey about 2.96 acres, the former Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve Center, to the City of New Martinsville, West Virginia, for emergency management response or law enforcement services.
Sec. 3101: National Nuclear Security Administration: Authorizes five named new plant projects for the National Nuclear Security Administration at named sites in Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Idaho, each with its own listed dollar amount.
Sec. 3102: Defense environmental cleanup: Authorizes one named new plant project for defense environmental cleanup, the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility Super Cell 11 Expansion Project at the Hanford Site, at $1,000,000. ($1,000,000)

Different amount for specific places or groups (12)

Sec. 507: Waiver authority expansion for the extension of service obligation for Marine Corps cyberspace operations officers: Sets an 8-year minimum service obligation for members who complete direct-accession training to the Marine Corps cyberspace operations officer occupational specialty.
Sec. 537: Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap: Bars appointing or employing military or civilian personnel above the GS–10 pay rate (not locality-adjusted) in positions whose sole duties are diversity, equity, and inclusion work, and requires reassignment of current employees above that rate within 180 days.
Sec. 574: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructor compensation: Sets JROTC instructor pay at one-half of the standardized pay scale amount, and allows more than one-half for institutions in educationally and economically deprived areas when the Secretary finds it in the national interest.
Sec. 1075: Assessment and recommendations relating to infrastructure, capacity, resources, and personnel in Guam: Requires the Secretary of Defense to assess and report on infrastructure, capacity, resources and personnel in Guam, including cost-of-living adjustments and estimated costs by location and project.
Sec. 6234: Education allowance for dependents of Department of State employees located in United States territories: Makes Department employees in certain U.S. territories eligible for a cost-of-living education allowance for dependents, capped at the allowance the Secretary of Defense authorizes for that location.
Sec. 11020: Rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans: Requires HUD to use at least 5 percent of its rental assistance amounts for a Tribal HUD-VASH program benefiting homeless or at-risk Indian veterans, run with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Division K, Sec. 11007: Storage allocation from Lake Elwell: Allocates 20,000 acre-feet per year of Lake Elwell stored water to the Fort Belknap Indian Community, with storage construction costs nonreimbursable and no water service capital charge or payments for the allocated water, except operations costs for industrial leases.
Sec. 11133: Establishment of higher rates of regularly scheduled overtime pay for United States Border Patrol agents classified at GS–12: Adds a special overtime payment of 50 percent of hourly basic pay, for regularly scheduled hours, for border patrol agents at grade GS-12 only.
Sec. 851: Increase in Governmentwide goal for participation in Federal contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans: Raises the governmentwide goal for federal contract participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans from 3 percent to 5 percent.
Sec. 852: Amendments to contracting authority for certain small business concerns: Sets higher contract-value thresholds of $10,000,000 and $8,000,000 for Department of Defense contracts under several small business programs, compared with the $7,000,000, $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 figures for other contracts.
Sec. 1612: Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program silo activity: Requires the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program to refurbish and make operable not fewer than 150 silos at each of three listed Air Force bases.
Sec. 6834: Expedited review of export licenses for exports of advanced technologies to Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada: Directs a rulemaking for an expedited export license process for Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada, with decisions within 30 days for government-to-government agreements and 45 days for other requests.

Exception or delay for a subset (46)

Sec. 359: Modifications to military aviation and installation assurance clearinghouse for review of mission obstructions: Requires a finding of unacceptable risk for energy or antenna projects with structures over 200 feet within two nautical miles of an ICBM facility unless the structures are removed, but excludes structures approved before enactment and re-powered structures.
Sec. 503: Exclusion of officers who are licensed behavioral health providers from limitations on active duty commissioned officer end strengths: Adds officers who are licensed behavioral health providers to the categories of officers excluded from the limits on active duty commissioned officer end strengths.
Sec. 820: Prohibition on requiring defense contractors to provide information relating to greenhouse gas emissions: Bars the Secretary of Defense from requiring nontraditional defense contractors to provide greenhouse gas inventories or emissions reports, and bars the same requirement for all other defense contractors for two years after enactment.
Sec. 823: Repeal of bonafide office rule for 8(a) contracts with the Department of Defense: Amends the Small Business Act so the 'bona fide office' rule for 8(a) contracts does not apply to contracts with the Department of Defense.
Sec. 835: Requirement to buy certain satellite components from national technology and industrial base: Adds traveling-wave tubes and amplifiers for certain satellites to the list of items bought from the national technology and industrial base, but the requirement does not apply to programs that received Milestone A approval before October 1, 2022.
Sec. 866: Enhanced domestic content requirement for navy shipbuilding programs: Sets phased domestic content thresholds for Navy shipbuilding programs beginning in 2026 but excludes manufactured articles made wholly or predominantly of iron or steel.
Sec. 1079: Modification on limitation on funding for institutions of higher education hosting Confucius Institutes: Strikes subsection (b) of section 1062 of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act, which relates to the limitation on funding for institutions of higher education hosting Confucius Institutes.
Sec. 1080: Modification of definition of domestic source for title III of Defense Production Act of 1950: Amends the Defense Production Act definition of domestic source for title III so that businesses in Australia or the United Kingdom may be treated as domestic sources in limited circumstances, with separate 30-day advance reporting for actions involving them.
Sec. 1090G: Semiconductor program: Amends the semiconductor incentives program so that Federal financial assistance for certain projects is not a major Federal action under NEPA, and adds categorical exclusions and lead-agency rules.
Sec. 1093: Prohibition on procurement of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Bars executive agencies from procuring covered drones from covered foreign entities, but exempts the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, and the Transportation, NTSB and NOAA officials for stated purposes.
Sec. 1094: Prohibition on operation of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Bars federal agencies from operating covered drones from covered foreign entities starting two years after enactment, but exempts named officials and agencies for stated purposes.
Sec. 1095: 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 drones from covered foreign entities starting two years after enactment, but exempts named officials and agencies for stated purposes.
Sec. 1097: Management of existing inventories of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities: Requires agencies to account for existing covered drone inventories within one year, but lets five named departments or agencies leave expendable or one-time-use drones out of the full inventory process.
Sec. 1099A: State, local, and territorial law enforcement and emergency service exemption: Provides that the subtitle does not stop State, local or territorial law enforcement or emergency service agencies from procuring or operating covered drones bought with non-Federal dollars, and lets federal funding arrangements continue for approved agencies.
Sec. 1099C: Exceptions: Exempts wildfire management and search and rescue operations, intelligence community elements, and Tribal law enforcement or emergency service agencies from the drone procurement and operation restrictions.
Sec. 1204: Exception to limitation on number of Senior Executive Service positions for the Department of Defense: Exempts Senior Executive Service positions fully funded by appropriations to an agency other than the Department of Defense from the Department's limit on the number of such positions.
Sec. 1205: Removal of Washington Headquarters Services direct support from personnel limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense: Removes Direct Support Activities and the Washington Headquarters Services from the personnel limitation that applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 1846: End strength flexibility: Lets the Secretary of the Air Force vary Space Force end strength by up to 5 percent higher or 10 percent lower, and exempts the Space Force from the end strength grade restrictions in sections 517 and 523 of title 10 during the transition period.
Sec. 2804: Authorization of cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for military construction projects to mitigate risk to the Sentinel Program schedule and cost: Allows cost-plus incentive-fee contracting, notwithstanding the general contracting rule, for Sentinel Program military construction at three named Air Force bases, for not more than one low-rate initial production lot at each.
Sec. 2809: Authority for acquisition of real property interest in park land owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia: Lets the Navy acquire about 225 square feet at Westmoreland State Park, Virginia, and states that the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act chapter does not apply to this acquisition.
Sec. 3144: U.S. nuclear fuel security initiative: Sets up nuclear fuel supply programs for low-enriched and high-assay low-enriched uranium, and states that one requirement of the USEC Privatization Act does not apply to activities related to those programs.
Sec. 5841: Competition of small business concerns for Department of Defense contracts: Directs guidance letting the Department of Defense waive capability requirements, and allowing interim access to classified information, for a defined class of covered small businesses that certify they will meet the requirements within 180 days.
Sec. 6242: Eligibility of Taiwan for the strategic trade authorization exception to certain export control licensing requirements: Directs the President to take steps so that Taiwan may be treated as eligible for the strategic trade authorization exception to export license requirements, once applicable criteria are met.
Sec. 6202: Hiring authorities: For up to 3 years, lets the Secretary appoint up to 80 candidates directly to competitive-service positions without following the usual hiring provisions of title 5, limited to three named occupational series.
Sec. 6203: Extending paths to service for paid student interns: Lets the Department offer employment to up to 25 former paid interns and appoint them directly to competitive-service positions without following the usual title 5 hiring provisions, for up to 2 years after the internship.
Sec. 6226: Exception for government-financed air transportation: Authorizes the Department to pay for Department personnel's travel on a foreign air carrier, despite the general rule in section 40118 of title 49, when no certificated air carrier is willing to transport up to 3 dogs or cats accompanying them.
Sec. 6711: Permitting for international bridges: Sets 60-day deadlines for State Department recommendations and Presidential action on international bridge permits, treats a permit as granted if no action occurs, and bars requiring environmental documents before the permit, for applicants for bridges in three named Texas counties.
Division F, Sec. 6833: Export control exemptions and standards: Allows the Secretary of State to exempt defense article and service exports and transfers among the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia from arms export licensing and approval requirements, and makes certain Arms Export Control Act requirements not apply to them; the exemption ends after 15 years unless renewed.
Sec. 6835: United States Munitions List: Adds the United Kingdom and Australia to an Arms Export Control Act provision that exempts certain transfers to named governments from certification and congressional notification requirements.
Sec. 11021: Continuum of care: For specified Continuum of Care funds, provides that two civil rights statutes do not apply to applications or awards for certain projects carried out by or for Indian tribes, tribally designated housing entities or on reservation or trust lands.
Division K, Sec. 11015: Miscellaneous provisions: Requires the Secretary to cancel all debts or liens against allotments held by the Fort Belknap Indian Community and its members for construction assessments and annual operation and maintenance charges on the Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation Project.
Division M, Sec. 311: Office of Intelligence and Analysis: Bars the Office of Intelligence and Analysis from collecting information or intelligence targeting United States persons, except for personnel who collect information from individuals working for State, local, or Tribal governments or private employers.
Sec. 525: Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau: Sets the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau at the grade of general and directs that the position be designated as excluded from the general and flag officer authorized-strength limits.
Sec. 815: Modifications to Earned Value Management system requirements: Directs an update to Defense acquisition regulations to exempt all software contracts and subcontracts from Earned Value Management requirements and to raise the contract value thresholds for requiring those systems.
Sec. 928: Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion positions; hiring freeze: Bars the Secretary of Defense from establishing new positions, or filling vacancies in existing positions, with responsibility for diversity, equity, and inclusion matters, from enactment until the Comptroller General submits a specified review to Congress.
Sec. 6101: Special hiring authority for passport services: For 3 years, lets the Secretary of State directly appoint up to 80 candidates to Passport and Visa Examining Series 0967 positions without regard to sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 6211: Protection of retirement annuity for reemployment by Department: Provides that, notwithstanding section 824 of the Foreign Service Act, retirement annuities of covered Foreign Service annuitants are not terminated or reduced if they are employed by the Department.
Sec. 131: Limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ–4 aircraft: Bars the Air Force from retiring RQ-4 aircraft or going below 10 aircraft through September 30, 2028, but exempts individual aircraft the Secretary finds no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair.
Sec. 137: 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 E-3 aircraft below 16, but lifts the bar once a plan is submitted or enough E-7 Wedgetail aircraft are procured and delivered.
Sec. 608: OCONUS cost-of-living allowance: adjustments: Lets the Secretary reduce the overseas cost-of-living allowance up to twice a year and by no more than 10 percent, but exempts reductions tied to foreign currency exchange rates from those limits.
Division A, Sec. 712: Financial relief for civilians treated in military medical treatment facilities: Requires an interim final rule implementing 10 U.S.C. 1079b and holds claims under that section in abeyance until it takes effect, except claims to third-party payers and administrative support from another Federal agency.
Sec. 1082: Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of landmines: Bars use of fiscal year 2024 Defense Department funds to destroy anti-personnel landmine munitions until a report is submitted, but exempts munitions the Secretary determines are unsafe or a safety risk.
Sec. 2872: 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 until a report is submitted and a law is enacted, with exceptions for temporary safety restrictions and for lease or transfer to another public entity.
Sec. 3112: Prohibition on ARIES expansion before realization of 30 pit per year base capability: Bars modification of the ARIES spaces at PF-4 unless the Administrator certifies that a base capability of 30 plutonium pits per year is established at Los Alamos, with exceptions for planning and design and for transfer to another location.
Sec. 6815: Penalties; waivers; exceptions: Sets penalties for violating the fentanyl-trafficking sanctions, and exempts intelligence activities, certain admissions of aliens, and transactions for agricultural commodities, food, medicine, medical devices or humanitarian assistance.
Division J, Sec. 11007: Homeownership or lease-to-own low-income requirement and income targeting: Amends the Native American housing law so rental-to-homebuyer conversions are offered only to the current rental family, and exempts improvements of privately owned homes costing no more than 10 percent of the maximum total development cost from the binding-commitment requirement.

Delays or blocks a specific regulation (1)

Sec. 557: Army Physical Fitness Test: Sets the Army Physical Fitness Test, as graded on January 1, 2020, as the Army's baseline fitness test, and delays any changes to its events or scoring until after a pilot of at least 24 months and one year after a briefing to the committees.

Changes a government process (4)

Sec. 1523: Modification of leasing authority of Armed Forces Retirement Home: Lets the Armed Forces Retirement Home's Chief Operating Officer sign exclusivity or study agreements before a lease, and removes further Secretary of Defense approval and notice to Congress for subordinate leases unless the original lease terms materially change.
Sec. 923: Integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense systems for certain congressional staff for oversight purposes: Amends a prior defense authorization provision on congressional staff access to Department of Defense systems to add that the access be integrated, to the extent feasible, with software used to validate parking requests.
Sec. 1214: Elimination of Government Accountability Office review requirement relating to Department of Defense personnel authorities: Removes the Comptroller General from the review of Department of Defense personnel authorities by striking the Government Accountability Office review requirement.
Sec. 6603: International broadcasting: Amends the International Broadcasting Act to give the Voice of America Director authority over its operations and staffing, changes how an acting Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Agency for Global Media is appointed, and requests a report on two possible new organizations.

Condition defined by a narrow set of criteria (3)

Sec. 821: Prohibition on contracts for the provision of online tutoring services by entities owned by the People's Republic of China: Bars the Secretary of Defense from entering into or renewing contracts for online tutoring services with an entity owned or controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of China; the Secretary may waive this and may not delegate the waiver.
Sec. 1090D: Prohibition on provision of airport improvement grant funds to certain entities that have violated intellectual property rights of United States entities: Bars use of airport improvement grant funds for passenger boarding bridge contracts with entities on a list of manufacturers tied to the People's Republic of China or found by a court to have misappropriated intellectual property.
Division M, Sec. 1102: Funding limitations relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena: Bars use of funds authorized by this Act for unidentified anomalous phenomena activities under special or restricted access that have not been described to specified committees, congressional leadership and the Director, and makes related independent research funding unallowable as indirect expense unless material is provided to the Director.

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

Sec. 1215: Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program: Amends the fellows program established in section 932 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, setting a 20 percent regional cap on participants and changing appointment terms and grades.
Sec. 6604: John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship program: Establishes a fellowship program within the Fulbright exchange program, named for a former Representative, for international internships and research placements on nonviolent civil rights movements.

What it does

Division A, Sec. 101: Authorizes fiscal year 2024 appropriations for procurement for the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, the Air Force and Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 4101.
Division A, Sec. 401: Authorizes active duty end strengths as of September 30, 2024: Army 452,000, Navy 342,000, Marine Corps 172,300, Air Force 320,000 and Space Force 9,400.
Sec. 123: Allows the Secretary of the Navy to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for the procurement of 10 Virginia class submarines, subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code.
Division A, Sec. 901: Establishes an Office of Strategic Capital in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, headed by a Director, to develop capital strategies and fund investments in critical technologies and assets.
Division A, Sec. 1001: Lets the Secretary of Defense transfer fiscal year 2024 authorizations between accounts when in the national interest, up to a total of $6,000,000,000, excluding transfers between military personnel authorizations.
Sec. 1811: Adds a title 10 subtitle that manages members of the Space Force through a single military personnel management system, without component.
Sec. 3101: Authorizes fiscal year 2024 appropriations to the Department of Energy for National Nuclear Security Administration programs, as specified in the funding table in section 4701, and lists new plant projects.
Sec. 6814: Directs the President to impose sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on any foreign person the President determines is knowingly involved in significant trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, or other related opioids.
Sec. 8141: Extends the Price-Anderson Act from December 31, 2025 to December 31, 2045 and raises two liability figures in it from $500,000,000 to $2,000,000,000.
Division F, Sec. 6833: Allows the Secretary of State to exempt certain exports and transfers of defense articles and services among the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia from licensing and approval requirements.
Sec. 9004: Requires the Archivist to begin establishing an Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection at the National Archives within 60 days of enactment.
Sec. 10002: Provides that the Architect of the Capitol is appointed by majority vote of a congressional commission for a 10-year term and may be removed by a majority vote of the commission.
Division M, Sec. 805: Bars the head of an intelligence community element from denying eligibility for access to classified information based solely on an individual's use of cannabis before applying for a security clearance.

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